mark@cbosgd.ATT.COM (Mark Horton) (10/28/86)
Beginning with this month's posting of the UUCP map (which started today and will run for about a week) there is a new feature. In parallel to the u.* files there is now a set of d.* files. These files list domains for officially registered UUCP domains. The intent is that the d.* files will grow and the u.* files will shrink over time. We'll probably begin to remove entries from the u.* files, when they have a domain in a d.* file. We encourage domain sites to update their d.* file rather than the u.* file. If you're receiving the map, you may want to change your pathalias command to use d.* u.* rather than just u.*. You have the choice of using only u, only d, or both. There is no reason to use only u, since the d.* files will not interfere even with very old software. The d.* files are self sufficient, but since there are currently only about 40 UUCP domains, you'll still need the u.* files for quite some time. This is a reminder that registration for UUCP domains is still being processed for no charge. A charge is likely to go into effect sometime in the next few months. You can find the registration information in the INFO.REGISTRY file in the smail distribution; if you missed the smail distribution (posted to mod.sources in early September) you can get it from a mod.sources archive. Mark Horton Director, the UUCP Project