smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer) (08/14/85)
We already have mod.map.uucp. How about:
mod.map.arpa
mod.map.bitnet
mod.map.csnet
... so that our databases can handle these sites? The moderator should
obviously be on both uucp and the net in question.
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linus!axiom!smk@mitre-bedford (MIL)greg@ncr-sd.UUCP (Greg Noel) (08/15/85)
In article <80@axiom.UUCP> smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer) writes: >How about: > mod.map.arpa > mod.map.bitnet > mod.map.csnet Although I agree with the usefulness of having the maps for the various interconnected networks available for pathalias to munch on, I disagree that there should be a separate newsgroup for each one. In fact, since mod.map.uucp is the only subgroup of mod.map, I would suggest removing mod.map.uucp and put \all/ of the mapping-related traffic in mod.map, including the ARPAnet (BITNET, CSnet, DECnet, etc.) connectivity data, which is all that's required (no site information is needed unless the site is also connected via UUCP). How's that, Spaf? Another newsgroup you can nuke! -- -- Greg Noel, NCR Rancho Bernardo Greg@ncr-sd.UUCP or Greg@nosc.ARPA
rs@mirror.UUCP (08/22/85)
I agree that collapsing everything into mod.map is a good idea.
It certainly seems that UUCP is the fastest-changing net, and
the traffic there doesn't seem TOO bad (although I wish the
messages were smaller :-), that I think it's feasible to put
all the postings in one group. If not, then maybe there should
just be two groups -- mod.map.uucp, and mod.map.non-uucp (which
should of course be changed to mod.map.us and mod.map.them :-).
Angel@ADRVAX recently posted a BITNET directory and pathalias-format
list. Joel West@sdcsvax posted a short filter to convert an ARPA
hosts table into pathalias-format. (Both postings were in net.mail,
btw.) Mark, would you be willing to redistribute them after some
ARPAnaut sends you a converted hosts.txt?
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