[bit.listserv.nodmgt-l] BITNET NODELST vs. BITNET LINKS

B19141@ANLVM.CTD.ANL.GOV (Barry Finkel) (02/05/90)

The BITNET NODELST and BITNET LINKS files do differ in format/content.

1) In NODELST, CUNYVM is via "ROOT"; in LINKS it is via "(root)".

2) In NODELST, CUNYVM appears in alphabetic sequence; in LINKS it is first.

3) Assume Node N1 connects to N2 (to get to CUNYVM) and A1 is an alias for N1.
   In NODELST, A1 connects to N2; in LINKS A1 connects to N1.  I prefer the
   LINKS format for aliases, but since aliases will be going away, this is
   a minor problem.
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Barry S. Finkel
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