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From: faigin@aerospace.aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: re: rn hostname comparison bug(s)
Message-ID: <57133@aerospace.AERO.ORG>
Date: 1 Sep 89 15:39:31 GMT
References: <5545@videovax.tv.Tek.com>
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In article <5545@videovax.tv.Tek.com>, Bart Massey describes some problems
with the Rn cancel facility, discusses possible solutions, and then writes: 
>Anybody offering a cure, or will I have to fix it myself?  Mr. Wall, are you
>listening?

Well, speaking as Larry's former officemate and a family friend, I can assure
you that Larry is listening. However, it is unlikely you will see a response
on it.

Why? A couple of reasons. First of all, if you have looked at Larry's address
of late, you will see that he works at JPL. Specifically, Larry works on a
little spacecraft called Voyager. As you may guess, he has had other concerns
than the net of late.

Secondly, for the past 2 or so years, Rn has been in pieces on the floor. It
is undergoing a massive rewrite, and I don't think that Larry has the ability
(or the desire) to issue patches for it at the current time. Last time I spoke
to him about Rn (which I do periodically), he was mumbling something about
transmogrifying Rn into some fancy interface with Perl.

My suggestion to you is to see if you can figure out a fix yourself. When you
have it figured out, communicate with Larry directly at
lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV and see if you can get him to post the patch as
an official fix.

Daniel
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