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From: randy@sdiego.uucp (Randy Yount)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: pathalias breaks on latest map distribution - HELP!
Message-ID: <1990May29.224206.24758@sdiego.uucp>
Date: 29 May 90 22:42:06 GMT
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Organization: Harris Computer Systems, San Diego, Ca.
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wwm@pmsmam.uucp (Bill Meahan) writes:

>Since the latest distribution I've received from comp.mail.maps, my attempts
>to build a new pathalias database result in pathalias hanging forever while
>taking up about 4.5 MEGS of core.

>After spending far too much time chasing the problem, I've found that
>keeping u.usa.nm.1 out of the input stream solves(?) the problem.  Apparently
>something in the lastest bunch of maps (which do NOT include nm.1 so far)
>is inconsistent with the Apr 25 version of u.usa.nm.1.

>The inconsistency apparently involves some US site(s) only since using only
>u.usa.* input makes the problem occur.

>Anyone else having this problem or have I got something messed up here??

I'm having the same problem.....I tried Bill's work around and sure enough
I could build the path database.