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From: Jim.Thompson@Central.Sun.COM (Jim Thompson)
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Subject: Re: .UUCP domain (was Re: Short list of available anime)
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This type of information (UUCP paths) doesn't belong in the DNS.

It may, however, be time to resurect and update RFC 915.

915   Elvy, M.A.; Nedved, R.  Network mail path service.  1984 December; 11 p.
	  (Format: TXT=22262 bytes)

Then one (or more) well-connected sites could provide this service.
both mailers, and user programs could connect to port 117 (uucp-path)
to receive Internet-centric paths to UUCP sites.

An example (straight from the RFC):

	S: (server listens on port 117)
	U: (user connects to port 117)
	S: 210-Welcome to the CMU network mail path service.
	S: 210 Type 'HELP' for help.
	U: help
	S: 200-The server currently knows about the following mail worlds:
	S: 200-    BITNET,UUCP,CSNET,.AC.UK,EARNET,JANET,CDNNET
	S: 200-Use the PATH command with "user@host.world" to get the
	S: 200 ARPA-Internet mail address.
	U: path root@inria.uucp
	S: 220 philabs!mcvax!inria!root@SEISMO.ARPA
	U: quit
	S: 211 Bye bye.
	S: (server closes connection)

(Yes, the example is out of date, but the idea isn't.)

Jim