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From: rs@mirror.UUCP
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Subject: Re: ihnp4 problems
Message-ID: <87900003@mirror>
Date: Wed, 3-Sep-86 14:49:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  3 14:49:00 1986
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Nf-From: mirror.UUCP!rs    Sep  3 14:49:00 1986



    I have slight trouble with ihnp4, but am generally able to get a
    work-around if necessary (unix1, where are you...).  I get called
    by them once in a while, and call them a couple of nights a week,
    on the average.  I have always been very grateful for the free
    service they provide for my site.  I've been in contact with the
    SA's there once or twice, when I had problems, and have always
    found them courteous and helpful.

    When new mod.map data comes in, I unpack it with John Quarterman's
    uuhosts package, and feed it to Peter Honeyman's pathalias
    program.  This is used by Mark Horton's smail system to route mail
    for my site in the most efficient manner.  What do all these things
    have in common with ihnp4?  They're wonderful things that I get
    *for free!*

    If you're not doing something similar, then you are depending on
    the kindness of strangers, and you pretty much deserve what you get.
    If you *can't* do this (e.g., pathalias doesn't run on a 16-bit
    machine), and you've been unable to find someone nearby to help you,
    then maybe you should accept that fact that participation in this
    network requires a bigger investment than you've made.  *If you want
    to be in charge of your own fate.*

    If you *are* doing these things, and still find that site 'foo'
    is rerouting things contrary to what the published mod.map data
    leads you to believe is the optimal route, then get in touch with
    the postmaster at foo and work things out.

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