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From: dave@dlb.UUCP (Dave Buck)
Newsgroups: net.news.adm
Subject: Re: A proposal to distribute costs
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Date: Mon, 25-Aug-86 11:35:23 EDT
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Reply-To: dave@dlb.UUCP (Dave Buck)
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While talk is ongoing regarding distribution of costs, I'd like to
suggest we take a small prior step, a variation on the original proposal:
break up the maps into regions of size amenable to allowing sites to become
aware of others in the surrounding area and possibly cutting costs and
insane distribution paths.  The original idea, I believe, was breaking
out area codes (u.usa.408 and u.usa.415 for Silicon Valley areas, etc),
but there may be toll charges within areas, so another idea would be by
postal code (first 3 digits of site's zip or postal code, ours would be
u.usa.951) ... I suspect this may be more useful, as it is usually a much
smaller geographic distribution, and adjacent geographic areas are often
close in code sequence.  Either way, Californians would instantly know what
zone they were in ... with recent map changes, I no longer understand the
boundaries!
Once a site was able to easily determine the set of neighboring sites,
the sites could all meet informally to discuss costs if they wish.
Suggesting a scheme for cost distribution for everyone isn't likely to move
quickly for many reasons already stated.
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Dave Buck		ihnp4!amdahl!dlb!dave		(408)972-2825
D.L.Buck&Assoc.,Inc.	6920 Santa Teresa Blvd.		San Jose, Calif.95119