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From: avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: mod.map problems and directions
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Date: Wed, 3-Dec-86 09:18:46 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  3 09:18:46 1986
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In article <6685@decwrl.DEC.COM>, reid@decwrl.DEC.COM (Brian Reid) writes:
> ...
> The thing that I am wistful about is that I have just finished writing a very
> elaborate program that can make high-quality geographic maps of USENET, using
> the #L and #U fields. This information is not present in the d. files, and in
> the case of the #L field it is often meaningless, since domains do not have a
> specific geographic location.
> 
> The u. files, though intended for mail routing maps, serve an immensely
> valuable purpose as a "white pages" directory; the d. files cannot possibly
> provide this information. 

I agree with Brian.  While the UUCP `map' is getting (or has gotten)
unwieldy, it does provide useful information.  The location for each
site, is the obvious one.  For Brian's purpose, of course, but also it
is used to point people to possible UUCP links in their area.  Rather
than tossing out all entries for all sites in, say, AT&T, excepting
cbatt (or whatever), it'd be nice to have a way to eliminate entries
for many sites at the same location.  This is different than saying
"in the same domain."

I cannot imagine that the suggestion is really "For all X in X.domain123
remove all entries except where X == domain authority for
`domain123'."  This would certainly produce terrible routings of mail
over the phone lines.  I know many folks in the UUCP Project work for
AT&T but.... :-).  I think clarification is in order.  (I believed
that I was the only one bewildered, but Brian is a pretty sharp guy,
so if *he* doesn't quite get it there must be something wrong.

Fred