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From: rwhite@nusdhub.UUCP (Robert C. White Jr.)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Map expiration dates
Message-ID: <582@nusdhub.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jan 88 19:57:58 GMT
References: <2323@cxsea.UUCP> <7815@rutgers.rutgers.edu> <579@nusdhub.UUCP> <300@fig.bbn.com>
Organization: National University, San Diego
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Summary: No Mail Forwarding not a problem
	 Mail gods assign _HIGH_ weights

In article <300@fig.bbn.com>, rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:
> In news.admin (<579@nusdhub.UUCP>), rob@nusdhub.UUCP gives an interesting
> and deatiled method for sites to maintain dynamic mapping information.
> 
> In his words,
> >Here is the mold for a news-based self-mapping scheme.:
> 
> It's a cute idea, except that it has one fatal flaw.
> 	A news link does not imply a mail link.


Hi,
	It's me again, with an explination of why that would not be a
problem.

	As you recall, in our last episode, It was mentioned that
any weight over 1000 would not be reduced in any circumstances.  The
net-map gods also had the ability to set high weights.  Further, any
"site weight" encountered was multiplied by a number between 3 and
7.  Now on with our story:

	Site "not-me", in their offical map entry declairs that they
will not carry mail.
	not particularly surprised, the net-map gods issue a warning
to the net in the form of a mapping-message containing the line

not-me	3001

making the link "to expensive" [by a power of three to seven] to
pass mail accross.

	As I said at first, the posting was entirely off the top of
my head, and at posting time.  I may have to add an adendum threshold
of > 3000 means "no mail"  An even allow a site to post their own
weight [with verify an only to signify "no mail"]

	These problems are soluble.

Rob.