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From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Mail survey #1
Summary: My analysis
Message-ID: <4748@b-tech.UUCP>
Date: 3 Sep 88 20:37:32 GMT
References: <4740@b-tech.UUCP> <4747@b-tech.UUCP>
Organization: Branch Technology, Ann Arbor, MI
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> 1) Should active rerouting be done? (ie, should a xxx!yyy!zzz route be
> changed to www!yyy!zzz if the maps that a site has say it is cheaper)
> 
> 79% No, 14% Yes, 7% Maybe
> 

Clearly the majority does not want active rerouting.  Sites that want 
to do so should keep things working by marking all links as DEAD in 
the map entrys that they circulate.  

> 2) Should a 100% correct rfc 822 compatible From: line be modified if

The conclusion is that From lines should not be touched if they are ok (ie, 
certainly don't create something like "user%origin.com@thissite.edu" 
from "user@origin.com").  If there are unregistered uucp sites, convert 
to the form:

From: site2!site!user@thissite.com

(even if rfc976 suggests you don't) 

> 6) Should the address "zzz!user%site.com" be sent to site.com or zzz?  
> (ie, what should have precedence)

Most people say zzz so let's standardize on that (and avoid creating things
like this whenever possible).

> 7) Should sites with registered domain names put these names in the uucp
> maps?
> 

88% said yes.  The no answers mentioned that doing so might cause
mail to be routed completely via uucp (vs. being routed to the nearest
internet site), which might slow things down.


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Jon Zeeff      			Branch Technology,
umix!b-tech!zeeff  		zeeff%b-tech.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu