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From: peter@ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: news.software.b,news.config
Subject: Re: Solution to news dup site names
Message-ID: <1290@ficc.UUCP>
Date: 22 Aug 88 13:48:27 GMT
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How about a smart application of domainised paths?

If you have a domain name, or are registered, check the path. Only put your
full name in if nobody has already.

So, if you're tut.cis.ohio-state.edu, and the path looks like:

	Path: zardoz.omaha.nebraska.us!luser

Then you just tack your uucp name on, but if it looks like:

	Path: weerd!flamer!myibmpc!luser

Then you tack on the whole thing...

That way, paths would have at least one valid, reachable, name.
-- 
Peter da Silva  `-_-'  Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
"Have you hugged  U  your wolf today?"     sugar.uu.net!ficc!peter.