Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!watcgl!electro!carlo
From: carlo@electro.UUCP (Carlo Sgro)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: A bigger problem (was: Mail survey #1)
Message-ID: <120@electro.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 88 14:58:24 GMT
References: <800@bacchus.dec.com> <3283@edm.UUCP> <318@magnus.UUCP>
Reply-To: carlo@electro.UUCP (Carlo Sgro)
Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON
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In article <318@magnus.UUCP> mml@magnus.UUCP (Mike Levin) writes:
>	A slight twist to your idea, Stephen.  What if a newsgroup was
>setup (probably should be moderated) for map changes-  i.e.  ONLY when
>a site DISCONNECTS somebody or is experiencing serious connection
>problems, the SA posts (to this new group) an updated map.  Then, if some
>really clever person out there could write a map patcher, the new info
>could be applied as a patch to the appropriate map.  Thus, the info would
>be as UTDAP (Up To Date As Possible) at all times.

Another benefit of this would be that sites that cannot justify getting maps
regularly (due to transfer time) would be able to get maps once and then 
patch them.  We would fall into this category.

Or are we talking about *.config?
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Carlo Sgro                              <Insert interesting thought here>
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