Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!ima!cfisun!lakart!dg
From: dg@lakart.UUCP (David Goodenough)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Rerouting considered GOOD
Message-ID: <297@lakart.UUCP>
Date: 18 Oct 88 00:53:43 GMT
References: <1988Oct14.111343.27064@ateng.ateng.com>
Organization: Lakart Corporation, Newton, MA
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Chip Salzenberg sez:
> Proponents of active routing believe in the power of positive thinking.  For
> example, the fact "the maps *should* be accurate" becomes, in their minds,
> "let's assume the maps *are* accurate." If they wish to thus deceive
> themselves, that's fine.  However, active routers subject all mail passing
> through their system to the effects of their personal delusions, and that is
> *not* fine.

I invite comments on the notion of taking yet another step back, and
asking ourselves "WHY are the maps inaccurate?" After having seen the speed
with which a new machine appears in the map database, coupled with the
option of sending high speed fixes out in news.config, the only reason (IMHO)
I can see, is that individual site admins are not sending their updates
out. Incidentally for those who are interested I could post the source
of getcon(1) - the program I use to cull temporary updates from news.config
It may be the case (as was mentioned) that a location has 30 - 40
(or more) machines, BUT IF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF EACH keeps his part of
the bargain, there might be a chance.

(puts on +6 fing of fire resistance :-) )
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