Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mailrus!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!PUCC!MAINTCMS From: MAINTCMS@PUCC.BITNET (John Wagner) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.nodmgt-l Subject: Re: GR Message-ID: Date: 28 Feb 90 18:49:47 GMT Sender: Node Management Discussion Reply-To: Node Management Discussion Lines: 15 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM.BITNET Gateway In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 28 Feb 90 11:12:53 EDT from On Wed, 28 Feb 90 11:12:53 EDT Gary Sponseller said: >One last note: Is there any move to get the value of the :abbr. tag > put back into the NETINIT file as a comment? > Two or three other informational values are also > missing, but the site name seems to be the most helpful. The :abbr tag is being replaced by the :member tag in the new NODES file format. If you look at the current REQUIRED INFO1 file you will see that :abbr is not longer a required field. The limitation on the length of the :member tag is significantly longer than the :abbr tag so using :member in its place may not give you the desired result. I think we're all going to have to get used to its disappearance. John