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- From: tep@engr.uark.edu (Tim Peoples)
- Subject: Re: problems with the UUCP maps--duplicate n
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- Organiztion: University of Arkansas, Dept. of Computer Systems Engineering
- References: <C16D9K.pA@revcan.rct.ca> <1993Jan21.191902.5445@til.til.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:17:04 GMT
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- erik@til.com (Erik Horstkotte) writes:
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- >In article pA@revcan.rct.ca, dave@revcan.rct.ca (David Blackwood) writes:
- >>Automatic expiry of map entries after a fixed period of time. If you
- >>don't renew your map entry by resubmitting it at least annually then it
- >>simply gets dropped. That may not solve the duplicate name problem but
- >>it would certainly go a long way toward eliminating non-existent and
- >>inactive sites.
- >
- >I, for one, wouldn't have *any* problem with having to send a new map entry
- >in *monthly*. After all, it's just a trivial cron job, and it would solve
- >the obsolete entry problem.
- >
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- This all sounds like a great idea, but; I'm not sure how each of the
- regional map coordinators handles map submissions. Could they be able to
- keep up with EACH of their map entries being resubmitted every month?
- Maybe we should hear from one of them. Any takers??
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