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- From: bruce@blilly.UUCP (Bruce Lilly)
- Subject: Re: Any easy way to filter this type of UUCP traffic?
- References: <1992Nov5.165936.13003@igor.tamri.com> <1992Nov7.002938.8197@fasttech.com> <3953@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca>
- Organization: Bruce Lilly
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 23:22:11 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov7.232211.4599@blilly.UUCP>
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- In article <3953@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca> clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) wrote:
- >uunet ... <{sitename}>({cost})
- >
- >The angle brackets indicate that nothing should be routed *through*
- >"sitename" to other machines.
-
- Correct.
-
- >Furthermore, you shouldn't advertise the uunet link in *your* map entry
- >at all. Otherwise, large numbers of systems may choose you to get to
- >uunet.
-
- I disagree with that.
-
- Pathalias will generate a ``backlink'' even if one half of the
- link is not explicitly listed in the maps.
-
- A backlink may indicate other problems with the maps, e.g. a
- site whose map entry has not been updated when another site
- mentioned in its map has been removed from service, or the link
- disconnected.
-
- If the link in fact exists, it should be listed in the maps. If
- you're paranoid about others using the link, explicitly set the
- link cost as "(DEAD)", or specify the other end as a terminal
- node. You can then override that in your local input to
- pathalias.
-
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