Subj : Re: Movies
To : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sun Sep 05 2021 09:06 pm
Hi August,
On 2021-09-04 20:11:00, you wrote to me:
AA> The initial comms to the bot can be performed at any time, and
AA> some results would come back within an hour or so. If it were
AA> just a "user" requesting to create an echo for a topic of their
AA> interest they would first have to convince their sysop to go
AA> through the trouble to create it and spread the word. Whereas,
AA> the elist-bot method [1] "creates" the echo,
It only creates an entry in the echolist.
AA> and [3] gets a spot in a .NA file that is distributed to boards
AA> everywhere.
It's only in the .na file that is distributed in the monthly elist*.zip file. I very much doubt anyone processes it automatically and have areas auto created and destroyed.
WvV>> The elist and the NAB (list) are not the same thing. The
WvV>> set of areas in both probably overlap, but are not the
WvV>> same.
AA> Why be burdened over that distinction? The whole point is to
AA> announce that an echo exists and anyone, NAB or not, can pick
AA> it up if they want.
An elist entry doesn't mean the area exists.
An entry in the NAB's list, means it at least exists on the NAB.
AA> At some point people interested in participating in an
AA> echo need to consult with their sysop, or a sysop has to
AA> perform the %LIST and request to add it anyway. But the
AA> initial elist-bot process is something anyone could do to get
AA> something started at their convenience.
You could see it as a problem to. If anyone can create a listing for any area, existing or not.
AA> Why was the elist-bot system even built in the first place if
AA> it wasn't intended to provide a more organized way to create
AA> and announce the existence of echos?
Control.
Bye, Wilfred.
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