Subj : Old Versus New - Ways
To   : Ross Cassell
From : Richard Webb
Date : Sun Jul 13 2008 05:28 pm

HI ROss,

Ross Cassell wrote in a message to All:

RC> In the old days, one could reasonably point a routing table entry
RC> for an entire network to one hub and that every routed piece of
RC> netmail for anyone or everyone in that net would arrive at the
RC> target destination.

Those days are gone.  My system is a prime example of that <G>.

RC> This poses a challenge for ones route table, its easier to point
RC> netmail towards an entire net, whereas having a table that has to
RC> have individual nodes pointed to several locations.
THIs poses a question.  See below.

RC> I do plan on putting up a mechanism that will allow nets/nodes and
RC> hubs to report routing, but it is going to take some time.

WOUld it help if more hubs and individual nodes flew the ping flag?  I don't
fly it in my entry, but have a mechanism set up to support it through netmgr.

Regards,
          Richard
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