Subj : human-readable nodelist format
To   : Frank Vest
From : andrew clarke
Date : Mon Nov 11 2002 01:40 pm

Sun 2002-11-10 15:40, Frank Vest (1:124/6308.1) wrote to andrew clarke:

> A new format should have an "order" and that "order", if adopted,
> would be the Hierarchy. IE:
> 1:100/100
> 1:101/100
> and so forth. The simple act of numerical order is a Hierarchy. :)

But the HRN proposal I wrote currently allows for nodes to be listed randomly,
with hierachy information (Parent) for each node to allow the human/software to
find the true hierachy.

> So, if Fidonet is to keep the current Zone Region Net Node hierarchy,
> yes, we need that in the new format. If not, then no, we don't need
> it.

Over Fido's dead body...  I don't see it happening.  ;-)

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