Subj : Bad nodelist data
To : Jan Vermeulen
From : Jesper S�rensen
Date : Wed Jan 08 2003 06:15 pm
mb>> As I told you, you wont loose the data.
JV> Nor will it get to the top for integration in that week's and who
JV> knows how mainy next weeks' nodelists. And that is a loss, not for me,
JV> but for the net, because it spells loss of connectivity for that or
JV> those unlisted or wrongly listed node AND all other correct changes
JV> that were in that same list. Until I find out when coming home from a
JV> holyday or the hospital.
I don't know how you do it but most *C:s I know would not submit a [broken]
segment, without first checking it for validity, without checking the
submission results and then make themselves unavailable for a couple of weeks.
If a *C submits a broken segment, that's his fault and nobody else's. If I
should submit a broken segment (which I try not to) I would expect to have it
rejected so I could fix the problem and resubmit. Allowing programs to
automatically "fix" problems is very dangerous ground. "None will thank you if
it suceeds but many will flame you when it fails..." ;-)
Maintaining nodelist data is the primary job of *C:s and it's really not that
difficult (I'm a Fidonet NC and othernet RC so I know). If a *C can't handle
his job he should let someone else do it.
Jesper,
[email protected]
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