> >> Sounds interesting!   I use Perl & SQL (&,
currently, SQLite databases) t
 > >> put the nodelists into a database & work on the info
from there...  (I'm
 > >> working on using it to support the z1.fidonet.net DNS
domains, related we
 > >> pages, and anything else that comes to mind...)
 > 
 > > Sounds fun!  You are about to see BBS_CARNIVAL develop a thread on this so
 > > of thing.  Come join us?
 > 
 >     Yep!

Welcome!

 > >> > Not overtly fancy stuff, but may come in useful and is fun to do.
 > >>
 > >> Exactly...
 > 
 > >Yup.  And there is a fellow named Ivan who's working with me now to hook up
 > > he can join easier to the echo.  I'm getting timeouts just now but maybe t
 > > many hops (he's listed as in Moscow).
 > 
 >    Yeah, I've seen that kind of network issue as well...

Haven't figured it out but he's polling well so it's no matter.

 > >  His SQL flavor is a little different
 > > from mine but so far following.  He seems to use  where
Oracle uses ( )
 > > some places.  He also has 'not null' (gone in more recent Oracle but commo
 > > enough in some others).
 > 
 >    Ah, yes;  one of the fun things about the SQL DB servers...

Yup!  and the || uses as well!  For me, I still sometimes trip over when to
group and when not to.  Oracle is very inspecific in the error it gives back
on that one.
        xxcarol
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