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to: Scott Little
from: andrew clarke
date: 2002-11-05 11:43:36
subject: human-readable nodelist format

Sun 2002-11-03 03:05, Scott Little (3:712/848) wrote to andrew clarke:

 SL>> This allows specifying (but not overriding existing) missing
 SL>> hierarchy* pieces that aren't part of the address (all of it for St.

 > Actually...  this format allows any node to 
 > be placed out of order, since it mixes order-dependant information 
 > (domains, regions) with back referencing information (end nodes specify 
 > their zones and nets).

 > FRL-1002.001 documents a full hierarchial address format, intended for 
 > route lists:

 >    DD:ZZ:RR:NN:HH:FF:PP

 > which would look something like:

 >    fidonet:3:54:712:61:848:0

I think the addition of dummy entries to nodelist segments would satisfy
any need to specify where a node was placed in the nodelist hierachy, if
that was at all necessary, ie.

Address 3:3/0
Status Zone

Address 3:54/0
Parent 3:3/0
Status Region

Address 3:712/0
Parent 3:54/0
Status Host

Address 3:712/61
Parent 3:712/0
Status Hub

Address 3:712/848
Parent 3:712/61
Name sysgod.org
Location Riverwood NSW
Operator Scott Little

Admittedly it is longer, but it IS human readable.  :-)

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