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Re: problems with the UUCP maps--duplicate n

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From: Tim Peoples
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:17
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erik@til.com (Erik Horstkotte) writes:

>In article pA@revcan.rct.ca, dave@revcan.rct.ca (David Blackwood) writes:
>>Automatic expiry of map entries after a fixed period of time.  If you
>>don't renew your map entry by resubmitting it at least annually then it
>>simply gets dropped.  That may not solve the duplicate name problem but
>>it would certainly go a long way toward eliminating non-existent and
>>inactive sites.
>
>I, for one, wouldn't have *any* problem with having to send a new map entry
>in *monthly*.  After all, it's just a trivial cron job, and it would solve
>the obsolete entry problem.
>

   This all sounds like a great idea, but; I'm not sure how each of the
regional map coordinators handles map submissions.  Could they be able to
keep up with EACH of their map entries being resubmitted every month?
Maybe we should hear from one of them.  Any takers??

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