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Terrence R. Redding (terry@red.uucp) wrote:
: In <93012110471@erato.iowa-city.ia.us>, John D. Boggs writes:
: >From article <C16D9K.pA@revcan.rct.ca>, by dave@revcan.rct.ca (David Blackwood):
: >> 
: >> 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. 
: >
: >Hear hear!  I second the motion.  How do we get something like this
: >implemented?
: >
: This idea sounds good until you consider the amount of work involved.  How many
: sites are there?  Each one of us placing a call on a map keeper.  I guess it 
: could be automated.  But then, so could checking for dupes.
: 
: I for one am against renewing map addresses.  Its like applying for the same 
: street address.  Geese.  I don't even have to renew my drivers license more 
: than once every five years.


In V1.16d of Matt Dillons UUCP for Amiga we have a batch mail server
utility that does something like this.  

To use the server you have to register your site with the other site's BMS
server once (in this case -  submit a map entry).  This registration times 
out after a specified number of days but the bms utility generates a short
'still here' email message periodically until you either go down or manually 
terminate the connection.

Something along these lines might be considered.  

You might also try getting it to scan the log file to automatically pass an 
update on connections actually in use; config file to verify site and domain,
etc.

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