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From: | Jose Maria Blasco Comellas <ZCCBJBC@EB0UB011> |
Reply To: | The Revised LISTSERV Distribution List <LSTSRV-L@EB0UB011> |
Date: | Sun, 24 May 87 22:58:36 HOE |
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Henry Nussbacher <HANK@BARILVM> has found a little bug in REXXCOMP EXEC. A fix
is installed on the EB0UB011 server.
I've received several complaints about my setting REXXCOMP PACKAGE to GET=NAD.
Since it seems that other postmasters have set it to GET=ALL, my decision
obviously creates more network traffic, since EARN people finish by getting it
from US servers. My idea was to avoid Joe users requesting the file for
nothing, since they won't be able to install it -- unfortunately, BITEARN
NODES (or BITNET NAMES or what you prefer) does not adequately reflect who are
the sysprogs at each site. I've temporarily changed the GET codes to ALL.
Now the philosofical point of view: if every time we want to offer a package
that's NOT designed for general users we must set it to GET=ALL because
BITEARN NODES is unaccurate, GET=NAD has no purpose. On the other side, I
think that if a sysprog really needs a GET=NAD package he can either request
his system contact to order it for him or take the appropiate steps to become
declared in BITEARN NODES.
Have I missed something? I'm specially interested in other postmaster's
opinions (specially those responsible for LISTSERVs offering REXXCOMP).
Jose Maria
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