Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 GARFIELD 20/11/84; site garfield.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!garfield!andrew From: andrew@garfield.UUCP (Andrew Draskoy) Newsgroups: net.mail Subject: Re: definitions for LOCAL, DEMAND, DAILY, etc Message-ID: <2308@garfield.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 13:13:56 EST Article-I.D.: garfield.2308 Posted: Mon Jan 14 13:13:56 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 17:51:00 EST References: <700@cbosgd.UUCP> Reply-To: andrew@garfield.UUCP (Andrew Draskoy) Followup-To: net.mail Organization: Memorial U. of Nfld. C.S. Dept., St. John's Lines: 21 I have found the definitions to be a bit incomplete. For example what do you use if you will call someone on demand, but also poll them daily? I have seen people using DAILY for this, but some value less than DEMAND would perhaps be more appropriate. Another example: We call most of our connections after midnight, but only if we have something for them - and we will call them on demand up until 8am. We have been using EVENING to express this, but I am not sure this is right. I think the definitions could stand to be made clearer. Since Mark's reason for posting the official definitions is presumably to get us all using the same values to describe similar situations, I think some discussion on the relation of these definitions to reality would be appropriate. -- Andrew Draskoy {akgua,allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4,mcvax,utcsrgv}!garfield!andrew The opinions expressed above may not represent those of the author after he has had some sleep.