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From: andrew@garfield.UUCP (Andrew Draskoy)
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Subject: Re: definitions for LOCAL, DEMAND, DAILY, etc
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Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 13:13:56 EST
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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
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