Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett) Newsgroups: net.news.config Subject: Re: Abuse of ``DIRECT'' in Usenet maps (correction) Message-ID: <1741@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 23:44:57 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1741 Posted: Thu Jul 4 23:44:57 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 08:12:14 EDT References: <1738@amdahl.UUCP> Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 12 It has been brought to my attention that the meaning of DIRECT is ``local call'' while DEMAND means ``long distance call''. (This isn't very mnemonic....). Even so, there are several instances of DIRECT connections being used for non-local calls, which produces the same confusion I noted in my previous article. Meanwhile, you can change all your local, on-demand connections to DIRECT, I guess. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!gam