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: Abuse of ``DIRECT'' in Usenet maps Message-ID: <1738@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 19:07:14 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1738 Posted: Wed Jul 3 19:07:14 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 01:10:46 EDT Reply-To: gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett) Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 16 Keywords: DIRECT,pathalias,Usenet map Some sites are sending their site configurations to cbosgd!uucpmap using the ``DIRECT'' cost value for uucp connections that are not really DIRECT (or DEDICATED) lines, but just ``very good'' DEMAND connections. This causes a certain grief to their neighbor sites, who get the misleading impression that going thru these ``DIRECT'' lines is better than even the neighbor sites' ``DEMAND'' connection to the same site. Because of this I have been forced to change some of my connection cost values to neighboring sites from ``DEMAND'' to ``HOURLY'', or resort to re-editing these ``DIRECT'' connections to ``DEMAND''. There really isn't any need to have these cost bonuses for call-on- demand links. If the connection is really good, DEMAND+HIGH (or DEMAND+HIGH+HIGH) should be adequate. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!gam