Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!im4u!rutgers!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!amdcad!amd!pesnta!altos86!elxsi!styx!mcb From: mcb@styx.UUCP (Michael C. Berch) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: problem with 2.11 - sys file broken (maps distribution) Message-ID: <21063@styx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Dec-86 00:38:52 EST Article-I.D.: styx.21063 Posted: Tue Dec 9 00:38:52 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Dec-86 21:30:08 EST References: <482@enmasse.UUCP> <298@bms-at.UUCP> <1910@ptsfa.UUCP> Reply-To: mcb@styx.UUCP (Michael C. Berch) Organization: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore CA Lines: 21 Keywords: News 2.11 maps mod.map sys In article <1910@ptsfa.UUCP> dsp@ptsfa.UUCP (David St.Pierre) writes: > In article <298@bms-at.UUCP> stuart@bms-at.UUCP (Stuart D. Gathman) writes: > > > >maps:world,mod.map:F:/usr/spool/maps/mod.map/Batch > > > >Now, while this change may seem stupid at first, there is a logical > >reason for it (I think). The intent it to make all articles have > >a distribution. Before, there was no way to screen articles with > >no 'distribution' field. > > Fine, let's have an article with no distribution default to "world". > But how about having a sys line with NO distribution default to ALL? I may be particularly obtuse tonight, but doesn't the above sys line distribute ALL articles with "Distribution: world" (or, indeed, with no Distribution: header) to "maps", and thus feed them to the map unpacker? Is this wise? Michael C. Berch ARPA: mcb@lll-tis-b.arpa UUCP: ...!lll-lcc!styx!mcb ...!lll-crg!styx!mcb ...!ihnp4!styx!mcb