Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!mcdchg!heiby
From: heiby@mcdchg.chi.il.us (Ron Heiby)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: map wizardry - terminal links
Message-ID: <15430@mcdchg.chi.il.us>
Date: 10 Dec 88 02:14:34 GMT
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Steve Alter (alter@ttidca.TTI.COM) writes:
> Now, we still have two unrestricted costs for the same link:
> sunpitt		sun(HOURLY)		! sunpitt's entry
> sunpitt		sun(DEAD)		! formtek's paths.local
> 
> Pathalias will use the cheaper one and will probably still end up
> generating some routes through sunpitt!sun to other sites.
> 
> What is missing is the ability for formtek's paths.local to OVERRIDE
> other costs for the same links,

Sure, that seems to make sense.  However, can't you say something like:
	dead {sun}
or
	dead {sunpitt!sun}
in formtek's paths.local and have it override all other costs?
My understanding is that the former declares the site dead, no
matter what else is in the pathalias run and that the latter
delcares the sunpitt to sun link dead, no matter what else is in
the pathalias run.  No?
-- 
Ron Heiby, heiby@mcdchg.chi.il.us	Moderator: comp.newprod
"There is a fine line between stupidity and cleverness." (This is Spinal Tap)