[nos-bbs] Bulletin flood handling

[Boudewijn (Bob) Tenty]

I just sort them based on area  @area  ww (world),  eu, vk,  etc. only  
and don't sort them based on the topic as topics change all the time.
I will forward all the bulletins I receive.

Sorting based on topics is too much work for ax25 bulletins I think.

Bob VE3TOK


On 14-08-08 12:27 PM, Michael E Fox - N6MEF wrote:
>
> I’d like to get some clarification from the broader group on the 
> generally accepted/expected way to handle bulletin floods.  I guess 
> this is a broader topic than just for NOS, but I’m constrained by the 
> capabilities/limitations of JNOS so I’d like to know what other JNOS 
> users do.
>
> I’m looking for feedback on a few key points:
>
> 1)  no flood
>
> I’ve been told that a bulletin addressed to “topic” (no @flood) should 
> remain local on the machine and not be flooded to forwarding 
> partners.  I’ve even received snarky emails from other sysops when I 
> forward a bulletin that did not have a flood in the address.  However, 
> the rewrite files from others I’ve see routinely have rules such as:
>
> atv*       atv
>
> or
>
> wx*       wx
>
> That is, no distinguishing between atv*@* and atv*.  Everything gets 
> put into the atv mailbox/area. Then the forward.bbs files from those 
> same sysops forward those areas to partners.  This means that all 
> bulletins, with or without a flood are sent to forwarding partners.  
> And, if everyone does that, then no flood is essentially the same as @ww.
>
> Question:  Do most people separate how they handle topic* from 
> topic*@*?  If yes, how?  If no, then do you just flood everything?
>
> 2)  topic-based vs. flood-based rewrites
>
> Most of the rewrite files I’ve seen start with a list of topics that 
> the sysop wants to group into areas.  This makes it easier for the 
> reader to find something of interest.  Example:
>
> ibm*                      comp
>
> linux*                    comp
>
> mac*                     comp
>
> Then, anything else that’s not listed above gets lumped into 
> flood-based mailboxes.  Example:
>
> *@noam             allnoam
>
> *@ww                  allww
>
> But then the whole list (comp, allnoam, allww) gets forwarded to the 
> forwarding partners.  Of course, a forwarding partner in Europe would 
> not be forwarded the allnoam mailbox.  But they would get the comp 
> mailbox, even if there is stuff in the comp mailbox with @noam 
> floods.  So, in essence, if everyone uses topic-based rewrites, then 
> everything that goes into a topic area ends up being flooded everywhere.
>
> Question:  Is this what most people do?  If not, how do you handle 
> splitting bulletins into topics for your users while still doing the 
> expected thing for each different flood?
>
> 2)  @local flood
>
> I’ve been told that the @local flood (i.e. topic at local) should stay on 
> the local machine.  In other words, it’s sort of a pseudo-flood or 
> anti-flood in that it explicitly designates that the bulletin should 
> not be flooded/forwarded to others.  But I’ve not seen that used in 
> the rewrite files I’ve seen.
>
> Question;  Is the @local “flood” in general use?  If so, how are you 
> handling it?
>
> Michael
>
>
>
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