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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.<br>
I will forward all the bulletins I receive. <br>
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Sorting based on topics is too much work for ax25 bulletins I think.<br>
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Bob VE3TOK<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14-08-08 12:27 PM, Michael E Fox -
N6MEF wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for feedback on a few key
points:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1) no flood<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">atv* atv<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">or <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">wx* wx<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Question: Do most people separate how they
handle topic* from topic*@*? If yes, how? If no, then do you
just flood everything?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) topic-based vs. flood-based rewrites<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ibm* comp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">linux* comp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">mac* comp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then, anything else that’s not listed above
gets lumped into flood-based mailboxes. Example:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*@noam allnoam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*@ww allww<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) @local flood<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve been told that the @local flood (i.e.
topic@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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Question; Is the @local “flood” in general
use? If so, how are you handling it?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michael<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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