Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!hp-dcd!donn From: donn@hp-dcd.UUCP (donn) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: grading in uucico Message-ID: <3200010@hp-dcd.UUCP> Date: Sat, 11-Aug-84 15:28:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hp-dcd.3200010 Posted: Sat Aug 11 15:28:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Aug-84 02:34:34 EDT References: <5917@mcvax.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:mcvax:-591700:hp-dcd:3200010:000:1086 Nf-From: hp-dcd!donn Aug 6 11:28:00 1984 It would seem to me that grade information belongs in L.sys. Since there can be multiple lines for a system, the grade, if included in L.sys, could be used so that certain grades only went at night, or via a slower, cheaper route. Unlike scheduling the transmission at night, this would have the characteristic that if the link went down and then came back at an inconvienient time, you could set it up so it would go at the next appropriate time. Each system would have a line allowing prime time connections for "high grade" files, and a "cheap time" entry for lower grades. You could then address, effectively, the concept of "night letter" with mail, where you sent it at a cheaper rate over night. You could avoid irritating internal phone system managers because you overload their system. You could use the "after 5" or "after 11" phone rates (reliably). You wouldn't have to worry about coming in at 8:30 and have lots of irritated users because uucp is hogging the system (on a small system) or the lines (on any system). Donn Terry HP Ft. Collins Co. hplabs!hp-dcd!donn