Area Mail, Msg#46, Oct-25-26 03:08:44
   From: Mike Botkin                          (1:105/27)
     To: Jim Montgomery                       (1:105/61)
Subject: HUB1000.LST

In a message of <Aug 21 17:21>, Jim Montgomery (1:105/61) writes: 
 > 
 >  Ready to assume the duties of Nodestubb Coordinator for Hub 1000.  When 
 >do you want to make the switch??
 > 
 >  Still waiting for the reply to my last message as to cut off times to 
 >Randy's system.
 > 
 >    Jim
 Hi Zoomer,
 Just been swamped!  Wife was in the hospital for surgery, and work was, well 
WORK! :-)
 I just attatched the latest text file for the nodestub.  So If you're ready 
to go, I suppose you can start on Monday.  THe "deadline" is Tuesday night 
before midnight, but since I was having some problems in getting through to 
105/0 I moved it up to Monday at 2100.
 Here's what I've been doing... The cutoff I set for the Central nodes was 
1800 on Monday... 

   I would get a node number application/change (either directly from the 
node      or forwarded from Lisa).
   
   I would then check it over for completeness. 

   Then I would fire up my trusty text editor and edit HUB1000.lst, looking 
for    an empty number.  And enter the new node data on the empty number 
line (MAKE    SURE that the commas are at the end of each "field").

   Next I would either use BONK and add the new node to my compiled nodelist  
     -OR- run MAKENL to update the nodelist (and recompile the resulting     
  NODELIST.999 (this way I can use the mailer to call the new node before 
the       new 'diff comes out.)
   
   Then I used MSGED to enter a message to the new node.  I used the text 
file    NEWNODE.TXT as a "form letter".  

   If I didn't get a response back from the new node by the "deadline" I 
would    just comment the line in HUB1000.lst before I ran it on Monday 
night.

  That's about it for the nodestub part.  A couple of "tips", when you get a 
new application, you might want to call the BBS number given on the phone 
and see if you get a modem...  Be REAL careful when you enter the phone 
numbers, it's easy to transpose the digits..
  You'll probably need to change the wording of NEWNODE.TXT and have them 
send NETMAIL to both you (as confirmation) and to me for a Echomail hub 
assignment.
 As far as the 'diff distribution, I was using AUTOSEND to send them out, 
dunno if it works with DB though.  If you end up with 3 diffs piled up for a 
node, mark it as DOWN in the nodestub. I usually see if I have any still 
undelivered on Sunday and call the number on the phone to see if I get a 
TelCo "disconnected" message, if I do I mark them DOWN right then.

   I should be around today 'til 1400 then I'll be leaving for L.A.  be back 
late Friday night...

                        Mike
 
 
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