Subj : human-readable nodelist format
To   : andrew clarke
From : Scott Little
Date : Sun Nov 03 2002 03:05 am

 [ 02 Nov 02 09:47, Scott Little wrote to andrew clarke ]

 SL> This allows specifying (but not overriding existing) missing
 SL> hierarchy* pieces that aren't part of the address (all of it for St.

Actually... <anal retentive mode = on> this format allows any node to be placed 
out of order, since it mixes order-dependant information (domains, regions) 
with back referencing information (end nodes specify their zones and nets).

FRL-1002.001 documents a full hierarchial address format, intended for route 
lists:

   DD:ZZ:RR:NN:HH:FF:PP

which would look something like:

   fidonet:3:54:712:61:848:0

Which isn't terribly readable since we're all used to Z:N/F, but it's easier to 
read by machine, which is what the nodelist is normally used for.  If Z:F/N 
addresses are really necessary (for easier human text searching) it can be 
listed next to it, but ignored by machines.


-- Scott Little  [fidonet#3:712/848 / sysgod@sysgod.org]

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