Subj : human-readable nodelist format
To   : Frank Vest
From : andrew clarke
Date : Mon Nov 11 2002 01:40 pm

Sun 2002-11-10 15:40, Frank Vest (1:124/6308.1) wrote to andrew clarke:

 > A new format should have an "order" and that "order", if adopted,
 > would be the Hierarchy. IE:
 > 1:100/100
 > 1:101/100
 > and so forth. The simple act of numerical order is a Hierarchy. :)

But the HRN proposal I wrote currently allows for nodes to be listed randomly, 
with hierachy information (Parent) for each node to allow the human/software to 
find the true hierachy.

 > So, if Fidonet is to keep the current Zone Region Net Node hierarchy,
 > yes, we need that in the new format. If not, then no, we don't need
 > it.

Over Fido's dead body...  I don't see it happening.  ;-)

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