Subj : database access using Perl
To   : tony summerfelt
From : mark lewis
Date : Tue Jul 17 2001 06:39 am

 ml>> could it be that you're expecting something that isn't?
 ml>> the nodelist doesn't have a set number of fields in each
 ml>> record... there is a minimum, though...

 ml>>  ,10,some_bbs,some_city_NC,some_sysop,1-919-774-5930,2400

 ml>> is a proper listing... seven (7) required fields, the first of which

 ts> maybe what's needed is a clever regex to pull the info out of
 ts> each nodelist line...

something... that's for sure... and according to FTS-5001, the domain name may 
appear in the bbs name field and the ip number in the phone number field 
prefixed with 000- so if one is looking for a specific format in those two 
fields, they need also be aware that the following is a valid entry...


,30,bbs.wpusa.dynip.com,central_nc,mlewis,000-12-146-166-242,300,ITN


one's software needs to 'strip' the 000- from the phone number before using it 
via TCP/IP services...

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