Subj : oxp: nodediff fails :(
To   : August Abolins
From : Martin Foster
Date : Sun Feb 09 2020 08:36:00

Hello August!

*** 08.02.20 at 09:22, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

 MF>> Finally, finally, finally, I've figured this out .....

 MF>> Are you aware that three different versions of the Fido nodelist are
 MF>> released each week, along with their corresponding nodediffs. One for
 MF>> use in Z1, one for use in Z2 and one for use in Z3.

 AA> No, I was not aware of that.  I fetched my main nodelist from my boss
 AA> node (Tommi, Zone2) and the diffs automatically arrive from there too.

 AA> When this first started, I may have grabbed the list from Z1 Filegate
 AA> site.  Then, I may have grabbed a subsequent nodelist from Terry Roati's
 AA> system in Zone 3 (but I don't remember).

 AA> My .017 copy (in WinPoint) looks like a Z1 version
 AA> My .024 copy looks like a Z1 version.
 AA> My .031 copy is a Z1 version.
 AA> My .038 copy is a Z2 version, but it says..

 AA> ;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, February 7, 2020 -- Day number 038 :
 AA> 00105 ;A The FidoNet DAILYLST, a listing of the systems within FidoNet.
 AA> ;A
 AA> ;A  This is the DAILYLST produced at 2:2/0

 AA> Is the latter compatible with the diff process?

I'm not sure about that because I've never used the daily nodelist but why  
would anyone want to use diffs on a daily nodelist?

 AA> And, am I to understand that Diffs from my Boss/uplink cannot be used
 AA> with full-nodelists offered from Z1 sources?

If the nodelist you're trying to update is the z1 version, z1 version  
diffs must be used. If the nodelist you're trying to update is the z2  
version, z2 version diffs must be used. From what you've said, the diffs  
you receive from Tommi are z2 version diffs which cannot be used to update  
a z1 version nodelist.

Regards,
Martin

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