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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Speaking of routing....
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:21:27 EST."
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From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:31:38 -0500
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> Actually, dial does currently dial /net first and then
> /net.alt.  It's a hack I've never been too proud of
> but I like it better than changing every single service
> to check where the call is coming from, mistakes there
> are too easy.

Okay, here's a question; I honestly don't understand something.  Why
do so many servers take a ``-x'' option to set the network mount point,
instead of taking the (presumably more general) ``-A announce_string''
(or whatever you want to call it, if -A doesn't float your boat)?  Can't
the nework directory be adequately specified using the announce string
syntax: /netdir/proto!addr!service or whatever?

	- Dan C.