Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.4E2665E4@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:42:13 +0100 In-Reply-To: Leslie Lamport's message of Mon, 11 Nov 91 14:05:18 -0800 <9111112211.AA04223@ufer.ZIB-Berlin.DE> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4E2665E4" Return-Path: <@vm.gmd.de:LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.BITNET> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) x-to: LATEX-L%DHDURZ1.BITNET@vm.gmd.de Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: automatic update Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1991 11:16:32 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Rainer Schoepf" Sender: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 457 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4E2665E4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Leslie writes about the possibility of using e-mail to implement distributed applications. I agree with Nelson's reply that e-mail is currently not working reliable enough to implement such a scheme on a large scale. But I think it is when only a few nodes are involved. To keep the number of nodes small, one could implement a hierarchical scheme where the nodes on every level are the source for only a few other nodes on the next lower level. By the way: there is already one such system on a large, i.e. world-wide scale, namely the BITNET/EARN/NETNORTH Listserv network. And it works! I find the idea very useful. And not only me: it's useful enough that the Aston and Stuttgart archives decided to implement such a scheme to keep themselves in sync. At present, I have a very small system running at Stuttgart for automagic storing of TeXhax and UKTeX digests with the correct filename. Rainer ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4E2665E4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable automatic update

Leslie writes about the possibility of using e-mail to = implement
distributed applications.

I agree with Nelson's reply that e-mail is currently = not working
reliable enough to implement such a scheme on a large = scale. But I
think it is when only a few nodes are involved. To = keep the number of
nodes small, one could implement a hierarchical = scheme where the nodes
on every level are the source for only a few other = nodes on the next
lower level.

By the way: there is already one such system on a = large, i.e.
world-wide scale, namely the BITNET/EARN/NETNORTH = Listserv network.
And it works!

I find the idea very useful. And not only me: it's = useful enough that
the Aston and Stuttgart archives decided to implement = such a scheme to
keep themselves in sync.

At present, I have a very small system running at = Stuttgart for
automagic storing of TeXhax and UKTeX digests with = the correct
filename.

Rainer

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