[Cluster-tech] PC61

[Dirk Koopman]

Dirk Koopman wrote:
> Lee Sawkins wrote:
>> Dirk
>>
>> I am using PC61 as a replacement for PC11 between CC Clusters.  It
>> appears that some of these are "escaping" from the CC Cluster network
>> and ending up on Spider.  These appear to cause a problem for Spider.  I
>> don't believe they are dupe checked or have their hops decremented. 
>> They appear to just circulate.
> 
> They are probably not dupe checked, but their hops should be decremented 
> in all versions of the code.
> 
>> PC61 has support for two digits after the decimal point.  Using PC11 for
>> these type of spots caused problems, so I switched to my own unique
>> protocol.
> 
> What other differences are there? Is there any reason why I couldn't 
> simply use it?
> 

So, using my eyes, I see there isn't and the latest version of CVS now 
handles PC61 as PC11. And it all seems to work as I expect. I have 
deployed this to GB7BAA, GB7DJK and WR3D which should break some of the 
duping cycles. So, as far as I am concerned, I don't care whether you 
keep sending them or not. Pity I didn't find out before I asked 
everybody to upgrade, but if it had not been this, it would have been 
something else. Hey ho.

On a side note. Can I recommend that you only *originate* PC61 from 
VE1CC nodes and not transform PC11 -> PC61. I have found that doing that 
sort of thing only ends in tears. I have done something similar in the 
past, both with PC like sentences and then with xml. Take it from me, it 
is *much* easier just to pass stuff like this through, as is...

Dirk