[Dxspider-support] Spider Protocol (was Problems with command" dx by ")

[Dirk Koopman]

On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 20:17, charlie carroll wrote:
> There needs to be some method to connect to other types of cluster s/w. 
> For the moment, PC messages seem to be the only common way of
> communicating.  Again, with my contester's hat on, the passing of
> anything other than nodes and spots is not necessary.
> 

Why nodes?

> I would support the concept of a limited set of PC messages to
> non-DXSpider nodes just for the exchanging of spots and nodes.  For
> DXSpider-to-DXSpider connections, a new, simultaneous protocol could be
> developed.  HOWEVER, I think it extremely important to publish this
> protocol so that the authors of other s/w could use it if they want to
> maintain compatibility.

Fine. It won't be particularly limited except in the area of nodes and
users. They will get what is in effect an 'isolated' view. This is why I
ask why are nodes so important? Who cares which nodes are connected?

Dirk G1TLH