[Dxspider-support] Filtering Issues - Updated

[Mike Lewis]

Hi,
Found the reference to the usdb file, downloaded it off the dxcluster site,
and built it up. Implemented a state-based filter on my own callsign as a
test, presuming that if that worked ok for blocking spots from my screen, an
appropriately installed input filter on the node I am connected to would do
the same thing for all the incoming spots to my cluster. Have not had a
chance to check it exhaustively, but seems to work. Upside is that it
catches the 'out-of-call-area' callsigns correctly. The presumable down side
would be that this file goes out of date periodically? I am guessing it
would take quite a while for it to be enough out of date to matter, but just
wondering if there is a mechanism to update this file periodically by
downloaded an update and rebuilding it? Is that something that is supported
on the dxcluster site, or is there an FCC site that has the file? Mostly
just curious at this point.

Lastly, since state filtering appears to work, this is also a very low
priority question, but wondering if there are any thoughts on the zone 4
filter being so 'wide' problem I started this thread with. Would a newer
cty.dat file have any effect on this? Any other ideas?

Thanks,

ML




-----Original Message-----
From: charlie carroll [mailto:k1xx at ptcnh.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 4:10 PM
To: The DXSpider Support list
Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Filtering Issues


Mike:
The spots were not from me.  However, I'm sure there may have been spots
from my node.  When you say spots from CA stations, are they from a CA
user or a CA node?  As I said previously, the filter is against the user
and not the node.

I would not edit cty.dat.  I think the issue is still one of
configuration.


73 charlie, k1xx
The Changes file is located in the /spider directory.

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