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   Martin Foster to August Abolins   
   oxp: nodediff fails :(   
   08 Feb 20 13:32:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet e1383ea7   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e1313b6f   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.43 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   TZUTC: 0000   
   Hello August!   
      
   *** 07.02.20 at 17:22, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
   [snip]   
    AA>   Extracting NODEDIFF.038 from H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.Z38   
    AA> 07.02.20 17:17:02   
    AA>   NODELIST.031: Wrong version of node/point list or diff   
      
   Finally, finally, finally, I've figured this out .....   
      
   Are you aware that three different versions of the Fido nodelist are     
   released each week, along with their corresponding nodediffs. One for use     
   in Z1, one for use in Z2 and one for use in Z3.   
      
   Snippet from the prolog of the Z1 version of the nodelist:   
   ---------- 8< ----------   
   S o-------------------------------------------------------------o   
   S | Begin Zone 1 PROLOG-section for Friday, January 24th, 2020: |   
   S o-------------------------------------------------------------o   
   S   
   S   
   S  Note: THIS PARTICULAR LIST/SEGMENT ORIGINATES FROM AND IS INTENDED   
   S        FOR ZONE 1 USAGE.   
   S   
   S ------------------------------------------------------------------------   
   ---------- 8< ----------   
      
   Snippet from the prolog of the Z2 version of the nodelist:   
   ---------- 8< ----------   
   S                      +-------------------------------+   
   S                      |   PROLOG-DATE : 19 JAN 2019   |   
   S                      +-------------------------------+   
   S   
   S        +------------------------------------------------------------+   
   S        *       THIS LIST HAS BEEN COMPILED IN AND FOR ZONE-2        *   
   S        +------------------------------------------------------------+   
   [snip]   
   S        +------------------------------------------------------------+   
   S        |  INFORMATION RE: THE WEEKLY NODELIST.jjj AND NODEDIFF.jjj  |   
   S        +------------------------------------------------------------+   
   S        |    THE REGULAR WEEKLY NODELIST IS PRODUCED ON FRIDAY.      |   
   S        |                                                            |   
   S        |    SYSOPS FROM OUTSIDE ZONE-2 BUT NEVERTHELESS USING THE   |   
   S        |    ZONE-2 VERSION OF THE WORLD-NODELIST, PLEASE CHECK THAT |   
   S        |    YOU UPDATE IT WITH THE CORRESPONDING DIFF ORIGINATING   |   
   S        |    IN ZONE-2.                                              |   
   S        |                                                            |   
   S        |    SYSOPS INSIDE ZONE-2 PLEASE MAKE CERTAIN YOU DO "NOT"   |   
   S        |    UPDATE IT WITH A DIFF ORIGINATING IN ANOTHER ZONE.      |   
   S        +------------------------------------------------------------+   
   ---------- 8< ----------   
      
   It seems to me that you used a Z1 version of the nodelist as a starting     
   point and that you're trying to update it with Z2 nodediffs. This is why I     
   could reproduce the problem in my Windows install using your copy of the     
   nodelist(Z1 version) you sent me. I've just tried this again but this time     
   I used my own copies of the nodelist and nodediffs, which are all Z2     
   versions. Just as an additional "stress test", I used an old nodelist     
   together with 26 consecutive nodediffs to bring it up to date and there     
   were no errors.   
      
   Over to you :-)   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
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