-={ Thursday, June 04 2015, 10:47:13 -0700 }=-   
      
   Hey All!   
      
   Given;   
     origAddr="1:11/111.0"; destAddr="2:22/222.0"   
      
   then this should work - or at least does with the version of bash here;   
     read origZone origNet origNode origPoint <<< \   
       $(echo $origAddr | tr ':/.' ' ')   
   and   
     read destZone destNet destNode destPoint <<< \   
       $(echo $destAddr | tr ':/.' ' ')   
      
   which might be better done using bash's built in string functions instead.  At   
   the moment I am using the above divide and conquer strategy but am definetly   
   open to better methods if and when they present themselves.   
      
   Of course the reason for splitting addresses is due to the seriously flawed   
   ftn addressing scheme of yore which (of course) should have never happened but   
   did and some silly person(s) decided to call a standard and then tack on a   
   'backwards' in front of 'standards' to ensure it's continued lameness.  Tsk,   
   tsk.  Very sad indeed.  :::evil grin:::   
      
   Anyhow, there it is and is a good start to 'fix' what happens later on due to   
   the obviously flawed nature of ftn network addressing.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Don't cry for me I have vi..   
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