--> --> -->In message <199609152255.RAA04030@rex.isdn.net>, "Mr. Jeremy Hall" writes: -->> --> -->> -->Can anyone give me a pointer to information on what the advisory attribute -->> -->in the IRR does and who pays any attention to that attribute? -->> --> -->> -->Thanks. -->> --> -->> -->> [nostats.Reston.mci.net] -->> route: 198.79.88.0/21 -->> descr: ISDNET-NET -->> origin: AS279 -->> withdrawn: 941122 -->> advisory: AS690 1:3561 -->> notify: nacr@sura.net -->> mnt-by: SURA -->> changed: sherk@sura.net 950517 -->> source: MCI -->> -->> IMHO this means that when telling AS690 about this route to prefer 3561 -->> as an exit point. -->> Is this correct? --> --> -->It means no one deleted the advisory field after the field's use was -->depricated in October 1995. --> -->Curtis --> well since we're into deprecated attributes, what did the comm_list attribute do? It appears to be gone now from that route, but at one time it was there and I think I can still dig through some to find it. The attribute always said, comm_list: comm_NSFNET -- ------------------------------------------- | Jeremy Hall Network Engineer | | ISDN-Net, Inc Office +1-615-371-1625 | | Nashville, TN and the southeast USA | | jhall@isdn.net Pager +1-615-702-0750 | -------------------------------------------