> The inclusion directive is a dot i.e. a here script: Well, as I think someone else pointed out, I wokuldn't call that a here script. sh spells it ".", csh spells it "source", but here script is more often used for "<<" style input, input that's inline, which an included file by definition is not.
> This means that all definitions have a global scope and that the > feature of the default address, if not specified, is not limited to > the file that is dot'ed there. Then there is definitely a use for including the same file more tha once: 10.7.44.184: . private-services 172.18.9.1: . private-services *: . everyone-services /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mo...@rodents-montreal.org / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B