The VIDF contact block is an array field consisting of 5 lines of variable content. The contact block is provided in the VIDF to supply a point of contact when questions arise concerning any aspect of the data contained in the UDF. The UDF kernel software makes no active use of this field.
An array field of length 5 which holds the UDF contant information. The format is free-form and should contain any information deemed pertinent. At a minimum they should contain one or more e-mail addresses to which questions may be posted. Unused contact lines should be left blank.
The contact field begins with the array designation line: m followed by the input 5 1. 5 is the total number of entries in the contant field and 1 indicates that each element in the array will occupy its own line. Each of the following 5 lines begins with the line format t followed by a line of text not to exceed 79 characters. An optional comment field may be added to the end of each line.
Sample VIDF CONTACT field:m 5 1 /* CONTACT BLOCK */ t chris gurgiolo /* LINE 1 */ t Bitterroot Basic Research, Inc. /* LINE 2 */ t 837 Westside Road /* LINE 3 */ t Hamilton, MT 59840-9369 /* LINE 4 */ t Internet: chris@gurgiolo.com /* LINE 5 */