Subj : Re: routing to points
To   : Digital Man
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Fri Feb 17 2023 12:01:06

  Re: Re: routing to points
  By: Digital Man to Kurt Weiske on Fri Feb 17 2023 10:59 am

>> Which looks like the expected behavior - 2:221/1 is listed in my linked
>> nodes list.

DM> Cool. So do we now want to change the expected behavior?

Would it be correct to assume that my 2:ALL "linked node" entry in echocfg was being applied to my point netmail, and because no routing was specified in the 2:ALL entry, that sbbsecho packet the point netmail according to the wildcard entry? It seems like when I removed the 2:ALL entry that sbbsecho packed point mail for the boss (that *was* defined in sbbsecho.ini.)

If that's the case, that would fit the behavior I was seeing.

Since Synchronet doesn't know how to route to a point, I'd think it would make to sense to first pack all point netmail for the Boss node and then let explicit linked node entries or catch-all entries handle mail routing/flavor to the boss.

Then, if you had a specific routing arrangement with a node, you could specify them in the linked node section. If not, a zone:ALL rule could route/flavor the mail to the boss however you choose.

This would simplify sending replies to point netmail, in my opinion.

Or, am I missing something?

Thanks again for your time in looking into this.

--k
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