Subj : Re: routing to points
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Feb 17 2023 12:58:50

  Re: Re: routing to points
  By: Kurt Weiske to Digital Man on Fri Feb 17 2023 12:01 pm

 >   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.)

The 2:ALL linked node entry would have only played a role *if* it had a route specified. And in that case, yes, the NetMail would be routed, but to the specified 2:ALL route, not the point's boss node.

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

The sbbsecho.log file would include an INFO-level "Routing NetMail" line (withOUT "boss-node") in this case. If the log doesn't include that, then this is not happening.

 > 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?

I think an explicit linked node configuration should always take precedence. No?

I'm not sure what you mean by "Synchronet doesn't konw how to route to a point". You can tell SBBSecho (not Synchronet) how to route to points both explicity and with wildcards and there's the boss-node fall-back if the boss-node is explicity configured.
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