Subj : FIDONET NETMAIL, CRASH, ROUTED OR DIRECT?
To   : ogg
From : Al
Date : Sat Oct 01 2022 09:49 am

>Been 3 months working on getting my board connected to fidonet. Latest issue i
>my hub has asked for me to use "routed" or "direct" depending on the  netmail.
>In setting up my node details, there is only "normal", "crash" or "direct." Ca
> someone explain the differences and how I would comply with the "routed"
> selection?

I'm not sure what your hub is asking you.

A normal netmail may be routed via one of your links toward it's destination. It might also go direct if you are linked with the destination node.

A direct netmail will not be routed, it will be sent directly.

A crash netmail will be sent directly, now.

We used to have schedules where normail, direct and crash were more meaningful than they are today.

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