Subj : Re: Automatic Network selection for netmail
To   : Gamgee
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Oct 11 2022 10:22:47

  Re: Re: Automatic Network selection for netmail
  By: Gamgee to Digital Man on Mon Oct 10 2022 09:39 pm

 > -=> Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-
 >
 >  DM>   Re: Re: Automatic Network selection for netmail
 >  DM>   By: Gamgee to dragon on Mon Oct 10 2022 08:11 am
 >
 >  >  > Well that explains why. Synchronet doesn't know that zone 1 and zone
 >  >  > 2 are part of the same "network".
 >
 >  >  dr> Is there a way to let Synchronet know that zones 1 through 4 are
 >  >  dr> all in Fidonet?
 >
 >  > Certainly.  From my /sbbs/ctrl/sbbsecho.ini :
 >
 >  > [domain:fidonet]
 >  >     Zones = 1,2,3,4
 >  >     DNSSuffix = binkp.net
 >  >     NodeList = /sbbs/fido/nodelist/NODELIST.217
 >
 >  > (that last line may vary according to your preferences)
 >
 >  > You should have a "domain" declaration section for each network that
 >  > your system is connected to.
 >
 >  DM> Synchronet (e.g. sbbs) doesn't read/use the sbbsecho.ini file, so
 >  DM> it doesn't know anything about FTN domains.
 >
 > But.... we're talking about netmail...  Isn't netmail sent with
 > sbbsecho?

Normally, yes, but that's not strictly required. SBBSecho is the officially supported FTN tosser/scanner, but it hasn't always been the *only* one.

 > When I write a netmail to someone in Zone 2, the choice of originating
 > FTN address defaults to my Zone 1 address.  Same if I write to Zone 3 or
 > 4.  If I write to Zone 21, it "knows" to default to my Zone 21 address
 > as originator.
 >
 > <PUZZLED>

What are you puzzled about?
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