Subj : oxp: nodelist situation?
To   : August Abolins
From : Martin Foster
Date : Sun Apr 19 2020 13:24:00

Hello August!

*** Tuesday 14.04.20 at 21:11, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

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 AA> HERE, as promised is the "August-Solution" or the workaround/alternative
 AA> that does NOT require mucking about with switching the primary server
 AA> settings.

 AA> I have two servers:

 AA>  [1] Tommi, fidonet = primary
 AA>  [2] Alan,  fsxnet

 AA> When I wanted to freq a file from [1], I never encountered an "issue"
 AA> because OXP always uses the primary

Yes, fine.

 AA> When I wanted to freq a file from [2], it would always call [1]

Yes, that's why I said there may be something in the help text that I  
pointed you to which may have helped.

 AA> When I wanted to freq a files from anyone else, the freq would always
 AA> work - because those systems were NOT listed as servers.

Yes, fine.

 AA> SO.. the solution:  If I want to freq a file from [2] (and avoid
 AA> reconfiguring the primary server), simply do this:

 AA> (are you ready?  here's the answer)

 AA> (I promise to stop goofing around and delaying the answer)

 AA> After creating the freq to [2], simply allow OXP to do a normal POLL to
 AA> the [2] server via the N A or N S commands.

Excellent and many thanks for posting the solution :-)

 AA> Maybe a variation of the last sentence above can make its way into the
 AA> OXP Help system?

OK, I'll put it on my ever-growing ToDo list.

 AA> This strategy would probably apply nomatter how many additional servers
 AA> are added.  Simply allow OXP to POLL the server for which the freq is
 AA> intended.

Yup, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't.

Regards,
Martin

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