Subj : Multiple uplinks
To   : Tim Schattkowsky
From : Martin Foster
Date : Fri Jan 21 2022 13:52:01

Hello Tim!

*** Sunday 16.01.22 at 13:27:45, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin Foster:

 MF>> I'm now in a position to test this out, here's how I've set things up:

 TS> You should probably test against the upcoming release as I found an issue
 TS> in the dupe checker (which is already fixed now) that breaks the whole
 TS> thing.

Tested against v394 and I now see how it works .....

 MF>> - Uplink_A
 MF>> Primary uplink
 MF>> Linked into WINPOINT

 MF>> - Uplink_B
 MF>> Secondary uplink
 MF>> Linked into WINPOINT

 MF>> Then did this .....
 MF>> - Posted a message in WINPOINT via Uplink_A
 MF>> - Changed the properties of WINPOINT so that Uplink_B is now the Primary
 MF>> uplink.
 MF>> - Waited a while, polled Uplink_B and picked up my own message which I'd
 MF>> posted via Uplink_A

 MF>> This is what happened next .....
 MF>> - Message was tossed into my existing WINPOINT area

 TS> Good point, I didnt consider the case that one receives a message created
 TS> on the same system. In this case, the dupe checker actually currently
 TS> never sees the message. Will change that.

...... messages are now tossed into the "Doppelte Nachrichten" (Dupes) folder. So, it's now just a simple matter of switching uplinks on/off in the Properties for each area. This is fine for just a few areas but it would be very laborious and time consuming for lots of areas. Just thought I'd throw that one into the pot :-)

Regards,
Martin

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