Subj : Re: Problem at your system
To   : Andrew Leary
From : Paul Hayton
Date : Sun Jan 22 2023 09:28 pm

On 22 Jan 2023 at 02:22a, Andrew Leary pondered and said...
 
 AL> The ZoneGate option is normally selected on the sending system.  When it
 AL> is  selected, the destination address in the message header is changed
 AL> from the  actual destination to the ZoneGate system, (origin zone:origin 
 AL> zone/destination zone) with the actual destination remaining in the INTL 
 AL> kludge line.  With most connections in FidoNet being made over the
 AL> internet  these days, the ZoneGates were considered unnecessary overhead
 AL> and thus  removed from the nodelist.

Thanks for this info Andrew.

 AL> In this case, I wonder if Ward accidentally selected the ZoneGate option
 AL> when  replying to your message.  Your system apparently saw that the
 AL> incoming packet  was addressed to 2:2/3 and sent it back to Ward based
 AL> on your routing rules.

Yes, it looked to me like the incoming message from him was addressed to 2:2/3 so my system just routed it back to him as per my routing rules.

Thanks for your reply. Let's see if Ward can shed any further light.

Best, Paul

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz 

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (3:770/100)

.