Subj : Re: ping netmail - Does M
To   : G00R00
From : WKITTY42
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:20 pm

On 09/01/14, g00r00 said the following...
 
 g0>  Ps> Does Mystic currently handle netmail addressed to "ping" to reply bac
 g0>  Ps> to the sender a route path the netmail has taken thus far, and contin
 g0>  Ps> sending on the original as expected?
 g0> 
 g0> Let me make sure I understand exactly what you're asking for.

http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-5001.005

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Publication:  FTS-5001
Revision:     5
Title:        Nodelist flags and userflags
Author:       FTSC Members, Administrator and Honoured Guests

Date:         2014-07-01

[...]

Section 5.10. Robot Flags

  PING
  ----

    Specified as exactly "PING" with no arguments.  Nodes flying this
    flag will adhere to the following functionality:

    1) PING-function:

    If a message destined to "PING" arrives at its final destination
    and this final destination flies the "PING"-flag, then the
    receiving node will bounce the message back to the original sender
    clearly quoting all the original via-lines.

    If a message destined to "PING" arrives at its final destination
    but this final destination does _not_ fly the "PING"-flag then the
    message may be deleted from the inbound-queue without further
    follow-up.

    2) TRACE-function:

    If a message destined to "PING" arrives at a node which flies the
    PING-flag but is merely passing-through to another destination
    then the in-transit node will notify the sender of this occurrence
    and will forward the original mail unaltered towards its final
    destination.

    WARNING: the sender's name (in either direction) must *NEVER* be
    "PING".

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as for software that supports it, numerous netmail trackers recognize and
respond to ping messages... OT-Track does, netmgr can be configured to, GIGO
(FTN<->internet gateway package) can be configured to... there are others, as
well...


HTH

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