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   Message 13,170 of 16,010   
   Paul Hayton to g00r00   
   Netmail routing   
   28 Jan 21 21:41:45   
   
   TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46   
   MSGID: 3:770/100 6975df88   
   TZUTC: 1300   
      
   Can I check routing logic with you?   
      
   If an echomail node is defined in Mystic and netmail comes in for it from   
   another node, Mystic will route that netmail to the known node. Tick.   
      
      
   Now if that recipient netmail node sits lower down the echomail node list   
   (so it has a greater echomail node ID number) than another defined echomail   
   node that just happens to have a routing rule that would otherwise apply to the   
   incoming netmail... .. Mystic will still ignore that routing rule and route the   
   netmail direct to the known defined echomail node? It seems the answer is also   
   yes.   
      
   As an example in 21:1/100 HUB..   
      
   I have echomail node 21:3/100 with a routing rule 21:3/* and this is sitting   
   in the list of echomail nodes with and ID of 111   
      
   Then later on I have echomail node 21:3/102 define with no routing rule.   
      
   I send a netmail from 21:1/101 to 21:1/100 the HUB then does this   
      
   + Jan 28 21:27:05    Importing 112647db.pkt (21:1/101 to 21:1/100)   
   + Jan 28 21:27:05    Route (21:1/101 to 21:3/102) via 21:3/102   
      
   So ignores the routing rules of 21:3/100 and just routes to 3/102 because   
   it's known, albeit further down the list.   
      
   Righto.. now in this example (for various reasons) I wanted 3/102 to be able   
   to poll 21:1/100 and collect filebox traffic, but I wanted to route my netmail   
   to 3/102 it via 3/100 HUB   
      
   It seems there's no way to do this...   
      
   I know most routing tables work on the last rule that matches applies, and   
   clearly there's a defined direct route with 3/102 defined in 1/100 HUB .. but   
   would there be a way to override that behavior to create a forced rule to   
   direct 3/102 netmail to 3/100 instead?   
      
   Any suggestions/thoughts appreciated.   
      
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