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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   oxp: nodelist situation?   
   06 Apr 20 09:48:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e329cbb8   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.3@fidonet e32ac451   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.43 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   TZUTC: -0400   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** 06.04.20 - 14:07, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    AA>> Try freq'ing it again, but this time from his Zone 21 entry.   
      
    MF>OK .....   
   [snip]   
    MF>..... that went perfectly.   
      
   I see.  Thanks for showing the log entries to show that.   
      
   I just noticed and realized the following is happening.   
      
   I can duplicate a similar event *IF* the system I am freq'ing is not a     
   "server" configured in oxp.   
      
   That is why it worked for you.   
      
   In other words, a freq/crash message connects directly to any other system     
   as long as it is not my primary or any other system defined in the servers     
   config.   
      
   Interesting, no?   
      
   I am surprised that oxp is programmed to behave this way.   
      
      
    AA>> When I try to freq to his 21: address, oxp is calling Tommi's system:   
      
    MF>How strange ????   
      
    MF>However, I've seen a similar problem to this before but under   
    MF>different circumstances. Go to "Fido", cursor over "Crash", press    
    MF>and then have a read of the "IMPORTANT NOTE" near the bottom of the   
    MF>help text. I suspect that the solution to your problem may be lurking   
    MF>somewhere amongst that lot. Best of luck ;)   
      
      
   It that your writing in the F1 help?     
      
   Meanwhile, I discovered a workaround/alternative that does NOT require     
   mucking about with switching the primary server settings.   
      
   I'll reveal the aptly named August-Solution a lil'bit later.   
      
      
     ../|ug   
      
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