MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet e3902b24   
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   Hello August!   
      
   *** Tuesday 14.04.20 at 21:11, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
   [snip]   
    AA> HERE, as promised is the "August-Solution" or the workaround/alternative   
    AA> that does NOT require mucking about with switching the primary server   
    AA> settings.   
      
    AA> I have two servers:   
      
    AA>  [1] Tommi, fidonet = primary   
    AA>  [2] Alan,  fsxnet   
      
    AA> When I wanted to freq a file from [1], I never encountered an "issue"   
    AA> because OXP always uses the primary   
      
   Yes, fine.   
      
    AA> When I wanted to freq a file from [2], it would always call [1]   
      
   Yes, that's why I said there may be something in the help text that I     
   pointed you to which may have helped.   
      
    AA> When I wanted to freq a files from anyone else, the freq would always   
    AA> work - because those systems were NOT listed as servers.   
      
   Yes, fine.   
      
    AA> SO.. the solution:  If I want to freq a file from [2] (and avoid   
    AA> reconfiguring the primary server), simply do this:   
      
    AA> (are you ready?  here's the answer)   
      
    AA> (I promise to stop goofing around and delaying the answer)   
      
    AA> After creating the freq to [2], simply allow OXP to do a normal POLL to   
    AA> the [2] server via the N A or N S commands.   
      
   Excellent and many thanks for posting the solution :-)   
      
    AA> Maybe a variation of the last sentence above can make its way into the   
    AA> OXP Help system?   
      
   OK, I'll put it on my ever-growing ToDo list.   
      
    AA> This strategy would probably apply nomatter how many additional servers   
    AA> are added.  Simply allow OXP to POLL the server for which the freq is   
    AA> intended.   
      
   Yup, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't.   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
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