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|    Martin Foster to August Abolins    |
|    oxp: Nodelist problem    |
|    12 Mar 21 09:09:00    |
      MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet ee5a1ca6       REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet ee57de4e       PID: OpenXP/5.0.49 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: 0000       Hello August!              *** Thursday 11.03.21 at 07:10, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:               AA>>> Huh? Isn't the "true purpose" to tell OXP that it is OK        AA>>> to kickstart the nodelist updates when a new DIFF arrives?               MF>> Ahbut that's only half the story, it says nothing about the        MF>> hitherto unknown fact that a nodelist can be        MF>> updated(overwritten) with a new full nodelist. The way I        MF>> see it is that the true purpose is that a nodelist can be        MF>> updated either by using a diff or by using a full nodelist,        MF>> depending on whether the switch is on or off.               AA> AH! I like *that* explanation. Put *that* in the Helps. ;)              Hopefully, I'll be tackling this later today :)               AA> I had no idea that oxp could utilize incoming "full" nodelists and        AA> update the config that way.              Neither had I and we have Anna to thank for pointing this out.              Regards,       Martin              --- OpenXP 5.0.49        * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 105/81 120/340 123/131 124/5016 129/305 154/10       SEEN-BY: 203/0 221/0 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 424 426 664 1016 1017       SEEN-BY: 240/5832 249/110 206 317 400 280/464 5003 282/1038 288/100       SEEN-BY: 292/854 8125 310/31 317/3 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/120       SEEN-BY: 712/848 770/1 2452/250       PATH: 310/31 280/464 229/101 426           |
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