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|    Digital Man to Khronos    |
|    Multiple Fidonet Feeds    |
|    17 Feb 26 16:01:24    |
      TZUTC: -0800       MSGID: 59397.sync_sys@1:103/705 2dfb1f59       REPLY: 59396.sync_sys@1:103/705 2dfabec7       PID: Synchronet 3.21b-Win32 master/b210bfee3 Feb 16 2026 MSC 1944       TID: SBBSecho 3.37-Linux master/b210bfee3 Feb 16 2026 GCC 12.2.0       COLS: 80       BBSID: VERT       CHRS: CP437 2       FORMAT: flowed       NOTE: FSEditor.js v1.105        Re: Multiple Fidonet Feeds        By: Khronos to All on Tue Feb 17 2026 12:06 pm               > What is the proper way to setup multiple fidonet feeds so that I can        > receive the echos from multiple hubs in such a way that I get the        > messages, but make sure that I don't cause them to get sent out to        > upstreams that may have them already or cause routing loopss?              With prolific use of MSGIDs and dupe checking, that's not usually a problem       these days.               > So far what I did was make two different groups one for each hub.              That's not necessary.              You might be over-thinking it. :-)              Best to just have one uplink per echo in your area file and that's it. Nothing       else special.       --         digital man (rob)              Sling Blade quote #23:       Karl: I reckon I'm gonna have to get used to looking at pretty people.       Norco, CA WX: 56.8øF, 58.0% humidity, 2 mph S wind, 0.49 inches rain/24hrs       --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 1/19 100 16/0 19/37 103/13 705 105/81 106/201 123/130 124/5016       SEEN-BY: 128/187 129/14 142/104 153/757 7715 154/10 30 110 203/0 218/700       SEEN-BY: 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 134 206 317 400 426 428       SEEN-BY: 229/470 700 705 240/1120 2100 5411 5832 5853 5890 263/1 266/512       SEEN-BY: 280/464 5003 5006 291/111 292/8125 301/1 320/119 219 319       SEEN-BY: 320/2119 322/757 762 326/101 341/66 234 342/200 396/45 423/120       SEEN-BY: 460/58 633/280 712/848 770/1 902/26 2454/119 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 103/705 280/464 240/5832 320/219 229/426           |
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