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   Message 670 of 1,004   
   Tim Schattkowsky to Rinaldo Visscher   
   Re: Poll second node, polls first adres   
   10 Mar 22 15:03:49   
   
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   //Hello Rinaldo,//   
      
   on *10.03.22* at *6:40:37* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*   
   to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Poll second node, polls first adres"*.   
      
    TS>> WP actually internally polls by Mailbox Node number when you select a   
    TS>> Mailbox from the menu ... so if two mailboxes come down to the same node   
    TS>> number the mechanics cause it to use the configuration from the first   
    TS>> matching mailbox. Yes, that is unexpected and I am not a fan of it, but   
    TS>> its usually a non-issue.   
      
    RV> Programm technical it's possible to make an array. I used the same fido   
    RV> adress but another URL. It's must be possible   
      
   This is just a design flaw. For sure this can be repaired, but like anything   
   it takes time and I have other priorities. Usually this comes only up, when   
   people produce invalid configurationts during testing. I keep running into it   
   myself during tests, but not in relevant scenarios.   
      
   Regards,   
   Tim   
      
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