-=> Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-
DM> Re: Re: Automatic Network selection for netmail
DM> By: Gamgee to Digital Man on Mon Oct 10 2022 09:39 pm
> > dr> Is there a way to let Synchronet know that zones 1 through 4 are
> > dr> all in Fidonet?
> > Certainly. From my /sbbs/ctrl/sbbsecho.ini :
>
> > [domain:fidonet]
> > Zones = 1,2,3,4
> > DNSSuffix = binkp.net
> > NodeList = /sbbs/fido/nodelist/NODELIST.217
>
> > You should have a "domain" declaration section for each network that
> > your system is connected to.
> DM> Synchronet (e.g. sbbs) doesn't read/use the sbbsecho.ini file, so
> DM> it doesn't know anything about FTN domains.
> But.... we're talking about netmail... Isn't netmail sent with
> sbbsecho?
DM> Normally, yes, but that's not strictly required. SBBSecho is the
DM> officially supported FTN tosser/scanner, but it hasn't always
DM> been the *only* one.
Okay.... but for most (nearly all) current SBBS sysops, it's what is
being used, I'd guess. I understand what you're saying about *SBBS* not
using sbbsecho.ini, but for all intents and purposes, the *BBS system*
is using it for knowing how to send/route netmail.
> When I write a netmail to someone in Zone 2, the choice of originating
> FTN address defaults to my Zone 1 address. Same if I write to Zone 3 or
> 4. If I write to Zone 21, it "knows" to default to my Zone 21 address
> as originator.
>
> <PUZZLED>
DM> What are you puzzled about?
I guess I'm puzzled at how defining the FTN domains in sbbsecho.ini
isn't the correct answer to the original question about having FidoNet
know it uses Zones 1-4. It sure seems to be doing that on my system.
... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.
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