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echo: dbridge
to: Andy Gorman
from: Wilfred van Velzen
date: 2021-10-14 18:09:00
subject: Re: Polling systems

Hi Andy,

On 2021-10-14 08:26:33, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

 WD>> There's a bunch of guys polling here to check if there's mail waiting
 WD>> for them although I explained so many times it's useless as it has
 WD>> already been delivered.

 AG> Thanks Ward.  For 2 of my networks, FIDO and Metronet, I have to poll to
 AG> get updates. I'm still kind of getting up to speed on all this again, but I
 AG> think because I'm a point on FIDO, I have to poll to get messages (maybe
 AG> not, maybe it's me).

As long as you have a mailer online that is connectable 24/7, it doesn't matter if you are a point or a node, mail can be delivered direct.
I have a couple of points, that I deliver mail to this way...

Bye, Wilfred.

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