IJ> Is there an absolute way to get FD not to call out on a
 IJ> particular node to a downlink no matter what the message
 IJ> attributes are??

supposedly the

File          FDNOCALL.nnn
Versions      All
Description   Prevents FD from placing outbound calls.

semaphore will do this... i've not tried it in years and can't remember if
it overrides everything as it would seem to...

 IJ> Is there something that I can put in the route file that will
 IJ> prohibit the calling of a downlink <---one donlink only!??

not unless the EXCEPT verb can do it...

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