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to: Joe Davis
from: Matt Bedynek
date: 2003-07-22 16:37:40
subject: Forward File routing

Hello Joe.

22 Jul 03 10:22, you wrote to me:

 MB>> If you discover that is such a
 MB>> case, you can use a netmail tracking that provides such
 MB>> capabilities, such a Ftracker.

 JD> And interesting work-around.

 JD> But, at present, my purpose in commenting here in TUB, was to share my
 JD> experience with these wonderful folks that are working on Max and
 JD> Squish.

 JD> Beyond that, it just sorta bugs me.   Because it is there, it
 JD> should work. And there is always that nagging feeling that is nothing
 JD> wrong with the software, but that bright-boy here is missing the boat.
 JD> :) I'd like to find out...one way or another... is it really a bug, or
 JD> just me?


 JD> I have FTrack.   Would that be the one to which you refer?  I played
 JD> with it and set up a  "PingBot"  that any sysop can use for testing
 JD> routed netmail.  I got the idea from a feature in... Allfix I think it
 JD> was...  anyway, its a neat toy, that some sysops find very handy.

 JD> This idea of yours goes on the to-do list.  Very low for now, though.
 JD>  Thanks.

Actually, one developer of my tosser has the belief that netmail routing is
the job of a netmail tracker, not the tosser.  The only reason I do not use
ftrack specifically for routing is that it does not handle fileboxes.


Matt

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