Hello Rick!

15 May 20, Rick Smith wrote to Richard Menedetter:

 RS> Another question for you

Sorry, i couldn't resist to adjust the subject line. ;)

 RS> is there a setting about how to handle dupes?

Yes, but there are many systems involved and the dupes may be set up on
purpose. Since the change from POTS to Fido over IP the dupe rationale turned
by 180 deg. POTS dupes are for cost reduction. FoIP dupes are for network
stability. It's a question of routing. Chain routes from node 1 to node 2 to
node 3 are broken if node 2 goes offline and node 3 would never receive mails
from node 1. That could be avoided with mesh routing where node 1 have direct
links to node 2 and node 3.

Because links to any system in the network is a lot of work to set up not all
nodes do have links to any other system. If there is node 4 with links to node
2 and node 3 but not to node 1 then node 2 and 3 will see that new mail from
node 1 is unseen by node 4 and both 2 and 3 will export the mail to node 4.
Tadaa, node 4 got dupes. But node 4 will receive mail even if node 2 or 3 goes
down.

So if you have links to more than one system dupes can be normal. Dupes are not
normal if you are a point with one link only (uplink to your boss).

 RS> I believe the reason I get a dupe for every message I compose in
 RS> golded is because when I create a message in golded it exists in
 RS> golded, then gets sent to my uplink which then sends it back to my
 RS> point so now there are two copies?

Yes, but i can't imagine a misconfiguration of golded that could be responsible
for that. Hm, maybe if the from addressing does not match the aka of the "first
contact" tosser.

 RS> The one I wrote originally and the one that gets sent to me. So each
 RS> message I write always produces a dupe in the dupes area? Is there a
 RS> setting to avoid this?

 RS> --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)

You don't have dupes with WinPoint?
I suppose WinPoint does use it's own internal tosser.

Check the path kludges in golded (alt-k in reader) in the dupe area. If you see
your aka only, then it's a config problem on your side. If not they may be
wanted dupes for network stability.

Regards

Kai

--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.4.7