Subj : Re: Meshtastic
To : phigan
From : echicken
Date : Thu Apr 25 2024 12:59 pm
Re: Re: Meshtastic
By: phigan to echicken on Thu Apr 25 2024 08:30:46
ph> How about just checking # of unread emails and messages in bases marked
ph> for scanning?
I think the best solution would and should be more complex for the sake of efficient use of the network. It should take into account that stations are effectively broadcasting new messages (as they come in and on request) and that any other station might observe these packets. Your BBS might think it has 10 unread messages for me, but maybe I've already seen 8 of them go out over the air (broadcast, or directed at some other station).
Most likely it would involve requesting and sending lists of unique message IDs, and/or updating scan pointers based on acks, or I don't know what. Ultimately the goal would be to keep network traffic to the minimum possible, and conventional BBS network callouts just don't map that well to this environment.
