Subj : ROUTE.FE
To : Paul Hayton
From : mark lewis
Date : Sun Sep 13 2015 03:08 pm
12 Sep 15 09:42, you wrote to me:
ml>> route-to is only for routing in-transit netmail... you need something
ml>> like netmgr to rewrite the destination like might be done if you were
ml>> on vacation and wanted your mail re-addressed to your point that you
ml>> have on your laptop with you...
PH> Is this windows based software Mark?
netmgr? no... it is DOS based from around 1995 IIRC... also has a native OS/2
flavor...
ml>> forward-to and forward-for are also for in-transit netmail, IIRC...
ml>> you use them to determine which systems you will forward mail
ml>> to/for...
PH> Yep knew that but had hoped I could use it to my advantage.
yeah... just like frondoor, they're only good for routing in-transit mail..
ml>> true... and the docs are also very helpful... pages 119-121 should
ml>> have the detailed information you seek ;)
PH> Yeah I had looked over them a lot but the info has not gelled and my
PH> level of experience in intermediate to advanced FTN netmail is not
PH> that great. But hey, I'm keen to learn and slowly grow that base level
PH> of understanding. :)
you're doing quite well :)
)\/(ark
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