Subj : Re: pack command...
To : Nick Boel
From : Martin Kazmaier
Date : Wed Aug 20 2025 08:06 pm
* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Nick Boel said:
> Hey Martin!
> On Tue, Aug 19 2025 11:50:00 -0500, you wrote:
> > Sorry for replying to myself, my software doesn't give the option to
> > change the to: field. Any way, my direct netmails for areafix and
> > filefix are working. Routed mail is not. I've got the routing set
> > properly in fastecho for 1:229/426 (1:* 2:* 3:* 4:*). Any ideas?
> If you're trying to route all of your netmail to 1:229/426, then why do
> most of your "fastecho pack" commands start with 1:340/400?
Leftovers and fixed...
> If you take a look at your fastecho logs, you should be able to see where
> these netmails are getting packed for. If you're sending them to Rob
> Starr, and he's not routing your netmail properly, that's probably your
> problem.
> I also haven't used fastecho in ages, but I don't remember anything about
> the 'via' option, so I probably never used it. If every link is setup
> correctly, and your routing table is correct, 'fastecho pack' should be
> all you need. Maybe even a 'scan' option afterwards to send it over to
> your mailer, unless the 'pack' command does both.
I can't pack netmail to 30:30/99, only everything else. That is for gated
email. Scan goes before pack. I'm not sure if I need via or just the node
number. A lot of netmail goes to things like 1:40/150 and is going via
1:229/426.
> If you're trying to route all Fidonet netmail through Nick Andre, then
> what you have above is correct. You shouldn't need anything else for
> Fidonet. Then, you will need a separate route setting for zone 10 where
> 10:* goes there, a separate route setting for zone 21 where 21:* goes
> there, and a separate one for every other network you're a part of.
> If what you are trying to do is route everything through Nick, but have a
> separate direct link to Rob, then you would need a separate route setting
> for 1:340/400 specifically where you only route 1:340/400.* to him, and it
> would have to be listed /before/ Nick's entry (as 1:* 2:* 3:* 4:* is the
> "catch all" that is used if and when any direct links are not used.
> Hope that makes it a bit easier to understand, and hope it helps.
