Subj : Possible bug using mbfido no
To   : All
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Fri Feb 14 2025 05:35 pm

Hello everybody!


Just did a notify using mbfido no 2:263/1

Node reports that the netmails come from 2:263/0

Now my AKAs are as set up :

1   2:250/1@fidonet                    11
2   2:25/21@fidonet                    12
3   2:250/0@fidonet                    13
4   2:25/0@fidonet                     14
5   2:263/0@fidonet                    15


This is because I am the Host for region 2:25 and therefore 2:250 and 2:263

My primary node is 2:250/1 and 2:25/21 is used for the Elist software.
As region 25 is the UK including Northern Ireland but Southern Ireland is an
independent country it has its own net as 2:263 and there are 2 nodes present
.1 and .5.  and I am the host at 2:263/0 as that has to be defined in the
nodelist.

I have had a look at the source code at mbfido / notify.c and I cannot see
where it obtains system AKA from but at a guess it is the last one so how do I
tell mbfido no to use the first entry (2:250/1) ?

I did a mbfido no 2:250/1  but that did not produce anything, then did a
mbfido
no 2:25/21 then unpacked the archive being sent to that address as the system
reported all AKA's are locked - reasonably as it was trying to send to itself.
So moved over the pkt and let mbse deal with it into my netmail inbox area for
250/1  (I have 2 more one for 25/21 and one for 25/0 & 25/21 and no I have no
idea who two different akas are being used as :
NETMAIL is set Fido Aka 2:250/1 all traffic to/from me at 250/1.
NETMAIL2 is set Fido Aka 2:25/0 for Z2 netmail traffic.
NETMAIL3 is set Fido Aka 2:25/21 for the Elist AKA 25/21.

The only conclusion I can draw is that the problem netmail sent from MBFIDO NO
uses the Last AKA but I cannot define what one is used so the question is how
do I fix it without breaking the other two Netmail msg areas.


Hope I have made this clear but if you have a query regarding all this, fire
away.

Vincent


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