* Crossposted from: Argus


I'm not sure what is the source of my problem, so I am posting this
messages into the three echos that might be relevant.

My problem is that on the rare occasion when I enter a netmail, it is
not getting routed the way I think it should.

I enter the netmail using the program IE that comes with InterMail.
That part seems to work just fine, the message gets prepared and the
node number of the addressee gets put into the TO: field.

Next thing is that I process the message(s) using SQUISH via the
command sq386n.exe OUT SQUASH. It is my understanding that SQUISH
should read the ROUTE.CFG file which has as its last routing command
the line
Route Crash 1:123/500 1:All 2:All 3:All 4:All 5:All 6:ALL
There are some lines before that which direct mail to specific other
nodes to go directly to those nodes, e.g.
Send Crash 1:261/38

After I do the sq386 run, if I then look at the message using IE it
now says "sent" in the status field.

However, if I go to my ARGUS program and look at its outmail box, I
will often see a message just sitting there queued up to be sent to
whatever node was the original addressee. In order to make the mail
go out I have to manually modify it to be sent to my uplink which is
1:123/500.

FWIW, in my SQUISH.CFG a few possibly relevant lines are:

; ArcmailAttach
Routing Route.Cfg

I do not see anyplace in ARGUS configuration documentation that
implies how to route mail.

Can anyone help? Goal is to get such messages automatically routed
through 1:123/500 unless otherwise stated.

Dale Shipp
fido_261_1466 (at) comcast (dot) net
(1:261/1466)


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However, if I go to my ARGUS program and look at its outmail box, I
will often see a message just sitting there queued up to be sent to
whatever node was the original addressee. In order to make the mail
go out I have to manually modify it to be sent to my uplink which is
1:123/500.

I have no experience with Argus, but my approach would be to establish a control (ie. science experiment control) with another mailer that works with Squish and produces expected results eg. Binkleyterm or Binkd in order to isolate the problem to Argus or Squish.

Alternatively you can find an Argus user that has a working system with Squish.

Or, find an Argus user and copy his setup.


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