Kantronics KPC–3 Plus User Manual page 90

knows TX means Texas and knows that this message needs to be relayed to a station
in that area.
Once the message reaches the first BBS in Texas, that system must use the previous
field for forwarding (#WTX). Once it reaches a system in West Texas, the forwarding
occurs based on the @BBS.
When the message reaches the BBS specified in the @BBS field, it can forward the
message directly to you, since you are using that system as your HOME BBS.
When you enter a message into your Kantronics PBBS and supply the routing
information, that message may be forwarded automatically to another BBS. When the
message is forwarded from your Kantronics mailbox, an R: line is included as the
originating BBS. This line includes the same information as any other BBS.
This R: line consists of the date/time the message was entered into your PBBS, the
message number, your MYCALL (URCALL) and the HTEXT you have set.
For instance, your R: line might be:
R:931008/1255 23@URCALL.#WTX.TX.USA.NOAM
Some BBS operator groups are insisting that your system is NOT a BBS, and therefore
should not include R: lines. Their reasoning is that in the above example, EVERY BBS
in West Texas would have to know how to send messages to your callsign not just to
your HOME BBS. One solution to this is to include the callsign of your HOME BBS as
part of your HTEXT. This would change your R: line to:
R:931008/1255 23@URCALL.N5IST.#WTX.TX.USA.NOAM
As this forwards through the system, all West Texas BBSs can still forward the
message to N5IST because his call is a part of the hierarchical routing.
As of this writing, there seem to be at least two groups with strong opinions on the use
of, or prohibition of, R: lines by TNC based PBBSs. Some think the volunteer BBS
network may be overloaded by personal boards including the R: lines; others insist that
the R: lines are required by regulations. We suggest you adapt to local custom by
turning the R: line feature ON or OFF accordingly.
If your local SYSOP demands that you not add R: lines to your messages, you must set
the PBPERSON command ON. This will limit your PBBS to receiving messages
addressed ONLY to your MYCALL or your MYPBBS call. In addition, your PBBS will
only forward messages from YOU (no third-party messages) and will not add the R: line
to the routing.
Hint: When you read messages with the normal READ command, the TNC will not
display those R: lines, but instead will display a short PATH: line, indicating the most
recent BBSs that have handled this message. If you want to read the full routing, use
the RH command to read the message with all the headers displayed.
This concludes the section on PBBS mode of operation.
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