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 :)

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