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 Message 262 
 Martin Foster to Tim Schattkowsky 
 WInPoint Version 389 Available 
 14 Jan 22 10:44:00 
 
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Hello Tim!

*** Wednesday 12.01.22 at 22:19, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin Foster:

 WvV>>> Of course a point can have multiple boss's, using different
 WvV>>> pointnumbers for each. But I wouldn't advise connecting 1 area at
 WvV>>> multiple bosses with different pointnumbers from the same setup.
 WvV>>> That's a guaranteed dupe loop.

 MF>> It's not guaranteed at all, it would depend on whether the Point
 MF>> software in use could handle receiving identical echos from multiple
 MF>> Boss Nodes without creating dupe loops and without creating a pile of
 MF>> local dupes ;)

 TS> The latter happens in WP. As there is only one uplink in WP I see no risk
 TS> of a dupe loop at all.

Did you mean "only one *active* uplink" :)

Regards,
Martin
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