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 Message 670 
 Tim Schattkowsky to Rinaldo Visscher 
 Re: Poll second node, polls first adres 
 10 Mar 22 15:03:49 
 
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//Hello Rinaldo,//

on *10.03.22* at *6:40:37* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Poll second node, polls first adres"*.

 TS>> WP actually internally polls by Mailbox Node number when you select a
 TS>> Mailbox from the menu ... so if two mailboxes come down to the same node
 TS>> number the mechanics cause it to use the configuration from the first
 TS>> matching mailbox. Yes, that is unexpected and I am not a fan of it, but
 TS>> its usually a non-issue.

 RV> Programm technical it's possible to make an array. I used the same fido
 RV> adress but another URL. It's must be possible

This is just a design flaw. For sure this can be repaired, but like anything
it takes time and I have other priorities. Usually this comes only up, when
people produce invalid configurationts during testing. I keep running into it
myself during tests, but not in relevant scenarios.

Regards,
Tim

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