[nos-bbs] new forward.bbs fallback feature

[maiko at pcsinternet.ca]

I should add (using the example earlier), you can 'mbox reset ve4pkt' to
abort the first connect sequence if you feel it's not going anywhere and
you don't want to wait, after which it will try the alternate connect.

On 2025-11-16 08:23, maiko at pcsinternet.ca wrote:
> Charles had asked about this, perhaps useful to some of you.
> 
>  15Nov2025, forward.c - fallback connection in case primary fails, note 
> the
>   new ALT directive in the example 'spool/forward.bbs' entry below. If 
> JNOS
>   fails to connect over the vhf port, then it will try to use a 
> wormhole :
> 
>     ---------
>     ve4pkt
>     c vhf ve4pkt ALT c ax0 ve4pkt-1
>     ve4pkt
>     ww
>     --------
> 
> Or looking at the BPQ example, it looked like the emphasis was if you 
> can't
> connect direct, then try using a digipeater instead, something like 
> this ?
> 
>     c vhf ve4pkt ALT c vhf ve4pkt digi1 ... digiN
> 
> Just the one source file, in the development REPO, sorry I have not 
> done
> a great job with the house keeping and documentation.
> 
> Maiko / VE4KLM