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Subject: FTN Node Configuration Date: Wed Oct 07 2026 15:53:00
From: Digital Man To: Khronos

  Re: FTN Node Configuration
  By: Khronos to All on Wed Oct 07 2026 06:38 pm

 > Hi,
 > What effect does setting the direct option to no do when configuring a node
 > entry?

Any mail/files you send to that node will be delivered directly (not routed)
https://wiki.synchro.net/config:sbbsecho.ini#node_sections

 > Also what is the real difference between the normal and hold settings for
 > mail delivery?

"hold" means your node won't make an outbound connection to deliver the packet, 
the mailer will wait for an inbound connection from that node to deliver the mai
l. "normal" is not that.
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