Hey folks,

I've enabled in FSX_BOT a "test" bot, that will reply to test messages.

To use it, you need to post your message in FSX_BOT to "All", with a subject of
"test" (case shouldnt matter) - but it'll only fire on the single word.

As the message passes through Hub 3, it will reply to it - so you know your message made it out (and at least got to Hub 3).

What's interesting, since it some cases the Mystic Hubs seem to be ignoring some SEEN-BY lines (not sure of the exact scenario) - resulting in the hub getting the message multiple times (via a different path) - so it'll respond each time and show the patPaul, I can enable this in other echos (like this one) if it is useful.
...deon


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alterego wrote (2020-04-12):

I've enabled in FSX_BOT a "test" bot, that will reply to test messages.

nice. now we need a bot that sends test messages or are humans allowed to post in FSX_BOT? (I'm not sure what the rules for FSX_BOT are)

Paul, I can enable this in other echos (like this one) if it is useful.

I think a test bot in one echo is good enough, all echoes are routed the same. I'm still in favor of a dedicated test echo as these test messages are a lot of
noise.

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Hello Oli,

I've enabled in FSX_BOT a "test" bot, that will reply to test
messages.

nice. now we need a bot that sends test messages or are humans allowed
to post in FSX_BOT? (I'm not sure what the rules for FSX_BOT are)

Someone replied to my test message in there and I replied back. I suppose the bot area is not meant for chit chat but I have posted there one or twice without a bot.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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On 12 Apr 2020 at 10:45a, alterego pondered and said...

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Hey folks,

I've enabled in FSX_BOT a "test" bot, that will reply to test messages.

sounds good

What's interesting, since it some cases the Mystic Hubs seem to be ignoring some SEEN-BY lines (not sure of the exact scenario) - resulting in the hub getting the message multiple times (via a different path) -
so it'll respond each time and show the pat

yep truncation at 2/100 it seems...

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On 12 Apr 2020 at 10:45a, alterego pondered and said...

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Hey folks,

I've enabled in FSX_BOT a "test" bot, that will reply to test messages.

here's the second one.

What's interesting, since it some cases the Mystic Hubs seem to be ignoring some SEEN-BY lines (not sure of the exact scenario) - resulting in the hub getting the message multiple times (via a different path) -
so it'll respond each time and show the path
Paul, I can enable this in other echos (like this one) if it is useful. ...deon

but no truncation this time :)

And yes, thanks! Sounds good Deon.

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On 12 Apr 2020 at 08:57a, Oli pondered and said...

I think a test bot in one echo is good enough, all echoes are routed the same. I'm still in favor of a dedicated test echo as these test messages are a lot of

noise.

fsx_gen has always been a test echo, it was infact the only echo for a long time. I'm more than happy for testing to occur wherever folks wish. But generally speaking it tends to occur here and also in fsx_net and I've seen some testing in fsx_bot too. I don't think we need a dedicated test echo.

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On 12 Apr 2020 at 12:03a, Al pondered and said...

Someone replied to my test message in there and I replied back. I
suppose the bot area is not meant for chit chat but I have posted there one or twice without a bot.

Yep.. true..

OK change of mind, Deon could you focus the test bot replies to the fsx_gen echo only please.

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Re: Re: Test Messages
By: Avon to alterego on Mon Apr 13 2020 02:48 pm

different path) - so it'll respond each time and show the path
Paul, I can enable this in other echos (like this one) if it is
useful. ...deon

but no truncation this time :)

There was - my message was much longer. I went on to show how you get multiple replies from the bot, each because I get the packet to sent to me from each hub
(indicating SEEN-BY's are being ignored.)

:)

And yes, thanks! Sounds good Deon.

Done, enabled in FSX_GEN... :)
...deon


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Avon wrote (2020-04-13):

On 12 Apr 2020 at 08:57a, Oli pondered and said...

I think a test bot in one echo is good enough, all echoes are
routed the same. I'm still in favor of a dedicated test echo as
these test messages are a lot of

noise.

fsx_gen has always been a test echo, it was infact the only echo for a
long time. I'm more than happy for testing to occur wherever folks wish. But generally speaking it tends to occur here and also in fsx_net and
I've seen some testing in fsx_bot too. I don't think we need a dedicated test echo.

can we have a dedicated talk echo then? ;-P

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Re: Re: Test Messages
By: Avon to Al on Mon Apr 13 2020 02:51 pm

OK change of mind, Deon could you focus the test bot replies to the fsx_gen echo only please.

Done - the bot will only respond here ...
...deon


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Hello Oli!

** 13.04.20 - 09:42, Oli wrote to Avon:

Avon wrote (2020-04-13):

On 12 Apr 2020 at 08:57a, Oli pondered and said...

...I'm still in favor of a dedicated test echo as
these test messages are a lot of noise.

fsx_gen has always been a test echo, ...
...I don't think we need a dedicated test echo.

can we have a dedicated talk echo then? ;-P

I thought *this* was the "general/chat" echo.

I'm for a FSX_TST echo. Skipping the tests in _GEN is a lot of work! ;)

I second Oli's motion.



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