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forwardPkts <off|secure|on>
forwardPkts yes
If we receive a PKT file that is not addressed to our system, but to this
link of us, this flag controls if the PKT file should be binary
forwarded to this link. The default behaviour is not to forward the pkt
file, but to remain it to <filename>.ntu
and leave it in the
inbound. If you specify <yes>
, the file will instead be forwarded
to the destination link (i.E. put into his arcmail bundle). If you
specify <secure>
, the file will only be forwarded if we have
received it in the secure inbound. You should specify secure
if
the destination link does not check packet passwords.
PKT forwarding can be useful for tunneling purposes, for instance. Another example is if you are running two nodes, one IP node at your company and one PSTN node at your home. If you want to show both node numbers at both mailers, the tossers at each node must forward PKT files that are addressed to the other node, because they themselves cannot process it (each tosser has a different node number, because the systems operate on distinct outbound structures and distinct message base areas).
This statement can only be repeated for different links.