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Reference
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Node Responses

This screen contains messages that can be received from nodes under various conditions. FNpack looks for these messages to determine the progress of a connection when connecting through nodes. Two or more messages of each type can be specified so that two different types of nodes can be accommodated.

It is not necessary for an entire node response to be specified but the strings specified should be inclusive enough to give good probability that they are a node response and not part of a user message.

Response fields MUST NOT BE LEFT BLANK.   In cases where responses are not expected, insert a pseudo response.   The response FAILMESSAGE3 shown here is such a pseudo response.

Node responses
      ENTER COMMAND B,C,J,N, or Help ?
      ###LINK MADE
      ###LINK BUSY
      ### RETRIED OUT

apply to Kantronics KA nodes. These responses apply wherever Kantronics TNCs are used as nodes.

The remaining node responses apply to a specific node in New Hampshire and are included here for illustration only. When FNpack is used in another location these entries should be changed to match the responses of a local node.