Argus will poll a node with a 2 minute (+-50%) interval between calls. The tolerance interval of 50% is used to make polling more efficient - from the probability point of view. This interval can be adjusted in Poll Options dialogue box. Below is the description of Polls Panel columns.
Node - FTN address of a node being polled
Phones - A node's 'phone list (numbers are divided with a semicolon)
Owner - The task currently working with a node - could one of Argus' dial-up or TCP/IP lines, TCP/IP Daemon or an external application (the last means that node is busy)
State - The current poll state (dialling / ringing / connect / handshake / EMSI / WaZoo)
Busy - Counts number of BUSY responses during a poll.
No c. - Counts number of NO CARRIER / NO ANSWER responses during a poll.
Fail - Counts number of session failures during a poll. The session may fail due to Carrier loss or session aborts. Note: If one of a poll›s counters is exceeded or a VOICE response is detected, Argus will delay the poll for 20 minutes (+-50%). This interval can be adjusted in Poll Options dialogue box, Stand-off minutes.
Type - Polling type:
Manual - the poll is created with Create Poll command. Manual Poll ignores working time of a node (CM and Txy Nodelist flags) and finishes after a successful file transfer session with the corresponding node.It is possible to enter several node addresses in Create Poll input box, divided with a space character. In this case Argus will automatically create a poll for each specified node.
Cron - the poll is created according to periodical polls dialogue set-up. The poll is much similar to Outb - poll.
Outb - the poll is created by Argus when Crash or Direct packets are detected Outbound. Automatic Poll finishes after a successful file transfer session or the corresponding packet is removed from Outbound by an external application.
Use Outbound SmartMenu for Binkley-style Outbound operation.