Node Overrides Table

Node Overrides Table is a string grid and it is designed for re-defining (overriding) the Nodelist information (to add or override 'phone numbers, Nodelist flags and working time) for a particular node. If you want to override the 'phone number of a node or add some more numbers (in the event of a node having a multi-line mail system), you can use FTN addresses instead of 'phone numbers - in this case the 'phone numbers are taken from the Nodelist.

There are two opportunities, which the Node Overrides Table gives to the user. Firstly, there is no real need to use the Nodelist and the secondly is that it is possible to define some special flags and use them in overrides in combination with Dialling Restrictions Schemes.

If a node is not listed in the Nodelist used by Argus, but there is a Node Overrides Table entry for that node and there are no flags specified, the node is not treated as CM - all Crash or Direct packets detected in Outbound will not initiate a poll outside ZMH (moreover, point addresses will never be polled), so sending files to such node a can only be done manually. It is recommended you specify working times of a node in overrides using either the CM or Txy Nodelist flags even if that node is listed but it has no working time flags in the Nodelist. See chapter Calling a Node only within its Working Time for ZMH definitions.

Example:

Node Override Comment
55:133/561
+31-133-456-1850
Phone number has changed
55:133/562
55:133/562,U,TBK
Working time has changed
5:133/555
5:133/555,U,TAB,TDE
Working time has two intervals
55:133/563
55:133/563,CM,V34
Node has a new (V.34) modem
3:34/3443
333-031,CM 333-032,CM 333-033,CM
This is a 3-line CM node
3:383/513
3:383/513 3:383/550 3:383/560
This node has three other AKAs (which should be taken from the Nodelist)
3:383/514
3:383/513,HST,CM 3:383/550,V34,U,TACL
First line of this node is CM and second one has working time from 00:00 to 02:00 local time.

Use Override Line Editor for more comfortable editing of node overrides.

Besides of custom flags, Argus handles some special flags:

NOHYD
Prevents from establishing Hydra. Hydra is a bi-directional file transfer protocol, defined in FSC-0072. See also Transmit Hydra Disabled atom.
NOZM
Prevents from establishing ZModem. ZModem is a file transfer protocol. This flag is a conjunction of flags NODZA, NOZAP, NOZMO. See also Transmit ZModem Disabled atom.
NODZA
Prevents from establishing DirZap. DirZap is a ZModem variation, which uses 8K-block and does not escape control characters.
NOZAP
Prevents from establishing ZedZap. ZedZap is a ZModem variation, which uses 8K-block and escapes control characters.
NOZMO
Prevents from establishing ZedZip. ZedZip is a ZModem variation, which uses 1K-block and escapes control characters.
NONIAGARA
Prevents from establishing Niagara. Niagara protocol establishes the layer that provides BinkP (with CRAM-MD5) and Encrypted BinkP over a dial-up connection. This atom applies only to dial-up lines, not to TCP/IP daemon. See also Transmit Niagara Disabled atom.
NOEMSI
Prevents from establishing EMSI handshake. See also Transmit EMSI Disabled atom.
NOYOOHOO
Prevents from establishing YooHoo handshake. See also Transmit YooHoo Disabled atom.
NODUMMYZ
Do not send a dummy packet on ZModem. By default (if this atom is not applied), Argus sends a dummy packet if there is nothing to send on ZModem session. See also Transmit Dummy-Z Disabled atom.

Example of using special flags:

Node Override Comment
55:133/561
55:133/561,NOHYD
Do not establish Hydra protocol when dialling this node.
55:133/562
55:133/562,NOZM
Do not establish ZModem protocol when dialling this node.

Auxiliary Dial-up Nodes file

You may specify here a file that defines additional overrides besides of listed in the string grid. The format of the file follows, one override per line:

Address | Override

Example:

2:469/38 | 373-2-246-530,CM,ZYX 373-7-222-222,CM,HST
3:383/514 | 3:383/513,HST,CM 3:383/550,V34,U,TACL

Auxiliary dial-up node overrides file is loading into memory on Argus Start-up and by detection of DUPOVR.OK file-flag in Argus Home Directory. Results of parsing of the file are logged in polls log.