+# broadcast a message to all clusters taking into account isolation
+# [except those mentioned after buffer]
+sub broadcast_nodes
+{
+ my $s = shift; # the line to be rebroadcast
+ my @except = @_; # to all channels EXCEPT these (dxchannel refs)
+ my @dxchan = get_all_nodes();
+ my $dxchan;
+
+ # send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
+ foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+ next if grep $dxchan == $_, @except;
+ next if $dxchan == $main::me;
+
+ my $routeit = $dxchan->can('adjust_hops') ? $dxchan->adjust_hops($s) : $s; # adjust its hop count by node name
+
+ $dxchan->send($routeit) unless $dxchan->{isolate} || !$routeit;
+ }
+}
+
+# broadcast a message to all clusters ignoring isolation
+# [except those mentioned after buffer]
+sub broadcast_all_nodes
+{
+ my $s = shift; # the line to be rebroadcast
+ my @except = @_; # to all channels EXCEPT these (dxchannel refs)
+ my @dxchan = get_all_nodes();
+ my $dxchan;
+
+ # send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
+ foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+ next if grep $dxchan == $_, @except;
+ next if $dxchan == $main::me;
+
+ my $routeit = $dxchan->can('adjust_hops') ? $dxchan->adjust_hops($s) : $s; # adjust its hop count by node name
+ $dxchan->send($routeit);
+ }
+}
+
+# broadcast to all users
+# storing the spot or whatever until it is in a state to receive it
+sub broadcast_users
+{
+ my $s = shift; # the line to be rebroadcast
+ my $sort = shift; # the type of transmission
+ my $fref = shift; # a reference to an object to filter on
+ my @except = @_; # to all channels EXCEPT these (dxchannel refs)
+ my @dxchan = get_all_users();
+ my $dxchan;
+ my @out;
+
+ foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+ next if grep $dxchan == $_, @except;
+ push @out, $dxchan;
+ }
+ broadcast_list($s, $sort, $fref, @out);
+}
+
+
+# broadcast to a list of users
+sub broadcast_list
+{
+ my $s = shift;
+ my $sort = shift;
+ my $fref = shift;
+ my $dxchan;
+
+ foreach $dxchan (@_) {
+ my $filter = 1;
+ next if $dxchan == $main::me;
+
+ if ($sort eq 'dx') {
+ next unless $dxchan->{dx};
+ ($filter) = $dxchan->{spotsfilter}->it($fref) if $dxchan->{spotsfilter} && ref $fref;
+ next unless $filter;
+ }
+ next if $sort eq 'ann' && !$dxchan->{ann} && $s !~ /^To\s+LOCAL\s+de\s+(?:$main::myalias|$main::mycall)/i;
+ next if $sort eq 'wwv' && !$dxchan->{wwv};
+ next if $sort eq 'wcy' && !$dxchan->{wcy};
+ next if $sort eq 'wx' && !$dxchan->{wx};
+
+ $s =~ s/\a//og unless $dxchan->{beep};
+
+ if ($dxchan->{state} eq 'prompt' || $dxchan->{state} eq 'talk') {
+ $dxchan->send($s);
+ } else {
+ $dxchan->delay($s);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+sub process_one