X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=perl%2FDXProt.pm;h=81cdeaeeae5cc8d15d5cc02b997ba27a908236a7;hb=f63d598af3f797b56b8d5e23ec4ff5254192eee9;hp=2168c7fc3cb5404842f01808abee2acc6b39b22d;hpb=dbf7523a9b228dbdf1d03109afde351b8b194fab;p=spider.git

diff --git a/perl/DXProt.pm b/perl/DXProt.pm
index 2168c7fc..b6e959e7 100644
--- a/perl/DXProt.pm
+++ b/perl/DXProt.pm
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 #
-# $Id$
-# 
+#
+#
 
 package DXProt;
 
@@ -27,33 +27,37 @@ use DXDb;
 use AnnTalk;
 use Geomag;
 use WCY;
-use Time::HiRes qw(gettimeofday tv_interval);
 use BadWords;
 use DXHash;
 use Route;
 use Route::Node;
 use Script;
+use DXProtHandle;
+use DXCIDR;
 
 use strict;
 
-use vars qw($VERSION $BRANCH);
-$VERSION = sprintf( "%d.%03d", q$Revision$ =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)/ );
-$BRANCH = sprintf( "%d.%03d", q$Revision$ =~ /\d+\.\d+\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/  || (0,0));
-$main::build += $VERSION;
-$main::branch += $BRANCH;
-
 use vars qw($pc11_max_age $pc23_max_age $last_pc50 $eph_restime $eph_info_restime $eph_pc34_restime
 			$last_hour $last10 %eph  %pings %rcmds $ann_to_talk
-			%nodehops $baddx $badspotter $badnode $censorpc $rspfcheck
-			$allowzero $decode_dk0wcy $send_opernam @checklist);
+			$pingint $obscount %pc19list $chatdupeage $chatimportfn
+			$pc19_version $myprot_version
+			%nodehops $baddx $badspotter $badnode $censorpc
+			$allowzero $decode_dk0wcy $send_opernam @checklist
+			$eph_pc15_restime $pc92_update_period $pc92_obs_timeout
+			%pc92_find $pc92_find_timeout $pc92_short_update_period
+			$next_pc92_obs_timeout $pc92_slug_changes $last_pc92_slug
+			$pc92_extnode_update_period $pc50_interval
+			$pc92_keepalive_period
+		   );
 
 $pc11_max_age = 1*3600;			# the maximum age for an incoming 'real-time' pc11
 $pc23_max_age = 1*3600;			# the maximum age for an incoming 'real-time' pc23
 
 $last_hour = time;				# last time I did an hourly periodic update
-%pings = ();                    # outstanding ping requests outbound
 %rcmds = ();                    # outstanding rcmd requests outbound
 %nodehops = ();                 # node specific hop control
+%pc19list = ();					# list of outstanding PC19s that haven't had PC16s on them
+
 $censorpc = 1;					# Do a BadWords::check on text fields and reject things
 								# loads of 'bad things'
 $baddx = new DXHash "baddx";
@@ -61,55 +65,67 @@ $badspotter = new DXHash "badspotter";
 $badnode = new DXHash "badnode";
 $last10 = $last_pc50 = time;
 $ann_to_talk = 1;
-$rspfcheck = 1;
-$eph_restime = 180;
-$eph_info_restime = 60*60;
+$eph_restime = 60;
+$eph_info_restime = 18*60*60;
+$eph_pc15_restime = 6*60;
 $eph_pc34_restime = 30;
-
-@checklist = 
+$pingint = 5*60;
+$obscount = 2;
+$chatdupeage = 20 * 60;
+$chatimportfn = "$main::root/chat_import";
+$pc19_version = 5455;			# the visible version no for outgoing PC19s generated from pc59
+$pc92_update_period = 4*60*60;	# the period between outgoing PC92 C updates
+$pc92_short_update_period = 15*60; # shorten the update period after a connection or start up
+$pc92_extnode_update_period = 1*60*60; # the update period for external nodes
+$pc92_keepalive_period = 1*60*60;	# frequency of PC92 K (keepalive) records
+%pc92_find = ();				# outstanding pc92 find operations
+$pc92_find_timeout = 30;		# maximum time to wait for a reply
+
+
+@checklist =
 (
- [ qw(c c m bp bc c) ],			# pc10
- [ qw(f m d t m c c h) ],		# pc11
- [ qw(c bc m bp bm p h) ],		# pc12
- [ qw(c h) ],					# 
- [ qw(c h) ],					# 
- [ qw(c m h) ],					# 
+ [ qw(i c c m bp bc c) ],			# pc10
+ [ qw(i f m d t m c c h) ],		# pc11
+ [ qw(i c bm m bm bm p h) ],		# pc12
+ [ qw(i c h) ],					#
+ [ qw(i c h) ],					#
+ [ qw(i c m h) ],					#
  undef ,						# pc16 has to be validated manually
- [ qw(c c h) ],					# pc17
- [ qw(m n) ],					# pc18
+ [ qw(i c c h) ],					# pc17
+ [ qw(i m n) ],					# pc18
  undef ,						# pc19 has to be validated manually
  undef ,						# pc20 no validation
- [ qw(c m h) ],					# pc21
+ [ qw(i c m h) ],					# pc21
  undef ,						# pc22 no validation
- [ qw(d n n n n m c c h) ],		# pc23
- [ qw(c p h) ],					# pc24
- [ qw(c c n n) ],				# pc25
- [ qw(f m d t m c c bc) ],		# pc26
- [ qw(d n n n n m c c bc) ],	# pc27
- [ qw(c c m c d t p m bp n p bp bc) ], # pc28
- [ qw(c c n m) ],				# pc29
- [ qw(c c n) ],					# pc30
- [ qw(c c n) ],					# pc31
- [ qw(c c n) ],					# pc32
- [ qw(c c n) ],					# pc33
- [ qw(c c m) ],					# pc34
- [ qw(c c m) ],					# pc35
- [ qw(c c m) ],					# pc36
- [ qw(c c n m) ],				# pc37
+ [ qw(i d n n n n m c c h) ],		# pc23
+ [ qw(i c p h) ],					# pc24
+ [ qw(i c c n n) ],				# pc25
+ [ qw(i f m d t m c c bc) ],		# pc26
+ [ qw(i d n n n n m c c bc) ],	# pc27
+ [ qw(i c c m c d t p m bp n p bp bc) ], # pc28
+ [ qw(i c c n m) ],				# pc29
+ [ qw(i c c n) ],					# pc30
+ [ qw(i c c n) ],					# pc31
+ [ qw(i c c n) ],					# pc32
+ [ qw(i c c n) ],					# pc33
+ [ qw(i c c m) ],					# pc34
+ [ qw(i c c m) ],					# pc35
+ [ qw(i c c m) ],					# pc36
+ [ qw(i c c n m) ],				# pc37
  undef,							# pc38 not interested
- [ qw(c m) ],					# pc39
- [ qw(c c m p n) ],				# pc40
- [ qw(c n m h) ],				# pc41
- [ qw(c c n) ],					# pc42
+ [ qw(i c m) ],					# pc39
+ [ qw(i c c m p n) ],				# pc40
+ [ qw(i c n m h) ],				# pc41
+ [ qw(i c c n) ],					# pc42
  undef,							# pc43 don't handle it
- [ qw(c c n m m c) ],			# pc44
- [ qw(c c n m) ],				# pc45
- [ qw(c c n) ],					# pc46
+ [ qw(i c c n m m c) ],			# pc44
+ [ qw(i c c n m) ],				# pc45
+ [ qw(i c c n) ],					# pc46
  undef,							# pc47
  undef,							# pc48
- [ qw(c m h) ],					# pc49
- [ qw(c n h) ],					# pc50
- [ qw(c c n) ],					# pc51
+ [ qw(i c m h) ],					# pc49
+ [ qw(i c n h) ],					# pc50
+ [ qw(i c c n) ],					# pc51
  undef,
  undef,
  undef,
@@ -119,7 +135,7 @@ $eph_pc34_restime = 30;
  undef,
  undef,
  undef,							# pc60
- undef,
+ [ qw(i f m d t m c c a h) ],		# pc61
  undef,
  undef,
  undef,
@@ -131,7 +147,7 @@ $eph_pc34_restime = 30;
  undef,							# pc70
  undef,
  undef,
- [ qw(d n n n n n n m m m c c h) ],	# pc73
+ [ qw(i d n n n n n n m m m c c h) ],	# pc73
  undef,
  undef,
  undef,
@@ -142,8 +158,16 @@ $eph_pc34_restime = 30;
  undef,
  undef,
  undef,
- [ qw(c c c m) ],				# pc84
- [ qw(c c c m) ],				# pc85
+ [ qw(i c c c m) ],				# pc84
+ [ qw(i c c c m) ],				# pc85
+ undef,
+ undef,
+ undef,
+ undef,
+ undef,							# pc90
+ undef,
+ [ qw(i c f l)],				# pc92
+ [ qw(i c f *m c *c m)],					# pc93
 );
 
 # use the entry in the check list to check the field list presented
@@ -152,55 +176,104 @@ sub check
 {
 	my $n = shift;
 	$n -= 10;
-	return 0 if $n < 0 || $n > @checklist; 
+	return 0 if $n < 0 || $n > @checklist;
 	my $ref = $checklist[$n];
 	return 0 unless ref $ref;
-	
+
 	my $i;
-	shift;    # not interested in the first field
-	for ($i = 0; $i < @$ref; $i++) {
+	for ($i = 1; $i < @$ref; $i++) {
 		my ($blank, $act) = $$ref[$i] =~ /^(b?)(\w)$/;
 		return 0 unless $act;
-		next if $blank && $_[$i] =~ /^[ \*]$/;
+		next if $blank eq 'b' && $_[$i] =~ /^[ \*]$/;
+		next if $blank eq '*' && $_[$i] =~ /^\*$/;
 		if ($act eq 'c') {
-			return $i+1 unless is_callsign($_[$i]);
+			return $i unless is_callsign($_[$i]);
+		} elsif ($act eq 'i') {
+			;					# do nothing
 		} elsif ($act eq 'm') {
-			return $i+1 unless is_pctext($_[$i]);
+			return $i unless is_pctext($_[$i]);
 		} elsif ($act eq 'p') {
-			return $i+1 unless is_pcflag($_[$i]);
+			return $i unless is_pcflag($_[$i]);
 		} elsif ($act eq 'f') {
-			return $i+1 unless is_freq($_[$i]);
+			return $i unless is_freq($_[$i]);
 		} elsif ($act eq 'n') {
-			return $i+1 unless $_[$i] =~ /^[\d ]+$/;
+			return $i unless $_[$i] =~ /^[\d ]+$/;
 		} elsif ($act eq 'h') {
-			return $i+1 unless $_[$i] =~ /^H\d\d?$/;
+			return $i unless $_[$i] =~ /^H\d\d?$/;
 		} elsif ($act eq 'd') {
-			return $i+1 unless $_[$i] =~ /^\s*\d+-\w\w\w-[12][90]\d\d$/;
+			return $i unless $_[$i] =~ /^\s*\d+-\w\w\w-[12][90]\d\d$/;
 		} elsif ($act eq 't') {
-			return $i+1 unless $_[$i] =~ /^[012]\d[012345]\dZ$/;
+			return $i unless $_[$i] =~ /^[012]\d[012345]\dZ$/;
+		} elsif ($act eq 'l') {
+			return $i unless $_[$i] =~ /^[A-Z]$/;
+		} elsif ($act eq 'a') {
+			return $i unless is_ipaddr($_[$i]);
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
+sub update_pc92_next
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $period = shift || ($self->{do_pc9x} ? $pc92_update_period : $pc92_extnode_update_period);
+	$self->{next_pc92_update} = $main::systime + $period - int rand($period / 4);
+	dbg("ROUTE: update_pc92_next: $self->{call} " . atime($self->{next_pc92_update})) if isdbg('obscount');
+}
+
+sub update_pc92_keepalive
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $period = shift || $pc92_keepalive_period;
+	$self->{next_pc92_keepalive} = $main::systime + $period - int rand($period / 4);
+	dbg("ROUTE: update_pc92_keepalive: $self->{call} " . atime($self->{next_pc92_keepalive})) if isdbg('obscount');
+}
+
 sub init
 {
 	do "$main::data/hop_table.pl" if -e "$main::data/hop_table.pl";
 	confess $@ if $@;
+
+	my $user = DXUser::get($main::mycall);
+	die "User $main::mycall not setup or disappeared RTFM" unless $user;
+
+	$myprot_version += $main::version*100;
+	$main::me = DXProt->new($main::mycall, 0, $user);
+	$main::me->{here} = 1;
+	$main::me->{state} = "indifferent";
+	$main::me->{sort} = 'S';    # S for spider
+	$main::me->{priv} = 9;
+	$main::me->{metric} = 0;
+	$main::me->{pingave} = 0;
+	$main::me->{registered} = 1;
+	$main::me->{version} = $main::version;
+	$main::me->{build} = $main::build;
+	$main::me->{do_pc9x} = 1;
+	$main::me->{hostname} = $main::clusteraddr;
+	$main::me->update_pc92_next($pc92_short_update_period);
+	$main::me->update_pc92_keepalive;
 }
 
 #
 # obtain a new connection this is derived from dxchannel
 #
 
-sub new 
+sub new
 {
 	my $self = DXChannel::alloc(@_);
 
 	# add this node to the table, the values get filled in later
 	my $pkg = shift;
 	my $call = shift;
-	$main::routeroot->add($call, '5000', Route::here(1)) if $call ne $main::mycall;
+
+	# if we have an entry already, then send a PC21 to all connect
+	# old style connections, because we are about to get the real deal
+	if (my $ref = Route::Node::get($call)) {
+		dbg("ROUTE: $call is already in the routing table, deleting") if isdbg('route');
+		my @rout = $ref->delete;
+		$self->route_pc21($main::mycall, undef, @rout) if @rout;
+	}
+	$main::routeroot->add($call, '5000', Route::here(1), $self->{conn}->peerhost) if $call ne $main::mycall;
 
 	return $self;
 }
@@ -215,14 +288,19 @@ sub start
 	my $user = $self->{user};
 
 	# log it
-	my $host = $self->{conn}->{peerhost} || "unknown";
+	my $host = $self->{conn}->peerhost;
+	$host ||= "AGW Port #$self->{conn}->{agwport}" if exists $self->{conn}->{agwport};
+	$host ||= $host if is_ipaddr($host);
+	$host ||= "unknown";
+	$self->{hostname} = $host;
+
 	Log('DXProt', "$call connected from $host");
-	
+
 	# remember type of connection
 	$self->{consort} = $line;
 	$self->{outbound} = $sort eq 'O';
 	my $priv = $user->priv;
-	$priv = $user->priv(1) unless $priv;
+	$priv = $user->priv(1) unless defined $priv;
 	$self->{priv} = $priv;     # other clusters can always be 'normal' users
 	$self->{lang} = $user->lang || 'en';
 	$self->{isolate} = $user->{isolate};
@@ -238,7 +316,8 @@ sub start
 	$self->{wwvfilter} = Filter::read_in('wwv', $call, 0) || Filter::read_in('wwv', 'node_default', 0);
 	$self->{wcyfilter} = Filter::read_in('wcy', $call, 0) || Filter::read_in('wcy', 'node_default', 0);
 	$self->{annfilter} = Filter::read_in('ann', $call, 0) || Filter::read_in('ann', 'node_default', 0) ;
-	$self->{routefilter} = Filter::read_in('route', $call, 0) || Filter::read_in('route', 'node_default', 0) unless $self->{isolate} ;
+	$self->{routefilter} = Filter::read_in('route', $call, 0) || Filter::read_in('route', 'node_default', 0) unless $self->{isolate};
+	$self->{pc92filter} = Filter::read_in('pc92', $call, 0) || Filter::read_in('pc92', 'node_default', 0) unless $self->{isolate} ;
 
 
 	# get the INPUT filters (these only pertain to Clusters)
@@ -247,17 +326,19 @@ sub start
 	$self->{inwcyfilter} = Filter::read_in('wcy', $call, 1) || Filter::read_in('wcy', 'node_default', 1);
 	$self->{inannfilter} = Filter::read_in('ann', $call, 1) || Filter::read_in('ann', 'node_default', 1);
 	$self->{inroutefilter} = Filter::read_in('route', $call, 1) || Filter::read_in('route', 'node_default', 1) unless $self->{isolate};
-	
+	$self->{inpc92filter} = Filter::read_in('pc92', $call, 0) || Filter::read_in('pc92', 'node_default', 0) unless $self->{isolate} ;
+
+
 	# set unbuffered and no echo
 	$self->send_now('B',"0");
 	$self->send_now('E',"0");
 	$self->conn->echo(0) if $self->conn->can('echo');
-	
+
 	# ping neighbour node stuff
 	my $ping = $user->pingint;
-	$ping = 5*60 unless defined $ping;
+	$ping = $pingint unless defined $ping;
 	$self->{pingint} = $ping;
-	$self->{nopings} = $user->nopings || 2;
+	$self->{nopings} = $user->nopings || $obscount;
 	$self->{pingtime} = [ ];
 	$self->{pingave} = 999;
 	$self->{metric} ||= 100;
@@ -267,7 +348,7 @@ sub start
 	unless ($self->{outbound}) {
 		$self->sendinit;
 	}
-	
+
 	$self->state('init');
 	$self->{pc50_t} = $main::systime;
 
@@ -277,6 +358,13 @@ sub start
 	# run a script send the output to the debug file
 	my $script = new Script(lc $call) || new Script('node_default');
 	$script->run($self) if $script;
+
+	# set up a config broadcast "quite soon" to converge tables quicker
+	$main::me->update_pc92_next($pc92_short_update_period);
+	$self->update_pc92_next($pc92_short_update_period);
+
+	# set next keepalive time
+	$self->update_pc92_keepalive;
 }
 
 #
@@ -286,7 +374,7 @@ sub start
 sub sendinit
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	$self->send(pc18());
+	$self->send(pc18(($self->{isolate} || !$self->user->wantpc9x) ? "" : " pc9x"));
 }
 
 #
@@ -295,18 +383,26 @@ sub sendinit
 sub normal
 {
 	my ($self, $line) = @_;
+
+	if ($line =~ '^<\w+\s' && $main::do_xml) {
+		DXXml::normal($self, $line);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	my @field = split /\^/, $line;
 	return unless @field;
-	
+
 	pop @field if $field[-1] eq '~';
-	
+
 #	print join(',', @field), "\n";
-						
-	
+
+
 	# process PC frames, this will fail unless the frame starts PCnn
 	my ($pcno) = $field[0] =~ /^PC(\d\d)/; # just get the number
-	return unless $pcno;
-	return if $pcno < 10 || $pcno > 99;
+	unless (defined $pcno && $pcno >= 10 && $pcno <= 99) {
+		dbg("PCPROT: unknown protocol") if isdbg('chanerr');
+		return;
+	}
 
 	# check for and dump bad protocol messages
 	my $n = check($pcno, @field);
@@ -315,1007 +411,125 @@ sub normal
 		return;
 	}
 
-	# local processing 1
-	my $pcr;
-	eval {
-		$pcr = Local::pcprot($self, $pcno, @field);
-	};
-#	dbg("Local::pcprot error $@") if isdbg('local') if $@;
-	return if $pcr;
-	
- SWITCH: {
-		if ($pcno == 10) {		# incoming talk
-
-			# rsfp check
-			return if $rspfcheck and !$self->rspfcheck(0, $field[6], $field[1]);
-			
-			# will we allow it at all?
-			if ($censorpc) {
-				my @bad;
-				if (@bad = BadWords::check($field[3])) {
-					dbg("PCPROT: Bad words: @bad, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-
-			# is it for me or one of mine?
-			my ($from, $to, $via, $call, $dxchan);
-			$from = $field[1];
-			if ($field[5] gt ' ') {
-				$via = $field[2];
-				$to = $field[5];
-			} else {
-				$to = $field[2];
-			}
-
-			# if this is a 'nodx' node then ignore it
-			if ($badnode->in($field[6]) || ($via && $badnode->in($via))) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Bad Node, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# if this is a 'bad spotter' user then ignore it
-			my $nossid = $from;
-			$nossid =~ s/-\d+$//;
-			if ($badspotter->in($nossid)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Bad Spotter, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# if we are converting announces to talk is it a dup?
-			if ($ann_to_talk) {
-				if (AnnTalk::is_talk_candidate($from, $field[3]) && AnnTalk::dup($from, $to, $field[3])) {
-					dbg("DXPROT: Dupe talk from announce, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-
-			# it is here and logged on
-			$dxchan = DXChannel->get($main::myalias) if $to eq $main::mycall;
-			$dxchan = DXChannel->get($to) unless $dxchan;
-			if ($dxchan && $dxchan->is_user) {
-				$field[3] =~ s/\%5E/^/g;
-				$dxchan->talk($from, $to, $via, $field[3]);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# is it elsewhere, visible on the cluster via the to address?
-			# note: this discards the via unless the to address is on
-			# the via address
-			my ($ref, $vref);
-			if ($ref = Route::get($to)) {
-				$vref = Route::Node::get($via) if $via;
-				$vref = undef unless $vref && grep $to eq $_, $vref->users;
-				$ref->dxchan->talk($from, $to, $vref ? $via : undef, $field[3], $field[6]);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# not visible here, send a message of condolence
-			$vref = undef;
-			$ref = Route::get($from);
-			$vref = $ref = Route::Node::get($field[6]) unless $ref; 
-			if ($ref) {
-				$dxchan = $ref->dxchan;
-				$dxchan->talk($main::mycall, $from, $vref ? $vref->call : undef, $dxchan->msg('talknh', $to) );
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 11 || $pcno == 26) { # dx spot
-
-			# route 'foreign' pc26s 
-			if ($pcno == 26) {
-				if ($field[7] ne $main::mycall) {
-					$self->route($field[7], $line);
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-			
-			# rsfp check
-#			return if $rspfcheck and !$self->rspfcheck(1, $field[7], $field[6]);
-
-			# if this is a 'nodx' node then ignore it
-			if ($badnode->in($field[7])) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Bad Node, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			# if this is a 'bad spotter' user then ignore it
-			my $nossid = $field[6];
-			$nossid =~ s/-\d+$//;
-			if ($badspotter->in($nossid)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Bad Spotter, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			# convert the date to a unix date
-			my $d = cltounix($field[3], $field[4]);
-			# bang out (and don't pass on) if date is invalid or the spot is too old (or too young)
-			if (!$d || ($pcno == 11 && ($d < $main::systime - $pc11_max_age || $d > $main::systime + 900))) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Spot ignored, invalid date or out of range ($field[3] $field[4])\n") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# is it 'baddx'
-			if ($baddx->in($field[2]) || BadWords::check($field[2]) || $field[2] =~ /COCK/) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Bad DX spot, ignored") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			# do some de-duping
-			$field[5] =~ s/^\s+//;      # take any leading blanks off
-			$field[2] = unpad($field[2]);	# take off leading and trailing blanks from spotted callsign
-			if ($field[2] =~ /BUST\w*$/) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: useless 'BUSTED' spot") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			if ($censorpc) {
-				my @bad;
-				if (@bad = BadWords::check($field[5])) {
-					dbg("PCPROT: Bad words: @bad, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-
-
-			my @spot = Spot::prepare($field[1], $field[2], $d, $field[5], $field[6], $field[7]);
-			# global spot filtering on INPUT
-			if ($self->{inspotsfilter}) {
-				my ($filter, $hops) = $self->{inspotsfilter}->it(@spot);
-				unless ($filter) {
-					dbg("PCPROT: Rejected by input spot filter") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-
-			# this goes after the input filtering, but before the add
-			# so that if it is input filtered, it isn't added to the dup
-			# list. This allows it to come in from a "legitimate" source
-			if (Spot::dup($field[1], $field[2], $d, $field[5])) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Duplicate Spot ignored\n") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# add it 
-			Spot::add(@spot);
-
-            #
-			# @spot at this point contains:-
-            # freq, spotted call, time, text, spotter, spotted cc, spotters cc, orig node
-			# then  spotted itu, spotted cq, spotters itu, spotters cq
-			# you should be able to route on any of these
-            #
-			
-			# fix up qra locators of known users 
-			my $user = DXUser->get_current($spot[4]);
-			if ($user) {
-				my $qra = $user->qra;
-				unless ($qra && is_qra($qra)) {
-					my $lat = $user->lat;
-					my $long = $user->long;
-					if (defined $lat && defined $long) {
-						$user->qra(DXBearing::lltoqra($lat, $long)); 
-						$user->put;
-					}
-				}
-
-				# send a remote command to a distant cluster if it is visible and there is no
-				# qra locator and we havn't done it for a month.
-
-				unless ($user->qra) {
-					my $node;
-					my $to = $user->homenode;
-					my $last = $user->lastoper || 0;
-					if ($send_opernam && $to && $to ne $main::mycall && $main::systime > $last + $DXUser::lastoperinterval && ($node = Route::Node::get($to)) ) {
-						my $cmd = "forward/opernam $spot[4]";
-						# send the rcmd but we aren't interested in the replies...
-						my $dxchan = $node->dxchan;
-						if ($dxchan && $dxchan->is_clx) {
-							route(undef, $to, pc84($main::mycall, $to, $main::mycall, $cmd));
-						} else {
-							route(undef, $to, pc34($main::mycall, $to, $cmd));
-						}
-						if ($to ne $field[7]) {
-							$to = $field[7];
-							$node = Route::Node::get($to);
-							if ($node) {
-								$dxchan = $node->dxchan;
-								if ($dxchan && $dxchan->is_clx) {
-									route(undef, $to, pc84($main::mycall, $to, $main::mycall, $cmd));
-								} else {
-									route(undef, $to, pc34($main::mycall, $to, $cmd));
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						$user->lastoper($main::systime);
-						$user->put;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-				
-			# local processing 
-			my $r;
-			eval {
-				$r = Local::spot($self, @spot);
-			};
-#			dbg("Local::spot1 error $@") if isdbg('local') if $@;
-			return if $r;
-
-			# DON'T be silly and send on PC26s!
-			return if $pcno == 26;
-
-			# send out the filtered spots
-			send_dx_spot($self, $line, @spot) if @spot;
-			return;
+	# modify the hop count here
+	if ($self != $main::me) {
+		if (my ($hops, $trail) = $line =~ /\^H(\d+)(\^?\~?)?$/) {
+			$trail ||= '';
+			$hops--;
+			return if $hops < 0;
+			$line =~ s/\^H(\d+)(\^?\~?)?$/sprintf('^H%d%s', $hops, $trail)/e;
+			$field[-1] = "H$hops";
 		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 12) {		# announces
+	}
 
-#			return if $rspfcheck and !$self->rspfcheck(1, $field[5], $field[1]);
+	if (defined &Local::pcprot) {
+		my $r;
+		eval { $r = Local::pcprot($self, $pcno, $line, @field); };
+		return if $r;			# i.e don't process it
+	}
 
-			# announce duplicate checking
-			$field[3] =~ s/^\s+//;  # remove leading blanks
+	# send it out for processing
+	my $origin = $self->{call};
+	no strict 'subs';
+	my $sub = "handle_$pcno";
 
-			if ($censorpc) {
-				my @bad;
-				if (@bad = BadWords::check($field[3])) {
-					dbg("PCPROT: Bad words: @bad, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-			}
+	if ($self->can($sub)) {
+		$self->$sub($pcno, $line, $origin, \@field);
+	} else {
+		$self->handle_default($pcno, $line, $origin, \@field);
+	}
+}
 
-			# if this is a 'nodx' node then ignore it
-			if ($badnode->in($field[5])) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Bad Node, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
+#
+# This is called from inside the main cluster processing loop and is used
+# for despatching commands that are doing some long processing job
+#
+sub process
+{
+	my $t = time;
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all();
+	my $dxchan;
+	my $pc50s;
 
-			# if this is a 'bad spotter' user then ignore it
-			my $nossid = $field[1];
-			$nossid =~ s/-\d+$//;
-			if ($badspotter->in($nossid)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Bad Spotter, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
+	# every ten seconds
+	if ($t - $last10 >= 10) {
+		# clean out ephemera
 
-			if ($field[2] eq '*' || $field[2] eq $main::mycall) {
+		eph_clean();
+		import_chat();
 
+		$last10 = $t;
 
-				# here's a bit of fun, convert incoming ann with a callsign in the first word
-				# or one saying 'to <call>' to a talk if we can route to the recipient
-				if ($ann_to_talk) {
-					my $call = AnnTalk::is_talk_candidate($field[1], $field[3]);
-					if ($call) {
-						my $ref = Route::get($call);
-						if ($ref) {
-							my $dxchan = $ref->dxchan;
-							$dxchan->talk($field[1], $call, undef, $field[3], $field[5]) if $dxchan != $self;
-							return;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-	
-				# send it
-				$self->send_announce($line, @field[1..6]);
-			} else {
-				$self->route($field[2], $line);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 13) {
-			last SWITCH;
+		# send out a pc50 on EVERY channel all at once
+		if ($t >= $last_pc50 + $pc50_interval) {
+			$pc50s = pc50($main::me, scalar DXChannel::get_all_users);
+			eph_dup($pc50s);
+			$last_pc50 = $t;
 		}
-		if ($pcno == 14) {
-			last SWITCH;
-		}
-		if ($pcno == 15) {
-			last SWITCH;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 16) {		# add a user
 
-			if (eph_dup($line)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: dup PC16 detected") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
+		foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+			next unless $dxchan->is_node;
+			next if $dxchan == $main::me;
 
-			# general checks
-			my $dxchan;
-			my $ncall = $field[1];
-			my $newline = "PC16^";
-			
-			if ($ncall eq $main::mycall) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: trying to alter config on this node from outside!") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			my $parent = Route::Node::get($ncall); 
-			unless ($parent) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Node $ncall not in config") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			$dxchan = $parent->dxchan;
-			if ($dxchan && $dxchan ne $self) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: PC16 from $self->{call} trying to alter locally connected $ncall, ignored!") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
+			# send the pc50
+			$dxchan->send($pc50s) if !$dxchan->{do_pc9x} && $pc50s;
 
-			# input filter if required
-			return unless $self->in_filter_route($parent);
-			
-			my $i;
-			my @rout;
-			for ($i = 2; $i < $#field; $i++) {
-				my ($call, $conf, $here) = $field[$i] =~ /^(\S+) (\S) (\d)/o;
-				next unless $call && $conf && defined $here && is_callsign($call);
-				next if $call eq $main::mycall;
-
-				eph_del_regex("^PC17\\^$call\\^$ncall");
-				
-				$conf = $conf eq '*';
-
-				# reject this if we think it is a node already
-				my $r = Route::Node::get($call);
-				my $u = DXUser->get_current($call) unless $r;
-				if ($r || ($u && $u->is_node)) {
-					dbg("PCPROT: $call is a node") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					next;
-				}
-				
-				$r = Route::User::get($call);
-				my $flags = Route::here($here)|Route::conf($conf);
-				
-				if ($r) {
-					if ($r->flags != $flags) {
-						$r->flags($flags);
-						push @rout, $r;
-					}
-					$r->addparent($parent);
+			# send a ping out on this channel
+			if ($dxchan->{pingint} && $t >= $dxchan->{pingint} + $dxchan->{lastping}) {
+				if ($dxchan->{nopings} <= 0) {
+					dbg("ROUTE: $dxchan->{call} disconnected on ping obscount") if isdbg('obscount');
+					$dxchan->disconnect;
 				} else {
-					push @rout, $parent->add_user($call, $flags);
+					DXXml::Ping::add($main::me, $dxchan->call);
+					$dxchan->{nopings} -= 1;
+					$dxchan->{lastping} = $t;
+					$dxchan->{lastping} += $dxchan->{pingint} / 2 unless @{$dxchan->{pingtime}};
+					dbg("ROUTE: $dxchan->{call} ping obscount = $dxchan->{nopings}") if isdbg('obscount');
 				}
-				
-				# add this station to the user database, if required
-				$call =~ s/-\d+$//o;        # remove ssid for users
-				my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
-				$user = DXUser->new($call) if !$user;
-				$user->homenode($parent->call) if !$user->homenode;
-				$user->node($parent->call);
-				$user->lastin($main::systime) unless DXChannel->get($call);
-				$user->put;
 			}
-			
-			# queue up any messages (look for privates only)
-			DXMsg::queue_msg(1) if $self->state eq 'normal';     
-
-			$self->route_pc16($parent, @rout) if @rout;
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 17) {		# remove a user
-			my $dxchan;
-			my $ncall = $field[2];
-			my $ucall = $field[1];
-
-			eph_del_regex("^PC16\\^$ncall.*$ucall");
-			
-			if ($ncall eq $main::mycall) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: trying to alter config on this node from outside!") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			my $uref = Route::User::get($ucall);
-			unless ($uref) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Route::User $ucall not in config") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			my $parent = Route::Node::get($ncall);
-			unless ($parent) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Route::Node $ncall not in config") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}			
-
-			$dxchan = $parent->dxchan;
-			if ($dxchan && $dxchan ne $self) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: PC17 from $self->{call} trying to alter locally connected $ncall, ignored!") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# input filter if required
-			return unless $self->in_filter_route($parent);
-			
-			$parent->del_user($uref);
-
-			if (eph_dup($line)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: dup PC17 detected") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			$self->route_pc17($parent, $uref);
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 18) {		# link request
-			$self->state('init');	
-
-			# record the type and version offered
-			if ($field[1] =~ /DXSpider Version: (\d+\.\d+) Build: (\d+\.\d+)/) {
-				$self->version(53 + $1);
-				$self->user->version(53 + $1);
-				$self->build(0 + $2);
-				$self->user->build(0 + $2);
-				unless ($self->is_spider) {
-					$self->user->sort('S');
-					$self->user->put;
-					$self->sort('S');
-				}
-			} else {
-				$self->version(50.0);
-				$self->version($field[2] / 100) if $field[2] && $field[2] =~ /^\d+$/;
-				$self->user->version($self->version);
-			}
-
-			# first clear out any nodes on this dxchannel
-			my $parent = Route::Node::get($self->{call});
-			my @rout = $parent->del_nodes;
-			$self->route_pc21(@rout, $parent) if @rout;
-			$self->send_local_config();
-			$self->send(pc20());
-			return;             # we don't pass these on
 		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 19) {		# incoming cluster list
-			my $i;
-			my $newline = "PC19^";
 
-			if (eph_dup($line)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: dup PC19 detected") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# new routing list
-			my @rout;
-			my $parent = Route::Node::get($self->{call});
-			unless ($parent) {
-				dbg("DXPROT: my parent $self->{call} has disappeared");
-				$self->disconnect;
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# parse the PC19
-			for ($i = 1; $i < $#field-1; $i += 4) {
-				my $here = $field[$i];
-				my $call = uc $field[$i+1];
-				my $conf = $field[$i+2];
-				my $ver = $field[$i+3];
-				next unless defined $here && defined $conf && is_callsign($call);
-
-				eph_del_regex("^PC(?:21\\^$call|17\\^[^\\^]+\\^$call)");
-				
-				# check for sane parameters
-#				$ver = 5000 if $ver eq '0000';
-				next if $ver < 5000; # only works with version 5 software
-				next if length $call < 3; # min 3 letter callsigns
-				next if $call eq $main::mycall;
-
-				# check that this PC19 isn't trying to alter the wrong dxchan
-				my $dxchan = DXChannel->get($call);
-				if ($dxchan && $dxchan != $self) {
-					dbg("PCPROT: PC19 from $self->{call} trying to alter wrong locally connected $call, ignored!") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					next;
-				}
+		clean_pc92_find();
 
-				# update it if required
-				my $r = Route::Node::get($call);
-				my $flags = Route::here($here)|Route::conf($conf);
-				if ($r) {
-					my $ar;
-					if ($call ne $parent->call) {
-						if ($self->in_filter_route($r)) {
-							$ar = $parent->add($call, $ver, $flags);
-							push @rout, $ar if $ar;
-						} else {
-							next;
-						}
-					}
-					if ($r->version ne $ver || $r->flags != $flags) {
-						$r->version($ver);
-						$r->flags($flags);
-						push @rout, $r unless $ar;
-					}
-				} else {
-					if ($call eq $self->{call}) {
-						dbg("DXPROT: my channel route for $call has disappeared");
-						next;
-					};
-					
-					my $new = Route->new($call);          # throw away
-				    if ($self->in_filter_route($new)) {
-						my $r = $parent->add($call, $ver, $flags);
-						push @rout, $r;
+		# send out config broadcasts
+		foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+			next unless $dxchan->is_node;
+
+			# send out a PC92 config record if required for me and
+			# all my non pc9x dependent nodes. But for dependent nodes we only do
+			# this if we have not seen any from anyone else for at least half
+			# of one update period. This should stop quite a bit of excess C
+			# records. Someone will win, it does not really matter who, because
+			# we always believe "us".
+			if ($main::systime >= $dxchan->{next_pc92_update}) {
+				if ($dxchan == $main::me || !$dxchan->{do_pc9x}) {
+					dbg("ROUTE: pc92 broadcast candidate: $dxchan->{call}") if isdbg('obscount');
+					my $ref = Route::Node::get($dxchan->{call});
+					if ($dxchan == $main::me || ($ref && ($ref->measure_pc9x_t($main::systime-$main::systime_daystart)) >= $pc92_extnode_update_period/2)) {
+						$dxchan->broadcast_pc92_update($dxchan->{call});
 					} else {
-						next;
-					}
-				}
-
-				# unbusy and stop and outgoing mail (ie if somehow we receive another PC19 without a disconnect)
-				my $mref = DXMsg::get_busy($call);
-				$mref->stop_msg($call) if $mref;
-				
-				# add this station to the user database, if required (don't remove SSID from nodes)
-				my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
-				if (!$user) {
-					$user = DXUser->new($call);
-					$user->sort('A');
-					$user->priv(1);                   # I have relented and defaulted nodes
-					$user->lockout(1);
-					$user->homenode($call);
-					$user->node($call);
-				}
-				$user->lastin($main::systime) unless DXChannel->get($call);
-				$user->put;
-			}
-
-
-			$self->route_pc19(@rout) if @rout;
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 20) {		# send local configuration
-			$self->send_local_config();
-			$self->send(pc22());
-			$self->state('normal');
-			$self->{lastping} = 0;
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 21) {		# delete a cluster from the list
-			my $call = uc $field[1];
-
-			eph_del_regex("^PC1[79].*$call");
-			
-			# if I get a PC21 from the same callsign as self then treat it
-			# as a PC39: I have gone away
-			if ($call eq $self->call) {
-				$self->disconnect(1);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			my @rout;
-			my $parent = Route::Node::get($self->{call});
-			unless ($parent) {
-				dbg("DXPROT: my parent $self->{call} has disappeared");
-				$self->disconnect;
-				return;
-			}
-			if ($call ne $main::mycall) { # don't allow malicious buggers to disconnect me!
-				my $node = Route::Node::get($call);
-				if ($node) {
-
-					my $dxchan = DXChannel->get($call);
-					if ($dxchan && $dxchan != $self) {
-						dbg("PCPROT: PC21 from $self->{call} trying to alter locally connected $call, ignored!") if isdbg('chanerr');
-						return;
+						$dxchan->update_pc92_next;
 					}
-
-					# input filter it
-					return unless $self->in_filter_route($node);
-
-					# routing objects
-					push @rout, $node->del($parent);
-				}
-			} else {
-				dbg("PCPROT: I WILL _NOT_ be disconnected!") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-#			if (eph_dup($line)) {
-#				dbg("PCPROT: dup PC21 detected") if isdbg('chanerr');
-#				return;
-#			}
-
-			$self->route_pc21(@rout) if @rout;
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 22) {
-			$self->state('normal');
-			$self->{lastping} = 0;
-			return;
-		}
-				
-		if ($pcno == 23 || $pcno == 27) { # WWV info
-			
-			# route 'foreign' pc27s 
-			if ($pcno == 27) {
-				if ($field[8] ne $main::mycall) {
-					$self->route($field[8], $line);
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-
-			return if $rspfcheck and !$self->rspfcheck(1, $field[8], $field[7]);
-
-			# do some de-duping
-			my $d = cltounix($field[1], sprintf("%02d18Z", $field[2]));
-			my $sfi = unpad($field[3]);
-			my $k = unpad($field[4]);
-			my $i = unpad($field[5]);
-			my ($r) = $field[6] =~ /R=(\d+)/;
-			$r = 0 unless $r;
-			if (($pcno == 23 && $d < $main::systime - $pc23_max_age) || $d > $main::systime + 1500 || $field[2] < 0 || $field[2] > 23) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: WWV Date ($field[1] $field[2]) out of range") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			if (Geomag::dup($d,$sfi,$k,$i,$field[6])) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Dup WWV Spot ignored\n") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			$field[7] =~ s/-\d+$//o;            # remove spotter's ssid
-		
-			my $wwv = Geomag::update($d, $field[2], $sfi, $k, $i, @field[6..8], $r);
-
-			my $rep;
-			eval {
-				$rep = Local::wwv($self, $field[1], $field[2], $sfi, $k, $i, @field[6..8], $r);
-			};
-#			dbg("Local::wwv2 error $@") if isdbg('local') if $@;
-			return if $rep;
-
-			# DON'T be silly and send on PC27s!
-			return if $pcno == 27;
-
-			# broadcast to the eager world
-			send_wwv_spot($self, $line, $d, $field[2], $sfi, $k, $i, @field[6..8]);
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 24) {		# set here status
-			my $call = uc $field[1];
-			my ($nref, $uref);
-			$nref = Route::Node::get($call);
-			$uref = Route::User::get($call);
-			return unless $nref || $uref;	# if we don't know where they are, it's pointless sending it on
-			
-			unless (eph_dup($line)) {
-				$nref->here($field[2]) if $nref;
-				$uref->here($field[2]) if $uref;
-				my $ref = $nref || $uref;
-				return unless $self->in_filter_route($ref);
-				$self->route_pc24($ref, $field[3]);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 25) {      # merge request
-			if ($field[1] ne $main::mycall) {
-				$self->route($field[1], $line);
-				return;
-			}
-			if ($field[2] eq $main::mycall) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Trying to merge to myself, ignored") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			Log('DXProt', "Merge request for $field[3] spots and $field[4] WWV from $field[2]");
-			
-			# spots
-			if ($field[3] > 0) {
-				my @in = reverse Spot::search(1, undef, undef, 0, $field[3]);
-				my $in;
-				foreach $in (@in) {
-					$self->send(pc26(@{$in}[0..4], $field[2]));
-				}
-			}
-
-			# wwv
-			if ($field[4] > 0) {
-				my @in = reverse Geomag::search(0, $field[4], time, 1);
-				my $in;
-				foreach $in (@in) {
-					$self->send(pc27(@{$in}[0..5], $field[2]));
-				}
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (($pcno >= 28 && $pcno <= 33) || $pcno == 40 || $pcno == 42 || $pcno == 49) { # mail/file handling
-			return if $pcno == 49 && eph_dup($line);
-			if ($pcno == 49 || $field[1] eq $main::mycall) {
-				DXMsg::process($self, $line);
-			} else {
-				$self->route($field[1], $line) unless $self->is_clx;
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 34 || $pcno == 36) { # remote commands (incoming)
-			if (eph_dup($line, $eph_pc34_restime)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: dupe") if isdbg('chanerr');
-			} else {
-				$self->process_rcmd($field[1], $field[2], $field[2], $field[3]);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 35) {		# remote command replies
-			eph_del_regex("^PC35\\^$field[2]\\^$field[1]\\^");
-			$self->process_rcmd_reply($field[1], $field[2], $field[1], $field[3]);
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		# for pc 37 see 44 onwards
-
-		if ($pcno == 38) {		# node connected list from neighbour
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 39) {		# incoming disconnect
-			if ($field[1] eq $self->{call}) {
-				$self->disconnect(1);
-			} else {
-				dbg("PCPROT: came in on wrong channel") if isdbg('chanerr');
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 41) {		# user info
-			my $call = $field[1];
-
-			if (eph_dup($line, $eph_info_restime)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: dupe") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			# input filter if required
-#			my $ref = Route::get($call) || Route->new($call);
-#			return unless $self->in_filter_route($ref);
-
-			if ($field[3] eq $field[2] || $field[3] =~ /^\s*$/) {
-				dbg('PCPROT: invalid value') if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-
-			# add this station to the user database, if required
-			my $user = DXUser->get_current($call);
-			$user = DXUser->new($call) if !$user;
-			
-			if ($field[2] == 1) {
-				$user->name($field[3]);
-			} elsif ($field[2] == 2) {
-				$user->qth($field[3]);
-			} elsif ($field[2] == 3) {
-				if (is_latlong($field[3])) {
-					my ($lat, $long) = DXBearing::stoll($field[3]);
-					$user->lat($lat);
-					$user->long($long);
-					$user->qra(DXBearing::lltoqra($lat, $long));
-				} else {
-					dbg('PCPROT: not a valid lat/long') if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-			} elsif ($field[2] == 4) {
-				$user->homenode($field[3]);
-			} elsif ($field[2] == 5) {
-				if (is_qra(uc $field[3])) {
-					my ($lat, $long) = DXBearing::qratoll(uc $field[3]);
-					$user->lat($lat);
-					$user->long($long);
-					$user->qra(uc $field[3]);
-				} else {
-					dbg('PCPROT: not a valid QRA locator') if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-			$user->lastoper($main::systime);   # to cut down on excessive for/opers being generated
-			$user->put;
-
-			unless ($self->{isolate}) {
-				DXChannel::broadcast_nodes($line, $self); # send it to everyone but me
-			}
-
-#  perhaps this IS what we want after all
-#			$self->route_pc41($ref, $call, $field[2], $field[3], $field[4]);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if ($pcno == 43) {
-			last SWITCH;
-		}
-
-		if ($pcno == 37 || $pcno == 44 || $pcno == 45 || $pcno == 46 || $pcno == 47 || $pcno == 48) {
-			DXDb::process($self, $line);
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 50) {		# keep alive/user list
-			my $call = $field[1];
-			my $node = Route::Node::get($call);
-			if ($node) {
-				return unless $node->call eq $self->{call};
-				$node->usercount($field[2]);
-
-				# input filter if required
-				return unless $self->in_filter_route($node);
-
-				$self->route_pc50($node, $field[2], $field[3]) unless eph_dup($line);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if ($pcno == 51) {		# incoming ping requests/answers
-			my $to = $field[1];
-			my $from = $field[2];
-			my $flag = $field[3];
-
-			
-			# is it for us?
-			if ($to eq $main::mycall) {
-				if ($flag == 1) {
-					$self->send(pc51($from, $to, '0'));
 				} else {
-					# it's a reply, look in the ping list for this one
-					my $ref = $pings{$from};
-					if ($ref) {
-						my $tochan =  DXChannel->get($from);
-						while (@$ref) {
-							my $r = shift @$ref;
-							my $dxchan = DXChannel->get($r->{call});
-							next unless $dxchan;
-							my $t = tv_interval($r->{t}, [ gettimeofday ]);
-							if ($dxchan->is_user) {
-								my $s = sprintf "%.2f", $t; 
-								my $ave = sprintf "%.2f", $tochan ? ($tochan->{pingave} || $t) : $t;
-								$dxchan->send($dxchan->msg('pingi', $from, $s, $ave))
-							} elsif ($dxchan->is_node) {
-								if ($tochan) {
-									my $nopings = $tochan->user->nopings || 2;
-									push @{$tochan->{pingtime}}, $t;
-									shift @{$tochan->{pingtime}} if @{$tochan->{pingtime}} > 6;
-
-									# cope with a missed ping, this means you must set the pingint large enough
-									if ($t > $tochan->{pingint}  && $t < 2 * $tochan->{pingint} ) {
-										$t -= $tochan->{pingint};
-									}
-
-									# calc smoothed RTT a la TCP
-									if (@{$tochan->{pingtime}} == 1) {
-										$tochan->{pingave} = $t;
-									} else {
-										$tochan->{pingave} = $tochan->{pingave} + (($t - $tochan->{pingave}) / 6);
-									}
-									$tochan->{nopings} = $nopings; # pump up the timer
-								}
-							} 
-						}
-					}
+					$dxchan->update_pc92_next; # this won't actually do anything, it's just to be tidy
 				}
-			} else {
-				if (eph_dup($line)) {
-					dbg("PCPROT: dup PC51 detected") if isdbg('chanerr');
-					return;
-				}
-				# route down an appropriate thingy
-				$self->route($to, $line);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if ($pcno == 75) {		# dunno but route it
-			my $call = $field[1];
-			if ($call ne $main::mycall) {
-				$self->route($call, $line);
 			}
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if ($pcno == 73) {  # WCY broadcasts
-			my $call = $field[1];
-			
-			# do some de-duping
-			my $d = cltounix($call, sprintf("%02d18Z", $field[2]));
-			if (($pcno == 23 && $d < $main::systime - $pc23_max_age) || $d > $main::systime + 1500 || $field[2] < 0 || $field[2] > 23) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: WCY Date ($call $field[2]) out of range") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-			@field = map { unpad($_) } @field;
-			if (WCY::dup($d)) {
-				dbg("PCPROT: Dup WCY Spot ignored\n") if isdbg('chanerr');
-				return;
-			}
-		
-			my $wcy = WCY::update($d, @field[2..12]);
-
-			my $rep;
-			eval {
-				$rep = Local::wcy($self, @field[1..12]);
-			};
-			# dbg("Local::wcy error $@") if isdbg('local') if $@;
-			return if $rep;
-
-			# broadcast to the eager world
-			send_wcy_spot($self, $line, $d, @field[2..12]);
-			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($pcno == 84) { # remote commands (incoming)
-			$self->process_rcmd($field[1], $field[2], $field[3], $field[4]);
-			return;
+		# do the keepalive for me, if required
+		if ($main::systime >= $main::me->{next_pc92_keepalive}) {
+			time_out_pc92_routes();
+			$main::me->broadcast_pc92_keepalive($main::mycall);
 		}
 
-		if ($pcno == 85) {		# remote command replies
-			$self->process_rcmd_reply($field[1], $field[2], $field[3], $field[4]);
-			
-			return;
-		}
-		if ($pcno == 90) {		# new style PC16,17,19,21
-			return;
+		if ($pc92_slug_changes && $main::systime >= $last_pc92_slug + $pc92_slug_changes) {
+			my ($add, $del) = gen_pc92_changes();
+			$main::me->route_pc92d($main::mycall, undef, $main::routeroot, @$del) if @$del;
+			$main::me->route_pc92a($main::mycall, undef, $main::routeroot, @$add) if @$add;
+			clear_pc92_changes();
 		}
 	}
-	 
-	# if get here then rebroadcast the thing with its Hop count decremented (if
-	# there is one). If it has a hop count and it decrements to zero then don't
-	# rebroadcast it.
-	#
-	# NOTE - don't arrive here UNLESS YOU WANT this lump of protocol to be
-	#        REBROADCAST!!!!
-	#
-
-	if (eph_dup($line)) {
-		dbg("PCPROT: Ephemeral dup, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
-	} else {
-		unless ($self->{isolate}) {
-			DXChannel::broadcast_nodes($line, $self); # send it to everyone but me
-		}
-	}
-}
 
-#
-# This is called from inside the main cluster processing loop and is used
-# for despatching commands that are doing some long processing job
-#
-sub process
-{
-	my $t = time;
-	my @dxchan = DXChannel->get_all();
-	my $dxchan;
-	my $pc50s;
-	
-	# send out a pc50 on EVERY channel all at once
-	if ($t >= $last_pc50 + $DXProt::pc50_interval) {
-		$pc50s = pc50($main::me, scalar DXChannel::get_all_users);
-		eph_dup($pc50s);
-		$last_pc50 = $t;
-	}
-
-	foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
-		next unless $dxchan->is_node();
-		next if $dxchan == $main::me;
-
-		# send the pc50 or PC90
-		$dxchan->send($pc50s) if $pc50s;
-		
-		# send a ping out on this channel
-		if ($dxchan->{pingint} && $t >= $dxchan->{pingint} + $dxchan->{lastping}) {
-			if ($dxchan->{nopings} <= 0) {
-				$dxchan->disconnect;
-			} else {
-				addping($main::mycall, $dxchan->call);
-				$dxchan->{nopings} -= 1;
-				$dxchan->{lastping} = $t;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	# every ten seconds
-	if ($t - $last10 >= 10) {	
-		# clean out ephemera 
-
-		eph_clean();
-
-		$last10 = $t;
-	}
-	
 	if ($main::systime - 3600 > $last_hour) {
 		$last_hour = $main::systime;
 	}
@@ -1334,15 +548,24 @@ sub send_dx_spot
 {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $line = shift;
-	my @dxchan = DXChannel->get_all();
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all();
 	my $dxchan;
-	
+	my $pc11;
+
 	# send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
 	# taking into account filtering and so on
 	foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
 		next if $dxchan == $main::me;
 		next if $dxchan == $self && $self->is_node;
-		$dxchan->dx_spot($line, $self->{isolate}, @_, $self->{call});
+		if ($line =~ /PC61/ && !($dxchan->is_spider || $dxchan->is_user)) {
+			unless ($pc11) {
+				my @f = split /\^/, $line;
+				$pc11 = join '^', 'PC11', @f[1..7,9];
+			}
+			$dxchan->dx_spot($pc11, $self->{isolate}, @_, $self->{call});
+		} else {
+			$dxchan->dx_spot($line, $self->{isolate}, @_, $self->{call});
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1364,7 +587,8 @@ sub send_prot_line
 {
 	my ($self, $filter, $hops, $isolate, $line) = @_;
 	my $routeit;
-	
+
+
 	if ($hops) {
 		$routeit = $line;
 		$routeit =~ s/\^H\d+\^\~$/\^H$hops\^\~/;
@@ -1384,22 +608,10 @@ sub send_wwv_spot
 {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $line = shift;
-	my @dxchan = DXChannel->get_all();
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all();
 	my $dxchan;
-	my ($wwv_dxcc, $wwv_itu, $wwv_cq, $org_dxcc, $org_itu, $org_cq) = (0..0);
-	my @dxcc = Prefix::extract($_[6]);
-	if (@dxcc > 0) {
-		$wwv_dxcc = $dxcc[1]->dxcc;
-		$wwv_itu = $dxcc[1]->itu;
-		$wwv_cq = $dxcc[1]->cq;						
-	}
-	@dxcc = Prefix::extract($_[7]);
-	if (@dxcc > 0) {
-		$org_dxcc = $dxcc[1]->dxcc;
-		$org_itu = $dxcc[1]->itu;
-		$org_cq = $dxcc[1]->cq;						
-	}
-	
+	my @dxcc = ((Prefix::cty_data($_[6]))[0..2], (Prefix::cty_data($_[7]))[0..2]);
+
 	# send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
 	# taking into account filtering and so on
 	foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
@@ -1408,9 +620,8 @@ sub send_wwv_spot
 		my $routeit;
 		my ($filter, $hops);
 
-		$dxchan->wwv($line, $self->{isolate}, @_, $self->{call}, $wwv_dxcc, $wwv_itu, $wwv_cq, $org_dxcc, $org_itu, $org_cq);
+		$dxchan->wwv($line, $self->{isolate}, @_, $self->{call}, @dxcc);
 	}
-	
 }
 
 sub wwv
@@ -1419,9 +630,9 @@ sub wwv
 	my $line = shift;
 	my $isolate = shift;
 	my ($filter, $hops);
-	
+
 	if ($self->{wwvfilter}) {
-		($filter, $hops) = $self->{wwvfilter}->it(@_);
+		($filter, $hops) = $self->{wwvfilter}->it(@_[7..$#_]);
 		return unless $filter;
 	}
 	send_prot_line($self, $filter, $hops, $isolate, $line)
@@ -1431,29 +642,17 @@ sub send_wcy_spot
 {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $line = shift;
-	my @dxchan = DXChannel->get_all();
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all();
 	my $dxchan;
-	my ($wcy_dxcc, $wcy_itu, $wcy_cq, $org_dxcc, $org_itu, $org_cq) = (0..0);
-	my @dxcc = Prefix::extract($_[10]);
-	if (@dxcc > 0) {
-		$wcy_dxcc = $dxcc[1]->dxcc;
-		$wcy_itu = $dxcc[1]->itu;
-		$wcy_cq = $dxcc[1]->cq;						
-	}
-	@dxcc = Prefix::extract($_[11]);
-	if (@dxcc > 0) {
-		$org_dxcc = $dxcc[1]->dxcc;
-		$org_itu = $dxcc[1]->itu;
-		$org_cq = $dxcc[1]->cq;						
-	}
-	
+	my @dxcc = ((Prefix::cty_data($_[10]))[0..2], (Prefix::cty_data($_[11]))[0..2]);
+
 	# send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
 	# taking into account filtering and so on
 	foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
 		next if $dxchan == $main::me;
 		next if $dxchan == $self;
 
-		$dxchan->wcy($line, $self->{isolate}, @_, $self->{call}, $wcy_dxcc, $wcy_itu, $wcy_cq, $org_dxcc, $org_itu, $org_cq);
+		$dxchan->wcy($line, $self->{isolate}, @_, $self->{call}, @dxcc);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1468,73 +667,148 @@ sub wcy
 		($filter, $hops) = $self->{wcyfilter}->it(@_);
 		return unless $filter;
 	}
-	send_prot_line($self, $filter, $hops, $isolate, $line) if $self->is_clx || $self->is_spider || $self->is_dxnet;
+	send_prot_line($self, $filter, $hops, $isolate, $line) if $self->is_clx || $self->is_spider || $self->is_dxnet;
+}
+
+# send an announce
+sub send_announce
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $from_pc9x = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all();
+	my $dxchan;
+	my $target = $_[6];
+	my $to = 'To ';
+	my $text = unpad($_[2]);
+	my $from = $_[0];
+
+	if ($_[3] eq '*') {	# sysops
+		$target = "SYSOP";
+	} elsif ($_[3] gt ' ') { # speciality list handling
+		my ($name) = split /\./, $_[3];
+		$target = "$name"; # put the rest in later (if bothered)
+	}
+
+	if ($_[5] eq '1') {
+		$target = "WX";
+		$to = '';
+	}
+	$target = "ALL" if !$target;
+
+
+	# obtain country codes etc
+	my @a = Prefix::cty_data($from);
+	my @b = Prefix::cty_data($_[4]);
+	if ($self->{inannfilter}) {
+		my ($filter, $hops) =
+			$self->{inannfilter}->it(@_, $self->{call},
+									 @a[0..2],
+									 @b[0..2], $a[3], $b[3]);
+		unless ($filter) {
+			dbg("PCPROT: Rejected by input announce filter") if isdbg('chanerr');
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	# the sysop ('*') thing is an attempt to minimise the damage caused by non-updated PC93 generators
+	if (AnnTalk::dup($from, $target, $_[2]) || ($_[3] eq '*' && AnnTalk::dup($from, 'ALL', $_[2]))) {
+		my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($from);
+		if ($self == $main::me && $dxchan && $dxchan->is_user) {
+			if ($dxchan->priv < 5) {
+				$dxchan->send($dxchan->msg('dup'));
+				return;
+			}
+		} else {
+			dbg("PCPROT: Duplicate Announce ignored") if isdbg('chanerr');
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	Log('ann', $target, $from, $text);
+
+	# send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
+	# taking into account filtering and so on
+	foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+		next if $dxchan == $main::me;
+		next if $dxchan == $self && $self->is_node;
+		next if $from_pc9x && $dxchan->{do_pc9x};
+		next if $target eq 'LOCAL' && $dxchan->is_node;
+		$dxchan->announce($line, $self->{isolate}, $to, $target, $text, @_, $self->{call},
+						  @a[0..2], @b[0..2]);
+	}
 }
 
-# send an announce
-sub send_announce
+my $msgid = int rand(1000);
+
+sub nextchatmsgid
+{
+	$msgid++;
+	$msgid = 1 if $msgid > 999;
+	return $msgid;
+}
+
+# send a chat line
+sub send_chat
 {
 	my $self = shift;
+	my $from_pc9x = shift;
 	my $line = shift;
-	my @dxchan = DXChannel->get_all();
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all();
 	my $dxchan;
-	my $target;
-	my $to = 'To ';
+	my $target = $_[3];
 	my $text = unpad($_[2]);
-				
-	if ($_[3] eq '*') {	# sysops
-		$target = "SYSOP";
-	} elsif ($_[3] gt ' ') { # speciality list handling
-		my ($name) = split /\./, $_[3]; 
-		$target = "$name"; # put the rest in later (if bothered) 
-	} 
-	
-	if ($_[5] eq '1') {
-		$target = "WX"; 
-		$to = '';
-	}
-	$target = "ALL" if !$target;
-
+	my $ak1a_line;
+	my $from = $_[0];
 
-	# obtain country codes etc 
-	my ($ann_dxcc, $ann_itu, $ann_cq, $org_dxcc, $org_itu, $org_cq) = (0..0);
-	my @dxcc = Prefix::extract($_[0]);
-	if (@dxcc > 0) {
-		$ann_dxcc = $dxcc[1]->dxcc;
-		$ann_itu = $dxcc[1]->itu;
-		$ann_cq = $dxcc[1]->cq;						
-	}
-	@dxcc = Prefix::extract($_[4]);
-	if (@dxcc > 0) {
-		$org_dxcc = $dxcc[1]->dxcc;
-		$org_itu = $dxcc[1]->itu;
-		$org_cq = $dxcc[1]->cq;						
+	# munge the group and recast the line if required
+	if ($target =~ s/\.LST$//) {
+		$ak1a_line = $line;
 	}
 
+	# obtain country codes etc
+	my @a = Prefix::cty_data($from);
+	my @b = Prefix::cty_data($_[4]);
 	if ($self->{inannfilter}) {
-		my ($filter, $hops) = 
-			$self->{inannfilter}->it(@_, $self->{call}, 
-									 $ann_dxcc, $ann_itu, $ann_cq,
-									 $org_dxcc, $org_itu, $org_cq);
+		my ($filter, $hops) =
+			$self->{inannfilter}->it(@_, $self->{call},
+									 @a[0..2],
+									 @b[0..2], $a[3], $b[3]);
 		unless ($filter) {
 			dbg("PCPROT: Rejected by input announce filter") if isdbg('chanerr');
 			return;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (AnnTalk::dup($_[0], $_[1], $_[2])) {
-		dbg("PCPROT: Duplicate Announce ignored") if isdbg('chanerr');
-		return;
+	if (AnnTalk::dup($from, $target, $_[2], $main::systime + $chatdupeage)) {
+		my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($from);
+		if ($self == $main::me && $dxchan && $dxchan->is_user) {
+			if ($dxchan->priv < 5) {
+				$dxchan->send($dxchan->msg('dup'));
+				return;
+			}
+		} else {
+			dbg("PCPROT: Duplicate Announce ignored") if isdbg('chanerr');
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
-	Log('ann', $target, $_[0], $text);
+
+	Log('chat', $target, $from, $text);
 
 	# send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
 	# taking into account filtering and so on
 	foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
-		next if $dxchan == $main::me;
-		next if $dxchan == $self && $self->is_node;
-		$dxchan->announce($line, $self->{isolate}, $to, $target, $text, @_, $self->{call}, $ann_dxcc, $ann_itu, $ann_cq, $org_dxcc, $org_itu, $org_cq);
+		if ($dxchan->is_node) {
+			next if $dxchan == $main::me;
+			next if $dxchan == $self;
+			next if $from_pc9x && $dxchan->do_pc9x;
+			next unless $dxchan->is_spider && $dxchan->do_pc9x;
+			next if $target eq 'LOCAL';
+		}
+
+		$dxchan->chat($line, $self->{isolate}, $target, $_[1],
+					  $text, @_, $self->{call}, @a[0..2], @b[0..2]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1555,46 +829,191 @@ sub announce
 	send_prot_line($self, $filter, $hops, $isolate, $line) unless $_[1] eq $main::mycall;
 }
 
+sub chat
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	my $isolate = shift;
+	my $to = shift;
+	my $target = shift;
+	my $text = shift;
+	my ($filter, $hops);
+
+	if ($self->{annfilter}) {
+		($filter, $hops) = $self->{annfilter}->it(@_);
+		return unless $filter;
+	}
+	if (($self->is_spider || $self->is_ak1a) && $_[1] ne $main::mycall) {
+		send_prot_line($self, $filter, $hops, $isolate, $line);
+	}
+}
+
 
 sub send_local_config
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	my $n;
+
+	dbg('DXProt::send_local_config') if isdbg('trace');
+
+	# send our nodes
+	my $node;
 	my @nodes;
 	my @localnodes;
 	my @remotenodes;
 
-	dbg('DXProt::send_local_config') if isdbg('trace');
-	
-	# send our nodes
 	if ($self->{isolate}) {
+		dbg("send_local_config: isolated");
 		@localnodes = ( $main::routeroot );
+		$self->send_route($main::mycall, \&pc19, 1, $main::routeroot);
+	} elsif ($self->{do_pc9x}) {
+		dbg("send_local_config: doing pc9x");
+		my $node = Route::Node::get($self->{call});
+#		$self->send_last_pc92_config($main::routeroot);
+#		$self->send(pc92a($main::routeroot, $node)) unless $main::routeroot->last_PC92C =~ /$self->{call}/;
+		$self->send(pc92a($main::routeroot, $node));
+		$self->send(pc92k($main::routeroot));
 	} else {
 		# create a list of all the nodes that are not connected to this connection
 		# and are not themselves isolated, this to make sure that isolated nodes
-        # don't appear outside of this node
+		# don't appear outside of this node
+
+		dbg("send_local_config: traditional");
+
+		# send locally connected nodes
 		my @dxchan = grep { $_->call ne $main::mycall && $_ != $self && !$_->{isolate} } DXChannel::get_all_nodes();
 		@localnodes = map { my $r = Route::Node::get($_->{call}); $r ? $r : () } @dxchan if @dxchan;
-		my @intcalls = map { $_->nodes } @localnodes if @localnodes;
+		$self->send_route($main::mycall, \&pc19, scalar(@localnodes)+1, $main::routeroot, @localnodes);
+
+		my $node;
+		my @rawintcalls = map { $_->nodes } @localnodes if @localnodes;
+		my @intcalls;
+		foreach $node (@rawintcalls) {
+			push @intcalls, $node if grep $_ && $node != $_, @intcalls;
+		}
 		my $ref = Route::Node::get($self->{call});
 		my @rnodes = $ref->nodes;
-		for my $n (@intcalls) {
-			push @remotenodes, Route::Node::get($n) unless grep $n eq $_, @rnodes;
+		foreach $node (@intcalls) {
+			push @remotenodes, Route::Node::get($node) if grep $_ && $node != $_, @rnodes, @remotenodes;
 		}
-		unshift @localnodes, $main::routeroot;
+		$self->send_route($main::mycall, \&pc19, scalar(@remotenodes), @remotenodes);
 	}
-	
 
-	send_route($self, \&pc19, scalar(@localnodes)+scalar(@remotenodes), @localnodes, @remotenodes);
-	
 	# get all the users connected on the above nodes and send them out
-	foreach $n (@localnodes, @remotenodes) {
-		if ($n) {
-			send_route($self, \&pc16, 1, $n, map {my $r = Route::User::get($_); $r ? ($r) : ()} $n->users);
+	unless ($self->{do_pc9x}) {
+		foreach $node ($main::routeroot, @localnodes, @remotenodes) {
+			if ($node) {
+				my @rout = map {my $r = Route::User::get($_); $r ? ($r) : ()} $node->users;
+				$self->send_route($main::mycall, \&pc16, 1, $node, @rout) if @rout && $self->user->wantsendpc16;
+			} else {
+				dbg("sent a null value") if isdbg('chanerr');
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+sub gen_my_pc92_config
+{
+	my $node = shift;
+
+	if ($node->{call} eq $main::mycall) {
+		clear_pc92_changes();		# remove any slugged data, we are generating it as now
+		my @dxchan = grep { $_->call ne $main::mycall && !$_->{isolate} } DXChannel::get_all();
+		dbg("ROUTE: all dxchan: " . join(',', map{$_->{call}} @dxchan)) if isdbg('routelow');
+		my @localnodes = map { my $r = Route::get($_->{call}); $r ? $r : () } @dxchan;
+		dbg("ROUTE: localnodes: " . join(',', map{$_->{call}} @localnodes)) if isdbg('routelow');
+		return pc92c($node, @localnodes);
+	} else {
+		my @rout = map {my $r = Route::User::get($_); $r ? ($r) : ()} $node->users;
+		return pc92c($node, @rout);
+	}
+}
+
+sub send_last_pc92_config
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $node = shift;
+	if (my $l = $node->last_PC92C) {
+		$self->send($l);
+	} else {
+		$self->send_pc92_config($node);
+	}
+}
+
+sub send_pc92_config
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $node = shift;
+
+	dbg('DXProt::send_pc92_config') if isdbg('trace');
+
+	$node->last_PC92C(gen_my_pc92_config($node));
+	$self->send($node->last_PC92C);
+}
+
+sub broadcast_pc92_update
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $call = shift;
+
+	dbg("ROUTE: broadcast_pc92_update $call") if isdbg('obscount');
+
+	my $nref = Route::Node::get($call);
+	unless ($nref) {
+		cluck("ERROR: broadcast_pc92_update - Route::Node $call disappeared");
+		$self->update_pc92_next;
+		return;
+	}
+	my $l = $nref->last_PC92C(gen_my_pc92_config($nref));
+	$nref->lastid(last_pc9x_id());
+	$main::me->broadcast_route_pc9x($main::mycall, undef, $l, 0);
+	$self->update_pc92_next;
+}
+
+sub broadcast_pc92_keepalive
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $call = shift;
+
+	dbg("ROUTE: broadcast_pc92_keepalive $call") if isdbg('obscount');
+
+	my $nref = Route::Node::get($call);
+	unless ($nref) {
+		cluck("ERROR: broadcast_pc92_keepalive - Route::Node $call disappeared");
+		$self->update_pc92_keepalive;
+		return;
+	}
+	my $l = pc92k($nref);
+	$nref->lastid(last_pc9x_id());
+	$main::me->broadcast_route_pc9x($main::mycall, undef, $l, 0);
+	$self->update_pc92_keepalive;
+}
+
+sub time_out_pc92_routes
+{
+	my @nodes = grep {$_->call ne $main::mycall && ($_->do_pc9x || $_->via_pc92)} Route::Node::get_all();
+	my @rdel;
+	foreach my $n (@nodes) {
+		my $o = $n->dec_obs;
+		if ($o <= 0) {
+			if (my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($n->call)) {
+				dbg("ROUTE: disconnecting local pc92 $dxchan->{call} on obscount") if isdbg('obscount');
+				$dxchan->disconnect;
+				next;
+			}
+			my @parents = map {Route::Node::get($_)} $n->parents;
+			for (@parents) {
+				if ($_) {
+					dbg("ROUTE: deleting pc92 $_->{call} from $n->{call} on obscount")  if isdbg('obscount');
+					push @rdel, $n->del($_);
+				}
+			}
 		} else {
-			dbg("sent a null value") if isdbg('chanerr');
+			dbg("ROUTE: obscount on $n->{call} now $o") if isdbg('obscount');
 		}
 	}
+	for (@rdel) {
+		$main::me->route_pc21($main::mycall, undef, $_) if $_;
+	}
 }
 
 #
@@ -1602,6 +1021,7 @@ sub send_local_config
 #
 # is called route(to, pcline);
 #
+
 sub route
 {
 	my ($self, $call, $line) = @_;
@@ -1612,8 +1032,10 @@ sub route
 	}
 
 	# always send it down the local interface if available
-	my $dxchan = DXChannel->get($call);
-	unless ($dxchan) {
+	my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($call);
+	if ($dxchan) {
+		dbg("route: $call -> $dxchan->{call} direct" ) if isdbg('route');
+	} else {
 		my $cl = Route::get($call);
 		$dxchan = $cl->dxchan if $cl;
 		if (ref $dxchan) {
@@ -1621,8 +1043,10 @@ sub route
 				dbg("PCPROT: Trying to route back to source, dropped") if isdbg('chanerr');
 				return;
 			}
+			dbg("route: $call -> $dxchan->{call} using normal route" ) if isdbg('route');
 		}
 	}
+
 	if ($dxchan) {
 		my $routeit = adjust_hops($dxchan, $line);   # adjust its hop count by node name
 		if ($routeit) {
@@ -1634,7 +1058,7 @@ sub route
 }
 
 #
-# obtain the hops from the list for this callsign and pc no 
+# obtain the hops from the list for this callsign and pc no
 #
 
 sub get_hops
@@ -1642,11 +1066,11 @@ sub get_hops
 	my $pcno = shift;
 	my $hops = $DXProt::hopcount{$pcno};
 	$hops = $DXProt::def_hopcount if !$hops;
-	return "H$hops";       
+	return "H$hops";
 }
 
-# 
-# adjust the hop count on a per node basis using the user loadable 
+#
+# adjust the hop count on a per node basis using the user loadable
 # hop table if available or else decrement an existing one
 #
 
@@ -1656,8 +1080,8 @@ sub adjust_hops
 	my $s = shift;
 	my $call = $self->{call};
 	my $hops;
-	
-	if (($hops) = $s =~ /\^H(\d+)\^~?$/o) {
+
+	if (($hops) = $s =~ /\^H([-\d]+)\^?~?$/o) {
 		my ($pcno) = $s =~ /^PC(\d\d)/o;
 		confess "$call called adjust_hops with '$s'" unless $pcno;
 		my $ref = $nodehops{$call} if %nodehops;
@@ -1666,19 +1090,17 @@ sub adjust_hops
 			return "" if defined $newhops && $newhops == 0;
 			$newhops = $ref->{default} unless $newhops;
 			return "" if defined $newhops && $newhops == 0;
-			$newhops = $hops if !$newhops;
-			$s =~ s/\^H(\d+)(\^~?)$/\^H$newhops$2/ if $newhops;
+			$newhops = $hops unless $newhops;
+			return "" unless $newhops > 0;
+			$s =~ s/\^H(\d+)(\^~?)$/\^H$newhops$2/ if $newhops != $hops;
 		} else {
-			# simply decrement it
-			$hops--;
-			return "" if !$hops;
-			$s =~ s/\^H(\d+)(\^~?)$/\^H$hops$2/ if $hops;
+			return "" unless $hops > 0;
 		}
 	}
 	return $s;
 }
 
-# 
+#
 # load hop tables
 #
 sub load_hops
@@ -1687,31 +1109,27 @@ sub load_hops
 	return $self->msg('lh1') unless -e "$main::data/hop_table.pl";
 	do "$main::data/hop_table.pl";
 	return $@ if $@;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-# add a ping request to the ping queues
-sub addping
-{
-	my ($from, $to) = @_;
-	my $ref = $pings{$to} || [];
-	my $r = {};
-	$r->{call} = $from;
-	$r->{t} = [ gettimeofday ];
-	route(undef, $to, pc51($to, $main::mycall, 1));
-	push @$ref, $r;
-	$pings{$to} = $ref;
+	return ();
 }
 
 sub process_rcmd
 {
 	my ($self, $tonode, $fromnode, $user, $cmd) = @_;
 	if ($tonode eq $main::mycall) {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($fromnode);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($fromnode);
+		unless ($ref && UNIVERSAL::isa($ref, 'DXUser')) {
+			dbg("DXProt process_rcmd: user $fromnode isn't a reference (check user_asc and tell G1TLH)"); 
+			$self->send_rcmd_reply($main::mycall, $fromnode, $user, "sorry...!");
+			return;
+		}
 		my $cref = Route::Node::get($fromnode);
-		Log('rcmd', 'in', $ref->{priv}, $fromnode, $cmd);
-		if ($cmd !~ /^\s*rcmd/i && $cref && $ref && $cref->call eq $ref->homenode) { # not allowed to relay RCMDS!
+		unless ($cref && UNIVERSAL::isa($cref, 'Route')) {
+			dbg("DXProt process_rcmd: Route $fromnode isn't a reference (tell G1TLH)"); 
+			$self->send_rcmd_reply($main::mycall, $fromnode, $user, "sorry...!");
+			return;
+		}
+		Log('rcmd', 'in', ($ref->{priv}||0), $fromnode, $cmd);
+		if ($cmd !~ /^\s*rcmd/i && $ref->homenode && $cref->call eq $ref->homenode) { # not allowed to relay RCMDS!
 			if ($ref->{priv}) {		# you have to have SOME privilege, the commands have further filtering
 				$self->{remotecmd} = 1; # for the benefit of any command that needs to know
 				my $oldpriv = $self->{priv};
@@ -1727,7 +1145,7 @@ sub process_rcmd
 			$self->send_rcmd_reply($main::mycall, $fromnode, $user, "your attempt is logged, Tut tut tut...!");
 		}
 	} else {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($tonode);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($tonode);
 		if ($ref && $ref->is_clx) {
 			$self->route($tonode, pc84($fromnode, $tonode, $user, $cmd));
 		} else {
@@ -1742,17 +1160,17 @@ sub process_rcmd_reply
 	if ($tonode eq $main::mycall) {
 		my $s = $rcmds{$fromnode};
 		if ($s) {
-			my $dxchan = DXChannel->get($s->{call});
-			my $ref = $user eq $tonode ? $dxchan : (DXChannel->get($user) || $dxchan);
+			my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($s->{call});
+			my $ref = $user eq $tonode ? $dxchan : (DXChannel::get($user) || $dxchan);
 			$ref->send($line) if $ref;
 			delete $rcmds{$fromnode} if !$dxchan;
 		} else {
 			# send unsolicited ones to the sysop
-			my $dxchan = DXChannel->get($main::myalias);
+			my $dxchan = DXChannel::get($main::myalias);
 			$dxchan->send($line) if $dxchan;
 		}
 	} else {
-		my $ref = DXUser->get_current($tonode);
+		my $ref = DXUser::get_current($tonode);
 		if ($ref && $ref->is_clx) {
 			$self->route($tonode, pc85($fromnode, $tonode, $user, $line));
 		} else {
@@ -1789,7 +1207,7 @@ sub addrcmd
 	$r->{t} = $main::systime;
 	$r->{cmd} = $cmd;
 	$rcmds{$to} = $r;
-	
+
 	my $ref = Route::Node::get($to);
 	my $dxchan = $ref->dxchan;
 	if ($dxchan && $dxchan->is_clx) {
@@ -1802,38 +1220,30 @@ sub addrcmd
 sub disconnect
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	my $pc39flag = shift;
+	my $pc39flag = shift || 0;
 	my $call = $self->call;
 
 	return if $self->{disconnecting}++;
-	
-	unless ($pc39flag && $pc39flag == 1) {
+
+	unless ($pc39flag == 1) {
 		$self->send_now("D", DXProt::pc39($main::mycall, $self->msg('disc1', "System Op")));
 	}
 
-	# get rid of any PC16 and 19s
-	eph_del_regex("^PC16\\^$call");
-	eph_del_regex("^PC19\\^.*$call");
+	# get rid of any PC16/17/19
+	eph_del_regex("^PC1[679]*$call");
 
-	# do routing stuff
+	# do routing stuff, remove me from routing table
 	my $node = Route::Node::get($call);
-	my @rout;
-	if ($node) {
-		@rout = $node->del($main::routeroot);
-	}
-	
+
+	Route::delete_interface($call);
+
 	# unbusy and stop and outgoing mail
 	my $mref = DXMsg::get_busy($call);
 	$mref->stop_msg($call) if $mref;
-	
-	# broadcast to all other nodes that all the nodes connected to via me are gone
-	unless ($pc39flag && $pc39flag == 2) {
-		$self->route_pc21(@rout) if @rout;
-	}
 
 	# remove outstanding pings
 	delete $pings{$call};
-	
+
 	# I was the last node visited
     $self->user->node($main::mycall);
 
@@ -1843,43 +1253,91 @@ sub disconnect
 	Log('DXProt', $call . " Disconnected");
 
 	$self->SUPER::disconnect;
+
+	# here we determine what needs to go out of the routing table
+	my @rout;
+	if ($node && $pc39flag != 2) {
+		dbg('%Route::Node::List = ' . join(',', sort keys %Route::Node::list)) if isdbg('routedisc');
+
+		@rout = $node->del($main::routeroot);
+
+		dbg('@rout = ' . join(',', sort map {$_->call} @rout)) if isdbg('routedisc');
+
+		# now we need to see what can't be routed anymore and came
+		# in via this node (probably).
+		my $n = 0;
+		while ($n != @rout) {
+			$n = @rout;
+			for (Route::Node::get_all()) {
+				unless ($_->dxchan) {
+					push @rout, $_->delete;
+				}
+			}
+			dbg('@rout = ' . join(',', sort map {$_->call} @rout)) if isdbg('routedisc');
+		}
+
+		dbg('%Route::Node::List = ' . join(',', sort keys %Route::Node::list)) if isdbg('routedisc');
+
+		# and all my ephemera as well
+		for (@rout) {
+			my $c = $_->call;
+			eph_del_regex("^PC1[679].*$c");
+		}
+	}
+
+	# broadcast to all other nodes that all the nodes connected to via me are gone
+	unless ($pc39flag == 2)  {
+		$self->route_pc21($main::mycall, undef, @rout) if @rout;
+		$self->route_pc92d($main::mycall, undef, $main::routeroot, $node) if $node;
+	}
 }
 
 
-# 
+#
 # send a talk message to this thingy
 #
 sub talk
 {
 	my ($self, $from, $to, $via, $line, $origin) = @_;
-	
-	$line =~ s/\^/\\5E/g;			# remove any ^ characters
-	$self->send(DXProt::pc10($from, $to, $via, $line, $origin));
-	Log('talk', $to, $from, $via?$via:$self->call, $line) unless $origin && $origin ne $main::mycall;
+
+	if ($self->{do_pc9x}) {
+		$self->send(pc93($to, $from, $via, $line));
+	} else {
+		$self->send(pc10($from, $to, $via, $line, $origin));
+	}
+	Log('talk', $to, $from, '>' . ($via || $origin || $self->call), $line) unless $origin && $origin ne $main::mycall;
 }
 
 # send it if it isn't the except list and isn't isolated and still has a hop count
 # taking into account filtering and so on
+
 sub send_route
 {
 	my $self = shift;
+	my $origin = shift;
 	my $generate = shift;
-	my $no = shift;     # the no of things to filter on 
+	my $no = shift;     # the no of things to filter on
 	my $routeit;
 	my ($filter, $hops);
 	my @rin;
-	
+
 	for (; @_ && $no; $no--) {
 		my $r = shift;
-		
+
+		# don't send messages with $self's call in back to them
+		if ($r->call eq $self->{call}) {
+			dbg("PCPROT: trying to send $self->{call} back itself") if isdbg('chanerr');
+			next;
+		}
+
 		if (!$self->{isolate} && $self->{routefilter}) {
 			$filter = undef;
 			if ($r) {
-				($filter, $hops) = $self->{routefilter}->it($self->{call}, $self->{dxcc}, $self->{itu}, $self->{cq}, $r->call, $r->dxcc, $r->itu, $r->cq);
+				($filter, $hops) = $self->{routefilter}->it($self->{call}, $self->{dxcc}, $self->{itu}, $self->{cq}, $r->call, $r->dxcc, $r->itu, $r->cq, $self->{state}, $r->{state});
 				if ($filter) {
 					push @rin, $r;
 				} else {
-					dbg("DXPROT: $self->{call}/" . $r->call . " rejected by output filter") if isdbg('chanerr');
+					dbg("PCPROT: $self->{call}/" . $r->call . " rejected by output filter") if isdbg('filter');
 				}
 			} else {
 				dbg("was sent a null value") if isdbg('chanerr');
@@ -1897,26 +1355,105 @@ sub send_route
 				$routeit = adjust_hops($self, $line);  # adjust its hop count by node name
 				next unless $routeit;
 			}
+
 			$self->send($routeit);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+# broadcast everywhere
 sub broadcast_route
 {
 	my $self = shift;
+	my $origin = shift;
 	my $generate = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
 	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all_nodes();
 	my $dxchan;
-	my $line;
-	
+
+	if ($line) {
+		$line =~ /\^H(\d+)\^?\~?$/;
+		return unless $1 > 0;
+	}
 	unless ($self->{isolate}) {
 		foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
-			next if $dxchan == $self;
-			next if $dxchan == $main::me;
-			next if $dxchan->user->wantnp;
-			
-			$dxchan->send_route($generate, @_);
+			next if $dxchan == $self || $dxchan == $main::me;
+			next if $origin eq $dxchan->{call};	# don't route some from this call back again.
+			next unless $dxchan->isa('DXProt');
+
+			$dxchan->send_route($origin, $generate, @_);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+# broadcast to non-pc9x nodes
+sub broadcast_route_nopc9x
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $generate = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all_nodes();
+	my $dxchan;
+
+	if ($line) {
+		$line =~ /\^H(\d+)\^?\~?$/;
+		return unless $1 > 0;
+	}
+	unless ($self->{isolate}) {
+		foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+			next if $dxchan == $self || $dxchan == $main::me;
+			next if $origin eq $dxchan->{call};	# don't route some from this call back again.
+			next unless $dxchan->isa('DXProt');
+			next if $dxchan->{do_pc9x};
+			if ($generate == \&pc16 || $generate==\&pc17) {
+				next unless $dxchan->user->wantsendpc16;
+			}
+			$dxchan->send_route($origin, $generate, @_);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+# this is only used for next door nodes on init
+sub send_route_pc92
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+
+	return unless $self->{do_pc9x};
+
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $generate = shift;
+	my $no = shift;     # the no of things to filter on
+	my $line;
+
+	$line = &$generate(@_);
+	$self->send($line);
+}
+
+# broadcast only to pc9x nodes
+sub broadcast_route_pc9x
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $generate = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	my $no = shift;
+	my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all_nodes();
+	my $dxchan;
+
+	if ($origin eq $main::mycall && $generate && !$line) {
+		$line = &$generate(@_);
+	}
+
+	$line =~ /\^H(\d+)\^\~?$/;
+	unless ($1 > 0 && $self->{isolate}) {
+		foreach $dxchan (@dxchan) {
+			next if $dxchan == $self || $dxchan == $main::me;
+			next if $origin eq $dxchan->{call};	# don't route some from this call back again.
+			next unless $dxchan->isa('DXProt');
+			next unless $dxchan->{do_pc9x};
+
+			$dxchan->send($line);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1924,49 +1461,85 @@ sub broadcast_route
 sub route_pc16
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc16, 1, @_);
+	return unless $self->user->wantpc16;
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route_nopc9x($self, $origin, \&pc16, $line, 1, @_);
 }
 
 sub route_pc17
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc17, 1, @_);
+	return unless $self->user->wantpc16;
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route_nopc9x($self, $origin, \&pc17, $line, 1, @_);
 }
 
 sub route_pc19
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc19, scalar @_, @_);
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route_nopc9x($self, $origin, \&pc19, $line, scalar @_, @_);
 }
 
 sub route_pc21
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc21, scalar @_, @_);
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route_nopc9x($self, $origin, \&pc21, $line, scalar @_, @_);
 }
 
 sub route_pc24
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc24, 1, @_);
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route($self, $origin, \&pc24, $line, 1, @_);
 }
 
 sub route_pc41
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc41, 1, @_);
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route($self, $origin, \&pc41, $line, 1, @_);
 }
 
+# this is probably obsolete now
 sub route_pc50
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc50, 1, @_);
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+
+	broadcast_route($self, $origin, \&pc50, $line, 1, @_);
+}
+
+sub route_pc92c
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route_pc9x($self, $origin, \&pc92c, $line, 1, @_);
+}
+
+sub route_pc92a
+{
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route_pc9x($self, $origin, \&pc92a, $line, 1, @_);
 }
 
-sub route_pc90
+sub route_pc92d
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	broadcast_route($self, \&pc90, 1, @_);
+	my $origin = shift;
+	my $line = shift;
+	broadcast_route_pc9x($self, $origin, \&pc92d, $line, 1, @_);
 }
 
 sub in_filter_route
@@ -1974,9 +1547,9 @@ sub in_filter_route
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $r = shift;
 	my ($filter, $hops) = (1, 1);
-	
+
 	if ($self->{inroutefilter}) {
-		($filter, $hops) = $self->{inroutefilter}->it($self->{call}, $self->{dxcc}, $self->{itu}, $self->{cq}, $r->call, $r->dxcc, $r->itu, $r->cq);
+		($filter, $hops) = $self->{inroutefilter}->it($self->{call}, $self->{dxcc}, $self->{itu}, $self->{cq}, $r->call, $r->dxcc, $r->itu, $r->cq, $self->state, $r->state);
 		dbg("PCPROT: $self->{call}/" . $r->call . ' rejected by in_filter_route') if !$filter && isdbg('chanerr');
 	}
 	return $filter;
@@ -1992,6 +1565,7 @@ sub eph_dup
 	$s =~ s/\^H\d\d?\^?\~?$//;
 	$r = 1 if exists $eph{$s};    # pump up the dup if it keeps circulating
 	$eph{$s} = $main::systime + $t;
+	dbg("PCPROT: emphemeral duplicate") if $r && isdbg('chanerr');
 	return $r;
 }
 
@@ -2009,7 +1583,7 @@ sub eph_del_regex
 sub eph_clean
 {
 	my ($key, $val);
-	
+
 	while (($key, $val) = each %eph) {
 		if ($main::systime >= $val) {
 			delete $eph{$key};
@@ -2032,5 +1606,89 @@ sub run_cmd
 {
 	goto &DXCommandmode::run_cmd;
 }
+
+
+# import any msgs in the chat directory
+# the messages are sent to the chat group which forms the
+# the first part of the name (eg: solar.1243.txt would be
+# sent to chat group SOLAR)
+#
+# Each message found is sent: one non-blank line to one chat
+# message. So 4 lines = 4 chat messages.
+#
+# The special name LOCAL is for local users ANN
+# The special name ALL is for ANN/FULL
+# The special name SYSOP is for ANN/SYSOP
+#
+sub import_chat
+{
+	# are there any to do in this directory?
+	return unless -d $chatimportfn;
+	unless (opendir(DIR, $chatimportfn)) {
+		dbg("can\'t open $chatimportfn $!") if isdbg('msg');
+		Log('msg', "can\'t open $chatimportfn $!");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	my @names = readdir(DIR);
+	closedir(DIR);
+	my $name;
+	foreach $name (@names) {
+		next if $name =~ /^\./;
+		my $splitit = $name =~ /^split/;
+		my $fn = "$chatimportfn/$name";
+		next unless -f $fn;
+		unless (open(MSG, $fn)) {
+			dbg("can\'t open import file $fn $!") if isdbg('msg');
+			Log('msg', "can\'t open import file $fn $!");
+			unlink($fn);
+			next;
+		}
+		my @msg = map { s/\r?\n$//; $_ } <MSG>;
+		close(MSG);
+		unlink($fn);
+
+		my @cat = split /\./, $name;
+		my $target = uc $cat[0];
+
+		foreach my $text (@msg) {
+			next unless $text && $text !~ /^\s*#/;
+			if ($target eq 'ALL' || $target eq 'LOCAL' || $target eq 'SYSOP' || $target eq 'WX') {
+				my $sysop = uc $target eq 'SYSOP' ? '*' : ' ';
+				my $wx = uc $target eq 'WX' ? '1' : '0';
+				my $via = $target;
+				$via = '*' if $target eq 'ALL' || $target eq 'SYSOP';
+				Log('ann', $target, $main::mycall, $text);
+				$main::me->normal(DXProt::pc93($target, $main::mycall, $via, $text));
+			} else {
+				DXCommandmode::send_chats($main::me, $target, $text);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+# start a pc92 find operation
+sub start_pc92_find
+{
+	my $dxchan = shift;
+	my $target = shift;
+	my $key = "$dxchan->{call}|$target";
+	if ($pc92_find{$key}) {
+
+	}
+}
+
+# function (not method) to handle pc92 find returns
+sub handle_pc92_find_reply
+{
+	my ($dxchan, $node, $from, $target, $flag, $ms) = @_;
+
+	$dxchan->print_pc92_find_reply($node, $target, $flag, $ms) if $dxchan->can('print_pc92_find_return');
+}
+
+sub clean_pc92_find
+{
+
+}
 1;
-__END__ 
+__END__