Direct and Crash messages are sent directly from the originating BBS to the destination BBS, bypassing the distribution system. The primary reason for using Direct or Crash mail is speed. Direct mail is sent at night, during the regular mail exchange hour. Crash mail is sent as soon as it is entered. The Swamp receives Crash and Direct messages, but does not send them.
All outgoing mail is Routed.
Outgoing netmail is available FREE to all subscribers. The Internet came into being when several interconnections of large computers were interconnected. Internet is a network that connects networks. The Swamp has no continuous real-time connection to Internet, but, like all FIDO systems, The Swamp can use the FIDO gateway into Internet. See the section below on addressing for more information.