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LXMF propagation nodes (Availability )
chaperone (Profile): (2025-10-24 21:27:32 (UTC))
So after trying to send messages over LORA to nodes which are being connected and disconnected to the network, It seems easier to just send the messages to the propagation node than waiting for the message to be delivered and fail.
However when picking up random Propagation nodes from the Announces I've found that most of them - or maybe just my luck - gets connected and disconnected thus wasting time when the message once again fails to be sent. Am I doing something wrong?
Finally I've started to just use my nomadnet node (Although I've quite a bit of confusion until looking at the config file given that the terminal interface (as far as I can read) says that the propagation is enabled by default, but actually right now, is not)
Just wanted to know if anybody else has this problem and if there is a proposition to change it (Or if it is even possible, as I haven't properly looked up LXMF code just yet)
I've been having the same problem, but I was told, "Once you choose a good prop node, it works perfectly." Maybe it's true! the "noDNS" nodes seem reliable today.
second to Paolo's tip! just like Transport node, Propagation node also needs to be "paired" with another node, to propagate the message. newly announced nodes may not have enough pairing yet, so propagation should take longer, or even fails. Myself also running the node, and now seems working okay-ish with 50 peerings, while still cross-node propagation takes bit longer, like 30mins or so. I suggest give noDNS1/2 a try, too.
I agree with what the others said, the NoDNS prop nodes have worked perfectly for me, when all others failed.