+# 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