}
my $call = $via ? $via : $to;
-my $ref = DXCluster->get($call);
+my $ref = DXCluster->get_exact($call); # try an exact call
+$ref = DXCluster->get($call) unless $ref; # try one ignoring SSID
+$ref = DXChannel->get($call) unless $ref; # is it local?
# if we haven't got an explicit via and we can't see them, try their node
unless ($ref || $via) {