Subj : Re: fidonet issues w/ fastecho

Subj : Re: fidonet issues w/ fastecho
To : Paul Quinn
From : Marty Kazmaier
Date : Sun Oct 14 2007 10:24 pm

Hello Paul, here's an area config.
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� Name: 4DOS Group: A
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� Comment: FidoNet [Auto-Added]
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� Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere http://shurato.net
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� Type: EchoMail
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� Storage: JAM Board:
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� Path: C:\ELE\MSGBASE\JAM\FIDONET\FEE2398D
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� Use AKA: 1:138/389
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� Mandatory: N Keep SEEN-BY: N Tiny SEEN-BY: N CPD: N Passive: N
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� Convert Umlaut: N Keep users: N Kill read: N Disable Passive: N
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� Remote changes: Y Hide area: N Keep NetMail: N
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� Purging # Msgs: 100 # Days: 0 # Rcvd Days: 0
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� Security Read: 0 Write: 0
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� Seen-by: 1:138/389
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� Export to: 1:140/1
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> Hi! Marty,

> On 05 Oct 07 13:39, you wrote to All:

> MK> Ok, I've got League10's message areas working just fine, but not
> MK> fidonet. Here are my directory settings for irex and fastecho:
>
> [ ...chomped... ]

> The only thing I spotted there was a mis-match with the semaphore
> directories. I don't know if that's significant in the long term, or even
> if it relates to the present situation.

> MK> The only differences between the nodes is that league10 only uses a
> MK> session password via binkp and fidonet uses session and packet
> MK> passwords. Also, I wasn't sure what to do with the security settings
> MK> for fidonet. It had worked at zero, but all of the fidonet areas need
> MK> at least 150, so I just gave it sysop access.
>
> The security settings are only relevant to how you want the echoes to be
> shared with other nodes and points. Bob's ought to be the highest as he is
> your uplink. Any other nodes' levels can be set at anything you like (at a
> lower level), and match the levels set for -each- echo in the manager. You
> would end up with a situation where Bob is the only who can send new echoes
> to you, whereas other nodes and points can send & receive mail only.

> MK> Let me know if you guys can think of anything for me to try.
>
> Can we have a look at just one of the Fidonet echoes configured in the
> manager, please Marty?
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