Subj : Golded & Synchronet E-Mail
To : Nick Boel
From : Tommi Koivula
Date : Sat Apr 19 2025 11:03 pm
Hello, Nick Boel.
On 19/04/2025 14.15 you wrote:
NB> Hey Rick! On Sat, Apr 19 2025 06:35:30 -0500, you
NB> wrote:
??>> Do you know what messagebase format the .shd
??>> file are? I've tried JAM and OPUS, but no luck
??>> reading.
NB> Not sure if it's documented or not, but the
NB> format you use is "SMB". So here I'm currently
NB> using: areadef SYNCMAIL "Synchronet Mail" <group>
NB> local SMB /path/to/sbbs/data/mail If you're
NB> currently using mail.ini, then "<group>" can
NB> probably just be 0 (or make a new group for it so
NB> it can be displayed first using the
NB> "AREALISTSORT" keyword). I'm not using mail.ini,
NB> but instead am including a file using the
NB> "AREADEF" keyword for every area. I have multiple
NB> groups configured for each network so I can
NB> display them in the order I want them. As I said
NB> before, I've tried "net" instead of local, and
NB> writing to that area wasn't working properly. You
NB> can try "local" or "echo" and see if either of
NB> them work for writing to it, as I haven't tested
NB> those thoroughly yet. I was hoping "local" might
NB> work, because it doesn't add anything extra to
NB> the message that could confuse Synchronet, and
NB> Synchronet itself should know that that is an
NB> email/netmail area already, so would/should know
NB> how to handle the message without Golded's help
NB> or additions. I just don't know the answer to
NB> that yet. If none of those options work, then it
NB> may have to be filed as a bug, needing more
NB> attention. ;)
I don't know synchronet, but I'd test the keyword AREAISEMAIL in GoldED.
--
Tommi
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