Here's some help about how you can use AreaFix to change your echomail areas.
Example:
Msg : 5 of 8 Pvt
From : Your Name 2:5020/960.1 13 Feb 99 19:51:12
To : AreaFix 2:5020/960 15 Feb 99 21:57:42
Subj : PASSWORD <- Your password
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RA_UTIL <- Add (link) area
+DFUE.GER <- same
-SYSOPS.024 <- Remove (unlink) area
U.ENG.* <- Add all areas beginning with U.ENG.
-F.???.COMP.* <- Remove all areas that match this pattern
* <- Add all areas available for you
-* <- Remove all linked areas
~RU.SEX <- Delete this area
%INFO <- Ask for general information
%LIST <- List all available areas
%LIST DN.* <- List available areas that match pattern
%LIST ! DN.* <- List all available areas except
areas that match pattern
%QUERY <- List of areas to which you are currently
linked
%LINKED <- same as %QUERY
%UNLINKED <- List available areas to which
you are currently not linked
%AVAIL <- List all areas that are available at
this system's uplinks
%AVAIL DN.* <- List areas that are available at
this system's uplinks and match pattern
%AVAIL ! DN.* <- List all areas that are available at
this system's uplinks except areas that
match pattern
%PAUSE <- If you go to holiday you can
stop receiving echomail for that
time without manually removing each
area with '-AREANAME'.
%RESUME <- Switch echomail receiving ON again.
%HELP <- AreaFix will send you this help.
%RESCAN 541.LOCAL <- Rescan area
%RESCAN OS2.* <- same
%RESCAN linux.develop.ger 200 <- rescan the last 200 mails
%RESCAN <- turn on rescanning of following subscription
NSK.SYSOP /r <- subscribe & rescan area
NSK.PARTY /r=100 <- subscribe & rescan the last 100 mails
%COMPRESS <- ask for list of packers
%COMPRESS zip <- switch current packer for 'zip'
%COMPRESS none <- switch off packing your mail
%PACKER <packer> <- same as %compress
%RSB on <- turn on reduced SEEN-BY mode (FSC-0093)
%RSB 1 <- the same as above
%RSB off <- turn off reduced SEEN-BY mode (FSC-0093)
%RSB 0 <- the same as above
