• Echomail Area Changes

    From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Mon May 1 02:48:50 2023
    =============================================================================
    Changes to fsxNet echomail areas - please read =============================================================================

    It has been almost two years since new echomail areas were added to fsxNet.

    Here are the details from history.txt posted back on 25 May 2021.

    [snip]

    2021-05-25
    Added several new echomail areas to fsxNet today!

    FSX_GAMING Games/Gaming Chat
    FSX_SPACE Space/Astronomy Chat
    FSX_SPORTS Sports Chat
    FSX_RETRO Retro Computing/Tech Chat
    FSX_TRANSPORT Transportation Chat (All Modes)
    FSX_VIDEO Movies/TV/Streaming Chat
    FSX_MUSIC Music Chat (Artists, Songs Etc)
    FSX_DIY D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks
    FSX_FOOD Food + Cooking Chat
    FSX_GARDENING Gardening Chat
    FSX_ARTS Arts + Artistic Chat

    [snip]

    Echomail Areas Closing
    ======================

    Today I am announcing changes to the echomail areas carried on fsxNet.

    To start with we will consolidate down several echomail areas created
    in 2021 into one new echomail area.

    The following echomail areas are to be retired and will close down
    effective 10 May 2023

    FSX_ESP Espanol General Chat
    FSX_DIY D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks
    FSX_FOOD Food + Cooking Chat
    FSX_GARDENING Gardening Chat
    FSX_ARTS Arts + Artistic Chat
    FSX_TRANSPORT Transportation Chat (All Modes)
    FSX_SPORTS Sports Chat

    Introducing FSX_LFE
    ===================

    In their place a new echomail area FSX_LFE has been created. It has a 'Lifestyle' focus and acts as a catch-all for topics including Gardening, DIY, Art, Food, Travel, Transport, Sports etc.

    From fsxnet.txt

    [snip]

    FSX_LFE Lifestyle - There's lots of ways to enjoy life! This echo covers
    many different lifestyle topics including (but not limited to)
    Gardening, DIY, Art, Food, Travel, Transport, Sports, Pets,
    Health & Fitness etc. Dive in, lets chat :)

    [snip]

    Getting Ready For This Change
    =============================

    From today I will start to remove the retiring echomail areas from fsxnet.na and other online listings that detail echomail areas in fsxNet. I will also post announcements in all affected echomail areas signaling their pending closure and the new FSX_LFE 'Lifestyle' echo.

    Also, from today, new nodes joining fsxNet will not be offered a feed of
    the echomail areas soon to close.

    I encourage fsxNet sysops to delink and remove from their BBS the echomail areas that are closing in advance of 10 May 2023. By that date
    all remaining nodes still connected to the retiring echomail areas will be manually delinked from them by your HUB admin.

    If you opt to retain the retired echomail areas on your BBS for posterity
    after 10 May 2023 that is your call, but please ensure they are set as
    'read only' for your users.

    I also encourage current fsxNet sysops to look for and subscribe to the new FSX_LFE echomail area which has now been added to the fsxnet.na file and created at your fsxNet HUB :)

    New Echomail Areas Coming
    =========================

    Yes, further echomail areas are planned to be added. I will be in touch by separate post with some details in the coming weeks. More to follow :)

    This message has been x-posted to FSX_GEN and FSX_NET please post any
    further discussion on this topic in FSX_NET

    Best, Paul aka Avon

    Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Roon@21:4/148 to Avon on Tue May 2 14:26:06 2023
    Hello Avon,

    30 Apr 23 19:48, you wrote to All:

    ====================================================================== =======
    Changes to fsxNet echomail areas - please read ====================================================================== =======

    It has been almost two years since new echomail areas were added to
    fsxNet.

    Here are the details from history.txt posted back on 25 May 2021.

    [snip]

    2021-05-25
    Added several new echomail areas to fsxNet today!

    FSX_GAMING Games/Gaming Chat
    FSX_SPACE Space/Astronomy Chat
    FSX_SPORTS Sports Chat
    FSX_RETRO Retro Computing/Tech Chat
    FSX_TRANSPORT Transportation Chat (All Modes)
    FSX_VIDEO Movies/TV/Streaming Chat
    FSX_MUSIC Music Chat (Artists, Songs Etc)
    FSX_DIY D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks
    FSX_FOOD Food + Cooking Chat
    FSX_GARDENING Gardening Chat
    FSX_ARTS Arts + Artistic Chat

    [snip]

    Echomail Areas Closing
    ======================

    Today I am announcing changes to the echomail areas carried on fsxNet.

    To start with we will consolidate down several echomail areas created
    in 2021 into one new echomail area.

    The following echomail areas are to be retired and will close down effective 10 May 2023

    FSX_ESP Espanol General Chat
    FSX_DIY D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks
    FSX_FOOD Food + Cooking Chat
    FSX_GARDENING Gardening Chat
    FSX_ARTS Arts + Artistic Chat
    FSX_TRANSPORT Transportation Chat (All Modes)
    FSX_SPORTS Sports Chat

    Introducing FSX_LFE
    ===================

    In their place a new echomail area FSX_LFE has been created. It has a 'Lifestyle' focus and acts as a catch-all for topics including
    Gardening, DIY, Art, Food, Travel, Transport, Sports etc.

    From fsxnet.txt

    [snip]

    FSX_LFE Lifestyle - There's lots of ways to enjoy life! This echo
    covers
    many different lifestyle topics including (but not limited
    to)
    Gardening, DIY, Art, Food, Travel, Transport, Sports, Pets,
    Health & Fitness etc. Dive in, lets chat :)

    [snip]

    Getting Ready For This Change
    =============================

    From today I will start to remove the retiring echomail areas from fsxnet.na and other online listings that detail echomail areas in
    fsxNet. I will also post announcements in all affected echomail areas signaling their pending closure and the new FSX_LFE 'Lifestyle' echo.

    Also, from today, new nodes joining fsxNet will not be offered a feed
    of the echomail areas soon to close.

    I encourage fsxNet sysops to delink and remove from their BBS the
    echomail areas that are closing in advance of 10 May 2023. By that
    date all remaining nodes still connected to the retiring echomail
    areas will be manually delinked from them by your HUB admin.

    If you opt to retain the retired echomail areas on your BBS for
    posterity after 10 May 2023 that is your call, but please ensure they
    are set as 'read only' for your users.

    I also encourage current fsxNet sysops to look for and subscribe to
    the new FSX_LFE echomail area which has now been added to the
    fsxnet.na file and created at your fsxNet HUB :)

    New Echomail Areas Coming
    =========================

    Yes, further echomail areas are planned to be added. I will be in
    touch by separate post with some details in the coming weeks. More to follow :)

    This message has been x-posted to FSX_GEN and FSX_NET please post any further discussion on this topic in FSX_NET

    Best, Paul aka Avon

    Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz
    (21:1/101)

    tried to areafix it, but no luck:

    ? - fsxNet Private NetMail (21:4/148) ????????????????????????????????? NET004 ?
    Msg .: 47 of 47 Rcv Pvt
    From : fsxHub Net4 Filefix 21:4/100 01 May 23 13:00:2 To : Daniel Path 21:4/148 01 May 23 21:10:1
    Subj : Filefix reply: node change request ?16???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?
    .MSGID: 21:4/100 64500c4c
    .PID: htick/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2021-03-27
    .FLAGS NPD
    Area Status
    -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
    FSX_LFE .......................................... not found



    Regards,
    --
    dp

    telnet://bbs.roonsbbs.hu:1212 <<=-

    ... Uptime: 0d 14h 1m 32s
    --- GoldED/2 1.1.4.7+EMX
    * Origin: Roon's BBS - Budapest, HUNGARY (21:4/148)
  • From Al@21:4/106 to Roon on Tue May 2 05:48:34 2023
    Hello Avon,

    Introducing FSX_LFE
    ===================

    tried to areafix it, but no luck:

    ? - fsxNet Private NetMail (21:4/148) ????????????????????????????????? NET004
    ?
    Msg .: 47 of 47 Rcv Pvt
    From : fsxHub Net4 Filefix 21:4/100 01 May 23 13:00:2 >To : Daniel Path 21:4/148 01 May 23 21:10:1
    Subj : Filefix reply: node change request
    ?16???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
    ?
    .MSGID: 21:4/100 64500c4c
    .PID: htick/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2021-03-27
    .FLAGS NPD
    Area Status -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- FSX_LFE .......................................... not found

    I connected at hub 4 without issue.

    Make sure you write to Areafix and not Filefix for message areas.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Roon on Wed May 3 03:03:59 2023
    On 02 May 2023 at 07:26a, Roon pondered and said...

    tried to areafix it, but no luck:

    ? - fsxNet Private NetMail (21:4/148) ????????????????????????????????? NET004 ?
    Msg .: 47 of 47 Rcv Pvt
    From : fsxHub Net4 Filefix 21:4/100 01 May 23 13:00:2 To : Daniel Path 21:4/148 01
    May 23 21:10:1 Subj : Filefix reply: node change request

    Yep, you need to send netmail to Areafix at 21:4/100 not Filefix.

    The latter handles echomail while the former is about file bases you can link to.

    Give that a go and hopefully all will be well. Thanks for your interest in the new echo :)

    Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Roon@21:4/148 to Avon on Wed May 3 16:40:20 2023
    Hello Avon,

    02 May 23 20:03, you wrote to me:

    On 02 May 2023 at 07:26a, Roon pondered and said...

    tried to areafix it, but no luck:

    ? - fsxNet Private NetMail (21:4/148)
    ????????????????????????????????? NET004 ? Msg .: 47 of 47
    Rcv Pvt From : fsxHub Net4 Filefix 21:4/100
    01 May 23 13:00:2 To : Daniel Path
    21:4/148 01 May 23 21:10:1 Subj : Filefix reply: node
    change request

    Yep, you need to send netmail to Areafix at 21:4/100 not Filefix.

    The latter handles echomail while the former is about file bases you
    can link to.

    Give that a go and hopefully all will be well. Thanks for your
    interest in the new echo :)

    eeks. i was too tired and sent to allfix not areafix :)

    thx

    Regards,
    --
    dp

    telnet://bbs.roonsbbs.hu:1212 <<=-

    ... Uptime: 1d 16h 4m 42s
    --- GoldED/2 1.1.4.7+EMX
    * Origin: Roon's BBS - Budapest, HUNGARY (21:4/148)
  • From k9zw@21:1/224 to Avon on Wed May 3 13:44:31 2023
    As I bodged my way through this only once, and had to get help in the end to make it work, what is the step-by-step to make the changes for a MysticBBS system?

    Thinking I will use this change to make a few notes for the future.

    Thanks!

    Steve @ SPOT BBS

    --- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: SPOT BBS / k9zw (21:1/224)
  • From Mike Dippel@21:4/176 to k9zw on Thu May 4 02:08:30 2023
    On 5/3/2023 6:49 AM, k9zw wrote to Avon:

    As I bodged my way through this only once, and had to get help in the end to make it work, what is the step-by-step to make the changes for a MysticBBS system?

    Thinking I will use this change to make a few notes for the future.

    Thanks!

    Steve @ SPOT BBS

    Although I did an upgrade in the past, it would be nice to have a step-by-step video that
    we could review before attempting it.

    I took the entire mystic directory with all of its contents and made it into a .zip file as a
    backup. That way, you don't lose anything. Be sure to shut the system down before
    attempting it.

    Other than that, I can't weigh in. I'll leave that to the more experienced users.

    Mike Dippel

    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0
    * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (21:4/176)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to k9zw on Fri May 5 04:12:25 2023
    On 03 May 2023 at 06:44a, k9zw pondered and said...

    As I bodged my way through this only once, and had to get help in the
    end to make it work, what is the step-by-step to make the changes for a MysticBBS system?

    Thinking I will use this change to make a few notes for the future.


    so (just so I'm understanding this correctly) you're asking how do you remove old echomail areas from your BBS and/or add a new one?

    Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From k9zw@21:1/224 to Avon on Thu May 4 23:07:18 2023
    On 04 May 2023, Avon said the following...

    On 03 May 2023 at 06:44a, k9zw pondered and said...

    As I bodged my way through this only once, and had to get help in the end to make it work, what is the step-by-step to make the changes for MysticBBS system?

    Thinking I will use this change to make a few notes for the future.


    so (just so I'm understanding this correctly) you're asking how do you remove old echomail areas from your BBS and/or add a new one?


    Yes

    A "Noddies Guide" to areafix with examples of what to with this particular change would be awesome!

    Thanks!

    --- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: SPOT BBS / k9zw (21:1/224)