Hi, a do appologize if I am posting this in the wrong area. My thinking was that this conernc SBBS so it seemed like the appropriate place.

I need information about how to set up Fidonet Echomail areas in SBBS. I know that I can import the Areas.bbs file, but ther only place where I could find information on how to set up Areas.bbs was in my SQUISH document. ;-)

I am assuming SBBSecho can read that format, which is

<path> <tag> <nodes>
Where <path> is the directory to the area, <tag> is the Fidonet area tag name, and <nodes> are the feed nodes.

If this is not what SBBS import and SBBSecho are expecting, what is the correct format?


Once I get that out of the way, I wanted to know if there was a way to specify per Echomail area whether or not to use real names or aliases. I seem to recal some Fidonet Echo areas requiring the use of real names when posting. I can see in SCFG under Fidonet Group Requirements we have the ability to require Age, Level, etc.. but I don't see requiring real names. How would I go about doing this?

Thank you all and take care!

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Re: Setting up Echomail and Areas.bbs
By: Xucaen to All on Wed Nov 18 2015 11:09 pm

Hi, a do appologize if I am posting this in the wrong area. My thinking was that this conernc SBBS so it seemed like the appropriate place.

I need information about how to set up Fidonet Echomail areas in SBBS. I know that I can import the Areas.bbs file, but ther only place where I could find information on how to set up Areas.bbs was in my SQUISH document. ;-)

I am assuming SBBSecho can read that format, which is

<path> <tag> <nodes>
Where <path> is the directory to the area, <tag> is the Fidonet area tag name, and <nodes> are the feed nodes.

If this is not what SBBS import and SBBSecho are expecting, what is the correct format?

No, the correct format (for SBBSecho) is documented here: http://synchro.net/docs/sbbsecho.html#AREAS.BBS

Once I get that out of the way, I wanted to know if there was a way to specify per Echomail area whether or not to use real names or aliases.

Yes, in SCFG->Message Areas, each sub-board can be configured to use real names or aliases.

digital man

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Re: Setting up Echomail and Areas.bbs
By: Xucaen to All on Wed Nov 18 2015 11:09 pm

I am assuming SBBSecho can read that format, which is

<path> <tag> <nodes>

No, the correct format (for SBBSecho) is documented here: http://synchro.net/docs/sbbsecho.html#AREAS.BBS

Many thanks for the link. I actually had read that before and made an Areas.bbs from the example listed there but had not imported - I didn't want to import anything untill I fully understood what it was going to do. I did a little experiment last night - I added my own test area: "TEST MYTEST -1/-1" and imported, but I did not see any changes right away (I had been expecting to see a c:\sbbs\TEST directory created). Later, I logged in through the web server and still didn't see anything under the Fidonet board, but I had to click on the sub-boards link to make it appear. The dove-net sub-boards always seem to be visible by default so I had thought I messed up the Areas.bbs somehow. Although I did find the files in the c:\sbbs\data\subs, but thought maybe I really messed it up and added dove-net sub board instead. lol. Anyways...

Is there a text config file that I can edit to change all the settings? It might be faster than editing one at a time in SCFG. I loked through the ctrl directory, looking for sbbs.cfg or area.cfg or something like that but didn't see one. The .cab and .cnf files seem to be binary.

Once I get that out of the way, I wanted to know if there was a way to specify per Echomail area whether or not to use real names or aliases.

Yes, in SCFG->Message Areas, each sub-board can be configured to use real names or aliases.

Thanks! I guess I keep getting lost under all the sub dialogs. ;-) I found it under the <tag>Sub Board -> Toggle Options.

I must say, sbbs is an amazing piece of software. I'm beginning to see it really can do just about anything. :)

Take care, and thanks for your help!

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Re: Re: Setting up Echomail and Areas.bbs
By: Xucaen to Digital Man on Thu Nov 19 2015 12:59 pm

I am assuming SBBSecho can read that format, which is

<path> <tag> <nodes>

No, the correct format (for SBBSecho) is documented here: http://synchro.net/docs/sbbsecho.html#AREAS.BBS

Many thanks for the link. I actually had read that before and made an Areas.bbs from the example listed there but had not imported - I didn't want to import anything untill I fully understood what it was going to do. I did a little experiment last night - I added my own test area: "TEST MYTEST -1/-1" and imported, but I did not see any changes right away (I had been expecting to see a c:\sbbs\TEST directory created).

Sub-boards are normally created in your sbbs/data/subs directory. And they are not a directory themselves, but a collection of files (with the internal code as the base filename).

Is there a text config file that I can edit to change all the settings?

You can export your subs to a "SUBS.TXT" file and them re-import that file.

It
might be faster than editing one at a time in SCFG. I loked through the ctrl directory, looking for sbbs.cfg or area.cfg or something like that but didn't see one. The .cab and .cnf files seem to be binary.

The .cnf files are binary. Not sure what .cab files you're referring to.

Take care, and thanks for your help!

You're very welcome.

digital man

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