On Sun Dec-05-2010 21:48, Mike Luther (1:117/3001) wrote to Mark Lewis:

 ML> Aha!

 ml>  MikeL> Does NETMAIL really have to be set up in only its' own
 ml> GROUP that
 ml>  MikeL> has only a 'seen by' of the 117/100 HUB here?

 ml> i'm not sure i'm understanding your problem, mike... 
 ml> the default general netmail area (that is managed by 
 ml> FE and a dynamic mailer like FD) doesn't have a group 
 ml> assignment...

 ml> can you explain a bit more, please?

 ML> I think you may have hit the nail on the head.  As I got this whole
 ML> monstor of 117/100 years ago whne it actually was left on the front
 ML> porch (!) it had a "Netmail" enbtry in the FE area lists!  That
 ML> group in which it still 'is' shows that you at 396/345 are shown to
 ML> 'see' it. Which I now think I understand is how this junk NetMail
 ML> stuff may be showing up to you on the FTP server connection I poll
 ML> you from.  Yes,the traffic goes into a 'hold' que as is 'normal'
 ML> for your traffic outbound.  But you shouldn't show up as 'seen by'
 ML> for this as an 'echo' area at all as far as I can understand this.

 ML> This defined NETMAIL area is defined in the 'ADMINISTRATIVE' area
 ML> here,and it is a 'standard' Fido area on 1:117/100 here.  1:117/100
 ML> does have a default NETMAIL editor for the system and as well the
 ML> MAX BBS application for it does also define tne NETMAIL area and
 ML> SQUISH handles it properly for NETMAIL as well as the IE operation.
 ML> I can read/receive and originate NETMAIL in either tool an things
 ML> work the same.

 ML> Thus should I simply remove this strange 'NETMAIL' area in the FE
 ML> area and see what happens?

 ML> Thanks!

mark should not show up at all in net 396!  He is 1:3634/12.


Regards,

Roger 
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