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 Message 1482 
 Bill McGarrity to Digital Man 
 Re: SBBSEcho packet naming 
 20 Nov 16 18:22:00 
 
-=> Digital Man wrote to Black Panther <=-

 DM>   Re: SBBSEcho packet naming
 DM>   By: Black Panther to All on Sun Nov 20 2016 03:10 pm

 > Hi there.
 >
 > I've got a question that has been a thorn in my side for a few days now.
 >
 > I'm set up via FTN for SportNet. I'm polling directly from 24:24/1. I am set
 > up as 24:150/1 in SBBS, SBBSEcho, and IRex. When SBBSEcho creates a mail
 > packet to send out, it names it 17ee0001.*. If my understanding is correct,
 > shouldn't it be 007e0000.*?

 DM> Packets (*.pkt, *.?ut filse) can actually be named anything. I think
 DM> what you're referring to are bundle filenames. SBBSecho using the
 DM> Binkley style of bundle naming. The key for that bundle naming is here:
 DM> http://wiki.synchro.net/ref:fidonet_files#bundle

 > What's happening, is 24:24/1 isn't able to open and import the messages on
 > his end. I'm receiving mail in all areas just fine, but nothing from my
 > system is getting past 24:24/1. I've gone through everything I can think of,
 > and can't figure it out. Any assistance would be most appreciated.

 DM> Does 24:24/1 provide you any more details on *why* they import the
 DM> messages? I doubt the bundle filenaming is the issue.

He's using sbbsecho as FD/Attach rather than Binkley style.

I'm getting the *.msg but nothing is attached.


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