=============================================================================
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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)