ml> you'd be better off using JAM for everything... then you
 ml> won't have to worry about any of the limitations of HMB at
 ml> all... 200 areas is a limitation of HMB... then there's
 ml> also that all areas share the same 16Meg limitation and
 ml> that only a certain number of posts can even exist in
 ml> HMB... in its day, HMB was the shizz but that has long
 ml> since passed...

This is something I wanted clarified in the documentation.

So are you saying that HMB in total is limited to 16 mb ? or are you saying
¨that HMB is limited to 16 mb per area ? - in which case it's worse than
*.MSG, ¨because *.MSG is unlimited depending on OS.

What's the limit for posts ? and is it per area or in total of HMB ?

 ml> they all are quite busy with activity... they wouldn't even
 ml> be available any more if i weren't specifically keeping
 ml> them listed and at least posting the rules monthly...

Is there some automated purge on inactive echoes somewhere high up in the
¨chain of command ?

Also those monthly rules are annoying. Instead of posting every month,
¨can't you find a tool that only posts rules after a certain period of
¨inactivity ?