25 Jul 15 12:58, you wrote to Nicholas Boel:

 NB>> If you use a BSO mailer, there is absolutely no need to use *.MSG for
 NB>> interBBS games. You can simply create a dummy netmail area, let the
 NB>> game produce those files, move your game packets to a filebox to get
 NB>> sent off to your uplink, and then delete the contents of the dummy
 NB>> netmail area containing those game .MSG files.

 AI> I use binkd. I have seen fileboxes mentioned in the config but haven't
 AI> used them so they are a mystery to me. I suppose everything in a
 AI> filebox directory is simply sent and deleted? Is other stuff like
 AI> netmail/echomail also put in there or is that still handled by BSO?

it can be either way...

 NB>> Easy peasy. Those .MSG files are only for AMA (Arcmail attach) style
 NB>> mailers. BSO doesn't need them whatsoever.

 AI> Right, BSO just needs a flo file to tell it what to send and what to
 AI> do with it after it is sent.

no flo files are needed when using fileboxes...

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