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to: Paul Quinn
from: Marty Kazmaier
date: 2007-10-14 22:24:16
subject: Re: fidonet issues w/ fastecho

Hello Paul, here's an area config.
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 > Hi! Marty,

 > On 05 Oct 07 13:39, you wrote to All:

 >  MK> Ok, I've got League10's message areas working just fine, but not 
 >  MK> fidonet.  Here are my directory settings for irex and fastecho:
 > 
 > [ ...chomped... ]

 > The only thing I spotted there was a mis-match with the semaphore 
 > directories.  I don't know if that's significant in the long term, or even 
 > if it relates to the present situation.

 >  MK> The only differences between the nodes is that league10 only uses a 
 >  MK> session password via binkp and fidonet uses session and packet 
 >  MK> passwords.  Also, I wasn't sure what to do with the security settings 
 >  MK> for fidonet.  It had worked at zero, but all of the fidonet areas need 
 >  MK> at least 150, so I just gave it sysop access.
 > 
 > The security settings are only relevant to how you want the echoes to be 
 > shared with other nodes and points.  Bob's ought to be the highest as he is 
 > your uplink.  Any other nodes' levels can be set at anything you like (at a 
 > lower level), and match the levels set for -each- echo in the manager.  You 
 > would end up with a situation where Bob is the only who can send new echoes 
 > to you, whereas other nodes and points can send & receive mail only.

 >  MK> Let me know if you guys can think of anything for me to try.
 > 
 > Can we have a look at just one of the Fidonet echoes configured in the 
 > manager, please Marty?
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