Hello Kurt!

15 Sep 15 21:00, you wrote to all:

 KW> I'm running Allfix 5.13 w/ Synchronet and wondering how uplink
 KW> requests work. I figured out how to allow my uplinks to request files,
 KW> and how to make a filebone.na formatted file available.

I use the same version, but with Mystic 1.10w.. it's working fine here.

 KW> Downlinks can request areas, and I see a netmail going to my uplink
 KW> requesting the areas, but I don't see the areas created in my Allfix
 KW> configuration. Should this happen as soon as the uplink is requested
 KW> or does it depend on receiving a file in that echo?

Files are tossed to there config TAG name path and if the path doesn't
exist they are tossed to C:\ALLFIX\BADTICS\  here. Also, the badtics.log
will tell you the reason why things happen.

 KW> As a result of my config, ALLFIX is making repeated requests for the
 KW> same areas -- 20-something in a day. Any clues?

Have you told your allfix what bbs software that your using it with? By running
fcomp.exe  will show you your bbs types or #255 use fileecho config.
Usage: FCOMP  

  BBS type:
    0 - RemoteAccess 1.11            16 - SearchLight
    1 - SuperBBS                     17 - TBBS  (enter complete filename)
    2 - QuickBBS                     18 - LoraBBS 2.40
    3 - Maximus 2.0x                 19 - Telegard 3.0
    4 - Ezycom                       20 - TriBBS 10.x
    5 - ProBoard                     21 - SynchroNet BBS 2.x
    6 - RemoteAccess 2.0x            22 - Maximus 3.0x
    7 - Renegade 4.16                23 - Concord 0.01 gamma 3
    8 - PCBoard 15.2                 24 - QuickBBS 2.8x
    9 - SpitFire                     25 - ShotGun Professional 1.38
   10 - Telegard 2.7                 26 - Terminate BBS
   11 - TriBBS 5.x                   27 - Magic BBS
   12 - EzyCom 1.20                  28 - PowerBBS
   13 - TAG                          29 - AdeptXBBS 1.11+
   14 - Renegade v04-05              30 - BBBS
   15 - RemoteAccess 2.5x/EleBBS     31 - Tornado BBS
  255 - Use Fileecho configuration   32 - Telegard 3.10

Example: FCOMP 0 C:\RA
{PAUSE}
Press any key to continue . . .

In my case, since Mystic BBS is not supported by ALLIX .. I use...
fcomp.exe 255 c:\allfix
FCOMP BBS file area compiler for ALLFIX v5.13.004
Copyright (C) 1992,99 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved.
Processed 512 file areas.

But with Synchnet, you'd use fcomp.exe 21 c:\sbbs\data or something..
whatever path your using for your BBS. Not sure if this will help you any
or not :)

Leslie

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