Hello Nicholas,

Friday December 18 2020, Nicholas Boel wrote to All:

 NB> So it seems most software out there (and people that are used to said
 NB> software, and backwards compatibility and all) uses %RESCAN as a
 NB> catch-all for anything they're linked to.

 NB> HPT seems to only accept "%RESCAN *" for this method, as of course
 NB> there are other options available and it seems the %RESCAN command is
 NB> looking for something afterwards.

 NB> I'm requesting %RESCAN (without any perameters) does the same thing
 NB> "%RESCAN *" does. If there is no added situation to that command.

 NB> Just as well, please document the areafix.hlp to reflect any of this,
 NB> as even "%RESCAN *" is not documented in the helpfile.

Let us look into hpt/misc/areafix.hlp.

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Here's some help about how you can use AreaFix to change your echomail areas.

Example:

 Msg  : 5 of 8                             Pvt
 From : Your Name                          2:5020/960.1    13 Feb 99  19:51:12
 To   : AreaFix                            2:5020/960      15 Feb 99  21:57:42
 Subj : PASSWORD              <- Your password
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 RA_UTIL                      <- Add (link) area
 +DFUE.GER                    <- same
 -SYSOPS.024                  <- Remove (unlink) area
 U.ENG.*                      <- Add all areas beginning with U.ENG.
 -F.???.COMP.*                <- Remove all areas that match this pattern
 *                            <- Add all areas available for you
 -*                           <- Remove all linked areas
 ~RU.SEX                      <- Delete this area
 %INFO                        <- Ask for general information
 %LIST                        <- List all available areas
 %LIST DN.*                   <- List available areas that match pattern
 %LIST ! DN.*                 <- List all available areas except
                                 areas that match pattern
 %QUERY                       <- List of areas which you are currently
                                 linked to
 %LINKED                      <- same as %QUERY
 %UNLINKED                    <- List available areas which you are not
                                 currently linked to
 %AVAIL                       <- List all areas that are available at
                                 this system's uplinks
 %AVAIL DN.*                  <- List areas that are available at
                                 this system's uplinks and match pattern
 %AVAIL ! DN.*                <- List all areas that are available at this
                                 system's uplinks except areas that match
                                 pattern
 %PAUSE                       <- If you go to holiday you can stop receiving
                                 echomail for that time without manually
                                 removing each area with '-AREANAME'.
 %RESUME                      <- Switch echomail receiving ON again.
 %HELP                        <- AreaFix will send you this help.
> %RESCAN 541.LOCAL            <- Rescan area
> %RESCAN OS2.*                <- same
> %RESCAN linux.develop.ger 200      <- Rescan the last 200 mails
> %RESCAN linux.develop.ger 30 days  <- Rescan mails for last 30 days
> %RESCAN                      <- Turn on rescanning of following
> subscription
> NSK.SYSOP /r                 <- Subscribe & rescan area
> NSK.PARTY /r=100             <- Subscribe & rescan the last 100 mails
> NSK.PARTY /r=30 days         <- Subscribe & rescan mails for last 30 days
%COMPRESS                     <- Ask for list of packers
%COMPRESS zip                 <- Switch current packer to 'zip'
%COMPRESS none                <- Turn off packing your mail
%PACKER               <- same as %compress
%RSB on                       <- Turn on reduced SEEN-BY mode (FSC-0093)
%RSB off                      <- Turn off reduced SEEN-BY mode (FSC-0093)
%RULES on                     <- Start sending rules of any subscribed echo
%RULES off                    <- Stop sending rules of any subscribed echo
%PKTSIZE NNN                  <- Set max. packet (*.pkt) size to NNN kb
%PKTSIZE 0                    <- Set max. packet (*.pkt) size to unlimited
%ARCMAILSIZE NNN              <- Set max. bundle size to NNN kb
%ARCMAILSIZE 0                <- Set max. bundle size to unlimited
%AREAFIXPWD [password]        <- Set new password for areafix requests,
                                 an empty password is allowed
%PKTPWD [password]            <- Set new password for *.pkt, maximum 8 chars,
                                 an empty password is allowed

  Note: you may also specify 1/0 as the aliases for on/off.
        Ex.: "%RSB 1" acts the same as "%RSB on".
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Michael

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