Hello Paul,

 PH> I now see this may not be ideal in that an areafix reply ends up being
 PH> sent to the link name (which may not be at all what the receiving node
 PH> is expecting)

Yes, I have always put the name of the sysop there.

 PH> So I'm thinking ... well I could call the link 'Sysop' but then I'm
 PH> picking only one link can have that name i.e. each link needs to be
 PH> unique.

I don't think the name needs to be unique although I think all my links do have a unique name. If you call all your links Sysop then netmail to them will be sent to Sysop. That would work OK for me. Mystic nodes would need a forward setup for that.

 PH> I could use the FTN address for the link name, and tell folks to
 PH> ensure their end will map netmail sent to their AKA to their sysop
 PH> netmail inbox..

Yes, simpler to use their name but a lot of typing.. :)

 PH> 2) you're feeding 'job blogs' assorted zones/nets - how does that end
 PH> up working when you have different rules for what you configure to
 PH> feed Fido vs fsxNet etc.

If you send both fidonet and fsxnet to the same node they need a link setup for each AKA. They can connect fidonet with their fidonet AKA and fsxnet with their fsxnet AKA. I have a few of those setup here.

 PH> Some top tips would be welcome from seasoned users of HPT :)

That's how I do it here.. :)

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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