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echo: bbbs.english
to: ROBERT WOLFE
from: JANIS KRACHT
date: 2014-11-12 13:54:00
subject: Re: Connecting to FIDONET

> -=> Niels Haedecke wrote to All <=-

>> I'm currently trying to get my BBBS connected to FIDONET but there is
>> some confusion regarding the way echomails / netmails are being sent.
>> Is this done by BBBS itself (using bbbs bogus) or do I need to have
>> something like BinkD running in order to transport mails to my uplink
>> node?

> I actually use Internet Rex to transport echomail using binkp.  You can
> also use that as well.  'bbbs bogus' from what I can tell is just the
> internal echomail tosser/scanner (depending on whether or not you use w
> or r) for BBBS.  I believe you have to use something else to actually do
> the transporting if you are the one actually calling out.  However, Janis
> may correct me on this :)

Yes, bbbs bogus r and bbbs bogus w tosses/scans mail... bbbs has a great binkp
mailer that is run from a script as I mentioned in my last message but another
mailer can be used. :)

Take care,
Janis

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