Hi Greg, 
 GF> Greg Caught Linda responding to Chris....:
 GF> If I understand your question, you are running Max 2.0x and want to have
 GF> seperate groups of message areas all numeric in number starting with 
".
 LH>   I hope someone can give me some help.  I am running 
 LH> max 2.02 and please don't tell me to upgrade.  I like 
 LH> this version.
 Cb> Don't smack me for this one.. but the 3.x versions 
 Cb> solve this completely for you. ( I ran 2.01wb right up 
 Cb> untill I switched to 3.x )  I have found no difference 
 Cb> in operation, or newer memory overhead requirements.  
 GF> Chris is right, as Max 3.01 allows for message divisions and will do 
ust
 GF> what you require.  While I know you don't want to upgrade, there are 
ome
 GF> great benefits to upgrading.   If you continue with the 2.01 version 
ere
 GF> are some other options but they will not do what you really want:
 GF> 1) Use Keys to define groups (as has already been 
 GF> suggested by someone else
 GF>    to you).
 GF> 2) Use a numbering scheme where say Local message areas are numbered 
 GF>    1 to 99, Fido 100 to ??? and so on and on... 
 GF> 3) Use an alpha-numeric numbering scheme... Local are L1 to L??
 GF>    FidoNet are F1 to F??? and so on...
 GF> As for using seperate Msg.ctl files... that works for keeping things 
idy
 GF> but makes no difference to Maximus once you compile with the silt 
program.
 GF> I noticed your reservations were with loosing some options if you 
upgraded
 GF> to 3.01.  The only option that I have noticed loosing 
 GF> were the Hotflash Menus.
 GF> Other than that, I haven't found any Mecca scripts that 
 GF> wouldn't work in the
 GF> upgraded Max.  Might I suggest testing your system by 
 GF> first backing up all 
 GF> your Max 2.01 files and then upgrade to Max 3.01... try 
 GF> it out.. If things 
 GF> don't work and you can't live without them, restore the 
 GF> backup and stay with
 GF> version 2.01...   Can't hurt to try it... You just 
 GF> might like the added new
 GF> features....
    Thanks.  You do make sense and I might consider it.  I have the extra ctl 
files made but have not had time to work on it further.  It is not necessary 
to have each file start with #1, just thought it would be neater.
    TTYL
        Linda
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