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to: RAGNAROK
from: DIGITAL MAN
date: 2020-03-23 17:27:00
subject: issues importing BADAREAS

  Re: issues importing BADAREAS.LST
  By: Ragnarok to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discussion on Mon Mar 23 2020 05:53 pm

 > Hi i have 2 isues when importing badareas.lst
 >
 > 1)
 >
 > my badareas.lst:
 >
 > BLUEWAVE       Discussion about Bluewave reader and doors.
 > BR.MEDICINA
 > BR.POLITICA
 > FSX_ENG        ENiGMA 1/2 BBS Support/Dev
 >
 > here i have mixed areas from 2 nets that
 > FSX_ENG is from FSX net and the others are from FIDONET..
 >
 > so, i cannot use the import option, because these all finished in the
 > grup that i was select
 >
 > maybe adding the node can help to identify where come from.

The EchoList file format (of which the badareas.lst is conforming) does not
contian node numbers. Perhaps if the source zone number is > 6, then store it
in a separate file (e.g. badareas.z21.lst)?

 > 2)
 >
 > My fsx group have internal prefix FSX_
 >
 > The imported FSX_ENG area do no have the prefix at first time ,
 > then, if i edit a save the prefix are update to FSX_FSX_ENG
 >
 > Also, i have a area as template.. the storage directory was not set from
 > template in the imported area.
 >
 > This sems to be a bug in the import process.

I was able to reproduce this one and looks like an easy fix. Thanks for the
report!

                                            digital man

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