HI Mark,

Marc Lewis wrote in a message to All:

ML> Does anyone know if there is a wildcat that can be used with the -x
ML> lock out (no post) for an echo?  IOW, I'd like to make an echo
ML> read-only for everyone linked to it, except the feed of course.  

Easily enough done.
My areafix works rather nice for this.  Set a unique letter key for the
aera group, i.e. P.  THen assign downlinks the p flag without the cap.

when sqafix writes node addresses to echoarea lines all will have the -x
flag before the addresses telling squish not to accept inbound mail in that
area.

OTher than doing it through your areafix I don't know of a way to do it globally.


ML> And, does the -x?:???/??? have to come _before_ or after the feed
ML> node number? 

Iirc the feed doesn't have the -x, but other addresses do.


An example:

I set a readonly echo, i.e. whitehouse to have the R flag.  IN my default
node groups everyone has the r flag, but, note the difference. THat's the
easiest way to do it, if you have an areafix program that will do that for
you.  OTherwise whenever you add a downlink to that echo you'll have to
manually edit squish.cfg to place the -x before that downlink's entry in
the echoarea line.


Regards,
           Richard
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