A> I wonder if there is some issue between yourself and Shenks? Maybe a packet
A> password error? If you are currently using a packet password, try removing i
A> or if not try adding it and testing.

I asked Carol but she said no password was needed. Also, packets seem to be 
downloading from her, but just not importing into my BBS for some reason. I 
can see a whole bunch of fido-related files in my msgs folder, but I'm not 
sure if they were auto created when I added the message bases, or if those 
files exist because they were downloaded from the hub.

A> You might have to get a hold of Carol and confirm the settings you are using
A> and things are working as expected.

I think she has me set up properly on her end. She's been in communication 
with me, but I don't know what else to ask of her.

She uses Argus and Synchronet. Is it uncommon for a Mystic sysop to receive 
packets from an Argus/Synchronet system?

Another thing that concerns me is: When I added the Fido message bases to 
Mystic, I imported them with a FIDONET.NA file. When I imported, I selected 0 
for JAM. Maybe I should have selected 1 for Squish? Not sure about that.

I also have CRAM-MD5: Yes
I tried setting it to "No" prior to polling, and "Forced" prior to polling, 
but with no luck.

I also tried changing Export Type to the different options, then polling, but 
none helped so I left it as "CRASH" because that's how I have Scinet & 
Metronet (and with those 2 networks I have no problems.)

A> FIDOTEST is a good place (or this one) to test away and we'll tell you what 
A> see.

Thanks. For now I've been just testing in Asian Links because Carol watches 
that echo, and she will be interested to know if I ever get this working. I've
sent about 5 test messages in that echo already (from my BBS) but of course 
none have shown up yet.

Carol mentioned to me "You might want to grab more echos because you only have
1 set up right now."

Is that something that gets fixed with Areafix? I never used areafix before, 
because Scinet and Metronet (Netsurge & Exodus) seemed to have that 
preconfigured for me, so I was already signed up for all the echos.

With Fidonet, do I need to sign up for the echos proactively? I think that's 
was Carol meant - but how would I do that? I don't understand the Mystic 
instructions via the Mystic Configuration. It says "Send a message with 
Areafix in the To: field."

What kind of message does that mean? A netmail message addressed to Carol? 
(That's just a guess.) Or does it mean post a message in the echo that I want 
to add?

I want to be subscribed to all echos. I'm not sure if my inability to 
import/export messages in ASIAN_LINKS is due to me not being subscribed?

Sorry Al! What a pain in the butt this stuff is. My next move will be to check
with other sysops in my network to see if any of them are running Mystic, and 
maybe they can help me communicate better with Carol's hub.

--- Renegade vY2Ka2