Thank you Alan, I will try to fiddle with that.

I am sure I will get it.

Alan




 AI> Hello Alan,

 AB>> I have a lot of info on how to change ALLFIX, but how do I actually ask
 AB>> for the file.

 AI> In the case of file areas you don't have to ask for any files. Once you
 AI> are connected to a file area you will get new files. Allfix or Filefix
 AI> will tell you if you are connected or not to file areas.

 AB>> I see the address of the person with the file, but I don't know how to
 AB>> get it.

 AB>> In the text of the message there is perhaps "20004.zip".

 AB>> How do I actually get the file?

 AB>> I am connected to the AREAFIX_FILE echo.

 AI> The messages in the ALLFIX_FILE area (also FDN_ANNOUNCE and FIDO-REQ) are
 AI> new file announcements of files available for request to any node. You
 AI> don't need to connect any file areas to get those files. You can
 AI> "Request" those files from those nodes.

 AI> You need to get your mailer to poll a node that has the file you want and
 AI> "Request" it, then wait for that node to find the file you requested and
 AI> if found it will send it to you.

 AI> I can request files from a node when reading messages. I press F
 AI> and golded will pop up a list of filenames in the message and I can pick
 AI> what files I want and a netmail will be created for that node requesting
 AI> those files. Then I need to scan out messages and a request will be sent
 AI> to that node and if they are found the node will send them and at the end
 AI> of all that the file will be in my inbound.

 AI> Some mailers have an easy to use menu option called "request files" or
 AI> "get files" on the mailer screen. I'm not sure if your mailer does but
 AI> look for something like that. You need to tell your mailer somehow what
 AI> files you want and from what node to get them.

 AI>  Ttyl :-),          Al

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