ml>> exactly! that's what i've been saying...

 TL> Duh....see above...your MOD UPD message says that the rule
 TL> file is called arrowbridge.rul...which is NOT an 8 x 3 file
 TL> name.

no sir... my MOD UPD and MOD RUL do /NOT/ have arrowbridge.rul in them...
no where... i keep trying to tell you this... over and over and over again
for the last several years... what is it going to take for you to
understand this?

here's an import of my MOD UPD with appro security blackenings...

===== quote abridge.upd =====

FROM X
TAG ARROWBRIDGE
TITL ARROWBRIDGE Door Game by Mark Sinclair
DESC The purpose of this echo is to discuss the ARROWBRIDGE
DESC door game written by Mark Sinclair. Arrowbridge is based
DESC on Dungeons and Dragons but is far more detailed in RPG
DESC oriented play. Discussions include strategies, game features,
DESC future enhancements, beta development, and third-party support
DESC programs. Other topical discussions include help and advice
DESC for new players to the game.
MOD mark lewis, 1:3634/12
MOD mark lewis, X
PASS X
LANG English
ORIG 1:3634/12
GROUP FIDO
DIST All Fidonet distribution paths
GATE
REST /REA /RUL
TOT 40
VOL 10/week
RULE ABRIDGE.RUL

===== end quote =====


see that last line that starts as RULE?


and for your edification, here's the corrosponding MOD RUL entry...


===== quote abridge.upr =====

FROM X
TAG ARROWBRIDGE
PASS X
RULETEXT

 Conference rules for the ARROWBRIDGE echo:               rev. 24 DEC 00
 Posting Frequency: 1st and 15th of the month.
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  1. This echo is devoted to the online game door Arrowbridge. The goal
     of this echo is quality, not quantity. This applies to all
     Arrowbridge support including Arrowbridge I & II.

  2. Moderating handled by the echo Moderator, who is Mark Lewis
     (1:3634/12).

  3. Handles/aliases ARE NOT permitted.

  4. English is considered the primary language of this echo.

  5. DO NOT post any offensive language or statements - NO PROFANITY.

  6. Keep all your messages on topic. If someone else posts an offtopic
     message, send netmail to the individual, to the moderator, or
     simply ignore it. Responses in the echo to offtopic messages are
     never justified.

     What is on-topic:
      * Arrowbridge support questions concerning the setup and
        possible bugs with the software.
      * Arrowbridge related topics like suggestions to the author.
      * Arrowbridge help/hints for players.
      * BBS ads that ONLY advertise FREQ/Download/Web Sites for
        Arrowbridge products.

     What is typically off-topic:
      * Anything not-related to Arrowbridge :).
        ie: comparing AB to some other door or program.
      * Test messages, BBS ads, and new system connection messages.

  7. Keep your posting concise. Quote as required to establish context,
     but keep it within reason. Origin, seenby and similar overhead
     lines should never be quoted. The reason is it adds money for
     (bigger mail packets) those getting this echo on a Long Distance
     basis.

  8. It's fine to express disagreement with an on-topic statement, but
     insults, attacks, name-calling and the like are not tolerated.
     Basically NO FLAMES or personal attacks.

  9. Failure to comply on a regular basis with these rules will result
     in the system being disconnected from the echo feed.

 10. When you post your hints please be kind to other users who may NOT
     want to know such advanced info like coordinates or maps. As a
     general rule post something like a warning at the top of the
     message like:

                Spoiler Alert (IN BIG letters) -OR-
                ******Spoiler Alert**** etc.

     Then follow it with about 20 blank lines. This will allow the
     info not to be shown in that screen. This allows the reader to
     abort the bottom before spoiling his day. This is greatly
     appreciated.

 Mark Lewis, 1:3634/12, X

 Conference Moderator

===

===== end quote =====

tc>> So, you might want to humor us all and stick to 8 x 3 file
tc>> name conventions...just as an experiment (g).

 ml>> *=/I DO NOT SEND ANYTHING LARGER THAN 8.3 FILENAMES/=*

 TL> But your MOD UPD message tells us the rule file name is
 TL> longer than 8 x 3

i'm from missouri, show me that in the above two quotes, please...

 ml>> the bot tried to create those names... evidently it tried to
 ml>> name the the same as the base name of the echotag... i don't
 ml>> know... i didn't write the bot or any of the glue programs
 ml>> that you are using...

tc>> Resubmit the MOD UPD and MOD RUL files that need to be
tc>> corrected....and please email me with a ist of the echoes and
tc>> I'll try to cull out the misnamed/mis-sized rules files.

 ml>> thanks... i'll try to find some time to get the list
 ml>> together and get it off to you...

 TL> Looking forward to it.

i've still not had time... i'll be in and out over the next days, too, and
don't know if i'll have the time, then, to do it or not... basically, i
just run one command ("postit -{at}echolist.pst") and they're all
posted at once... its the easy way to fly... as i add new items to be
posted to the elist, i just add the needed one or two lines to
echolist.pst... if i remove an echo, then i manually delete the line(s)
from echolist.pst and send in a MOD DEL message... however, i don't think
i've ever done that ;)

)\/(ark