MJ> Can GoldEd create message areas?
 MJ> (I am using GoldED/386 3.00.Beta3).

 KR> Yes, even your version should be able to create *.msg type message
 KR> areas. ;) 

Can I get GoldEd to create different message base formats for different echo areas and use them seemlessly at the same time ?

MJ> or do I need to create them using a BBS first before I can edit them
 MJ> with GoldEd ?

 KR> Depending on your setup and what you want to do with goldeds echos
 KR> that is the recommended way. Your BBS usually doesn't know goldeds
 KR> self created areas. If your BBS should use those message areas it's
 KR> easier to create areas with the BBS and use the areafile import to
 KR> teach those to golded automatically. 
 KR> Regards

Well, I am thinking about running a mail-only node and want to know if I can use GoldEd for reading/writing mail or inspecting/debugging packets. Also there are area statistics generators that I would like to use that require message bases.

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