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echo: future4fido
to: Michael Haase
from: Martin Foster
date: 2003-02-14 13:59:36
subject: FPD with 2 networks

Hello Michael!

*** 13-02-2003 at 13:27, Michael Haase (2:2432/280) wrote to Albano De Manuel:

 MH> 12 Feb 03 03:19, Albano De Manuel schrieb an All:

 ADM> It seems there is one Spanish node interested in this protocol and
 ADM> software. It has it's own network (local echos mainly) and also is a
 ADM> FidoNet member, can FPD handle two different AKAs (2:*/*.* and
 ADM> 13:*/*.*)
 ADM> for the same user?

 MH> No, it's only designed for Fidonet.
 MH> The used software itself is able to handle different networks and
 MH> AKAs, but not the Fido-Package deluxe menu. So, you can add the
 MH> additional AKA to golded.cfg, hpt\config, binkd.cfg (just search
 MH> for Fido AKA and add the additional AKA in all *.cfg and config
 MH> files). But you can't use the FPD menu for handling the areas etc.,
 MH> you have to run the programs manually. The FPD is only designed for
 MH> making it easy to use Fidonet with all the software.

 MH> Maybe other program packages (like APoint) are able to handle this,
 MH> I don't know. 

Yep, APoint can handle multiple AKA's admirably :-)

Regards,
Martin

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