Last update 3-Oct-1999

# MBSE BBS Setup - Mail Setup -> Mail Areas.

## Introduction.

Mail areas have fixed area numbers, just like file areas. Some offline readers don't like changing the area numbers. All areas can be of the following types: local, netmail, echomail, news and email. The last two are not in use yet.

## Message Area Setup.

    Area Name   The description of the area.
    Area Tag    The echomail area tag.
    Origin      The origin line to add to echomail messages.
    Base path   The path and name of the JAM message base without extension.
    QWK name    The name of the area for OffLine Readers.
    Group       The name of the echomail group.
    Area Type   Local, Netmail, Echomail, Email or News.
    Msg Kinds   Public, Read Only, No Reply, Pvt/Public, Private.
    Days Old    The maximum age of the messages before purging.
    Max. Msgs   The maximum messages in this area.
    Netreply    Netmail reply area if this is echomail.
    Active      If this area is active.
    User Del.   Users may delete their own messages.
    Fido Aka    The Fidonet aka for this area.
    Read Sec.   The security level to read messages.
    Write Sec.  The security level to write messages.
    Sysop Sec.  The security level to do sysop actions.
    Aliases     Allow the use of an Alias.
    File Attach Allow file attach (netmail only).
    Random org  Create random origin lines (Oneliner database).
    Quotes      Add a random quote under new messages (Oneliner database).
    Mandatory   If this area is mandatory for downlinks.
    UnSecure    Don't check link address during toss (Dangerous!).
    OLR Default Switch area default on for OLR users.
    OLR Forced  Area is always on for OLR users.
    No BBS      Area is not available for BBS users (OLR users yes).
    Private     Keep private bit on during mail import.
    Check SB.   Check SeenBy lines.
    PassThru    Area is PassThru.
    Notified    Sysop is notified if this is an empty passthru area.
    Upl. Disc.  Uplink is disconnected if this area has no more downlinks and was PassThru.
    Connections This will take you to the screen to edit up and downlinks.

## Edit connection

    Zone        The network zone number.
    Net         The network net number.
    Node        The network node number.
    Point       The network point number or zero.
    Domain      The network domain name.
    Send to     Export mail to this node.
    Recv from   Import mail form this node.
    Pause       The node temporary is disconnected.
    Excluded    The node is disconnected by the sysop.

A note about the excluded switch. This can be used to disconnect a node from the area by moderator request. AreaMgr requests from that node for this area are not processed anymore, he cannot disconnect this area and reconnect. If you want to prevent a node to connect the area while he is not connected, you should manually connect the node and then set the Excluded flag to yes. However, the status of this flag is reported to the node in the notify messages, so this action is not invisible.

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