Subj : Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
To   : fusion
From : MRO
Date : Sun Nov 09 2025 21:41:14

  Re: Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
  By: fusion to Dumas Walker on Sun Nov 09 2025 09:38 pm

 >  DW> predecessor BBS.

 > can message areas not be grouped in more than one way? i don't
 > recall. perhaps in a(n unpleasant) way where two areas listed in two
 > groups use the same files?

There's probably 100 ways to do it if you are creative and we have
javascript at our disposal.

You could create a regular area where it has the 50 msg nets the sysop would 
carry, and the msg subs would be in there.   then you could create a more
simple area using the same data codes. you can cut and paste in scfg or you 
can rig something up since synchronet uses .ini files now.

you could use flags to have only one to show to a user.  you could script it 
so it asks the user which style they prefer.

that's the easiest way to do it (for me).

i think it's weird to have msg subs out of their context, especially how 
fidonet and fxnet and other nets have different rules and operators.

I can't believe a user would ask for something like this. i've never seen 
someone ask for such a messy system. i think it's just a bad idea the sysop 
had and he stuck with it.

I understand having tons of msg networks, file areas, games can  be a bit 
much for users.  that's why you either dont do it or you do little tricks to 
segregate them. there's a lot of visual tricks to segregate msg and file 
areas with synchronet, for example.

nobody likes a facefull of data with multiple pages.  so i think it's best 
for for the sysops to steer away from that.  but it's their systems.  they 
can be THAT sysop and have the 1000 msg nets and 1000 doorgames and have an 
inactive system.
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