Subj : Re: Newslink Help
To   : alt.bbs.synchronet
From : Frank Vest
Date : Sat Oct 01 2005 06:44 pm

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

Patch wrote:
> I'm hoping someone can assist me with my current road-block in setting up the
> BBS.
> 
> I'm trying to get the 'Newslink' working, I've read the docs, followed the
> instructions exactly as it's been written.  When I force a callout I see that
> the three areas that I've configured have messages, but ultimately nothing is
> imported or exported.
> 
> I've gotten the message base definition done, using the internal code prefix
> of USENET_.
> 
> The message sub-boards that I am trying to include are as follows:
> 
> alt.allsysop
> alt.bbs.allsysop
> alt.anime.tenchi-muyo
> 
> The internal code for each of these, respectively is as follows:
> 
> USENET_ALLSYS
> USENET_BBS-ALL
> USENET_TENCHI
> 
> The long, and short name for each of these areas is the alt.<address> name. 
> For example, alt.bbs.allsysop is for USENET_BBS-ALL.
> 
> Internet is turned on in the Network section for all three areas.
> 
> My 'AREA' portion of newslink.cfg has the following information:
> 
> AREA USENET_BBS-ALL alt.bbs.allsysop nI
> AREA USENET_ALLSYSOP alt.allsysop nI
> AREA USENET_TENCHI alt.anime.tenchi-muyo nI

Mine is:
AREA a.b.sync alt.bbs.synchronet

Drop the nI would be my suggestion. If that doesn't help, I don't know.

Frank

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