Subj : Back in the echo
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Tue May 12 2020 21:10:17

Hello Sean!

Tuesday May 12 2020 14:37, you wrote to me:

 VC>> Next msg and you can send the files as netmail attaches but the
 VC>> SUBJ MOD~UPD line MUST be present in the file along with a line
 VC>> containing
 VC>> : FROM [contact address ]

 > Uhm, have you used netmail attachments much?  If you attach a file to
 > a message you need to use the filename as the subject.  You can't add
 > a subject and attach a file.  So what is it?

The netmail does not need a subject just the file attachment but the file does
need it along woth the other mandatory keywords (keywords that must always be
supplied)..


 > I know how to use the elist bot, Vince.  I helped Ben write his
 > replacement elist bot years ago.



 VC>> The netmail itself is not processed by the program it only works
 VC>> on files.

 > Yet what you just told me in email is the exact opposite of what you
 > just told me here.  I have a string of 20-something email messages and
 > you've been clear as mud in every message.

I did ?

My elist program at the moment only processes files.
There are two types of file the first must have extension of .ECO or .eco.

This contains the MOD-ADD or MOD-UPD or MOD-DEL submission.

This submission file for MOD-ADD and can also be for MOD-UPD   MUST contain 
the
following keywords:

SUBJ
FROM
TAG
GROUP
LANG
TITL
DESC
MOD

The other keywords as required.

The old keyword COMOD has been repalced by keywords:
COMOD1
COMOD2
COMOD3
COMOD4

and COMOD can, for now only be used with sub word of DELETE or NONE


This submission file can contain a set of rules bound within the keyword
RULETEXT and ending with a line containing ---

The use of this terminator line is only needed when using RULETEXT.

You can in place of using the RULETEXT keyword also send a file with extension
of .RUL and this contains the content of your rules.
There is no limit to the length of (or number of lines) of this .RUL file and
the same applies to the number of lines after the keyword RULETEXT.

How ever it is limited in a lines length of 75 character in order to comply
with the older BBS systems that are in use.

Please read the help file I send to you for more clarification.

If you still have questions please ask them here so every one can learn by it.


Vincent

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