Subj : areafix & filefix config in fidoconf 1.9.x
To   : Benny Pedersen
From : Richard Menedetter
Date : Wed Jun 13 2018 10:15:02

Hi Benny!

13 Jun 2018 08:04, from Benny Pedersen -> All:

 BP> how to configure it, it was simple in fidoconf 1.4.x
 BP> but 1.9.x is more complicated without any good docs

I somehow figured it out when I transitioned from 1.4 to 1.9.

My robots file looks like this:

==== Begin "robots"  ====
##################################################################
# Robots configuration

# Process areafix requests on the fly. Boolean.
AreaFixFromPkt  Yes

# Specifies area used for areafix and filefix scanning.
# Replies from robots will also be stored here.
# RobotsArea must be NetmailArea for security purposes!
RobotsArea netmail

# robot default|areafix|filefix'
# 'robot' statement begins robot description.
# 'default' allows you to set common parameters.

robot default
# Maximum size for robot's messages in kb.
# If statement is not defined, messages will be not splitted.
#        msgSize         10
# Delete requests from links to areafix. Boolean.
#        killRequests
# This statement lists attributes to be set on robot's reports.
#       kill reports
#       reportsAttr loc pvt k/s npd
#       kill reports and send directly
       reportsAttr loc pvt k/s npd dir
#       do not kill reports
#        reportsAttr loc pvt npd         # do not kill reports

# This statement enables/disables including linked areas list into all
# robot replies.
#QueryReports off

# This string added after splitted robot.s messages.
#SplitStr > Message splitted. To be continued...

# Create file-flag after autocreating area.
AutocreateFlag /home/fido/flags/autocreate.flag

# This token defines a file which will be used when autocreating echoarea.
#newAreaRefuseFile /etc/ftn/areas/dontcrte.lst

# This statement specifies time to wait (in days) for area requested from
# uplink. If there is no traffic in this area, <program> qupd unsubscribes
# area from this uplink and subscribes to it at next uplink. If next uplink
# for this echoarea not avaiable, <program> qupd removes echoarea from queue.
#ForwardRequestTimeout 7

# This statement specifies time to wait (in days) before unsubscribing
# echoarea from uplink after the time last downlink unsubscribed.
#IdlePassthruTimeout 3

# This statement specified time wait (days) for delete from config echoarea
# after unsubscribe it from uplink (last link).
#KilledRequestTimeout 4

# Enables or disables area pause algorythm.
#AutoAreaPause

robot Areafix
# This statement defines help file which is sent to a link
# on '%help' command.
        helpFile        /home/fido/areafix.hlp
# Origin for mail from this robot
        robotOrigin     "Husky HPT"
# FromName for mail from this robot
        fromName        "Areafix"
# This statement specifies the queue file containing your
# delayed forward-requests.
queueFile       /home/fido/flags/afix_queue
# SortEchoList none|name|group|group,name

robot Filefix
        helpFile        /home/fido/filefix.hlp
        robotOrigin     "Husky Htick"
        fromName        "Filefix"
==== End "robots" ====

CU, Ricsi

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