Subj : Re: netmail and other issues
To   : TheMadGamerMan
From : Avon
Date : Sun Oct 04 2020 10:08:14

On 03 Oct 2020 at 07:00a, TheMadGamerMan pondered and said...
 Th> I am currently trying to setup fidonet here. The issue I am having is, I
 Th> have created a new netmail area for fido (why doesn't Mystic AKA
 Th> match!), sent an areafix request, get a reply, Mystic import's it, but I

Mystic will do this if you just run one netmail base to cover all networks.

 Th> match!), sent an areafix request, get a reply, Mystic import's it, but I
 Th> can't find it. The logs give little to no detail. I do notice however

It's likely the reply is a netmail addressed to your real name or a name not
linked to your user account. Mystic can remap netmail set to one name to
another e.g.

    ; If you want to remap netmail from one user name to another, you can
    ; define up to 50 remapped names below using the format <orig>;<new>
    ;
    
    forward = sysop;Paul Hayton
    forward = system operator;Paul Hayton
    forward = postmaster;Paul Hayton
    forward = Paul;Paul Hayton
    forward = Paul H;Paul Hayton
    forward = P Hayton;Paul Hayton
    forward = Paul Haydon;Paul Hayton

this ensures netmails sent to me as Avon makes it to my actual logged in user
of Paul Hayton...

 Th> can't find it. The logs give little to no detail. I do notice however
 Th> the pkt password field in the node editor only allows 8 characters, my
 Th> password is 9. I could use some belp please

if you don't need a packet password, don't set it, it's just another layer of
complication. If you do set passwords keep all upper case and limited to no
more than 8 chars, use A-Z and 0-9 and stay away from symbols.

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