Subj : Re: FSX_LFE
To   : esc
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed May 24 2023 11:41 am

  Re: Re: FSX_LFE
  By: esc to Nightfox on Wed May 24 2023 10:26 am

 Ni>> I don't know about other BBS software, but at least with Synchronet,
 Ni>> new FTN areas don't just appear - You have to add a message area for
 Ni>> it in your BBS configuration, then configure your BBS software to
 Ni>> map it to the FTN name, then send an areafix message to your FTN hub
 Ni>> to add it for you.

 es> Mystic has a way to do this automatically. It's a pretty nifty feature! I
 es> see random subs once in a while that I'd never otherwise know about, so I
 es> appreciate the functionality.

Ah, that's cool.
I wonder if a script could be written for Synchronet to update its configuration files to add a message area when a new one appears in a FTN group..  Such a script might be even easier now that Synchronet (in its 3.20 development codebase) has its configuration files in .ini format (plain text).

Nightfox
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