Subj : Re: FSX_LFE
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed May 24 2023 01:30 pm

  Re: Re: FSX_LFE
  By: Nightfox to paulie420 on Wed May 24 2023 08:56 am

 >   Re: Re: FSX_LFE
 >   By: paulie420 to Avon on Mon May 22 2023 05:19 pm
 >
 >  Av>> FSX_LFE - Lifestyle - There's lots of ways to enjoy life! This echo
 >
 >  pa> Why has this area not 'popped up' on my bbS yet? Normally when FTNs add
 >  pa> an area, I see it - but just have to change its settings... i haven't
 >  pa> seen FSX_LFE so far.
 >
 > I don't know about other BBS software, but at least with Synchronet, new FTN
 > areas don't just appear - You have to add a message area for it in your BBS
 > configuration, then configure your BBS software to map it to the FTN name,
 > then send an areafix message to your FTN hub to add it for you.

Those steps can be automated with Synchronet (SBBSecho):
https://wiki.synchro.net/util:sbbsecho#area_file

and SCFG can be used to auto-import new areas from echostats.ini (generated by SBBSecho).
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