Subj : *******
To   : Jim Howarth
From : Nil Alexandrov
Date : Thu Jul 11 2024 06:29 am

Hello, Jim!

Wednesday July 10 2024 23:21, from Jim Howarth -> Nil Alexandrov:

 NA>> Why would you need to use a script to do a simple action?

 JH> Its actually quite handy when you have multiple networks with multiple
 JH> passwords and addresses.

What could possibly go wrong when "have multiple networks with multiple..."? haha

 JH> It basically pulls up a menu that allows me to poll each hub
 JH> individually or I can poll all uplinks etc, start an areafix/filefix
 JH> email that inserts the hub address, then password into the subject,
 JH> then brings you directly into the body.

I'm a die-hard text-mode GoldED user for about since 90x, and we have macros, not a script with templates. Here's an example.
```AddressMacro af5020-1042, AreaFix, 2:5020/1042, "******", K/S, Dir```
Templates will help me to choose the right AKA and the stuff. All I need to do is to write a netmail to user af5020-1042, for examplem and the rest will be filled automagically. And yes, I know AreaFix syntax so far.

 JH> It also Merges a nodelists just because it was handy while I was
 JH> setting up some other things.

What do you merge nodelist with?
How do you receive new nodelists? Fileechoes? Wget? Manual?

 JH> Ultimately, even tho the menu had a command to switch to the netmail
 JH> area, it couldn't due to a lack of access due to a change I made in
 JH> error.  So it just defaulted to the area I was in.

Have you troubleshoot the issue with your script yet?

 JH> Hah..  I'll stick with my script.  Bugs happen.. this one just
 JH> happened to be public lol.

What's your scripting language of choice here?

 NA>> P.S. What is that BASH echotag about?
 JH> Its the Bash Shell Echo on Fidonet.

Cygwin bash? hahaha

Best Regards, Nil
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