Last update 11-Sep-2000

# MBSE BBS Setup - Mail Setup -> Mail Areas.

## Introduction.

Mail areas have fixed area numbers, just like file areas. Some offline readers don't like changing the area numbers. All areas can be of the following types: local, netmail, echomail and news. If you gate news and echomail in the same area (doesn't work yet), then select echomail if this area is a Fidonet area, select news if this area is a Usenet news area.

## Message Area Setup.

    Area Name   The description of the area.
    Area Tag    The echomail area tag.
    Newsgroup   Leave this blank for now!
    Moderator   Leave this blank for now!
    JAM base    The path and name of the JAM message base without extension.
    Origin      The origin line to add to echomail messages.
    Fido Aka    The Fidonet aka for this area.
    QWK name    The name of the area for OffLine Readers.
    Group       The name of the echomail group.
    Distrib.    Leave this blank for now!
    Area Type   Local, Netmail, Echomail or News.
    Msg Kinds   Private/Public, Private, Public, Read Only, FTN moderated, Usenet Moderated
    FTN chars   FTN characterset, not in use yet!
    RFC chars   RFC characterset, not in use yet!
    Days Old    The maximum age of the messages before purging.
    Max. Msgs   The maximum messages in this area.
    Netreply    Netmail reply area if this is echomail.
    Active      If this area is active.
    User Del.   Users may delete their own messages.
    Read Sec.   The security level to read messages.
    Write Sec.  The security level to write messages.
    Sysop Sec.  The security level to do sysop actions.
    Aliases     Allow the use of an Alias.
    Random org  Create random origin lines (Oneliner database).
    Quotes      Add a random quote under new messages (Oneliner database).
    Mandatory   If this area is mandatory for downlinks.
    UnSecure    Don't check link address during toss (Dangerous!).
    OLR Default Switch area default on for OLR users.
    OLR Forced  Area is always on for OLR users.
    Connections This will take you to the screen to edit up and downlinks.

## Edit connection

    Aka         The network address.
    Send to     Export mail to this node.
    Recv from   Import mail form this node.
    Pause       The node temporary is disconnected.
    Excluded    The node is disconnected by the sysop.
    Delete      Delete this connection.

A note about the excluded switch. This can be used to disconnect a node from the area by moderator request. AreaMgr requests from that node for this area are not processed anymore, he cannot disconnect this area and reconnect. If you want to prevent a node to connect the area while he is not connected, you should manually connect the node and then set the Excluded flag to yes. However, the status of this flag is reported to the node in the notify messages, so this action is not invisible.

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