====== MSGINF ======
The ''MSGINF'' file is a drop file that can be created by BBS software to pass information to an external message editor.

===== Format =====
The original ''MSGINF'' file format comes from QuickBBS and Remote Access BBS Software.

The file is just a simple text file with CRLF-terminated lines:

^ Line ^ Description ^
| 1    | From name or "Anonymous"    |
| 2    | To name or "All"            |
| 3    | Subject                     |
| 4    | Message number (always "1") |
| 5    | Message area name           |
| 6    | Private: "YES" or "NO"      |
| 7    | Optional tag-line file path/name (Synchronet extension) |
| 8    | Character set ("CP437" or "UTF-8") (Synchronet extension) |


===== See Also =====
  * [[:ref:|ref index]]

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