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| util:sbbsecho [2020/03/10 21:56] – [SCFG] missing closing paren digital man | util:sbbsecho [2024/11/08 23:33] (current) – [Area Manager Commands] update help to reflect SBBSecho v3.21 AreaMgr request format digital man | ||
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| - | ====== SBBSecho ====== | + | ====== SBBSecho |
| Synchronet' | Synchronet' | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| + | An alternative method is to instead subscribe/ | ||
| ===== Area File ===== | ===== Area File ===== | ||
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| Log Timestmap Format defines the format of the date/ | Log Timestmap Format defines the format of the date/ | ||
| along with each log message to the log file (e.g. '' | along with each log message to the log file (e.g. '' | ||
| - | The timestamp format is defined using standard C '' | + | The timestamp format is defined using standard C '' |
| The default format is: '' | The default format is: '' | ||
| For SBBSecho v2 timestamp format, use '' | For SBBSecho v2 timestamp format, use '' | ||
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| == AreaFix Password == | == AreaFix Password == | ||
| - | AreaFix passwords are required to be included in the //Subject// line of received AreaFix requests (NetMail messages). | + | AreaFix passwords |
| - | AreaFix Passwords are case insensitive. | + | AreaFix Passwords are case insensitive |
| This setting may be managed by the node using AreaFix requests. | This setting may be managed by the node using AreaFix requests. | ||
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| from any additionally configured EchoLists which they have | from any additionally configured EchoLists which they have | ||
| access to. | access to. | ||
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| + | == Zone Blind SEEN-BY and PATH Lines == | ||
| + | Zone Blind SEEN-BY and PATH Lines when Enabled will cause SBBSecho to assume that node numbers are not duplicated across zones and that a net/node combination in either of these Kludge lines should be used to identify a spcific node regardless of which zone that node is located in (thus breaking the rules of FidoNet 3D addressing). | ||
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| + | If you are having trouble with FidoNet echomail crossing Zone boundaries which does not add all the SEEN-BY and PATH nodes, then enable this option with the limit of " | ||
| === Paths and Filenames === | === Paths and Filenames === | ||
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| == AreaFix Keys == | == AreaFix Keys == | ||
| These are the keys required for a node to be able to gain | These are the keys required for a node to be able to gain | ||
| - | access to this particular echo list. These flags are defined | + | access to this particular echo list. These keys are then given |
| - | for each node from the ' | + | to chosen nodes in the ' |
| Selecting this option will bring you to a sub-menu where you | Selecting this option will bring you to a sub-menu where you | ||
| may add and remove keys for this EchoList. | may add and remove keys for this EchoList. | ||
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| ==== Instances ==== | ==== Instances ==== | ||
| - | SBBSecho is designed to run only one instance at a time. A mutual-exclusion file ('' | + | SBBSecho is designed to run only one instance at a time. A mutual-exclusion file ('' |
| If you get the following error message (on the console and/or the log file) and you can confirm that SBBSecho is not actually running, you can safely delete the mutex file to allow SBBSecho to again run normally: | If you get the following error message (on the console and/or the log file) and you can confirm that SBBSecho is not actually running, you can safely delete the mutex file to allow SBBSecho to again run normally: | ||
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| Remote area manager, or AreaFix, commands are used by linked nodes in order to | Remote area manager, or AreaFix, commands are used by linked nodes in order to | ||
| turn echo areas off and on, list currently connected areas, and more. | turn echo areas off and on, list currently connected areas, and more. | ||
| - | The following text is from the file '' | + | The following text is from the file '' |
| SBBSecho, should be located in your Synchronet '' | SBBSecho, should be located in your Synchronet '' | ||
| area manager commands available to the linked nodes which have been configured using | area manager commands available to the linked nodes which have been configured using | ||
| the '' | the '' | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | Address all requests to ' | + | Address all Area Management |
| - | Your Area Manager password goes on the subject | + | Your Area Manager password goes in the message |
| + | by -R, -L, or -Q for Rescan, List, or Query functions, respectively. | ||
| - | In the body of the message | + | In the body of the message, one or more: |
| - | [+]<areaname> | + | <areatag> |
| - | -<areaname> | + | -<areatag> Disconnect an area |
| %HELP | %HELP | ||
| - | %LIST | + | %LIST |
| %QUERY | %QUERY | ||
| %UNLINKED | %UNLINKED | ||
| - | %COMPRESSION < | + | %COMPRESSION < |
| %PASSWORD < | %PASSWORD < | ||
| %PKTPWD < | %PKTPWD < | ||
| %TICPWD < | %TICPWD < | ||
| %RESCAN | %RESCAN | ||
| - | %RESCAN <areaname> Request a rescan of a single connected area | + | %RESCAN <areatag> |
| + | %ECHOSTATS < | ||
| %ACTIVE | %ACTIVE | ||
| %PASSIVE | %PASSIVE | ||
| + | %NOTIFY <ON | OFF> | ||
| %FROM < | %FROM < | ||
| %+ALL | %+ALL | ||
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| ==== Changes in Version 3 ==== | ==== Changes in Version 3 ==== | ||
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| - | For a detailed list of changes and code differences introduced in v3.0, see [[http:// | ||
| The most major changes introduced in v3.0 are: | The most major changes introduced in v3.0 are: | ||
