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 It is recommended that areas where aliases are allowed, are made "Public Only".
-Message Base ................ The type of message base to use for this
+**Message Base**
-                              message area.  Valid choices are Hudson,
-                              Squish, JAM, and Fido (*.MSG).
-                              Use the <SpaceBar> to toggle between
+The type of message base to use for this message area.  Valid choices are Hudson,
-                              available choices.  Remember, if you
+Squish, JAM, and Fido (*.MSG).
-                              select Hudson that this message area's
-                              number (see top bar of the window) should
-                              be message area 200 or lower since Hudson
-                              only supports up to 200 message areas.
-Read Level .................. Security Level needed to read messages in
+Use the <SpaceBar> to toggle between available choices.  Remember, if you
-                              this area.
+select Hudson that this message area's number (see top bar of the window) should
+be message area 200 or lower since Hudson only supports up to 200 message areas.
-Read Flags .................. Flags needed to read messages in this area.
+**Read Level**
-                              You can now specify flags that a user MUST
-                              NOT have in order to READ from this message
-                              area.  These flags are shown in reverse.
-                              To set a reverse flag, press the flag
-                              letter twice (it will appear reversed).  To
-                              clear a reversed flag type the flag letter
-                              one more time.
-Write Level ................. Security Level needed to write messages in
+Security Level needed to read messages in this area.
-                              this area.
-Write Flags ................. Flags needed to write messages in this
+**Read Flags**
-                              area.  You can now specify flags that a
-                              user MUST NOT have in order to WRITE to
-                              this message area.  These flags are shown
-                              in reverse.  To set a reverse flag, press
-                              the flag letter twice (it will appear
-                              reversed).  To clear a reversed flag type
-                              the flag letter one more time.
-SysOp Level ................. Security Level needed to be allowed access
+Flags needed to read messages in this area. You can now specify flags that a user MUST
-                              to all functions in this message area.
+NOT have in order to READ from this message area.  These flags are shown in reverse.
+To set a reverse flag, press the flag letter twice (it will appear reversed).  To
+clear a reversed flag type the flag letter one more time.
-SysOp Flags ................. Flags needed to be allowed access to all
+**Write Level**
-                              functions in this message area.  You can
-                              now specify flags that the SysOp MUST NOT
-                              have in order to be allowed access to all
-                              functions in this this message area.  These
-                              flags are shown in reverse.  To set a
-                              reverse flag, press the flag letter twice
-                              (it will appear reversed).  To clear a
-                              reversed flag type the flag letter one more
-                              time.
-Origin Line ................. Only for Echomail: if you do not specify
+Security Level needed to write messages in this area.
-                              this, the default origin line will be used
-                              (refer to F1, Site Options, to specify your
-                              default origin line).
-Use AKA ..................... The network address for this area (for
+**Write Flags**
-                              Echomail & Netmail only).
-EchoMail Tag ................ This field is used by ProBoard to create a
+Flags needed to write messages in this area.  You can now specify flags that a
-                              file called ECHOTOSS.LOG You should enter
+user MUST NOT have in order to WRITE to this message area.  These flags are shown
-                              the Echomail Tag name for this message area
+in reverse.  To set a reverse flag, press the flag letter twice (it will appear
-                              (if this message area has the "Message
+reversed).  To clear a reversed flag type the flag letter one more time.
-                              Kind" field set to "EchoMail").  When a
-                              user enters a message into this area the
-                              tag name you specify here will be written
-                              to the file ECHOTOSS.LOG in the ProBoard
-                              system directory, causing your mail tosser
-                              to scan for outbound mail in this message
-                              area upon the callers logoff.
-QWK Area Name ............... (Optional) You can enter the name of this
+**SysOp Level**
-                              area for QWK mail packers.  QWK only
-                              supports up to 12 characters for area
-                              names.
-Reply Area .................. The area where replies to messages in this
+Security Level needed to be allowed access to all functions in this message area.
-                              area should be posted.  Useful for allowing
-                              users to reply to "To-All" messages.  Set
+**SysOp Flags**
-                              this to "0" (zero) if you want replies to
-                              go to the current message area.
+Flags needed to be allowed access to all functions in this message area.  You can
+now specify flags that the SysOp MUST NOT have in order to be allowed access to all
+functions in this this message area.  These flags are shown in reverse.  To set a
+reverse flag, press the flag letter twice (it will appear reversed).  To clear a
+reversed flag type the flag letter one more time.
+**Origin Line**
+Only for Echomail: if you do not specify this, the default origin line will be used
+(refer to F1, Site Options, to specify your default origin line).
+**Use AKA**
+The network address for this area (for Echomail & Netmail only).
+**EchoMail Tag**
+This field is used by ProBoard to create a file called ECHOTOSS.LOG You should enter
+the Echomail Tag name for this message area (if this message area has the "Message
+Kind" field set to "EchoMail").  When a user enters a message into this area the
+tag name you specify here will be written to the file ECHOTOSS.LOG in the ProBoard
+system directory, causing your mail tosser to scan for outbound mail in this message
+area upon the callers logoff.
+**QWK Area Name**
+(Optional) You can enter the name of this area for QWK mail packers.  QWK only
+supports up to 12 characters for area names.
+**Reply Area**
+The area where replies to messages in this area should be posted.  Useful for allowing
+users to reply to "To-All" messages.  Set this to "0" (zero) if you want replies to
+go to the current message area.
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