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 It is recommended that areas where aliases are allowed, are made "Public Only". 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.
  
 **SysOp** **SysOp**
message_areas_f3.1651342396.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/05/01 02:13 by admin

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