• Connected echos?

    From Jeff Smith@1:14/5 to All on Wednesday, July 04, 2018 07:29:44

    Hello everybody!

    There may be an option that I haven't found yet in Mystic. But is there an easy and quick way to list the echos that a particular echomail node is currently connected to? As a related question, does mystic allow for locally generated notify lists for downlinks?


    Jeff


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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:393/68 to Jeff Smith on Wednesday, July 04, 2018 08:51:56
    * An ongoing debate between Jeff Smith and All rages on ...

    There may be an option that I haven't found yet in Mystic. But is
    there an easy and quick way to list the echos that a particular
    echomail node is currently connected to? As a related question, does mystic allow for locally generated notify lists for downlinks?

    File: data\areafixhelp.txt

    === Cut ===
    .-------------------------.
    | Mystic BBS AreaFix Help |--------------------------------------------------- `-------------------------'

    What is AreaFix?
    ----------------

    AreaFix is a automated response system which provides echomail nodes the
    ability to "self-service" their configuration. Generally speaking, you will
    use AreaFix to link and unlink echomail areas for export to you.

    AreaFix also provides additional utility functions such as changing password,
    archive type/raw PKT selection, and the ability to rescan one or more echo
    areas to send you the last X messages or all messages posted in the last X
    days.


    How to use AreaFix
    ------------------

    Simply address the message "To" field to "AreaFix" and then supply your
    AreaFix password on the subject line for authentication.

    Each line of the message content should consist of a single command which
    instructs AreaFix to do something. Each command will be processed and a
    result of that command will be included within a return Netmail response
    message which is automatically generated by AreaFix after your request.


    AreaFix Commands
    ----------------

    %ALL [search] The ALL command will either subscribe or remove all
    %-ALL [search] available areas. If the optional [search] parameter
    is used, only bases that match the search text in the
    echotag or message base name will be actioned upon.

    The search text can be a single piece of text, or it
    can contain complex boolean searches. See below for
    more information on complex boolean searching.

    %COMPRESS <type> Sets the archive type used to bundle mail to <type>,
    such as ZIP, RAR, etc. The type can also be omitted
    which tells AreaFix to send raw PKT files instead of
    bundled mail.

    %HELP Return this help message

    %PWD <new password> Changes your AreaFix password to <new password>

    %LIST [search] List all available echomail areas from this uplink. If
    the optional [search] is used Mystic will list areas
    that match the search text either in the echotag or
    Message base name.

    The search text can be a single piece of text, or it
    can contain complex boolean searches. See below for
    more information on complex boolean searching.

    %LINKED List all linked areas (areas being exported to you)

    %UNLINKED List of all unlinked areas (areas not exported to you)

    %RESCAN [R=# or D=#] Rescans all linked echomail areas and export the last
    250 messages in each area, unless the optional R or D
    command is also specified. See below for more info on
    R/D options.

    -ECHOTAG Remove (unlink) ECHOTAG from your list of export areas

    +ECHOTAG [R=# or D=#] Add (link) ECHOTAG to the list of export areas. The
    plus symbol can also be omitted here, meaing that if a
    line contains ONLY an echotag, it is assumed that the
    request is to link the area.

    The optional R or D command can be included to instruct
    AreaFix to also send the latest messages for the newly
    linked area. If no option is specified for rescan,
    then AreaFix will only start sending new messages posted
    after this command has been received.

    See below for R and D options.

    =ECHOTAG <R=# or D=#> Rescan an existing linked message base. This will send
    the most recent 250 messages for ECHOTAG, unless the
    R or D command is also specified to change this option.


    Changing Rescan Options
    -----------------------

    Several AreaFix commands support the optional R or D commands. These commands
    must be separated from its associated command by a comma or a space and follow
    the format COMMAND=NUMBER. For example:

    +ECHOTAG,R=100

    The R command instructs AreaFix to export the most recent number of messages
    specified by #. In other words, R=100 will send you the most recent 100
    messages.

    The D command instructs AreaFix to export all messages posted with the last
    number of days, specified by #. In other words, D=365 will send you all
    messages posted within the last 365 days (1 year).


    AreaFix Examples
    ----------------

    Example 1:

    Base: Netmail
    From: Me
    To: AreaFix
    Subj: MyPassword
    -------------------
    %COMPRESS ZIP
    %PWD MyNewPassword
    +MYSTIC
    FIDONEWS
    WINDOWS D=90
    =BBS_CARNIVAL R=500

    The above example will change your archive type to ZIP, change your AreaFix
    password to MyNewPassword, request that the MYSTIC and FIDONEWS echoareas
    are added to your list of exported areas. It then requests that the
    WINDOWS area is added to the exported list, but it also asks to send all
    messages posted with the last 90 days. Finally, it asks that the most
    recent 500 messages are sent for the already connected BBS_CARNIVAL area

    Example 2:

    Base: Netmail
    From: Me
    To: AreaFix
    Subj: MyPassword
    -------------------
    %LINKED
    %UNLINKED
    %RESCAN D=180

    The above example will list all areas you have linked to for export, and
    all available areas to have NOT linked to for export. Then it will ask
    AreaFix to bundle up all messages posted to all of your linked areas
    within the last 180 days (~6 months).

    Example 3:

    Base: Netmail
    From: Me
    To: AreaFix
    Subj: MyPassword
    -------------------
    %ALL

    The above example will subscribe to all available areas. Optionally a text
    search could have also been supplied for example:

    %ALL BBS!(renegade|telegard)

    This example would subscribe to all areas that have the word BBS in the
    echotag or base name but ONLY if it didn't also have "Renegade" or
    "Telegard"

    AreaFix Results
    ---------------

    AreaFix will respond to all requests made, even if a blank message is sent or
    a message is sent with a wrong password. A typical automated response from
    AreaFix might look like this:

    Base: Netmail
    From: AreaFix
    To: Me
    Subj: MyPassword
    -------------------
    Your AREAFIX request has been processed.

    Command: +MYSTIC
    Result: MYSTIC has been linked for export

    Command: %LINKED
    Result: List of all linked echomail areas:

    MYSTIC Mystic BBS Discussion and Support
    FIDONEWS FidoNet Current News Discussion

    Command: %COMPRESS ASDF
    Result: Unknown archive type.

    If you do not receive a response, then you have not been configured as a
    downlink yet, or some other error has occured.

    Complex Boolean Searching
    -------------------------

    The %LIST and %ALL commands have the optional ability to apply searching
    elements to limit the results to targeting a subset of "all". This can be
    done with a simple text search such as "%ALL Mystic BBS" but it can also
    use boolean evaluation to perform complex searches by using AND, OR, NOT and
    parenthesis (where &=AND, |=OR, and !=NOT). For example:

    %LIST BBS
    %LIST BBS!(Telegard|Renegade)
    %LIST ((Linux|Unix|BSD)!Windows)|(BBS!(Telegard|Renegade)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ === Cut ===

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  • From Paul Hayton@3:770/100 to Jeff Smith on Thursday, July 05, 2018 08:39:47

    On 07/04/18, Jeff Smith pondered and said...

    There may be an option that I haven't found yet in Mystic. But is there
    an easy and quick way to list the echos that a particular echomail node
    is currently connected to? As a related question, does mystic allow for

    Yes, go to the echonode config and when you see the list of echo nodes you
    have defined place the cursor over the one you are interested in then call up an options menu using /

    From there you will able to select an option that shows the echomail areas
    the node is connected to. You can do the same for file bases. Both options allow you to mange the node and add/remove bases

    Best, Paul

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