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   Message 1,378 of 2,243   
   Joacim Melin to mark lewis   
   Re: Crashmail woes   
   22 Sep 17 09:09:13   
   
    ml>  On 2017 Sep 17 16:16:36, you wrote to me:   
      
    JM>>>> But it is never sent by Binkd.   
      
    ml>>> assuming that crashmail does netmail in the traditional BSO way using   
    ml>>> ?UT files, where did crashmail put the ?UT file? which of your BSO   
    ml>>> outbound directories and what name did it use??   
      
    JM>> Here's the thing: Crashmail can only use one (1) directory for it's   
    JM>> outbound mail. Which is fine.   
      
    ml> you keep saying that but... are you saying that it uses a standard   
    ml> BSO format for its outbound directory structure?   
      
    ml> if it does use a standard BSO directory structure, your amiganet mail   
    ml> would be in a directory with an extension...   
      
    ml> eg: if you define "/mailer/outbound" as your outbound directory and   
    ml> assuming Z2 is your main FTN zone, the directory structure would look   
    ml> something like this...   
      
    ml> /mailer/outbound/         <- mail for Z2 goes here   
    ml> /mailer/outbound.001/     <- mail for Z1 goes here   
    ml> /mailer/outbound.003/     <- mail for Z3 goes here   
    ml> /mailer/outbound.004/     <- mail for Z4 goes here   
    ml> /mailer/outbound.027/     <- mail for Z39 goes here   
      
    ml> the numbers are the zone in hex (base16) format... everything for   
    ml> your Z39 traffic would go in the above last directory... this is also   
    ml> assuming that crashmail only does FTN 3D or 4D addressing...   
      
   Crashmail on the Amiga could handle several NETMAIL areas without any   
   problems. Crashmail II on Linux can not as far as I've been able to test it.    
   Then there's the issue with my BBS software being designed for using one   
   directory for all netmail to all networks.     
      
   Oh well, it's a hobby 'innit?   
      
      
   --- NiKom v2.3.1   
    * Origin: Delta City (deltacity.se, Vallentuna, Sweden) (2:201/120.0)   

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