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   * Originally in ECHOLIST   
   * Crossposted in ELIST   
      
   Hello All BBS programmers!   
      
   As you know the BACKBONE.NA file only holds Echo tags and the title for each   
   area - good to be used for auto adding new echo areas into a bbs system but no   
   support for the descriptions.   
      
   A new feature added for the Elist system that also fully supports the   
   BACKBONE.NA and .RPT files sent out monthly is the (Echo) descriptions files   
   that are stored within the descriptions directory and within that is the   
   network followed by the individual echo descriptions themselves, i.e.,   
      
   descriptions   
   descriptions/FIDO   
   echos within as ECHOTAG.DES   
      
   descriptions/FSXNET   
   echos within as ECHOTAG.DES   
      
   etc   
      
   These files can be submitted to myself or direct to 25/21 for those echos in   
   BACKBONE.RPT that currently do not have a description shown.   
      
   For such submissions the Format is AAA.BBB.DES   
      
   and the content is text of up to 75 characters (any more is ignored) and up to   
   15 lines. Blanks lines are also allowed between lines of text.   
      
   This means that two directories / folders are included within the monthly ELST   
   archive :   
      
   rules   
   descriptions   
      
   These descriptions can be used within a BBS system if you program for them in    
   similar way to that of the rules files which are in the form of ECHOTAG.RUL   
      
   Note that the Rules files can be of text lengths of up to 75 characters with    
   an   
   unlimited number of lines.   
      
   By using these descriptions where a user say has requested the bbs to list a   
   specific one can make life a little easier for a new bbs user etc.   
      
   If you have any questions regarding the above by all means ask away and I will   
   try and help.   
      
   Vincent   
      
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