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|    Rob Swindell to Simon Geddes    |
|    FREQing    |
|    22 Jan 20 15:46:13    |
      TZUTC: -0800       MSGID: 1849.fidogaze@1:103/705 228e1bfe       REPLY: 1847.fidogaze@1:103/705 228b56bd       PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Linux Jan 3 2020 GCC 6.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.10-Linux r3.149 Jan 20 2020 GCC 6.3.0       COLS: 80       CHRS: CP437 2       NOTE: FSEditor.js v1.103        Re: FREQing        By: Simon Geddes to Alan Ianson on Mon Jan 20 2020 01:20 pm               > Re: FREQing        > By: Alan Ianson to Simon Geddes on Sun Jan 19 2020 01:53 pm        >        > > Back in the dial-up days file requesting was easy to setup in mailers        > > like BinkleyTerm and FrontDoor, and also other mailer available at the        > > time.        >        > I have something called TrapDoor for the Amiga. Have only scanned the        > instructions, but I see it allows you to set yourself up as a Point, or to        > use it to handle the fido traffic to a BBS. This might be the thing I need        > then.        >        > > If you read the FIDO-REQ, ALLFIX_FILE, or FDN_ANNOUNCE areas, nodes        > > posting those new files likely do support file requests and magic names.        > > Try freqing FILES from one of those BBSs and probably you will get an all        > > files list. :)        >        > Brilliant, will give that a go. Exciting indeed! :)              Since you're posting from Vertrauen (my BBS), I thought I'd like you know that       you can send file request (FREQ) netmail messages from Vertrauen by creating a       netmail message to the file request process at the hub you choose and placing       "FR: |
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