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|    Wilfred van Velzen to Oleg Pevzner    |
|    Re: Migration from FastEcho    |
|    16 May 14 13:00:06    |
      Hi Oleg,              On 2014-05-16 13:00:30, you wrote to me:               WV>> Make a good backup before you start! ;)               OP> Sure! :) And yet, how to migrate best?              As far as I know, there is no conversion utility for the fastecho config to       fmail. So I don't think there is an easy way, unless you can write your own...?              The FMail doc has this to say about it:              """       2.1 Converting config files of other echomail processors              FSetup has the capability to import the configuration files of a       number of other echomail processors: IMAIL, TosScan and all       programs that can export AREAS.BBS file. Before using this       capability however, you first should enter all node numbers you       will be using and include the fakenet numbers you are using, if       any. This way, FMail will automatically convert all fakenet       addresses in the configuration files into 4-dimensional addresses       that are used by FMail.              IMPORTANT:              1. Always check the imported configuration files.       2. The archiver program to be used will not be converted        correctly in the node manager.       """              and              """       3.5.1 Import Config              The option "Import config" allows you to import AREAS.BBS,       FOLDER.FD and area and node configuration files of three other       popular echomail processors: IMAIL (version 1.20), TosScan and       GEcho. In some cases you have the choice whether to use the area       tag or to use the comment to identify an area in the config file       that is created by FSetup.              A special option is Import RA info. It imports RA security       information into an EXISTING FMail areas file. If you do not       already have an FMail areas file, enter the information manually       in the Area Manager or use one of the other import functions       first. When you start the Import RA info option, the program will       try to find security information in MESSAGES.RA for each area that       is defined in FMail.Ar and insert it in that file.       """              I have never tried this myself, and I don't know if fastecho can export       AREAS.BBS ?              Maybe someone else who has experience with both has some ideas?              Bye, Wilfred.              --- FMail-W32-1.68.3.69-B20140513        * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)    |
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