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   >  LK>How do I get MBSE to create the file area automatically?  I've got this   
   >  LK>working fine for message areas, but haven't been able to figure out   
   >  LK>what's amiss with my file area configuration.   
   >   
   > In your /opt/mbse/var/ you should have a directory named /arealist and   
   > to put to this directory you shall make some text files for each file   
   > group echo...   
      
   Gert,   
      
   Thanks for your reply.  With that in hand and the source code handy, I   
   think I've got things working.  To make sure I understand how things   
   work (and in case it's useful for anyone else):   
      
   While MBSE will automatically create file areas, it *will not*   
   automatically create file groups.  For an area to be automatically   
   created from the filegate.zxx file, you must first have the   
   appropriate file group defined in your MBSE configuration.   
      
   For a file group listed in filegate.zxx like this:   
      
     % FDN:          Fidonet Administrative files   
      
   You must have a file group defined with a matching comment.  That is,   
   something along the lines of:   
      
     1.  Name      FIDO_ADM   
     2.  Comment   Fidonet Administrative files     
     3.  Base path /opt/mbse/ftp/pub/fidoadmin     
     4.  Use Aka   1:322/761@fidonet     
     5.  Uplink    1:322/759@fidonet     
     6.  Areas     filegate.zxx   
       
   You must have "Start at" set to a non-zero value, and you must have   
   "Auto chng" set to "Yes".  The "Areas" line for all of your groups can   
   point to "filegate.zxx".   
      
   With all this in place, running "mbfido tic" now produces:   
      
     Processing AP01DG00.TIC, NODEDIFF.Z84 area DIFFZIP from 1:322/759+   
       27-Mar-2011 20:19:20 mbfido[95901] +- by ALLFIX+, v6.00.019   
       Copyright (C) 1992,2009 by Bob Seaborn (1:140/30)   
     8.3 name "NODEDIFF.Z84", LFN "nodediff.z84"   
     file end at 306008, offset needed 305702   
     Create empty FDB for area 1001   
     Auto created TIC area DIFFZIP, group FIDOADMIN, bbs area 1001, for   
       node 1:322/759@fidonet   
     No active virus scanners, skipping scan   
     Execute: /usr/local/bin/unzip -o -j /opt/mbse/var/inbound/NODEDIFF.Z84   
       FILE_ID.DIZ   
     Execute: /usr/local/bin/unzip -o -j /opt/mbse/var/inbound/NODEDIFF.Z84   
       file_id.diz   
     Execute: /bin/rm -r -f arc95901   
     Import: NODEDIFF.Z84 (nodediff.z84) Area: DIFFZIP   
      
   -- Lars   
      
      
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