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   A> I wonder if there is some issue between yourself and Shenks? Maybe a packet   
   A> password error? If you are currently using a packet password, try removing i   
   A> or if not try adding it and testing.   
      
   I asked Carol but she said no password was needed. Also, packets seem to be    
   downloading from her, but just not importing into my BBS for some reason. I    
   can see a whole bunch of fido-related files in my msgs folder, but I'm not    
   sure if they were auto created when I added the message bases, or if those    
   files exist because they were downloaded from the hub.   
      
   A> You might have to get a hold of Carol and confirm the settings you are using   
   A> and things are working as expected.   
      
   I think she has me set up properly on her end. She's been in communication    
   with me, but I don't know what else to ask of her.   
      
   She uses Argus and Synchronet. Is it uncommon for a Mystic sysop to receive    
   packets from an Argus/Synchronet system?   
      
   Another thing that concerns me is: When I added the Fido message bases to    
   Mystic, I imported them with a FIDONET.NA file. When I imported, I selected 0    
   for JAM. Maybe I should have selected 1 for Squish? Not sure about that.   
      
   I also have CRAM-MD5: Yes   
   I tried setting it to "No" prior to polling, and "Forced" prior to polling,    
   but with no luck.   
      
   I also tried changing Export Type to the different options, then polling, but    
   none helped so I left it as "CRASH" because that's how I have Scinet &    
   Metronet (and with those 2 networks I have no problems.)   
      
   A> FIDOTEST is a good place (or this one) to test away and we'll tell you what    
   A> see.   
      
   Thanks. For now I've been just testing in Asian Links because Carol watches    
   that echo, and she will be interested to know if I ever get this working. I've   
   sent about 5 test messages in that echo already (from my BBS) but of course    
   none have shown up yet.   
      
   Carol mentioned to me "You might want to grab more echos because you only have   
   1 set up right now."   
      
   Is that something that gets fixed with Areafix? I never used areafix before,    
   because Scinet and Metronet (Netsurge & Exodus) seemed to have that    
   preconfigured for me, so I was already signed up for all the echos.   
      
   With Fidonet, do I need to sign up for the echos proactively? I think that's    
   was Carol meant - but how would I do that? I don't understand the Mystic    
   instructions via the Mystic Configuration. It says "Send a message with    
   Areafix in the To: field."   
      
   What kind of message does that mean? A netmail message addressed to Carol?    
   (That's just a guess.) Or does it mean post a message in the echo that I want    
   to add?   
      
   I want to be subscribed to all echos. I'm not sure if my inability to    
   import/export messages in ASIAN_LINKS is due to me not being subscribed?   
      
   Sorry Al! What a pain in the butt this stuff is. My next move will be to check   
   with other sysops in my network to see if any of them are running Mystic, and    
   maybe they can help me communicate better with Carol's hub.   
      
   --- Renegade vY2Ka2   
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