REPLY: 1:229/426.36 6b31dea3   
   MSGID: 1:153/757 5eae11a5   
   CHRS: UTF-8 2   
   TZUTC: -0700   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2020-04-15   
   Hello Alan,   
      
    AB> I have a lot of info on how to change ALLFIX, but how do I actually   
    AB> ask for the file.   
      
   In the case of file areas you don't have to ask for any files. Once you are   
   connected to a file area you will get new files. Allfix or Filefix will tell   
   you if you are connected or not to file areas.   
      
    AB> I see the address of the person with the file, but I don't know how to   
    AB> get it.   
      
    AB> In the text of the message there is perhaps "20004.zip".   
      
    AB> How do I actually get the file?   
      
    AB> I am connected to the AREAFIX_FILE echo.   
      
   The messages in the ALLFIX_FILE area (also FDN_ANNOUNCE and FIDO-REQ) are new   
   file announcements of files available for request to any node. You don't need   
   to connect any file areas to get those files. You can "Request" those files   
   from those nodes.   
      
   You need to get your mailer to poll a node that has the file you want and   
   "Request" it, then wait for that node to find the file you requested and if   
   found it will send it to you.   
      
   I can request files from a node when reading messages. I press F and   
   golded will pop up a list of filenames in the message and I can pick what   
   files I want and a netmail will be created for that node requesting those   
   files. Then I need to scan out messages and a request will be sent to that   
   node and if they are found the node will send them and at the end of all that   
   the file will be in my inbound.   
      
   Some mailers have an easy to use menu option called "request files" or "get   
   files" on the mailer screen. I'm not sure if your mailer does but look for   
   something like that. You need to tell your mailer somehow what files you want   
   and from what node to get them.   
      
    Ttyl :-),   
            Al   
      
   --- GoldED+/LNX   
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)   
   SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 120/340 601 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 426 664   
   SEEN-BY: 229/1014 240/5832 249/206 317 400 292/854 317/3 322/757 342/200   
   PATH: 153/757 3634/12 261/38 396/45 280/464 229/101 426