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   Thank you Alan, I will try to fiddle with that.   
      
   I am sure I will get it.   
      
   Alan   
      
      
      
      
    AI> Hello Alan,   
      
    AB>> I have a lot of info on how to change ALLFIX, but how do I actually ask   
    AB>> for the file.   
      
    AI> In the case of file areas you don't have to ask for any files. Once you   
    AI> are connected to a file area you will get new files. Allfix or Filefix   
    AI> 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.   
      
    AI> The messages in the ALLFIX_FILE area (also FDN_ANNOUNCE and FIDO-REQ) are   
    AI> new file announcements of files available for request to any node. You   
    AI> don't need to connect any file areas to get those files. You can   
    AI> "Request" those files from those nodes.   
      
    AI> You need to get your mailer to poll a node that has the file you want and   
    AI> "Request" it, then wait for that node to find the file you requested and   
    AI> if found it will send it to you.   
      
    AI> I can request files from a node when reading messages. I press F   
    AI> and golded will pop up a list of filenames in the message and I can pick   
    AI> what files I want and a netmail will be created for that node requesting   
    AI> those files. Then I need to scan out messages and a request will be sent   
    AI> to that node and if they are found the node will send them and at the end   
    AI> of all that the file will be in my inbound.   
      
    AI> Some mailers have an easy to use menu option called "request files" or   
    AI> "get files" on the mailer screen. I'm not sure if your mailer does but   
    AI> look for something like that. You need to tell your mailer somehow what   
    AI> files you want and from what node to get them.   
      
    AI>  Ttyl :-),          Al   
      
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