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   PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/a54caff6c Apr 10 2025 GCC 14.2.1   
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   Hey Digital!   
      
   On Thu, Apr 10 2025 19:09:31 -0500, you wrote:   
      
    > How does HPT associate echoes with groups?   
      
   As far as I can tell, you specify your address in the main husky config file:   
      
   address 723:1/1   
      
   Then, I have an include file called "areas" which uses something like this   
   before listing the Dovenet echos:   
      
   echoareadefaults -a 723:1/1 -g DOVE -lr 10 -lw 10 -dupecheck move -dupehistory   
   365 -tooold 30 -sbkeepall   
      
   While that's for HPT (echomail/netmail), it also works for HTICK with file   
   areas, another include file here named htick_cfg (I didn't use "   
   ileareadefaults" like I did with echoareadefaults when I made this years ago,   
   so each 'filearea' line has the defaults in them:   
      
   filearea NODELIST /home/fido/files/nodelist -a 1:154/10 -d "ADM: Current   
   Fidonet Nodelist in ZIP format" -g FN -lr 10 -lw 20    
      
   When I setup a link, I give them access to the group, ie:   
      
   accessgrp DOVE   
      
   Then, whatever magic happens in the background, when a link does an   
   Areafix/Filefix request, it only displays message areas via Areafix (or file   
   areas via Filefix) the link has access to, in this case only echos belonging   
   to group DOVE would be displayed.   
      
   When I originally setup Synchronet as a hub system, I had read up on the   
   "keys" options and figured you were doing the exact same thing. Then I   
   realized I had to create separate lists for each network, which wasn't a   
   hassle or anything, just not what I was used to.   
      
   Either way, I misread the OP and didn't realize it until I had already sent   
   the message off. He was referring to hubbing/hosting file areas which doesn't   
   seem to have similar options with the "Keys" keyword and same kind of setup,   
   at the moment. To be honest, I've never setup hosted file areas on Synchronet,   
   so I'm looking to learn something here, too. ;)   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
   ... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.   
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