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|    Message 37 of 1,004    |
|    Alan Beck to August Abolins    |
|    updating the nodelist winpoint    |
|    06 Apr 21 08:20:10    |
      MSGID: 1:229/426.36 588ebf85       CHRS: IBMPC 2       TZUTC: 0300       REPLY: 1:153/757.21@fidonet ef20fbcf        AA> Hello Alan Beck!               AA> ** On Tuesday 30.03.21 - 09:50, Alan Beck wrote to all:               AB>> Hi,               AB>> How do I update my nodelist properly within Winpoint?               AB>> I know I can download it to an obsure directory.               AA> Welcome back.               AA> I thought you "figured out" WinPoint a long time ago.              I tend to forget                      AA> Winpoint requires manual steps to accomplish the nodelist inclusion and        AA> updates. But from what I can remember, you need to make        AA> Extras/Options/Nodelist to look like this:               AA> https://susepaste.org/84517042               AA> ..where all the expected files are in the /DistribNL directory.               AA> ..and, since your point is in Zone 1, you should put "1" in the last        AA> field where I have "2".               AA> Then, when all that is copacetic, all you have to do is:               AA> Fidonet /Process Nodelists (or Shift+Ctrl+L)               AA> Then.. when you invoke the handy nodelist viewer with F9, you should        AA> see what you expect.               AA> HTH.               AA> BTW... Winpoint now has its own echo: WINPOINT. Maybe hook to that        AA> while you're at it. ;)                     I am on Winpoint and glad for it.              I am sure there are more things I don't get.              Your method of getting the nodelist is new to me.              Worth printing out.              Cheers,              Alan               AA> -- ../|ug               AA> -+- OpenXP 5.0.49        AA> @ ORIGINAL: My Westcoast Point (1:153/757.21)              --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)        * Origin: WinPoint (1:229/426.36)       SEEN-BY: 229/426 700 282/1038 292/854       PATH: 229/426           |
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