How to use JetMail AreaFix

This programm makes it possible for you to connect and disconnect
echomail areas from this JetMail system. You don't need to install the
program yourself. All you need to do is use it. One thing is neccesary:
a password. You probably have already set this up; if not contact me first,
there is no way you can use AreaFix without a password! Apart from the
password, you also need to know the name of my AreaFix, "AreaFix",
"AreaMgr" or "JetMail AreaFix" will do.


How to (dis)connect areas:
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Write a NETMAIL message to JetMail AreaFix (or AreaFix or AreaMgr) on
2:245/96.0 (other address of course). On the subjectline you put the
password you set up with this system. After the password, you could
also specify some of the following flags:

-q (%QUERY)  : Send list of connected echomail areas.
-l (%LIST)   : Send list of connected/local available echomail areas.
-a (%AVAIL)  : Send list of connected/total available echomail areas.
-r (%RESCAN) : Rescan the requested areas.
-h (%HELP)   : Send this helpfile.

Instead of putting the flags into the subjectline, you can also write
the equivalents in the braces into the message text. Note that %RESCAN
works like a switch in this case. The first %RESCAN enables rescanning
of the following areas and the next %RESCAN disables rescanning. To
connect an area you put the names of the echomail areas you want to
connect in the message text, (only 1 name on each line). To disconnect
an area put a '-' in front of the area name in the messagetext.

Example:
=========================================================================
Msg #59 / 1 - 60  Time: 11 Dec 91 14:25:56
From: Carsten Brockmann on 2:243/6007.1
To  : JetMail AreaFix on 2:243/6007.0
Subj: password -l
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
%HELP
ATARI.GER
%RESCAN
ST_FIDO.GER
%RESCAN
JETMAIL_BETA
-PENPAL
-MSDOS.GER
=========================================================================

This message connects you to ATARI.GER, ST_FIDO.GER and JETMAIL_BETA
while at the same time disconnects you from PENPAL and MSDOS.GER. It
rescans ST_FIDO.GER, sends a list of connected and available areas and
this help text. 

The available areas on this system are divided into groups. Maybe you're
not allowed to connect to some groups, because they are X-rated or only
accessable under other network addresses. Ask the sysop of this system
for access to these areas.

It is possible to (dis)connect all areas (or some specific groups) which
are available with the commands

%-ALL [groups]
%+ALL [groups]     (or %ALL [groups])

You can partially disable/enable areas with the commands

%PASSIVE [groups]
%ACTIVE  [groups]

If no groups are specified all groups are set to passive. This works
also for groups which are normally only available under some other
network addresses. 

The areas set to passive are not disconnected but no mail is passed to
you with the exception of mail addressed to you in the areas.

You can also (dis)connect areas using wildcards. Supported wildcarts
are [], {}, * and ?.

Examples: 

*.LOC
COMP.SYS.{BINARIES,SOURCES}.ATARI.ST
[A-D]XXX.GER
N.SUP.*

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Changing Parts of your Link setup
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You can also change some parts of your current link setup with the
following commands:

%NOTIFY ON/OFF

Disable/enable sending of notify messages.

%COMPRESSION [LHAMail|LZHMail|ZIPMail|ARCmail|ARJMail|ZOOmail|None]

Change compression method to the specified type.

%EXTRANETMAIL ON/OFF

Enable/disable unbundled netmail packets.

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If you have any problems using Areafix, please contact the system
administrator on this systems.