FidoConfig Manual

a way to make your unix fido-capable

Matthias Tichy
Max Levenkov


Design goals

The design goal of fidoconfig was to provide one config-file for several different fido software packages like editor, tosser etc. An additional aim was to have one library (fidoconfig) which can be used by all programs. The advantage is you only have to edit one config-file, so changing your system is much easier than with common software packages. Also bugs can only creep in one library and not in thousands over thousands libraries. The config definition can be used in all operating systems. Also the library should be quite portable.

Config file

This chapter describes how a fidoconfig config-file is written, which keywords exist and where to put the file.

Config file location

The fidoconfig library searches the config file on different locations:

linux:
/etc/fido/config
freebsd:
/usr/local/etc/fido/config
os2/win32/etc:
in the current directory

If you compile library with huskymak.cfg, the location will be overset with CFGDIR parameter.

Additionally you can set an enviroment variable called FIDOCONFIG which points to the file:

set FIDOCONFIG=e:\bbs\fidoconfig\config

FIDOCONFIG=~/fidoconfig/config
export FIDOCONFIG

The config file(s) must be readable. If you plan using the autoareacreate feature of HPT / autofilecreate featute of HTick / etc..., the config file(s) must be writeable.

Syntax

All symbols are not case-sensitive.

{<whiteSpace>} at the start of the line will be ignored.

All keywords are evaluated as occurring, the first matching keyword found is valid. If there are more then one keywords of the same type allowed, the last line matching the situation is valid. Another words: second definition overwrites the previous one. If no match is found, a default value will be used.

"#" at the start of a line or <whiteSpace>#<whiteSpace> within the line starts a comment. The comment ends with the line. Comment char "#" can be overwritten by commentChar token.

If the first word in a line is an undefined keyword, program exits with error message.

Each keyword has to start a new line.

Keyword parameters:

<integer>
string including integer numbers, like: 1234567890
<string>
text string
<bool>
may be set to "1", "0", "yes", "no", "on", "off", and also without parameters (it means "on").
<addr>
address string like zone:net/node[.point][@domain]
example: 2:5000/117
<file>
file name. path can be omitted.
<path>
only path. trailing slash may be included or not.

Note! [<parameter>] means that it can be omitted.

FIDOCONFIG library can set up internal variables:

set basedir=/home/user/fido/

[OS] variable is automatically set up for following operating systems:

UNIX
All unix-like OS: Linux, *BSD, BeOS, ...
OS/2
WIN
MSDOS

You can set something like:

if [OS]==UNIX
tearline `uptime`
endif

Some programs can be compiled with module variable. It can be used to speed up config parsing:

if [module]==htick
include /etc/ftn/fileareas
endif

And if HPT is running, fileareas aren't parsed because [module]==hpt.

There are following modules available:

hpt (Highly Portable Tosser)
htick (Husky Ticker)
hptutil
hpucode

Also external variables can be parsed:

autoexec.bat:
SET VAR=myvar

fidoconfig:
if [VAR]==myvar
...
else
...
endif

ifdef UNIX
MsgBaseDir  [home]/msgbase
endif

You can use external programs output via `cmd`. It is available only for UNIX & OS/2+EMX:

Name Power Station under `uname -mrs`

List of the additional commands:

set, if, if not, else, elseif, ifdef, ifndef, endif.

You can compare with a pattern by using =~ and !~ instead of == and !=:

if [VAR] =~ *substr*
...
endif
if [VAR] !~ bla?bla*
...
endif

Common keywords for HUSKY-programs

These keywords may be used by several programs. More specific keywords you can find in the programs' individual documentations.

version

Syntax:
version <integer>.<integer>
Example:
version 1.4

Here you specify which version of fidoconfig your config belongs to. Currently this statement does nothing.

This statement cannot be repeated.

name

Syntax:
name <string>
Example:
name Leetebrok BBS

Here you specify your system's name.

This statement cannot be repeated.

location

Syntax:
location <string>
Example:
location Dusseldorf

You specify your location here.

This statement cannot be repeated.

sysop

Syntax:
sysop <string>
Example:
sysop Matthias Tichy

You specify your name with this keyword.

This statement cannot be repeated.

include

Syntax:
include <file>
Example:
include /etc/fido/areas

You can include other files into your config file. For example if you would like to have different config parts, you can include a file and (via cron job or manually) change the content of this file without changing the rest of the config. Additionally you can split your config in different parts. So you can have your fileareas definition in another file than your msgareas definition. This gives you the ability to have some survey about your config.

This statement can be repeated. But don't make recursive includes, e.g. include a file which includes another which includes the first. Although this will be detected and fixed many times, there is a chance that it will not be detected one time.

address

Syntax:
Address <addr>
Example:
Address 2:2433/1245

This command specifies which akas your system has. This statement is full 5d compatible, which means you can have also addresses like 2:2433/1245.1@fidonet.org. The first address statement is your main aka which will be used by tosser on different occasions, for example if zone number could not be taken from the @INTL Kludge in netmails.

This statement can be repeated. The domain name is not full supported throughout fidoconfig

commentChar

Syntax:
commentChar <char>
Example:
commentChar ;

This command specifies which symbol is used to mark rest of line as comment. Default is '#'

This statement can be repeated.

outbound

Syntax:
outbound <path>
Example:
outbound /var/spool/fido/out

This command specifies your outbound path. This outbound path is binkley-style. A binkley style outbound consists of a base path and subdirectories. Each subdirectory represents a place for all the files for one zone. The base path is the zone path for your base zone.

Example:

/var/spool/fido/out
This directory contains the files for your base zone.
/var/spool/fido/out.003
This directory contains the files for zone 3.
/var/spool/fido/out.00A
This directory contains the files for zone 10.

The zone directory contains the flow-files for each node. A Flow-file of a node has the name NNNNFFFF.?lo

NNNN
The 4-digit hex-number of the node's netnumber.
FFFF
The 4-digit hex-number of the node's nodenumber.
?
Here the flavour of the mails can be chosen. h-hold, c-crash, f-normal, d-direct, i-immediate.

For points there is a subdirectory with nodes flowfilename with suffix.pnt. In this subdirectory the flowfiles have the names PPPPPPPP ( 8-digit point number in hex).

For a deeper background on a binkley-style outbound see the binkley-term documentation and source code.

This statement cannot be repeated.

inbound

Syntax:
inbound <path>
Example:
inbound /var/spool/fido/in

This command specifies where your inbound files are stored. This directory is the base directory which means if you have a connection which is not protected and the other system is not listed the files go in here. Only netmails are tossed from this inbound.

This statement cannot be repeated.

tempDir

Syntax:
tempDir <path>
Example:
tempDir /var/tmp

This command specifies the path where the temporary files of the fido-programs should be stored. This directory can be erased while booting. Good idea is to set it to a memory disk.

Default value is path specified by TEMP, TMP or TMPDIR enviroment variables (use TEMP first, if it not defined then use TMP, next use TMPDIR). If these enviroment variables are not defined: - win32 versions use %WINDIR%\TEMP (usually c:\windows\temp for Win9x/Me and c:\winnt\temp for Windows NT/2000/XP) - versions for unix-like OS'es use /tmp - other versions use c:\

This statement cannot be repeated.

logfiledir

Syntax:
logFileDir <path>
Example:
logFileDir /var/spool/log/fido

This command specifies the path where the log-files of the fido-programs should be stored.

This statement cannot be repeated.

Some programs use logFileDir for persistent temporary/work files.

syslogfacility

Syntax:
syslogFacility <facility>
Example:
syslogFacility local0

Some Husky programs are able to write logs via syslogd instead of via log file. For those programs, this keyword defines which facility to use for writing to the syslog. Syslogd will use this facility name to decide which syslog logfile the log messages will go to. Common names that can be used include mail, news, uucp, local0. The exact values that can be used depend upon your operating system. Refer to the man page for `syslog.conf' or `/usr/include/sys/syslog.h' for more information.

Logging via syslogd is only supported on UNIX platforms, and currently only used by `herp', but not by any other Husky program. If a Husky program logs via log file or via syslog or both depends on the program and not on your fidoconfig file. Consult the individual program's documentation.

LogLevels

Syntax:
loglevels <string>
Example:
loglevels 1345789,A-F Q

This statement defines log levels list for writing messages into log file. Hiphen is a range char (A-F expands to ABCDEF). Only alpha & numeric log level characters are recognized, others are ignored.

In example we output to log messages with levels 3,4,5,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F,Q.

The log levels are following:

1 - Program start, end;
2 - dupecheck
3 - linking messages
4 - scanning messages
5 - posting messages
6 - execute strings
7 - bundles, pkts, links, freqs, file routing, file attachs, msg packing
8 - areafix, relink, autocreate
9 - error messages (critical, usually exit on error)
0 - creation of file-flags
A - trivial error messages (print message and continue execution)
B - warnings & alerts
C - informational messages
D - statistics
E - summary
F - print program name & version
G - message send/sent
H - recoding operations & recoding tables read/write
I - Generate or check MSGID
J - Echomail phase
K - Filebox phase
L - Netmail phase
M - File create
N - File delete
O - operations with opened file (read, write, seek, ...)
P - Directory operations (create, delete, rename, ...)
Q - Email message parsing and construction
R - Truncate file
S - File send/sent
T - Test files (exist, permittions, etc.)
U - Functions calls (entering func & leaving it)
V - reserved
W - reserved
X - Filenames construction
Y - Link messagebase pass (some phase in hptlink & etc)
Z - debug messages: source lines (functions control points).
a-z - debug messages

Default value: 1234567890ABCDEF

This statement cannot be repeated.

ScreenLogLevels

Syntax:
screenloglevels <string>
Example:
screenloglevels 2345789,A-C

Sets levels of log output to screen. See loglevels for details.

This statement cannot be repeated.

seqdir

Syntax:
seqDir <path>
Example:
seqDir /var/spool/fido/seq

Sets path for current msgid sequence stamp.

By default environment variable SEQDIR is used.

This statement cannot be repeated.

seqoutrun

Syntax:
seqOutrun <string>
Example:
seqOutrun 1m

Sets maximum outrun for msgid sequence from current time.

Use decimal number with optional suffix.

Suffixes are:

y - year (365 days)
m - month (31 days)
w - week (7 days)
d - day
h - hour

Set seconds without suffix.

By default environment variable SEQOUT is used, or 3y if it isn't set.

This statement cannot be repeated.

Pack

Syntax:
Pack zip|tgz|rar|arc|arj|..... <call>
Example:
Pack zip zip -9 -g -q $a $f

This statement sets the command line call for the packer. The file will be moved into the archive, that means the file will be deleted from the harddisk. It only remains in the archive.

$a will be replaced by the archive file.

$f will be replaced by the file which should be packed into the archive.

This statement can be repeated.

See also hpt and htick documentation.

Note

On some OSes, if a program called can't be found (can't be run) result of pack command is undefined. (Example: DOS. Reason of this: command.com does not return error code if executable file was not found.) To prevent danger write full path name for packer program, please.

Unpack

Syntax:
Unpack "<call>" <offset> <matchcode>
Example for DOS:
Unpack  "c:\arc\pkunpak /r $a $p $f"                 0 1a
Unpack  "c:\arc\pak e /wn $a $p"                    -2 fe
Unpack  "c:\arc\lha e /m $a $p $f"                   2 2d6c68
Unpack  "c:\arc\zoo e:O $a $p $f"                    0 5a4f4f
Unpack  "c:\arc\jar e -y $a $p $f"                  14 1a4a61721b
# *.rar
Unpack  "c:\arc\unrar e -y -c- -o+ -inul $a $p $f"   0 52617221
# rar-sfx/DOS
Unpack  "c:\arc\unrar e -y -c- -o+ -inul $a $p $f"  28 52534658

Example for Linux:
Unpack  "/usr/bin/zoo e:O $a $p $f"                    0 5a4f4f
Unpack  "/usr/bin/arc eno $a $p'*.*' $f"               0 1a
Unpack  "/usr/bin/unzip -joLqq $a -d $p $f"            0 504b0304
Unpack  "cd $p && /usr/bin/unarj e $a $f>/dev/null"    0 60ea
Unpack  "/usr/bin/unrar e -y -c- -o+ -inul $a $p $f"   0 52617221
Unpack  "/usr/bin/unrar e -y -c- -o+ -inul $a $p $f"  28 52534658
Unpack  "/usr/bin/jar e -y $a $p $f"                  14 1a4a61721b
Unpack  "cd $p && /usr/bin/ha eyq -e $a $f"            0 4841

This statement sets the call of certain unpackers according to the id in the archive file

call is the command line call for the packer (enclosed into quotes!);

offset position of recognition string in packed file;

match code hexdump of the recognition string for packed file, ?? can be used as any byte;

$a will be replaced by the archive file to extract from archive;

$p will be replaced by the path to unpacked files (usually tempoutbound);

$f will be replaced by the description file name if any (used by htick, see 'FileDescName' token; possibly other husky programs).


e.g.: unpack "unzip -joLqq $a -d $p $f" 0 504b0304

       files packed by zip can be recognized by
         504b0304(hex) at offset 0(integer)
       they can be unpacked by htick using command
       "unzip -joLqq <filename> -d <path> <descrption_filename>"

This statement can be repeated.

Also see hpt and htick documentation.

Note

On some OSes, if a program called can't be found (can't be run) result of unpack command is undefined. (Example: MS DOS. Reason of this: command.com does not return error code if executable file was not found.) To prevent danger write full path name for unpacker program, please.

link

Syntax:
link <string>
Example:
link Matthias Tichy

This statement starts a new Link-definition. All the following link-related statements change the configuration of this link until a new link statement is found. The name is the name of this link.

This statement can be repeated.

linkdefaults

Syntax:
linkdefaults [begin | end | destroy]
Example:
linkdefaults

This statement starts section of default definitions of links. All the following link-related statements change default configuration of link until a 'link' or 'linkdefaults end' or 'linkdefaults destroy' statement is found. All parameters collected in linkdefaults sections are copied to link configuration every time when 'link' statement is found in configuration file. Link-related statements after 'linkdefaults end' or 'linkdefaults destroy' or before first 'link' or 'linkdefaults' statement are treated as error. 'linkdefaults' statement without 'begin' or 'end' means 'linkdefaults begin' 'linkdefaults destroy' destroys all default definitions.

Be careful with Pause, Export, etc. ;-)

This statement can be repeated. New definitions overwrite old ones.

aka

Syntax:
aka <addr>
Example:
aka 2:2433/1245

This statement sets the aka for the current link.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

ouraka

Syntax:
ouraka <addr>
Example:
ouraka 2:2433/1247

This statement sets the aka which is used with this link.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

password

Syntax:
password [<string>]
Example:
password secret

This statement sets the default password for the link. If you do not change the other passwords, they are set to this password.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

pktpwd

Syntax:
pktpwd [<string>]
Example:
pktpwd geheim

This statement sets the pktpassword for the actual link. Only passwords with maximal 8 characters are valid because of limitations of other software packages. An empty statement is allowed.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

ticpwd

Syntax:
ticpwd [<string>]
Example:
ticpwd geheim

This statement sets the ticker password for the actual link. Only passwords with maximal 8 characters are valid because of limitations of other software packages. An empty statement is allowed.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

areafixpwd

Syntax:
areafixpwd [<string>]
Example:
areafixpwd geheim

This statement sets the areafix password for the actual link. An empty statement is allowed, but not recommended.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

filefixpwd

Syntax:
filefixpwd [<string>]
Example:
filefixpwd geheim

This statement sets the filefix password for the actual link. An empty statement is allowed, but not recommended.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

bbspwd

Syntax:
bbspwd [<string>]
Example:
bbspwd geheim

This statement sets the bbs password for the actual link. An empty statement is allowed.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

sessionpwd

Syntax:
sessionpwd [<string>]
Example:
sessionpwd geheim

This statement sets the session password for the actual link. An empty statement is allowed.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

handle

Syntax:
handle <name>
Example:
handle eddie

This statements gives a link a nickname. This statement is supposed for bbs systems.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

packer

Syntax:
packer <packer>
Example:
packer zip

This statement sets the packer for the link. You can use the packer which you has set up using the pack statement. If you omit this statement or set packer none no mail will be packed. The pkts will be put in the outbound.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

badarea

Syntax:
BadArea <name> <file> [-b <msgbase>] [Options]
Example:
BadArea badarea /var/spool/fido/msgb/bad -b Squish

This statement specifies the BadArea. Read HPT documentation for details.

This statement cannot be repeated.

dupearea

Syntax:
dupeArea <name> <file> [-b <msgbase>] [Options]
Example:
dupeArea dupeArea /var/spool/fido/msgb/dupes -b Squish

This statement specifies the DupeArea. Read HPT documentation for details.

This statement cannot be repeated.

echoarea

Syntax:
EchoArea <name> <file> [-b <msgbase>] [Options] [linkAKAs] [linkOptions]
Example:
EchoArea linux.develop.ger /var/spool/fido/msgb/linux.develop.ger -b Squish -a 2:2433/1247 -g A -dupeCheck move -dupehistory 11 -d "Linux development" 2:2433/1245 -def

This statement specifies the echoarea. Read HPT documentation for details.

This statement can be repeated.

netmailarea

Syntax:
NetmailArea <name> <file> [-b <msgbase>] [Options]
Example:
NetmailArea netmail /var/spool/fido/msgb/netmail -b Squish

This statement specifies the NetMailArea. Read HPT documentation for details.

This statement can be repeated.

localarea

Syntax:
LocalArea <name> <file> [-b <msgbase>] [Options]
Example:
LocalArea MyBBSarea /var/spool/fido/msgb/MyBBS -b Squish

This statement specifies the LocalArea: messages area in BBS. Read HPT documentation for details.

filearea

Syntax:
FileArea <name> <fileareapath> <uplink> [options] [<downlinks>]
Example:
filearea Photoes /var/spool/fido/fileecho/Photoes 2:50/1 -d "Sysop photoes"

This statement specifies the FileArea: fileecho definition. Read HTick documentation for details.

bbsarea

Syntax:
bbsarea <name> <bbsareapath>
Example:
BBSarea Incoming /var/spool/fido/BBS/incoming

This statement specifies the BBSArea: BBS file area definition. It's used for filelist building. Read HTick documentation for details.

Highly Portable Tosser keywords

This section contains keyword-list only. Read HPT Manual for more info.

accessgrp
address
addtoseen
advancedareafix
advisorylock
afterunpack
aka
allowemptypktpwd
allowpktaddrdiffer
arcmailsize
arcnetmail
areafix
areafixecholimit
areafixfrompkt
areafixhelp
areafixReportsAttr
areafixkillrequests
areafixmsgsize
areafixnames
areafixorigin
areafixpwd
areafixqueryreports
areafixqueuefile
areafixsplitstr
areafixfromname
areasfilenamecase
areasmaxdupeage
autoareacreate
autoareacreatedefaults
autoareacreatefile
autoareacreateflag
autoareacreatesubdirs
autopassive
autopause
availlist
badarea
beforepack
bundlenamestyle
carbonaddr
carbonandquit
carboncopy
carbondelete
carbonexcludefwdfrom
carbonextern
carbonfrom
carbonfromarea
carbongroups
carbonkeepsb
carbonkludge
carbonmove
carbonout
carbonreason
carbonrule
carbonsubj
carbontext
carbonto
createareascase
createfwdnonpass
defarcmailsize
denyfwdfile
denyfwdmask
denyfwdreqaccess
denyuncondfwdreqaccess
disabletid
disablepid
dupearea
dupebasetype
dupehistorydir
echoarea
echoareadefaults
echomailflavour
echotosslog
excludepassthroughcarbon
export
filebox
fileboxalways
fileboxesdir
forwardareapriority
forwardpkts
forwardrequestfile
forwardrequestmask
forwardrequests
forwardrequesttimeout
hptperlfile
idlepassthrutimeout
ignorecapword
ignoreseen
import
importlog
inbound
include
intab
keeptrsfiles
keeptrsmail
killedrequesttimeout
kludgeareanetmail
level
link
linkbundlenamestyle
linkdefaults
linkfilebasedir
linkgrp
linkmsgbasedir
linkwithimportlog
localarea
localinbound
lockfile
logechotoscreen
mandatory
mindiskfreespace
msgbasedir
name
netarea
netmailarea
netmailextern
netmailflag
newarearefusefile
noprocessbundles
norules
notvalidfilenamechars
optgrp
origin
ouraka
outbound
outtab
pack
packaka
packer
packnetmailonscan
password
pause
pktpwd
pktsize
processpkt
protinbound
publicgroup
readonly
reducedseenby
remap
remoterobotname
reportto
robotsarea
route
routefile
routemail
rulesdir
separatebundles
setconsoletitle
statlog
sysop
tearline
tempinbound
tempoutbound
tossingext
unpack
writeonly

HTick (Husky Ticker) keywords

This section contains keyword-list only. Read HTick Manual for more info.

AddDLC
AnnAreaTag
AnnAddrfrom
AnnAddrto
AnnExclude
AnnFileOrigin
AnnFileRFrom
AnnFrom
AnnInclude
AnnMessFlags
AnnOrigin
AnnounceSpool
AnnSubj
AnnTo
AutoFileCreateFlag
BbsArea
BusyFileDir
ConvertLongNames
ConvertShortNames
DLCDigits
ExecOnFile
FileArea
FileAreaBaseDir
FileAreaCreatePerms
FileDescPos
FileAreaDefaults
FileDescName
FileEchoFlavour
FileLDescString
FileFixFromName
FileFixHelp
FileFixReportsAttr
FileFixKillRequests
FileFixNames
MaxTicLineLength
OriginInAnnounce (obsoleted)
PassFileAreaDir
RemoteFileRobotName
SaveTic
TicOutbound

 In Link section:
  AutoFileCreate
  AutoFileCreateDefaults
  AutoFileCreateFile
  AutoFileCreateSubdirs
  DelNotRecievedTIC
  FileFixEchoLimit  
  FileFixFSC87Subset
  ForwardFilePriority
  ForwardFileRequestFile
  ForwardFileRequests
  NoTIC
  LinkFileBaseDir
  PackAka
  TickerPackToBox

NLTools keywords

nodelistDir

Syntax:
nodelistDir <path>
Example:
nodelistDir /var/spool/fido/nodelist

This command specifies the path where the actual nodelists are or should be written to. This path contains the raw nodelist (see section nodelist). Also, compiled nodelists like the `FIDOUSER.LST' will be stored here.

This statement cannot be repeated.

fidoUserList

Syntax:
fidoUserList <filename>
Example:
fidoUserList fidouser.lst

If this keyword is present, the nodelist compiler (e.g. ulc) is instructed to build a user list file with the given filename in the nodelist directory (see section nodelistDir). This is a simple text file with fixed line length that contains user names (nodes, points) and their corresponding node or pointnumbers. The file is sorted alphabetically by user name (case insensitive), so that it can be bsearched to implement a quick node numer lookup functinality. The fido user list file format is understood by msged, for example.

nodelist

Syntax:
Nodelist <name>
Example:
Nodelist nodelist or Nodelist points24

This statement starts a new nodelist definition. All the following nodelist-related stamtements change the configuration of this nodelist until a new nodelist statement is found.

The name that you specify must match the base name (without extension and without pathname) of the raw, unpacked, nodelist file. The husky tools ulc and nlupdate math the file name case-insensitively, but other tools may need the exact spelling. The raw nodelist file is expected to reside in the nodelist directory (see section nodelistDir).

diffupdate

Syntax:
DiffUpdate <path_and_basname>
Example:
DiffUpdate /var/spool/filebase/nodediff/nodediff

Here you can specify the base filename of nodelist difference files (nodediffs) that are used to keep the corresponding nodelist up to date. The argument to the DiffUpdate is the full file name with path of a difference file, without the file extension. For example, if you have a file area at `/var/spool/filebase/24000', where your ticker places the updates for the German Pointlist, and those update files are called `points24.a26', `points24.a33', and so on, you would use

DiffUpdate /var/spool/filebase/24000/points24

The Diffupdate keyword is used by nlupdate, for example. The nodelist updater will unpack the difference file (if it is archived, of course, unpacked diffs are also supported), apply the diff to the corresponding nodelist, and delete the temporary unpacked diff again.

fullupdate

Syntax:
FullUpdate <path_and_basname>
Example:
FullUpdate /var/spool/filebase/nodelist/nodelist

This statement works like DiffUpdate (see section diffupdate). The difference is that here you don't specify the location of a nodelist difference file, but the locations where complete nodelist files/archives can be found. Some othernets do not (regularly) distribute a nodediff file, but just hatch a new nodelist every few weeks. In this case, you need the FullUpdate statement.

defaultzone

Syntax:
DefaultZone <zone>
Example:
DefaultZone 2

Some nodelist files do not start with a `Zone' entry. This is the case for the German Points24 list, for example, but could also happen for othernets that only have one zone. In this case, you can use the DefaultZone keyword to specify the default zone number for all nodes listed in this nodelist.

nodelistformat

Syntax:
Nodelistformat <format>
Example:
NodelistFormat standard or NodelistFormat Points24

Here you can specify the format of the unpacked nodelist. The default is `standard'; this is the normal Fidonet nodelist format. You can also specify `points24', which is needed for the nodelist compiler to recognise a point list in the German points24 format as such, so that it can see the proper 5D point numbers instead of the fakenet numbers.

EmailPkt keywords

email

Syntax:
sendMailCmd string
Example:
sendMailCmd /usr/sbin/sendmail $a <$f

This keyword is used to define send mail command & its parameters. Macro '$a' specifies position of the recipient e-mail address; macro '$f' specifies position of name of file with message body. If '$f' is omitted then message body will be taken from stdin.

This statement can't be repeated.

email

Syntax:
email <email-address>
Example:
email eddie@ironmaiden.com

This keyword is used to set the email-address for the link. This can be used to send pkts via email.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

emailFrom

Syntax:
emailFrom <email-address>
Example:
emailFrom fred@ironmaiden.com

This keyword is used to set the email-address used as sender address for outgoing emails to this link.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

emailSubj

Syntax:
emailSubj <subject>
Example:
emailSubj Fido over EMail message in UUE format

This keyword is used to set the subject for emails to and from this link. It may be ignored by some encodings (e.g. SEAT).

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

email

Syntax:
emailEncoding (MIME | SEAT | UUE)
Example:
emailEncoding MIME

This keyword is used to set the encoding for outgoing emails to this link.

This statement can only be repeated for different links.

BSOpack keywords

This section contains keyword-list only. Read BsoPack Manual for more info.

maxunpackednetmail
packnetmail

herp keywords

Herp is the Husky External file Request Processor. The following fidoconfig keywords are specific to herp. Some programs of herp, in particular `herpidx', also use part of the `htick' configuration, i.E. filearea definitions.

reqidxdir

Syntax:
reqidxDir <path>
Example:
reqidxDir /var/spool/fido/reqidx

This command specifies a subdirectory which will be used to store the request index generated by `herpidx'. This subdirectory should be writable for the `herpidx' process and at least readable for the user under which your mailer and `herp' will be run. `herpidx' will place various request index files here. The subdirectory should not be used for any other purposes. The index can become rather large, so plan for enough free disk space.

Working sample config

# sample fido config file

version 0.14 # test for new stripComment
Name hpt-HQ 
Location Paderborn, GER
Sysop Matthias Tichy

LogLevels 456789

Address 2:2432/645
Address 44:4932/110
Address 21:499/976
Address 49:199/976
Address 54:490/976
Address 64:199/976
Address 530:199/976

# This is taken from Serge Koghin's ParToss
# Hope he wouldn't be angry for this
# ATTENTION the commented lines are not tested by me (mtt)
# and will mostly be only useful on dos-systems
 
Unpack  "unzip  -j -Loqq $a -d $p" 0 504b0304
Unpack "\path\pkzipc -ext -dir=none -over=all -nozip -silent $a $p $f" 0 504b0304
#Unpack "pkunzip -njCL $a -d $p $f" 0 504b0304
#Unpack "pkzip25 -ext -silent -over=all -nofix -nozip $a $p $f" 0 504b0304
Pack  zip zip -9 -j -q $a $f

Unpack  "arc eno $a $p'*.*'" 0 1a

#Unpack  "pkunpak /r $a $p" 0 1a
#Pack  arc pkpak -oct a $a $f
 
#Unpack  "pak e /wn $a $p" -2 fe
#Pack  pak pak a $a $f
 
#Unpack  "lha e /m $a $p" 2 2d6c68
#Pack  lha lha a /o /m $a $f
 
#Unpack  "zoo e:O $a $p" 0 5a4f4f
#Pack  zoo zoo a: $a $f
 
#Unpack  "arj e -+ -y $a $p" 0 60ea
# Unpack  "cd $p && /usr/bin/unarj e $a > /dev/null" 0 60ea # for Linux
#Pack  arj arj a -+ -e -y $a $f

# *.rar
Unpack  "unrar e -y -c- -inul $a $p $f"   0 52617221
# rar-sfx/DOS
Unpack "unrar e -y -c- -inul $a $p $f" 28 52534658
#Pack  rar rar a -std -ep $a $f
 
#Unpack  "jar e -y $a $p" 14 1a4a61721b
#Pack  jar jar a -y $a $f
 
#Unpack  "ha eyq $a"  0 4841
#Pack  ha ha a21eq $a $f

# include /etc/fido/areas

Link Matthias Schniedermeyer
Aka 2:2432/600
ourAka 2:2432/645
Password xxxxxxxxx
EchoMailFlavour Crash
AutoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
AutoFileCreate on
forwardRequests on
Packer zip

Link Matthias Schniedermeyer
Aka 44:4932/100
ourAka 44:4932/110
password xxxxxxxx
EchoMailFlavour Crash
AutoAreaCreate on
AutoFileCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
Packer zip

Link Carsten Ellermann
Aka 2:2432/215
ourAka 2:2432/645
password xxxxxxx
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
autoFileCreate on

Link Matthias Tichy
Aka 2:2432/646
ourAka 2:2432/645
Password xxxxxxxx
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
forwardPkts on

Link Matthias Tichy
Aka 21:499/980
ourAka 21:499/976
Password xxxxxxx
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
forwardPkts on

Link Matthias Tichy
Aka 49:199/980
ourAka 49:199/976
Password xxxxxxxx
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
forwardPkts on

Link Matthias Tichy
Aka 54:490/980
ourAka 54:490/976
Password xxxxxxx
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
forwardPkts on

Link Matthias Tichy
Aka 64:199/980
ourAka 64:199/976
Password xxxxxxxx
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
forwardPkts on

Link Matthias Tichy
Aka 530:199/980
ourAka 530:199/976
Password xxxxxxxx
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11
forwardPkts on

Link Matthias Born
Aka 2:240/6223
ourAka 2:2432/645
Password xxxxxxx
EchoMailFlavour hold
Packer zip

Link Matthias Born
Aka 44:4932/120
ourAka 44:4932/110
Password xxxxxxx
EchoMailFlavour hold
Packer zip

Link Sascha Silbe
Aka 2:2435/424
ourAka 2:2432/645
AutoFileCreate on
Password xxxxxxxx

Link Sascha Silbe
Aka 54:490/963
ourAka 54:490/976
AutoFileCreate on
Password xxxxxxxxx

Link Alfred Cleve
Aka 2:244/6260
ourAka 2:2432/645
password xxxxxxxxxxx
packer zip
EchoMailFlavour crash
autoAreaCreate on
AutoAreaCreateDefaults -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11

; +++ FREEPNT-MARKE +++  

#route crash 2:2433/1245 *
#route hold  2:2433/1247.100 2:2433/1247.100
#route Crash  2:2433/1245 2:2433/* 
#route hold noroute 2:2433/1245.*
#route crash host 2:2433/*
#route crash enc no-route *

route hold noroute 2:2432/645.*
route hold noroute 2:240/6223.*
route crash noroute 2:2432/646
route hold 44:4932/120 44:4932/120 44:4932/130
Route crash 44:4932/100 44:*
Route crash 49:199/980 49:*
Route crash 54:490/980 54:*
Route crash 530:199/980 530:*

Route normal 2:2435/424 2:2435/*

Route crash 2:2432/646 *

Inbound		/home/mtt/fido/in/
ProtInbound	/home/mtt/fido/in.sec
LocalInbound    /home/mtt/fido/in.loc
Outbound	/home/mtt/fido/out/
tempOutbound    /home/mtt/fido/out.tmp
tempInbound     /home/mtt/fido/in.tmp
#MsgBaseDir      Passthrough
MsgBaseDir      /home/mtt/fido/msgb
FileAreaBaseDir /home/mtt/fido/files

public		/home/mtt/fido/public
# public		/home/mtt/fido/public2

# intab           /home/mtt/fido/recode/outaltkoi8
# outtab          /home/mtt/fido/recode/outkoi8alt

echotosslog     /home/mtt/fido/echotoss.log
importlog       /home/mtt/fido/import.log

logFileDir      /home/mtt/fido/hpt/linux
DupeHistoryDir	/home/mtt/fido/dupes
NodelistDir	/home/mtt/fido/nodelist
PassFileAreaDir     /home/mtt/fido/passFileDir
magic		/home/mtt/fido/magic
lockfile        /home/mtt/fido/lock

areafixhelp     /home/mtt/fido/hpt/misc/areafix.hlp
FileFixHelp     /home/mtt/fido/htick/misc/filefix.hlp

AreafixReportsAttr loc pvt k/s npd dir
FilefixReportsAttr loc pvt k/s npd dir

NodeList nodelist
DiffUpdate /home/mtt/fido/files/nodediff
NodeList unionnet
Nodelist geonode
Nodelist linuxnet
DiffUpdate /home/mtt/fido/files/lin44.node

NetmailArea NetmailArea /home/mtt/fido/msgb/netmail -b msg
# NetmailArea NetmailArea /home/mtt/fido/msgb/net -b  Squish
BadArea     BadArea     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/bad -b Squish
DupeArea    DupeArea    /home/mtt/fido/msgb/dupe -b Squish

EchoArea 2432.points      /home/mtt/fido/msgb/2432/points       -a 2:2432/645  -b  Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea 2432.Talk        /home/mtt/fido/msgb/2432/talk         -a 2:2432/645  -b  Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea C_ECHO.ger       /home/mtt/fido/msgb/c_echo_g          -a 2:2432/645  -b  Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea C_PLUSPLUS.ger   /home/mtt/fido/msgb/c_plpl_g          -a 2:2432/645  -b  Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea binkley          /home/mtt/fido/msgb/binkley           -a 2:2432/645  -b  Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea Binkley.ger      /home/mtt/fido/msgb/binkley_g         -a 2:2432/645  -b  Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea hardrock.ger     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/hardrock_g        -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea   linux.ger        /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux/ger           -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 -dupecheck move -dupeHistory 11  2:2432/646
echoArea linux.develop.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux/develop_g   -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish  -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11  2:2432/646
EchoArea os2.base.ger     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/base_g        -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea os2.beta.ger     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/beta_g        -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea os2bbs.ger       /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/bbs_g         -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea os2.debate.ger   /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/debate_g      -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea os2.install.ger  /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/install_g     -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea Os2.wps.ger      /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/wps_g         -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea Os2.prog.ger     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/prog_g        -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea Os2.lan.ger      /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/lan_g         -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea os2.hw.ger       /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/hw_g          -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea os2.online.ger   /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/online_g      -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea os2.tec.ger      /home/mtt/fido/msgb/os2/tec_g         -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea OWL.Newfiles     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/owl/newfiles      -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea owl.announce     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/owl/announce      -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea owl.flea         /home/mtt/fido/msgb/owl/flea          -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea owlserver.news   /home/mtt/fido/msgb/owl/snews         -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600 
EchoArea Paderborn.Flohmarkt  /home/mtt/fido/msgb/pader/floh    -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea Tolkien.ger      /home/mtt/fido/msgb/tolkien_g         -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -dupeCheck move -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea Schweden.ger     /home/mtt/fido/msgb/schweden_g        -a 2:2432/645  -b Squish -tinySB -p 14 2:2432/600

LocalArea carbonArea       /home/mtt/fido/msgb/carbonArea  -b Squish

CarbonTo Matthias Tichy
CarbonCopy carbonArea

EchoArea paderborn.mailbox /home/mtt/fido/msgb/paderborn.mailbox -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 -p 14 2:2432/600
EchoArea owl.allfix /home/mtt/fido/msgb/owl.allfix -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea fidosoft.winpoint.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/fidosoft.winpoint.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea net_dev.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/net_dev.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea net_dev /home/mtt/fido/msgb/net_dev -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea fidosoft.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/fidosoft.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea linux.bbs /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.bbs -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100 
EchoArea linux.software /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.software -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100
EchoArea linux.setup /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.setup -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100 
EchoArea linux.reg /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.reg -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600 
EchoArea linux.netzwerk /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.netzwerk -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100
EchoArea linux.announce /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.announce -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100
EchoArea linux.hardware /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.hardware -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100
EchoArea darkness.info /home/mtt/fido/msgb/darkness.info -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11  2:2432/600
EchoArea linux.coord /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.coord -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100
EchoArea 2432.nodes.info /home/mtt/fido/msgb/2432.nodes.info -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea linux.office /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.office -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100
EchoArea linux.develop /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.develop -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11  44:4932/100
EchoArea linux.x /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.x -a 44:4932/110 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11  44:4932/100
EchoArea 2432.nodes /home/mtt/fido/msgb/2432.nodes -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea fido2000.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/fido2000.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea java.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/java.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea ftsc_public /home/mtt/fido/msgb/ftsc_public -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/646
EchoArea BINKLEY.DEVELOP /home/mtt/fido/msgb/binkley.develop -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/215

FileArea binkley.dev /home/mtt/fido/files/binkley.dev -a 2:2432/645  -d "Binkleyterm Development: Source Diffs, Misc, stuff" 2:2432/215
FileArea btxebos2 /home/mtt/fido/files/btxebos2 -a 2:2432/645  -d "Binkleyterm Development: Beta Binaries for OS/2" 2:2432/215
FileArea btxebsrc /home/mtt/fido/files/btxebsrc -a 2:2432/645  -d "Binkleyterm Development: Beta Source" 2:2432/215
FileArea btxebw32 /home/mtt/fido/files/btxebw32 -a 2:2432/645  -d "Binkleyterm Development: Beta Binaries for Win32" 2:2432/215
EchoArea golded.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/golded.ger -b Squish -a 2:2432/645 -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea fidosoft.husky /home/mtt/fido/msgb/fidosoft.husky -b Squish -a 2:2432/645 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/646 2:240/6223 
EchoArea darkness.points /home/mtt/fido/msgb/darkness.points -a 2:2432/645 -b  Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea linux.fido.ger /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.fido.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/646
EchoArea FUSSBALL.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/fussball.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea PGP.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/pgp.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea HARDWARE.SCSI.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/hardware.scsi.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea TV.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/tv.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea CDWRITER.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/cdwriter.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea FASTECHO.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/fastecho.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea URTEILE.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/urteile.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea PRO_WRESTLING /home/mtt/fido/msgb/pro_wrestling -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea SPORT.EISHOCKEY.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sport.eishockey.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea RAETSEL.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/raetsel.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea WRESTLING.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/wrestling.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea JAZZ.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/jazz.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea TV.SITCOM.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/tv.sitcom.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea FAEKAL.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/faekal.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea STEUER.GER /home/mtt/fido/msgb/steuer.ger -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/600
EchoArea LINUX.TALK /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux.talk -a 44:4932/110 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 44:4932/100
EchoArea LINUX /home/mtt/fido/msgb/linux -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/646 2:240/6223
EchoArea FTN.BACKBONE.INFO /home/mtt/fido/msgb/ftn.backbone.info -a 2:2432/645 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 2:2432/646 
FileArea 24000 /home/mtt/fido/files/24000 -a 2:2432/645  2:2432/600
FileArea NODEDIFF /home/mtt/fido/files/nodediff -a 2:2432/645  2:2432/600
FileArea LIN44.NODE /home/mtt/fido/files/lin44.node -a 44:4932/110  44:4932/100
FileArea LIN44.POINT /home/mtt/fido/files/lin44.point -a 44:4932/110  44:4932/100
EchoArea GN.ALLGEMEIN /home/mtt/fido/msgb/gn.allgemein -a 54:490/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 54:490/980
EchoArea GN.ANNOUNCE /home/mtt/fido/msgb/gn.announce -a 54:490/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 54:490/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.IGMEDIEN.ALLG /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.igmedien.allg -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.RECHT.ARB.URTEILE /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.recht.arb.urteile -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.RECHT.SOZ.DISKUSSION /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.recht.soz.diskussion -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.RECHT.ARB.DISKUSSION /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.recht.arb.diskussion -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.BETR.BR+PR /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.betr.br+pr -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.BETR.VEREINBARUNGEN /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.betr.vereinbarungen -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea GN.CLUBS /home/mtt/fido/msgb/gn.clubs -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.KOO.VORSTELLUNG /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.koo.vorstellung -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.ALLGEMEIN /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.allgemein -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.AKTUELL.TERMINE /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.aktuell.termine -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.KOO.TEST /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.koo.test -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.GHK /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.ghk -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.AKTUELL.AKTIONEN /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.aktuell.aktionen -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.BETR.BILDUNG /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.betr.bildung -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.INTERNATIONAL /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.international -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.KOO.DISKUSSION /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.koo.diskussion -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.HBV /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.hbv -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.IGMETALL /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.igmetall -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.JUGEND /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.jugend -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea GN.CBM /home/mtt/fido/msgb/gn.cbm -a 54:490/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 54:490/980
EchoArea SN.KOO.WICHTIG /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.koo.wichtig -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.KOO.ANTRAEGE /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.koo.antraege -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.THESEN /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.thesen -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.OETV /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.oetv -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.FRAUEN /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.frauen -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.GEW.HBS /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.gew.hbs -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.ARB+SOZ.ALLGEMEIN /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.arb+soz.allgemein -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.AKTUELL.VORSCHAU /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.aktuell.vorschau -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.ARB+SOZ.ERWERBSLOS /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.arb+soz.erwerbslos -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.ARB+SOZ.DISKUSSION /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.arb+soz.diskussion -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.BETR.ARBSCHU+UMWELT /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.betr.arbschu+umwelt -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea SN.BETR.ARBEIT+TECHNIK /home/mtt/fido/msgb/sn.betr.arbeit+technik -a 49:199/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 49:199/980
EchoArea GN.SYSOPS /home/mtt/fido/msgb/gn.sysops -a 54:490/976 -b Squish -p 14 -dupeCheck move -dupeHistory 11 54:490/980

Converting fidoconfig to golded, msged and aquaed

Since original GoldEd by Odinn Sorensen does not support fidoconfig at all and msged and aquaed only in beta versions, we have developed three programs that convert your fidoconfig to these proprietary config file formats.

  1. fconf2golded fconf2golded <goldedConfigFileName> [<default.cfg>]
    fconf2golded ~/golded/golded.cfg ~/golded/goldDefaults.cfg
    
  2. fconf2msged fconf2msged <msgedConfigFileName>
    fconf2msged ~/msged.areas
    
  3. fconf2aquaed fconf2aquaed <aquaedConfigFileName> [<default.cfg>] (if you specify default.cfg there will be a include <default.cfg> generated in your config file)
    fconf2aquaed ~/aquaed/aquaed.cfg
    

Testing the config

You should run @command{tparser} EVERYTIME you have changed the config. If tparser found error in config please correct your config file and try again.

Syntax:
@command{tparser [-h|@minus{-help}] [-Dvar=value] [-E] [-P] [/path/to/config/file]}
Example:
@command{tparser -Dmodule=hpt | less}

tparser (like any fidoconfig program) will display error messages if you have made an error in the config. It also may be display some warnings about your config settings. It will grumble on every Keyword it does not know. It will stop after the first error (not warning) to give you the ability to change your config.

Options

-Dvar=value
Set the config variable var to value.
-E
Dumps config into stdout (all config variables expanded).
-h
@minus{-help}
Display usage information.
-P
Try to create non-existing directories.

Contacting the author

You can reach me at

mtt@tichy.de
2:2432/645

and in the fido echoarea

linux.develop.ger
fidosoft.husky

Max Levenkov:

sackett@mail.ru
ru.husky (russian)
ru.echoprocessors (russian)
fidosoft.husky (english)

The actual fidoconfig library and other fido software will be on http://husky.sourceforge.net.


This document was generated on 5 January 2004 using the texi2html translator version 1.52.