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  1. MSGAREAS.XBS format is as follows, one area per line, with the following
  2. format:
  3.  
  4. Area Name,Attribute,Maximum,Number,SubStat0,SubStat1,ForceTo,Description,
  5. MinumAge,UserFlags,Address,ForceUserName,MinimumWriteAccess
  6.  
  7.           Area Name should not contain commas, which are used as
  8.           delimiters.  Areas named "*" are skipped..so you can have
  9.           dead space if desired.  (Up to 38 characters)
  10.           
  11.           Maximum refers to the maximum number of messages
  12.           you want to allow in the area(for message packing utilites).
  13.  
  14.           Number is the number associated with the area, and should 
  15.           normally be unique for each area(1-4096).
  16.  
  17.           SubStat0 is the security level required for access to the
  18.           area and SubStat1 is the security level required for
  19.           "sysop" access to the area(AKA read other peoples private mail)
  20.  
  21.           ForceTo is the name of the user you want to Force an entered
  22.           message to be addressed to(like, "Sysop" in a Msgs to Sysop area).
  23.           
  24.           Description is the description(Up to 38 characters).
  25.  
  26.           MinumAge is the minimum age required to acess this area, NXMsgs
  27.           doesn't use this yet.
  28.  
  29.           UserFlags is the flags required to have read access to this
  30.           area, NXMsgs doesn't use this yet.
  31.  
  32.           Address is the 4D address to be used in origin lines and as
  33.           the default for originating address in netmail.
  34.           Example: "1:170/906.0"
  35.  
  36.           ForceUserName is the name to use in the "From" column of messages
  37.           written in this area.
  38.  
  39.           MinimumWriteAccess is the minimum security level the user must
  40.           have to post a message in this area.
  41.  
  42.           Attribute can be one or more of the following (add the values
  43.           together to get multiple attributes):
  44.  
  45.           1     No Origin or tear in this echomail conference
  46.                   Use this with care, as almost all echomail conferences
  47.                   today require a tear line and an origin line.
  48.           2     ANSI Graphics
  49.           4     Allow Private posts
  50.           8     Allow Public posts
  51.           16    Echo area
  52.           32    Net area
  53.           64    MCI(NXMSGS does _not_ expand MCI codes BTW)
  54.           128   ReadOnly
  55.           256   Alternate Net Area(NXMSGS doesn't care, this or 16)
  56.           512   Alternate Echo Area(NXMSGS doesn't care, this or 8)
  57.           1024  Anonymous
  58.           2048  Real Names
  59.           4096  Is Associated with file area(NXMSGS doesn't care)
  60.           8192  Gives Extern prompt(NXMSGS doesn't care)
  61.          16384  Causes message to be forced to force-to name
  62.          32768  Messages in this area may be compressed using the LZSS
  63.                 compression method.(NXMSGS doesn't compress bases, but
  64.                 it DOES read compressed bases)
  65.  
  66.           Area names are limited to 48 characters.  Note that you can
  67.           multiply identify the same area, if you can think of a reason
  68.           to do so, and treat the area differently at different times
  69.           (private, public, etc.)
  70.           Note that XBBS can have up to 4095 message areas (1-4095).
  71.  
  72. Example
  73. -------
  74. Messages to SysOp      ,50253,100,1,6,666,NX-2000, ,1,0,,,0
  75. General Dreams         ,33869,100,2,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  76. Mail                   ,33861,100,3,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  77. New Uploads            ,33869,100,4,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  78. ANSI                   ,33871,100,5,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  79. MCI                    ,33869,100,6,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  80. Robotech(Sentinals) RPG,33869,100,7,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  81. Robotech(Macross) RPG  ,33869,100,8,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  82. Living Steel           ,33869,100,9,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  83. Star Trek(TNG) RPG     ,33869,100,10,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  84. Character Development  ,33869,100,11,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  85. *Netmail*              ,34916,100,12,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  86. Buy Sell Trade         ,33869,100,13,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  87. Video and Graphics     ,33869,100,14,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  88. Excelsiors Playpen     ,33869,100,15,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  89. Musical Chairs         ,33869,100,16,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  90. Base X                 ,33869,100,17,6,666,, ,18,0,,,0
  91. WILDSIDE               ,32860,100,18,6,666,, ,18,0,1:170/906.0,,50
  92. T-BAG                  ,34908,100,19,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  93. PROJECT_X              ,34908,100,20,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,100
  94. 170POLICY              ,34908,100,21,666,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,100
  95. SYSOP170               ,34908,100,22,666,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,100
  96. DUHH                   ,34908,100,23,666,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,100
  97. *                      ,0,100,24,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  98. *                      ,0,100,25,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  99. *                      ,0,100,26,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  100. *                      ,0,100,27,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  101. *                      ,0,100,28,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  102. *                      ,0,100,29,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  103. *                      ,0,100,30,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  104. *                      ,0,100,31,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  105. Bunny's Bush           ,32860,100,32,6,666,, ,1,0,19:92/666.0,,0
  106. Psycho Corner          ,32860,100,33,6,666,, ,1,0,19:92/666.0,,0
  107. DumbNet Chat           ,32860,100,34,6,666,, ,1,0,19:92/666.0,,0
  108. *                      ,0,100,35,6,666,, ,1,0,,,0
  109. DOMINO                 ,34908,100,36,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  110. B5                     ,34908,100,37,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  111. FANTASY_SPORTS         ,34908,100,38,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  112. HOMESCHL               ,34908,100,39,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  113. SLAVETRADE             ,34908,100,40,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  114. QUEBEC_CON             ,34908,100,41,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  115. BBS_TECH               ,34908,100,42,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  116. EDUCATOR               ,34908,100,43,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  117. TULSA_PROG             ,34908,100,44,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  118. PUMPITUP               ,34908,100,45,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  119. KILLEMALL              ,34908,100,46,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  120. BIP_BLEEP              ,34908,100,47,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  121. CHILD_ABUSE            ,34908,100,48,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  122. DISNEY                 ,34908,100,49,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  123. TULSA_LIT              ,34908,100,50,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  124. XBBS                   ,34908,100,51,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  125. STRESS_MGMT            ,34908,100,52,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  126. FREEFEED               ,34908,100,53,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  127. STAR-HUB               ,34908,100,54,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  128. BB-CARDS               ,34908,100,55,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  129. ML_BASEBALL            ,34908,100,56,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  130. GRAPHICS               ,34908,100,57,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  131. BBS_STANDARDS          ,34908,100,58,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  132. TG_SUPPORT             ,34908,100,59,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  133. C_ECHO                 ,34908,100,60,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  134. 80XXX                  ,34908,100,61,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  135. WHO                    ,34908,100,62,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  136. FILM                   ,34908,100,63,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  137. ROBOTECH               ,34908,100,64,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  138. ANIME                  ,34908,100,65,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  139. COMICS                 ,34908,100,66,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  140. STARWARS               ,34908,100,67,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  141. TOONS                  ,34908,100,68,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  142. PLANET_CONNECT         ,34908,100,69,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  143. MUSIC                  ,34908,100,70,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  144. LOCAL_MUSIC            ,34908,100,71,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  145. ARJ                    ,34908,100,72,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  146. BINKLEY                ,34908,100,73,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  147. MAXDEV                 ,34908,100,74,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  148. MUFFIN                 ,34908,100,75,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  149. COMM                   ,34908,100,76,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  150. NET-POL                ,34908,100,77,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  151. NET_DEV                ,34908,100,78,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  152. BBS_CARNIVAL           ,34908,100,79,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  153. SHAREWRE               ,34908,100,80,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  154. PDREVIEW               ,34908,100,81,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  155. EC_DEV                 ,34908,100,82,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  156. COMPRESS               ,34908,100,83,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  157. PDN                    ,34908,100,84,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  158. FILEBONE               ,34908,100,85,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  159. FILE_MOVERS            ,34908,100,86,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  160. K12_Fwy.ACAD.COMP      ,34908,100,87,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  161. K12_Fwy.EDU.ISSUES     ,34908,100,88,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  162. K12_Fwy.LIBRARY.SCI    ,34908,100,89,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  163. K12_Fwy.OTHER.LANG     ,34908,100,90,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  164. K12_Fwy.PARENTS        ,34908,100,91,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  165. K12_Fwy.SCI.CLASS      ,34908,100,92,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  166. K12_Fwy.TAL&GIFTED     ,34908,100,93,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  167. K12_Fwy.TEACHING       ,34908,100,94,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  168. K12_Fwy.TECH.ED.CLAS   ,34908,100,95,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  169. K12_Fwy.VOCATIONAL     ,34908,100,96,6,666,, ,1,0,1:170/906.0,,0
  170.