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12.4.3 Alias listings
The alias list file is a plain vanilla ASCII file with one
alias definition per line. Alias definitions are useful to
allow remote systems to use the same name when requesting
files that change frequently, such as a file list or another
file with similar contents. The remote system simply requests
the "alias" and FD will send whatever files you have defined
to send for that alias.
Eg. FRODO C:\FILES\FDKIT.ARJ
XR C:\FILES\XROBOT.ARJ
RACCESS C:\FILES\RA*.ARJ
MYSECRET C:\TEST1.ARJ C:\TEST2.ARJ
The remote system can request FRODO, XR, RACCESS or MYSECRET
and get the above specified files. Files listed as alias
names do not have to be located in requestable (see
"Directory listings") directories.
Two separate alias files can be defined in FDSETUP under
Mailer > File requests. The first one, ALIAS, is used for
unprotected sessions. The second one, SECALIAS, is used for
password protected sessions; allowing you to make different
alias definitions available for Request depending on the
status of the session. If no SECALIAS file has been defined,
FD will use the ALIAS file for password protected sessions as
well.
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