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║ GT-HELP ║ GTMDIR.BBS - the list of Message Areas
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    The GTMDIR.BBS :

        a)  lists your message areas, and the DOS directory where each
            message base resides.

        b)  specifies an access level for each area.

        c)  can specify attributes (eg public, read-only, netmail) for the
            message area.


    Each message area needs one line to describe it, and should be of the
    form :

    ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Access Level
    │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────── Msg Base Attributes
    │ │       ┌──────────────────────────────────────────── Base Directory
    │ │       │                       ┌──────────────────── Description
    │ │┌──────┴────── ─ ─     ┌───────┴──────────────── ─ ─ 
    N ~d:\NETMAIL             Netmail messages
    0 ^D:\UKSYS               e30/000: UK Sysops Echomail



    Access level        is usually a single character, which indicates that
                        callers "at" or "above" this access level will be
                        able to access the area.  See below.


    Attributes          None    General message area.  Supports public and
                                private messages, but not netmail.

                        ^       Supports public messages only (especially
                                used in echo areas, but also appropriate
                                for public local message bases).

                        ~       Netmail area (a net/node must be entered
                                against every message).

                        <       Read-only area (only sysop can enter msgs)

                        $       Supports only private messages

                        There aren't too many logical combinations of 2 or
                        more attributes, though some are theoretically
                        possible.


    Directory           DOS path for the message base.  Begin with a drive
                        prefix and backslash, eg d:\msgs\general

                        If you are not using MMR, you should create this 
                        directory yourself.  If running MMR you only 
                        need to add the entry to the GTMDIR.BBS and 
                        perform a mailcheck.


    Description         The message base description.  Callers see the
                        descriptions for the message bases to which they
                        have the appropriate access permission.


┌────────────────┐
│ Required Areas │
└────────────────┘

    Two message bases have special meaning to GT :

        a)      the default message area - callers of all levels will be
                given access to this area when they first log on.

        b)      the sysop message area - where <M>essages to Sysop will be
                entered. Callers will need access to this area to read your
                replies.

    Both are defined in the PATHS section of the GT ALT-I configuration.
    These should correspond to a directory listed in the GTMDIR.BBS file
    (it is possible for both to point to the same message base).


┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Colours and Page Breaks │
└─────────────────────────┘

    You can create a GTMDIR.CBS for ANSI users.  But in most cases it is
    sufficient to embed colour coding characters in the GTMDIR.BBS file.

    You can also embed command codes to control page breaks.

    As these codes are common to several files, they are described in the a
    separate file which should be available in another editor window.


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║ Additional Information ║
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    The access level must begin in column 1.  Any line not beginning in
    column 1 is a COMMENT, which GT will display to all callers, but
    otherwise take no action on.

    Valid access levels are :

        0   (highest)       Usually the sysop

        1-9 (very high)     Typically co-sysops

        A-Z (medium)        Normal user levels
        a-z (low)             ..    ..    ..

    The access level can optionally be *preceded* by

        =   to indicate that *only* callers at this level will see this
            message base

        *   to indicate that callers must be individually authorised before
            entering this message base

    The access level should be followed by at least one space.



