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<<< Net Mail Help File >>>
Using Net Mail you can send a personal message to any user of any FidoNet
BBS in the world! This is very easy to do if you follow the procedure.
When you press [P] to Post a message you will see a display like this:
Type node address, net/node address, zone:net/node address, L to list nodes,
Z to change zone, or C to change net/region -->
All that you need to enter is the net/node number of the particular board
that you are sending the message to.
Assuming that you don't know the address of the bbs that you want to send the
message and assuming that the bbs is at least in the USA, you can press [C] to
list all the networks in the US. Once you figure out the network that the
board is located in, then type in the network number then you can [L] list the
nodes (boards) that are in that network. Then just type in the node number
and you're in business.
The procedure is pretty much the same if you want to send messages outside of
the US except that you will need to press [Z] to change zones.
Press ENTER for more
One thing to note is that the address of a FidoNet BBS is a lot like a
telephone number. It is usually written out in the form of zone:net/node.
This is comparable to zone being the country code, net being the area code
and node being the phone number. An example of this is 1:370/30. This is the
FidoNet address of Ed's Place. We are in zone 1 which is the United States,
Network 370 which is the Athens area network and Node 30 within the network.
Most often it is shortened to 370/30 since many bulletin boards don't support
overseas message transfers. (It's hell on the phone bill)
Your message will be extracted from the message base at the instant that you
log off & addressed to it's destination. Any local message will be delivered
immediately. Long distance messages will be held until after 10 pm when the
phone rates are lowered. Due to the phone company's rate structure and AT&T
discounts, Out of State calls are actually cheaper than In State calls.
I hope that this is of help to you. If you have any specific questions,
please feel free to leave a comment to the sysop. I will try to get back
to you as soon as possible.