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* FileFind echo monthly rule posting *
* Moderators: Ryan Murray (1:153/942, rmurray@mep.com) *
* Patty Morris (1:380/5) *
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Last updated on 12/23/94 at 23:04:00 PST by Ryan Murray (1:153/942@fidonet.org)
1. The official language of this echo is ENGLISH. Other languages are
off-topic. If you have file areas with descriptions in another
language, please make every attempt to translate them. It isn't too
useful to have a description everyone can't understand.
2. This area is for ALLFIX-Style FileFind requests/replies ONLY.
(a) You should not send your replies via routed netmail, as it will most
likely be considered excessivley annoying.
(b) There is to be *NO* announcing into this area. This area is not to
tell everyone what new files you have received, but to tell people
who are looking for something if you have it or not. Anyone
announcing in this area will immediatley be removed from the area.
(c) Software using a different format than ALLFIX FileFind to search
for files is not to be run. This area is large enough as it is
without having to have requests that are only answered by some
software. A different name for a FileFind utility for a different
computer (other than IBM-PC) is allowed
(d) A maximum of five requests per person, per day please. If you have
more requests, please send a few each day. FixDor will support
this limit (when it is ready!)
(e) Chatter is to be kept to a minimum for questions only.
3. Leave the moderating to the moderator. Even if you don't seem to see any
response from the moderator in the echo, it could be handled by netmail.
4. The moderator decides what is off topic and what is on topic, if you do
not agree, you may discuss it in netmail.
Small help text excerpt from FixDor help files:
ALLFIX can help you find files via EchoMail. Enter a request for file
specifications or keywords, and you will receive a reply within a few
days from every BBS, connected to the FILEFIND echo, where matches to
your request were found. If a reply says "Reply for up to 50 more
files", then you can reply, and you will receive another list of
files, a maximum of 50, from only that paticular BBS.
To enter a request, enter a normal message to "ALLFIX" with the
subject of the file specification you want to find. Each file
specification is treated as a seperate search, they are not treated
as a combination.
You may use wildcards in your file specifications, however, you many
not use more than 4 '?', and you must have at least 4 valid, non
wildcard characters in your specification. Extentions are ignored.
Keywords can be designated with a '/' or enclosed within double
quotes. You can search for keywords that consist of more than one
word by enclosing them within double quotes.
Example: AFIX* /GEcho "echo mail processor"
This would find any file starting with AFIX, any file with GEcho in
the description, and any file with "echo mail processor" in the
description.
As of ALLFIX v4.31 gamma-2, ALLFIX supports an extention to allow
limiting your search area. You can use the words AND as well as OR
in your search queries. If no joining word is specified, OR is
assumed.
Example: AFIX* /GEcho AND "echo mail processor"
This would find any file starting with AFIX, and any file with GEcho
and "echo mail processor" in the description.