[nos-bbs] Questions related to JNOS 1.11f

[Miroslav Skoric (YT7MPB)]

Barry Siegfried wrote:
> 
>>
>>- How to switch off that nasty 'beep' in JNOS after any line of "New
>>mail for ...".
> 
> net> smtp quiet on
> 

Thank you Barry.

> 
> 
> Probably not because this was done intentionally and by design.  If
> memory serves me correctly, the 'areas' file was intended to define
> which email mailfiles are to be considered "public" (i.e. may be read
> by everyone).  I don't think you'd want every mailbox user's mailfile
> to be considered public.
> 
Of course not. But when a JNOS mailbox is going to be filled with 
bulletins having all possible values within the 'To:' field, the 
question is if a sysop should read all messages in his/her system and 
determine if there is a new 'To:' field message that might be interested 
for his/her users - and to enable users to read it, the 'areas' file 
should be changed manually again and again. Seems to me as a not so 
rational solution for a busy sysop.I mean, just imagine a new bulletin 
has been forwarded to the JNOS mailbox. And that new bull has completely 
new 'To:' field. If I understood your explanation properly, that would 
mean the bulletin can't be read by everyone on the JNOS mailbox - as 
long as the sysop adds the new value to the 'areas' file. Is that correct?

Regards,

Misko YT7MPB