[nos-bbs] Newmail error - FIXED !

[kd6oat]

Yes...and after reading the prior posts, I changed everything to lower case.

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Wm Lewis <thunderft at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Have you configured your file called "area" and configured your file
> "rewrite" to send messages to the corrosponding "area"s ?
>
>
>
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> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:03:12 -0700
> From: kd6oat at gmail.com
>
> To: nos-bbs at tapr.org
> Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] Newmail error - FIXED !
>
> I know you thought this topic had run it's course but one last question...
>
> What needs to happen in order for active mail areas to be announced at bbs
> login? For example, when I log in to other stations I see that mail is
> waiting in designated areas: arrl, amsat, etc. but logging into my own jnos
> from the outside, I do not see those messages.
>
> Thanks, KEN - KD6OAT
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Wm Lewis <thunderft at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> No problem Art.
>
> Don't forget to look at other files like "rewrite" and "expire.dat" just to
> name a few.
>
> Make sure there are NO CAPS that might screw with how a message gets
> re-written or how some other file references "areas" also.
>
> I'd like to say this was a fun journey.....  but.....
>
> :-)
>
> ------------------------------
> From: arto at ns.sympatico.ca
>
> To: nos-bbs at tapr.org
> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:49:31 -0400
>
> Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] Newmail error - FIXED !
>
> Hey Bill...thanks a whole lot,...I had mine in caps too
> and now working just fine...73..Art
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Wm Lewis <thunderft at hotmail.com>
> *To:* nos-bbs at tapr.org
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:19 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [nos-bbs] Newmail error - FIXED !
>
> Ok everyone... here's one to remember if you're using linux...
>
> Uppercase "ABC" does not equal lowercase "abc".
>
> My issue was that my "AREAS" were all defined using UPPERCASE.
>
> JNOS writes the messages to the "areas" just fine, but writes the area file
> name in lowercase.
>
> So, it went something like this:
>
> ARES     (no new messages)
> ares      (3 new message)
>
> BBS       (no new messages)
> bbs       (5 new messages)
>
>
> DX        (no new messages)
> dx         (7 new messages)
>
> and so on.
>
>
> Since all my "areas" were defined uppercase, and all new messages were
> lowercase, JNOS reported that since Im looking for new messages in uppercase
> areas, there were in fact, no new messages.
>
> After changing all my areas to be lowecase, JNOS is now reporting "New mail
> in <area>" just fine.
>
> Maiko, if you could also update the JNOS manual to reflect the need for
> "areas" to be defined in lowercase, that would be great.
>
> Thanks for all the great ideas :)
>
> Bill
>
>
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