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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m confused regarding the recent addition of B1F in JNOS 2.0j4 and the use of the mbox fbb command. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I tried running the new 2.0j4 code, along with mbox fbb 2 when forwarding to an FBB machine. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I got “FBB error, last read : FB B …” in my jnos/logs/<date> log. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then I tried mbox fbb 1 and got an immediate “fwd exit” after “forwarding mail” instead of the usual slight delay.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Without a human-readable trace (like the examples on <a href="http://www.f6fbb.org/protocole.html">www.f6fbb.org/protocole.html</a>) it’s tough to tell what’s going on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve read the online help and the manual. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I also read <a href="http://www.f6bbb.org/protocole.html">www.f6bbb.org/protocole.html</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I also read <a href="http://www.langelaar.net/projects/jnos2/documents/changes.txt">http://www.langelaar.net/projects/jnos2/documents/changes.txt</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But each describes a function in isolation and none of them seems to match up or explain how each part relates to the other. For example, what the FBB site defines as protocol version 0 and 1 doesn’t match the descriptions of mbox fbb 0, 1 or 2. And there appears to be no documentation describing how “mbox fbb” relates to B1F, B2F or the use of the “!” in the forward.bbs file. And “mbox nob2f” isn’t documented in the “help mbox” command or the manual. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can someone either point me to documentation or else explain how these things interrelate? Specifically:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1) Use of “#define B2F” in the config.h file. Is the following correct? If not, please correct.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Only use “#define B2F” in the config.h file if you intend to connect to Winlink. Else, undefined it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>IF [ “#define B2F” is in the config.h file ] <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>THEN JNOS will include B2F in the SID and nothing else changes that (like mbox fbb).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>ELSE JNOS will include BF in the SID<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Under no circumstances will JNOS include B1F in the SID.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2) Use of mbox nob2f command. Is the following correct? If not, please correct.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>IF [ “#define B2F” is in the config.h file ] and [ JNOS version < jnos2.0j4 ] <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>THEN “mbox nob2f <callsign>” should be used for any FBB forwarding partners.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>ELSE “mbox nob2f” has no use.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3) How does “mbox fbb #” relate to any of the above? Under what conditions should I use 0, 1 or 2?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4) How does “!” in the forward.bbs file relate to any of the above? When should I use it? Not use it?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>N6MEF<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>