Subj : Echomail Area Changes
To   : All
From : Avon
Date : Sun Apr 30 2023 07:48 pm

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              Changes to fsxNet echomail areas - please read
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It has been almost two years since new echomail areas were added to fsxNet.

Here are the details from history.txt posted back on 25 May 2021.

[snip]

2021-05-25
Added several new echomail areas to fsxNet today!

FSX_GAMING           Games/Gaming Chat
FSX_SPACE            Space/Astronomy Chat
FSX_SPORTS           Sports Chat
FSX_RETRO            Retro Computing/Tech Chat
FSX_TRANSPORT        Transportation Chat (All Modes)
FSX_VIDEO            Movies/TV/Streaming Chat
FSX_MUSIC            Music Chat (Artists, Songs Etc)
FSX_DIY              D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks
FSX_FOOD             Food + Cooking Chat
FSX_GARDENING        Gardening Chat
FSX_ARTS             Arts + Artistic Chat 

[snip]

Echomail Areas Closing
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Today I am announcing changes to the echomail areas carried on fsxNet.

To start with we will consolidate down several echomail areas created
in 2021 into one new echomail area. 

The following echomail areas are to be retired and will close down
effective 10 May 2023

FSX_ESP              Espanol General Chat
FSX_DIY              D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks
FSX_FOOD             Food + Cooking Chat
FSX_GARDENING        Gardening Chat
FSX_ARTS             Arts + Artistic Chat 
FSX_TRANSPORT        Transportation Chat (All Modes)
FSX_SPORTS           Sports Chat

Introducing FSX_LFE 
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In their place a new echomail area FSX_LFE has been created. It has a 
'Lifestyle' focus and acts as a catch-all for topics including Gardening, DIY,
Art, Food, Travel, Transport, Sports etc.

From fsxnet.txt

[snip]

FSX_LFE   Lifestyle - There's lots of ways to enjoy life! This echo covers
          many different lifestyle topics including (but not limited to) 
          Gardening, DIY, Art, Food, Travel, Transport, Sports, Pets,
          Health & Fitness etc. Dive in, lets chat :)

[snip]

Getting Ready For This Change
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From today I will start to remove the retiring echomail areas from fsxnet.na
and other online listings that detail echomail areas in fsxNet. I will also
post announcements in all affected echomail areas signaling their pending
closure and the new FSX_LFE 'Lifestyle' echo.

Also, from today, new nodes joining fsxNet will not be offered a feed of
the echomail areas soon to close.

I encourage fsxNet sysops to delink and remove from their BBS the echomail
areas that are closing in advance of 10 May 2023. By that date 
all remaining nodes still connected to the retiring echomail areas will be
manually delinked from them by your HUB admin.

If you opt to retain the retired echomail areas on your BBS for posterity
after 10 May 2023 that is your call, but please ensure they are set as
'read only' for your users. 

I also encourage current fsxNet sysops to look for and subscribe to the new
FSX_LFE echomail area which has now been added to the fsxnet.na file and 
created at your fsxNet HUB :)

New Echomail Areas Coming
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Yes, further echomail areas are planned to be added. I will be in touch by
separate post with some details in the coming weeks. More to follow :)

This message has been x-posted to FSX_GEN and FSX_NET please post any
further discussion on this topic in FSX_NET

Best, Paul aka Avon

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz 

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