Subj : Echomail Area Changes
To   : Avon
From : Roon
Date : Tue May 02 2023 07:26 am

Hello Avon,

30 Apr 23 19:48, you wrote to All:

 A> ======================================================================
 A> =======
 A>               Changes to fsxNet echomail areas - please read
 A> ======================================================================
 A> =======

 A> It has been almost two years since new echomail areas were added to
 A> fsxNet.

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

 A> [snip]

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

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

 A> [snip]

 A> Echomail Areas Closing
 A> ======================

 A> Today I am announcing changes to the echomail areas carried on fsxNet.

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

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

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

 A> Introducing FSX_LFE
 A> ===================

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

 A> From fsxnet.txt

 A> [snip]

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

 A> [snip]

 A> Getting Ready For This Change
 A> =============================

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

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

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

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

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

 A> New Echomail Areas Coming
 A> =========================

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

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

 A> Best, Paul aka Avon

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

 A> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
 A>  * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz
 A> (21:1/101)

tried to areafix it, but no luck:

? - fsxNet Private NetMail (21:4/148) ????????????????????????????????? NET004 ?
 Msg .: 47 of 47                            Rcv Pvt 
 From : fsxHub Net4 Filefix                 21:4/100         01 May 23  13:00:2 To   : Daniel Path                         21:4/148         01 May 23  21:10:1 
 Subj : Filefix reply: node change request 
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..MSGID: 21:4/100 64500c4c 
..PID: htick/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2021-03-27 
..FLAGS NPD 
 Area                                                Status 
 --------------------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 FSX_LFE ..........................................  not found 



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