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    From Alan Beck@1:229/426.36 to All on Sunday, May 12, 2024 04:56:16
    //Hello All,//

    Hi,

    I have been trying to get files from within regular messages in the ALLFIX+FILE echo.

    There is a menu option there, but i t does nothing.

    The only way I can get messages from my Boss Node.

    How do I do it from Winpoint.



    Regards,
    Alan Beck
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    * Origin: Another Random *WinPoint* Origin! (1:229/426.36)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Alan Beck on Sunday, May 12, 2024 09:00:00
    Hello Alan!

    ** On Sunday 12.05.24 - 04:56, Alan Beck wrote to All:

    I have been trying to get files from within regular messages in the ALLFIX+FILE echo.

    There is a menu option there, but i t does nothing.

    The only way I can get messages from my Boss Node.

    How do I do it from Winpoint.

    I fired up my pre-415 version of Winpoint and I remember how
    awkward it was to initiate a file-request from another BBS that
    is not your boss. Infact, my version has this issue that I
    documented on my aforementioned site:

    WinPoint] CONS
    [o] sometimes areafix is created for "0:8/15" address.

    I my consider installing 415 and see what differences there
    are.

    [..time passes, as I install 415..]

    It the file request part seems to be behaving better. At least
    the 0:8/15 problem is gone. I tested a couple of file
    requests, (haven't actually sent them out yet) ..but the system
    seems to have created the .REQ files fine.

    The bottom line seems to be that you have to *first* pre-define
    alternate fido-systems were you want to get the files from.

    And.. if done right you should see .REQ files in the Outbound
    section of the operating panel (the very lower left corner for
    me): https://ibb.co/vBrw2Sg



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  • From Dan Clough@1:135/115 to Alan Beck on Sunday, May 12, 2024 07:55:00
    Alan Beck wrote to All <=-

    //Hello All,//

    Hi,

    I have been trying to get files from within regular messages in
    the ALLFIX+FILE echo.

    There is a menu option there, but i t does nothing.

    The only way I can get messages from my Boss Node.

    How do I do it from Winpoint.

    Have you tried actually reading the Winpoint documentation?



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