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# Message Conferences & Areas
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**Message Conferences** and **Areas** allow for grouping of message base topics.
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## Message Conferences
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Message Conferences are the top level container for 1:n Message Areas via the `messageConferences` section in `config.hjson`. Common message conferences may include a local conference and one or more conferences each dedicated to a particular message network such as FidoNet, AgoraNet, etc.
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Each conference is represented by a entry under `messageConferences`. **The areas key is the conferences tag**.
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**Members**:
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* `name` (required): Friendly conference name
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* `desc` (required): Friendly conference description
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* `sort` (optional): If supplied, provides a key used for sorting
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* `default` (optional): Specify `true` to make this the default conference (e.g. assigned to new users)
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* `areas`: Container of 1:n areas described below
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**Example**:
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```hjson
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{
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messageConferences: {
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local: {
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name: Local
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desc: Local discussion
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sort: 1
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default: true
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}
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}
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}
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```
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## Message Areas
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Message Areas are topic specific containers for messages that live within a particular conference. **The areas key is it's areas tag**. For example, "General Discussion" may live under a Local conference while an AgoraNet conference may contain "BBS Discussion".
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**Members**:
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* `name` (required): Friendly area name
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* `desc` (required): Friendly area discription
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* `sort` (optional): If supplied, provides a key used for sorting
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* `default` (optional): Specify `true` to make this the default area (e.g. assigned to new users)
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**Example**:
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```hjson
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messageConferences: {
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local: {
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// ... see above ...
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areas: {
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local_enigma_dev: {
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name: ENiGMA 1/2 Development
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desc: Discussion related to features and development of ENiGMA 1/2!
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sort: 1
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default: true
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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## Message Networks
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ENiGMA½ has the ability to network with other systems via [Message Networks](msg_networks.md). Message **area tags** (described above) are utilized to map foreign areas with locally defined areas.
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