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# Message Networks
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Message networks are configured in `messageNetworks` section of `config.hjson`. Each network type has it's own sub section such as `ftn` for FidoNet Technology Network (FTN) style networks.
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## FidoNet Technology Network (FTN)
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FTN networks are configured under the `messageNetworks::ftn` section of `config.hjson`.
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### Networks
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The `networks` section contains a sub section for network(s) you wish you join your board with. Each entry's key name can be referenced elsewhere in `config.hjson` for FTN oriented configurations.
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Members:
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* `localAddress` (required): FTN address of **your local system**
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Example:
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```hjson
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{
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networks: {
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agoranet: {
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localAddress: "46:3/102"
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}
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}
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}
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```
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### Areas
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The `areas` section defines a mapping of local **area tags** to a message network (from `networks` described previously), a FTN area tag, and remote uplink address(s). This section can be thought of similar to the *AREAS.BBS* file used by other BBS packages.
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Members:
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* `network` (required): Associated network from the `networks` section
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* `tag` (required): FTN area tag
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* `uplinks`: An array of FTN address uplink(s) for this network
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Example:
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```hjson
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{
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ftn: {
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areas: {
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agoranet_bbs: {
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network: agoranet
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tag: AGN_BBS
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uplinks: "46:1/100"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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### BSO Import / Export
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The scanner/tosser module `ftn_bso` provides **B**inkley **S**tyle **O**utbound (BSO) import/toss & scan/export of messages EchoMail and NetMail messages. Configuration is supplied in `config.hjson` under `scannerTossers::ftn_bso`.
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Members:
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* `defaultZone` (required): Sets the default BSO outbound zone
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* `defaultNetwork` (optional): Sets the default network name from `messageNetworks::ftn::networks`. **Required if more than one network is defined**.
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* `paths` (optional): Override default paths set by the system. This section may contain `outbound`, `inbound`, and `secInbound`.
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* `packetTargetByteSize` (optional): Overrides the system *target* packet (.pkt) size of 512000 bytes (512k)
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* `bundleTargetByteSize` (optional): Overrides the system *target* ArcMail bundle size of 2048000 bytes (2M)
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* `schedule` (required): See Scheduling
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* `nodes` (required): See Nodes
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#### Nodes
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The `nodes` section defines how to export messages for one or more uplinks.
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A node entry starts with a FTN style address (up to 5D) **as a key** in `config.hjson`. This key may contain wildcard(s) for net/zone/node/point/domain.
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Members:
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* `packetType` (optional): `2`, `2.2`, or `2+`. Defaults to `2+` for modern mailer compatiability
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* `packetPassword` (optional): Password for the packet
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* `encoding` (optional): Encoding to use for message bodies; Defaults to `utf-8`
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* `archiveType` (optional): Specifies the archive type for ArcMail bundles. Must be a valid archiver name such as `zip` (See archiver configuration)
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Example:
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```hjson
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{
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ftn_bso: {
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nodes: {
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"46:*: {
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packetType: 2+
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packetPassword: mypass
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encoding: cp437
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archiveType: zip
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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#### Scheduling
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Schedules can be defined for importing and exporting via `import` and `export` under `schedule`. Each entry is allowed a "free form" text and/or special indicators for immediate export or watch file triggers.
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* `@immediate`: Currently only makes sense for exporting: A message will be immediately exported if this trigger is defined in a schedule.
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* `@watch:/path/to/file`: This trigger watches the path specified for changes and will trigger an import or export when such events occur.
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* Free form text can be things like `at 5:00 pm` or `every 2 hours`.
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See [Later text parsing documentation](http://bunkat.github.io/later/parsers.html#text) for more information.
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Example:
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```hjson
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{
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ftn_bso: {
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schedule: {
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import: every 1 hours or @watch:/path/to/watchfile.ext
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export: every 1 hours or @immediate
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}
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}
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}
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``` |