enigma-bbs/docs/messageareas/message-networks.md

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page	Message Networks

Configuring message networks in ENiGMA½ requires three specific pieces of config - the network and your assigned address on it, the message areas (echos) of the network you wish to map to ENiGMA½ message areas, then the schedule and routes to send mail packets on the network.

FTN Networks

FTN networks are configured under the messageNetworks::ftn section of config.hjson.

The networks section contains a sub section for each network you wish you join your board to. Each entry's key name is referenced elsewhere in config.hjson for FTN oriented configurations.

Example Configuration

{
  messageNetworks: {
    ftn: {
      networks: {
        agoranet: { 
          localAddress: "46:3/102"
        }
        fsxnet: { 
          localAddress: "21:4/333"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Message Areas

The areas section describes a mapping of local area tags configured in your messageConferences (see Configuring a Message Area) to a message network (described above), a FTN specific area tag, and remote uplink address(s).

This section can be thought of similar to the AREAS.BBS file used by other BBS packages.

When ENiGMA½ imports messages, they will be placed in the local area that matches key under areas.

Config Item	Required	Description
network	👍	Associated network from the networks section above
tag	👍	FTN area tag
uplinks	👍	An array of FTN address uplink(s) for this network

Example Configuration

{
  messageNetworks: {
    ftn: {
      areas: {
        agoranet_bbs: {          // tag found within messageConferences
          network: agoranet
          tag: AGN_BBS
          uplinks: "46:1/100"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}