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

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Message Networks

ENiGMA½ considers all non-ENiGMA½, non-local messages (and their networks, such as FidoNet-Style (FTN) "external". That is, messages are only imported and exported from/to such a networks. Configuring such external message networks in ENiGMA½ requires three sections in your config.hjson.

All message network configuration occurs under the messageNetworks.<name> block in config.hjson (where name is something such as ftn or qwk). Similarly, if a scanner/tosser module exists for the network it can be configured under scannerTossers.<name>. An example of this is the FTN/BSO scanner/tosser module where name is ftn_bso.

The most basic of external message network configurations generally comprises of two sections within config.hjson:

1. messageNetworks.<name>.networks: Global/general configuration for a particular network where <name> is for example ftn or qwk.
2. messageNetworks.<name>.areas: Provides mapping of ENiGMA½ area tags to their external counterparts.

Finally, a related section under scannerTossers.<name> may provide configuration for scanning (importing) and tossing (exporting) messages for a particular network type. As an example, FidoNet-Style networks often work with BinkleyTerm Style Outbound (BSO) and thus the FTN/BSO scanner/tosser module.

Supported Networks

FidoNet-Style (FTN)

FidoNet and FidoNet style (FTN) networks as well as a FTN/BSO scanner/tosser (ftn_bso module) are configured via the messageNetworks.ftn and scannerTossers.ftn_bso blocks in config.hjson.

See FidoNet-Style Networks for more information.

QWK

See QWK and QWK-Net Style Networks for more information.