In a post between "Martin Foster : August Abolins", on 4/1/2019 6:12 AM

>  >> "Error connecting socket (#10060)"
>  >> "exiting"
>
>  AA> NEVEMIND!  I found the problem.
>
> Excellent! :-)

Maybe.  

I sent an area list request yesterday but I haven't seen anything yet.

I received a few new messages from others in this echo, but none of my posts
show up.

What am I missing? Would it be the packer config?  My uplink does not need
compressed packets.  Therefore, I used the "copy $PUFFER $UPFILL" and "copy
$DOWNFILE $PUFFER" offerings.

How do I create an area manually?

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