CL> 2. Just to be positive, when I use the 3rd party mail processor (GAPNET)
 CL> for echo mail, I want to put the packet to be exported into the queue
 CL> directory correct. When I do this, it sits there and nothing happens.
 CL> The extension is changed, but thats it, it never goes out. Should I
 CL> change my program to write a netmail message to send it out, or am I
 CL> missing a step somewhere. Sorry for all the questions. Mailers and me
 CL> just don't get along.
 CL> 

Here is what Nick sent me a while back.  Hope this helps.

"No. I'll try to explain this as best as I can to avoid further confusion and 
hopefully save you a lot of headaches.                                       
                                                                             
BBS software or any other 3rd party software for that matter, should NEVER   
store any packets or files in either the DB\Queue or DB\Packets directories. 
                                                                             
When D'Bridge scans for outgoing mail, the first thing it does is scan the   
contents of the Netmail directory you specify. It reads all the Netmails and 
builds outgoing packets, compressing them as necessary (Xmail). After Netmail
comes the Echomail areas, specified in the Editor-Echomail Areas screen.     
                                                                             
When the mailer does this scanning, the contents of the Queue and Packets    
directories are subject to change; which is why any files that are not       
D'Bridge related should never be placed in there.      

In the case of the $P2 problem you are having, again, this is most likely    
caused by the mailer not being able to compress or otherwise process the mail
going out. So... that is why I asked you to eliminate your GAP BBS completely
                                                                             
Pretend you do not have a BBS at all and you just have D'Bridge stand-alone. 
If you post a message from within the D'Bridge editor to an Echomail area and
the problem persists, then it is definately your environment or D'Bridge     
configuration. If it works, then the problem logically is with your GAP BBS. 
                                                                             
The BBS software you use must specifically support D'Bridge or use "standard"
file-attaches via Netmail *.MSG files... also known as Frontdoor mode.       
D'Bridge will work with all BBS software, 3rd party utils and Inter-BBS games

that use Frontdoor mode. But you need to specify the directories carefully.

In this case, the outgoing packets would be staged in the BBS software's    
outbound-directory and a Netmail is created in the directory you specified i
D'Bridge for Netmail messages. That Netmail is a blank-message but has the  
outgoing packet file-attached and has the Kill/Sent or Truncate/Sent flag.  
                                                                            
Hope this explains this all better...                                       
                                                                            
Nick"                                           

Ruben Figueroa aka Zazz
Mystic Prison Board Sysop
telnet://pb.darktech.org:24
Web: www.rdfig.net

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