In a message on Tuesday 06-12-17 Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:

GA Ed,

 HG> Areafix, Areamgr, Arealink and Allfix.

EV> Those are new terms to me as a BBS User.

EV> All I know is when I want to start reading a new (to me) echo I
EV> (J)oin the echo.

IOW, you have subscribed to the entire list of echoes!
To remove inactive echoes that you have subscribed to, you also use one
or the other of above programs.

You don't have to have the programmes yourself, your BBS sysop has them.
To use any of them, you have to have a password that usually is agreed
on with the BBS sysop when you set up an account with him (the BBS).

Maybe you have lost the file where all your settings with the sysop are.

EV> Probably if I Logged On using TELNET I could look around to see if I
EV> could find those Areafix, Areamgr, Arealink and Allfix Commands and
EV> learn something about them.

Even as any user you can ask for the commands for the program your sysop
prefers, and the password required to use the commands.

EV> By 'Host' do You mean a BBS or Echo on the BBS?

The Host is the BBS that delivers the areas you want to read/write in.

 HG> The more surprising to me, is that you passed the free Win10 offer.

EV> Usually I don't leap when I hear about something new to me.

Neiher do I, but when I read/hear something is free, I take note.

EV> SP3 is the last major update that it has on it.

Yes SP3 is last update to XP and newer ones will not be forthcoming.

EV> I'll send a message to Him in that echo and tell Him that He is
EV> missed here.

TNX


CU L8ER, Sam, OH0NC

aka Holger


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