Hello Paul,

On Thu Sep 07 2017 19:48:24, Paul Quinn wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:

 PQ>>> GoldEd created the expected echomail.jam file, containing...
 PQ>>> /opt/ftn/fido/msgbase/fec1e5dd 8020

The above seems like a MSGID or a computed packet naming scheme, not an
areatag. Is the echotag actually fec1e5dd? Also, is 8020 the number of your
message in the message base?

 PQ>>> In the areas.bbs file that file is identified as...
 PQ>>> !/opt/ftn/fido/msgbase/fec1e5dd WIN95                3:640/384

 PQ> --- 8< ---
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:14 FMAIL  FMail-lnx32-2.1.0.18-Beta20170905 -
 WvV>> Scan 07 Sep 17 12:15:14 FMAIL  Scanning JAM area 0: ABLED
 PQ> [ ...trimmed... ]
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Scanning JAM area 172: WIN95
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Echomail message, area WIN95
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Scanning JAM area 173: WINDOWS
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Scanning JAM area 174: WWIV
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Scanning JAM area 175: ZEC
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Scanning JAM area 176: ZONE3_SYSOP
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Scanning JAM area 177: ZONE3_TECH
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Update
 WvV>> /opt/ftn/fido/outbound/02800180.hlo 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL
 WvV>> Mail bundle already going from 3:640/1384 to 3:640/384 07 Sep 17
 WvV>> 12:15:15 FMAIL  Netmail: 0,  Personal: 0,  Hudson: 0, JAMbase: 1
 WvV>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Msgbase net: 0, echo: 1, dup: 0, bad:
 WvV>> 0 07 Sep 17 12:15:15 FMAIL  Scan Active: 1.376 sec.
 PQ> --- 8< ---

This log snippet doesn't mention anything about area "fec1e5dd". But it does
mention "WIN95". Something seems odd there, like your echomail.jam should read:

/opt/ftn/fido/msgbase/win95 8020

..instead, and that is what FMail is looking for, but since it doesn't see it,
and nothing else was read from echomail.jam it deleted the file.

 PQ> The terminal screen says things about checking netmail & HMB, and then
 PQ> JAM areas.  Nothing about the echomail.jam file at all.

I believe I had asked about some better logging when echomail.jam fails too. 

Regards,
Nick

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