Hi! Nick,

On 09/08/2017 07:36 AM, you wrote:

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

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

No bout-a-doubt it.  I'm with you on this.  It does and probably uses the same
hashing code... in FastEcho (FE).  It's originally an auto-created FE echomail
base filename generated by using a hash value.  (While browsing logfiles, I
narrowed it down last night to sometime during the week 14-20 December 1997.) 
It is how FE does that sort of thing.

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

This is the important bit...       ^^^^     It's where the translation you're
looking for occurs, and also most importantly, is in FMail's area manager also.
  The areas.bbs is only used by GoldEd, and is the only format quotable in
echomail taking into account FMail's config files are binary types.

 PQ>> --- 8< ---
 WvV>>> 07 Sep 17 12:15:14 FMAIL  FMail-lnx32-2.1.0.18-Beta20170905 -
 PQ>> --- 8< ---

 NB> This log snippet doesn't mention anything about area "fec1e5dd". But it
 NB> does mention "WIN95". Something seems odd there, like your echomail.jam
 NB> should read:
 NB> /opt/ftn/fido/msgbase/win95 8020

For most of the echo areas that is true; there is a very small number of areas
cloned from my old FE config.  Your average echomail.jam deals in echo base
path+filename and message number, only.  No area tags.

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

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

Damned right!  Or, at least a log entry that says "Nup, it's Thursday... I
don't do echomail.jam files on Thursdays.  Thank you for your co-operation". 
8-)

Cheers,
Paul.

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