Howdy All,

So what is the proper way to check/send Netmail (or really, to set it up on a BBS for users)?

I personally followed Avon's YT video on creating Netmail base-type in my fsxNet group, with Net Address 21:3/226 (my node) ... I call it "fsxNet - Private Netmail (21:*)"...

When I select this area and post a message, after typing username, this being netmail, it asks for a netmail address (as expected) ... I enabled search, so I can type Agency and find 21:1/101 confirming I want to netmail user peconi@21:1/101 ...

However, when I login to Agency BBS, I cannot find this message anywhere... Unlike my Silfen Path BBS, Agency does not seem to list Netmail area anywhere ...

I go to Messages (M), then New Message Scan (N) and nothing is found waiting for me anywhere ....

So, either Agency BBS does not support Netmail (which would strike me as odd), or I don't know what I'm doing once there :) ...

Also, how do I send Netmail to say CloudDancer @ 21:3/226 from Agency?

Sorry for all the possibly n00b questions, but I forgot more than I ever knew ... That should be a tag line ...

Cheers,

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CloudDancer
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Silfen Path BBS: Columbus,Ohio: bbs.silfenpath.com (21:3/226)

Hey Clouddancer!

On Fri, Jan 23 2026 10:33:53 -0600, you wrote:

When I select this area and post a message, after typing username,
this being netmail, it asks for a netmail address (as expected) ...
I enabled search, so I can type Agency and find 21:1/101 confirming
I want to netmail user peconi@21:1/101 ...

This sounds correct.

However, when I login to Agency BBS, I cannot find this message
anywhere... Unlike my Silfen Path BBS, Agency does not seem to list
Netmail area anywhere ...

Did your system process the netmail, and then send it to Agency? I'd imagine this would be able to be seen in your tosser's logs, and then your mailer's logs. Unless you have it setup to poll immediately after you logoff your system, it might take a bit for your system to poll at it's scheduled interval. So the mail could have been sitting on your system still waiting to go out.

I go to Messages (M), then New Message Scan (N) and nothing is found
waiting for me anywhere ....

Try an area list, and see if there's an area that looks like it would be for "Netmail".

So, either Agency BBS does not support Netmail (which would strike
me as odd), or I don't know what I'm doing once there :) ...

It definitely supports netmail. I've talked back and forth with Avon plenty of times over the years.

Also, how do I send Netmail to say CloudDancer @ 21:3/226 from
Agency?

You might have to look for and join the netmail area (which may or may not be in the FSXnet converence/group). Then you can probably hit (P) to post a message and it might ask you the same questions as above.

Sorry for all the possibly n00b questions, but I forgot more than I
ever knew ... That should be a tag line ...

How are you ever going to learn if you don't ask?! ;)

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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* Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (21:1/700)

Did your system process the netmail, and then send it to Agency? I'd

Yep, saw one mail out in the results of mutil which gets auto called.

I looked for a Netmail-like area all over, but could not find it on Agency BBS ... If you have the ability, can you try and netmail me and I'll reply back:
- clouddancer@21:3/262

How are you ever going to learn if you don't ask?! ;)

Thanks :)

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CloudDancer
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Sorry,

I looked for a Netmail-like area all over, but could not find it on
Agency BBS ... If you have the ability, can you try and netmail me and I'll reply back: - clouddancer@21:3/262

Meant to say if you 21:3/226 ... I only just got the node # yesterday, can't remember it :)

Tnx.

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CloudDancer
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Silfen Path BBS: Columbus,Ohio: bbs.silfenpath.com (21:3/226)

Hey Clouddancer!

On Fri, Jan 23 2026 14:51:06 -0600, you wrote:

Yep, saw one mail out in the results of mutil which gets auto
called.

Ok. Then at least we know it was sent.

I looked for a Netmail-like area all over, but could not find it on
Agency BBS ... If you have the ability, can you try and netmail me
and I'll reply back: - clouddancer@21:3/262

I connected over there, and looked everywhere I would think it /should/ be, and also couldn't find it. So I'm not sure what he has going on.

Either way, I sent a netmail. I send all netmail for zone 21 to Avon, so he should forward it on to the net 3 hub (deon?) and then to you. If you don't get it, something else might be broken, like his "Y" command from his main menu on his BBS.

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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* Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (21:1/700)

Hey Clouddancer!

On Fri, Jan 23 2026 14:51:06 -0600, you wrote:

I looked for a Netmail-like area all over, but could not find it on
Agency BBS ... If you have the ability, can you try and netmail me
and I'll reply back: - clouddancer@21:3/262

* Origin: Silfen Path BBS: Columbus,Ohio: bbs.silfenpath.com
(21:3/226)

I've now also sent a netmail to you at 21:3/226, since that is what your origin line says, but not what you originally wrote to me. ;)

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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* Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (21:1/700)

Hey Clouddancer!

On Fri, Jan 23 2026 14:54:46 -0600, you wrote:

Meant to say if you 21:3/226 ... I only just got the node #
yesterday, can't remember it :)

Saw this after the fact, but I caught it. 262 was easy for me to remember, because it's my area code. From here on out I'd probably continue entering the wrong one. ;)

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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