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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... Error 3032 - Recursion error. See error 3032.

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

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.
--- SBBSecho 3.35-Linux
* 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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* Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (21:1/700)

Hey,

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. ;)

Thanks, smart!

I will look to see if I receive it and let you know.

However, since it's NetMail, will it be delivered if sent to clouddancer@?

I wonder if Real Names must be used so Petar Smilajkov would be better ... Hmmmm ...

Thank you for testing w/ me either way!

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

Accession,

The only things in my mailin logs are:

Jan 23 17:19:03 Netmail from Clearing Houz (21:3/100) to CloudDancer (21:3/226)

Jan 23 17:19:03 Netmail from Clearing Houz (21:3/100) to Petar Smilajkov (21:3/226)

So, clearly netmail of sorts is coming to me, at least from Clearing Houz. I know that works as I can send AreaFix and FileFix messages, and get replies back ...

But, no private messages whatsoever. :(

So odd...

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

Some troubleshooting steps for my Netmail:

Sending Netmail to ping @ Clearing House
- from Petar Smilajkov@21:3/226 to ping@21:3/100

--LOG-->
Resuming from 21 in netmailfsx
Jan 23 18:50:26 Route (Petar Smilajkov@21:3/226 to ping@21:3/100) via 21:3/100 Jan 23 18:50:26 Export netmailfsx #21 to 21:3/100@fsxnet
Jan 23 18:50:26 1 msgs from fsxNet - ** NETMAIL (21:*) **

Jan 23 18:50:26 Results: 0 echo, 1 net, 0 skipped in 0.03s
<--LOG END--

At next mailin scan I get this in the log:

--LOG-->
Jan 23 18:51:09 Process: Importing EchoMail
Jan 23 18:51:09 Waiting for BUSY nodes
Jan 23 18:51:09 Import from /home/mystic/bbs/echomail/in/
Jan 23 18:51:09 Importing 00002cdd.pkt (21:3/100 to 21:3/226)
Jan 23 18:51:09 Netmail from Clearing Houz (21:3/100) to Petar Smilajkov (21:3/226)
Jan 23 18:51:09 Import from /home/mystic/bbs/echomail/in/unsecure/
Jan 23 18:51:09 Results: 0 echo, 1 net, 0 dupes, 0 tossed in 0.01s
<--LOG END--

And I receive back netmail from Clearing House, can see it in my Netmail area with the following log

+---------------------------------------------------------[ CONTROL LINES ]-+ DATE: 2026-01-23 18:50:24
MSGID: 21:3/226 f4f87df7
INTL 21:3/100 21:3/226
TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A48 +------------------------------------------------------------------[ PATH ]-+ No path information? This would be normal if this message came directly to
the hub
+----------------------------------------------------------------[ ORIGIN ]-+ *NO ORIGIN* (21:3/226.0) +-----------------------------------------------------------[ END MESSAGE ]-+

So this should mean, my Netmail works ...

Yet, I do not receive any direct netmail from any of you guys :(

Hmph?

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