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  • Gating message areas

    From Dumas Walker@1:103/705 to AMESSYROOM on Fri Feb 6 10:04:55 2026
    I'm not sure where the problem is. Here are entries for these sub-boards from area.bbs

    DOVE-GENERAL DOVE-GENERAL 1:3634/58 1:3634/58.1337
    USENET_ALTBBS alt.bbs 1:3634/58 1:3634/58.1337

    I think if you change your AREAS.BBS file (areaS is plural!) to something
    more like this it might work:

    DOVE-GENERAL DOVE-GENERAL 1:3634/58.1337
    USENET_ALTBBS alt.bbs 1:3634/58.1337

    You don't need to list your own aka in there, only your up and/or downlinks.


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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Errol Casey on Fri Feb 6 14:03:42 2026
    Re: Gating message areas
    By: Errol Casey to Digital Man on Fri Feb 06 2026 07:46 am

    Re: Gating message areas
    By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Fri Feb 06 2026 02:26 am

    Re: Gating message areas
    By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Fri Feb 06 2026 02:12 am

    I've added dovenet sub-boards and I'm getting content, but cannot seem to
    post.

    Also have gotten alt.bbs exported.

    But my postings fail. The point software doesn't show problem, but I get a
    security violation on the BBS side.
    2026-02-05 22:20:31 DOVE-GENERAL: Security violation - 1:3634/58 not in
    Area File
    2026-02-05 22:54:58 DOVE-GENERAL: Security violation - 1:3634/58 not in
    Area File
    2026-02-05 23:13:10 DOVE-GENERAL: Security violation - 1:3634/58 not in
    Area File

    2026-02-06 02:02:07 ALT.BBS: Security violation - 1:3634/58 not in Area
    File

    Those messages mean that posts from 1:3634/58 are being rejected. Is 1:3634/58 your address? What are you trying to import messages from your own address?

    I thought a source had to be provided (i.e. uplink) before linked node (receiving message).

    In this case, you (the node running SBBSecho) doesn't have an uplink.
    --
    digital man (rob)

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