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Chapter 7 Maildrop Operation
the number immediately following the value you entered. For example, if you enter:
LASTMSG 100
, the next
message entered into your Maildrop will be assigned number 101.
Forwarding and Reverse-Forwarding
Forwarding allows your local full-service Bulletin Board System (BBS) to automatically connect to your Maildrop
to leave mail. Likewise, reverse-forwarding allows your community BBS to connect to your Maildrop to retrieve
mail left at your station. These operations are done automatically if the correct commands are enabled in your DSP
and the mail in your Maildrop is assigned the correct coding.
Forwarding and reverse-forwarding (or auto-forwarding) can be an advantage in a metropolitan area. The
community BBS can be set to connect to your Maildrop at times when local traffic is low, such as late at night or
very early in the morning when packet traffic is light.
Auto-forwarding requires the cooperation of both you and your community BBS “SYSOP” because not all large
BBSs will forward mail to individual users. Some packet frequencies are so busy with BBSs forwarding mail to
other BBSs that they can’t forward mail to individuals. Contact the community BBS SYSOP to determine the
guidelines in your area.
Settings for Auto-forwarding
For auto-forwarding to work:
1. Enter your MYCALL (and MYMAIL callsign if you want to use a separate callsign for your Maildrop.)
2. Make arrangements with your local BBS console operator to auto-forward mail to your Maildrop. Make
sure you let him know the Maildrop’s callsign you plan to use.
3. Enter the callsign of the community BBS in
HOMEBBS
.
4. Set MONITOR to 0 so the DSP’s buffer will record only messages addressed—or passed through—to it
and won’t fill up with idle radio traffic.
5. Leave your DSP and radio on and set to the appropriate frequency so that your local BBS can connect to
your Maildrop. If your packet station isn’t on when the BBS tries to connect, mail won’t be forwarded and
its SYSOP will mutter unprintable things about you and your parentage.
Entering a Message for Reverse Forwarding
With reverse-forwarding, the local BBS can retrieve mail from your Maildrop—entered by you or left by other
stations—automatically and send it on its way to its final destination. To create a messages that will be reverse-
forwarded:
1. Enter
MDCHECK
to access your Maildrop from your terminal.
2. After entering the Send command and the recipient’s callsign, use the “@” field to set the destination BBS
where the recipient of the message will pick up his mail. For example, if you want to send a message to
KB6IUX who you know uses KG6ZL’s BBS, enter the following:
S KB6IUX @ KG6ZL.CA.USA.NA
Note: the call following the “@” sign doesn’t need to be the same as the HOMEBBS callsign.
The “.CA.USA.NA” is optional “hierarchical forwarding” information that, in this case, designates that
KG6ZL is located in California in North America.
3. Enter the Subject and text of the message as you normally would. Don’t forget to end your message with a
( CTRL-Z ) or “/EX” on its own separate line.
4. After you’re finished, log off from your Maildrop by entering
B
.
To readdress a letter already in your Maildrop for reverse-forwarding:
1. Use the Edit command to set the forwarding flag for each message that will be reverse-forwarded to the
callsign in
HOMEBBS
. For example, to mark message number 53 for reverse-forwarding, type:
E 53 F
2. After you’re finished, log off from your Maildrop using
B
.
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