Subj : FMail 2.3.0.1 public beta release
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Wed Mar 27 2024 17:39:50

On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:13:20 +0100, Wilfred Van Velzen -> Nicholas Boel wrote:

  NB>> fconfig seems to work fine so far.

 WvV> Nice!

 WvV> If I may ask, which linux distribution/version are you using? And which
 WvV> termimal?

Archlinux, 6.8.1-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:15:35 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I use PuTTY from a Windows 11 machine to connect to the VM via SSH (same as how I access Golded, if you remember that conversation). Full UTF-8. I did have to enable the "Enable VT100 line drawing even in UTF-8 mode" option in Putty in order for it to display correctly. Otherwise I haven't found any issues compiling or using it, or even saving.. besides what I've mentioned below.

  NB>> First, is it just me or does the custom tearline only allow 24
  NB>> characters?

 WvV> Yes, that is the maximum, because that is the room for it that is
 WvV> reserved for it in the config file. I don't know why this is. I searched
 WvV> the ftsc docs, but it doesn't mention a length limit for tear lines.

Is there an easy way to up that to 75? (this allows for the "--- ", so you could go less if you also need to allow for the " (XXX/XXX:XXX.XXX)" so it won't wrap to the next line. So around 55, I suppose?)

I don't even have it fully setup yet and I'm already requesting features. :)

  NB>> Second, Am I not able to make JAM netmail areas? Or am I doing
  NB>> something wrong?

 WvV> They are not supported.

Ok. That's what I gathered when I couldn't name the JAM base.

  NB>> Third, and last for now.. Is the backbone.na import format only for
  NB>> file areas? I've made one with message areas with 168 lines of this
  NB>> format:

  NB>> ECHOTAG     <DESCRIPTION>

  NB>> And I get "0 descriptions imported".

 WvV> I have to look into this. But it isn't for file areas, because fmail
 WvV> doesn't do anything with file areas.

Ok. Let me know if you find something, or if I'm doing something wrong. Permissions don't seem to be the issue. I'm running everything as the same user/group (the only user/group on that VM, actually) that I compiled it with.

 WvV> But there is always the description on the bottom line when you are on
 WvV> an option. Or if you are desperate the doc file! ;-)

I've had to read most of them multiple times, and then sometimes look at the doc file for a more detailed description. Even after that I'm still confused on a few options that I've never used. Guessing leaving them default probably won't hurt anything. :)

Regards,
Nick

.... "Take my advice, I don't use it anyway."
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