Subj : AutHatch
To   : Mike Dippel
From : Chad Adams
Date : Sat Dec 02 2023 11:23 am

Thats what I tried and I get an error saying that the file nodelist.* does not exist.
So it doesnt hatch it.


02 Dec 23 11:22, you wrote to me:

 MD> On 02 Dec 2023, Chad Adams said the following...

 CA>> All,
 CA>>
 CA>> Question about autohatch:
 CA>>
 CA>> In mutil.ini you specific the ECHOTAG for file area, filename, and
 CA>> replace file options.
 CA>>
 CA>> Question:
 CA>>
 CA>> For a nodelist, you do not know the extension = NODELIST.Zxx
 CA>> How do you specify the filename in the ini file for AUTOHATCH?
 CA>> Do I just put the first part?
 CA>>
 CA>> e.g.: NODELIST.

 MD> Here is how I have it set up on my system to do the weekly autohatch.  File
 MD> 44 is the nodelist file area.  I think it is working. Give it a try and let
 MD> me know if it works for you.

 MD> [AutoHatch]

 MD>         ; Files will be automatically hatched to connceted downlinks
 MD>         ; Each file must already exist in the file base.  The format
 MD>         ; file=<base ID or echotag> | filename | replaces filename
 MD> (optional)

 MD>         file=44 | HOBBYNET.* |HOBBYNET.*
 MD>         file=4        | HOBBYNET.ZIP | HOBBYNET.ZIP

 MD> Mike Dippel
 MD> Mystic Hobbies BBS, mystic-hobbies.com
 MD> Sun City Center, FL
 MD> HobbyNet Hub

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