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  • Re: Menu command to post NetMail

    From Kerr Avon@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, June 28, 2026 15:20:25
    On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:00:01 -0500, Winzlo wrote:

    On 21 Jun 2026, Kerr Avon said the following...

    The key is to make the Netmail base a member of all message groups
    but KA> with read/post ACS set for users that you want to be able to
    see/use it.

    So if I create a [P] Post NetMail command, do I put the NetMail's base
    ID in the dat field? That's not listed as a valid flag according to the documentation, but I've learned that Mystic has all sorts of tricks up
    its sleeves. :)

    Thanks for the tip!
    -Winzlo

    ... Read messages, not taglines

    You want to have a MP menu command to post a new message setup.

    Then you need a message base set up and defined as a 'netmail' base type

    The key is to assign ACS settings for List,Read,Post access such that only users that have the correct security settings can list the base, read the message and post to the netmail base.

    You only need one netmail base to handle all netmail on your BBS, Mystic
    will route netmails to different networks (zones etc.) on it's own.



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  • From Winzlo@1:154/140 to Kerr Avon on Friday, July 03, 2026 03:04:41
    On 28 Jun 2026, Kerr Avon wrote...

    You want to have a MP menu command to post a new message setup.

    Then you need a message base set up and defined as a 'netmail' base type

    The key is to assign ACS settings for List,Read,Post access such that
    only users that have the correct security settings can list the base, read the message and post to the netmail base.

    You only need one netmail base to handle all netmail on your BBS, Mystic will route netmails to different networks (zones etc.) on it's own.

    Thanks for the awesome info! That helped a lot. I also found one more gotcha that is worth sharing on this topic.

    The menu option you use to post netmail specifically has to have an action above the post action to change to the NetMail area, or it won't work. Same is true for reading NetMail.

    Tanks much, Kerr.

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  • From Paul Hayton@3:770/100 to Winzlo on Sunday, July 12, 2026 14:53:42
    On 03 Jul 2026 at 03:04a, Winzlo pondered and said...

    Thanks for the awesome info! That helped a lot. I also found one more

    Glad I could help :)

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