Forwarding and Reverse Forwarding (or simply Auto-Forwarding) can be
an advantage in a local area. The community BBS can be set to connect
to your MailDrop at times when local traffic is low, such as late at
night. This can spread out the traffic volume on a packet frequency
which can become quite heavy in the "prime time" early evening hours.
Auto-Forwarding is involved and requires the cooperation of both you
and your community BBS Operator. Not all large BBSs will forward to
individual users. Some packet frequencies are so busy forwarding to
other BBSs that they can not forward to individuals. You must contact
the community BBS SYSOP to determine the guidelines in your area.
5.7.1 MailDrop Settings for Auto-Forwarding
The following must all be set properly for Auto-Forwarding to operate.
- Enter your MYCALL. Enter your MYMAIL if you desire to use a
separate call sign for the MailDrop.
- Make arrangements with your local BBS SYSOP to Auto-Forward to
your MailDrop. Make sure you let him know the MailDrop call sign
you will use. The BBS SYSOP must program his system to connect
to your MailDrop or Auto-Forwarding will not function.
- Enter the call sign of this community BBS in the HOMEBBS command.
- Leave your PK-232 and radio ON THE AIR so that your local BBS can
connect to your MailDrop. If your packet station is not on when
the local BBS tries to connect, the advantage of Auto-Forwarding
is lost and the BBS SYSOP may drop you from the Forwarding list.
Once the above have been completed, you are ready to receive messages
automatically from your local BBS. The next section describes how to
prepare messages for Reverse Forwarding to the local BBS (HOMEBBS).
5.7.2 Entering a Message for Reverse Forwarding
To prepare a message for Reverse Forwarding to another station:
- Type MDCHECK to access your MailDrop from your terminal.
- Using the Send command, type the message you want forwarded. Use
the "@" field to set the destination BBS where the addressee will
pick up his mail. For example if you want to send a message to
N6UND who you know uses the BBS N6IIU enter the following:
S N6UND @ N6IIU.CA.NA
Note that the "@" call sign does not need to be the same as the
HOMEBBS call sign. The "@" call sign can be typed as part of the Send
command or as part of the Edit command described earlier.
The ".CA.NA" is optional "Hierarchical forwarding" information that in
this case designates that N6IIU is located in the state of California.
- Enter the Subject and text of the message as described above in
the Send command section. Don't forget to end your message with
<CTRL-Z> or "/EX" on its own separate line also described above.
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