On 17 Apr 2020, Sigsegv said the following...
I followed Avon's awesome videos on Youtube to setup the Fidonet groups, etc., but what I"m missing is how you actually send netmail and to which hub?
Most NCs don't actually require you to send them a netmail before assigning
you a node number nowadays but they are supposed to. Have you set up a fido address in the configuration with a node number of /999 yet? From the Policy4 document:
You must set up your software so that the from-address in your message does
not cause problems for the coordinator who receives it. If you pick the address of an existing system, this will cause obvious problems. If your software is capable of using address -1/-1, this is the traditional address used by potential sysops. Otherwise use net/9999 (e.g. if you are applying
to net 123, set your system up as 123/9999). Many nets have specific instructions available to potential sysops and these procedures may indicate
a preference for the from-address.
The message you send must include at least the following information:
1) Your name.
2) Your voice telephone number
3) The name of your system.
4) The city and state where your system is located.
5) The phone number to be used when calling your system.
6) Your hours of operation, netmail and BBS.
7) The maximum baud rate you can support.
8) The type of mailer software and modem you are using.
Anyway, whichever NC you plan to send the netmail to you need to add in
Mystic CFG under echomail nodes. They should be set up to accept netmail without a password on their end but YMMV.
Log in to Mystic and in your netmail base go ahead and send the message from there. Mystic has builtin Nodelist browsing so as long as you have that portion set up correctly you should be able to write and send the netmail.
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