                    newsgate.txt written by TommyKnocker
                   This is how I have Newsgate Configured
                        to run with Synchronet 2.3b.

First off setup your sbbs message areas with the newsgroups that you wish
to poll. I have mine setup a bit strangely due to the fact that I also run
Enigmas mserver email server, so mserver and newsgate both share sbbsecho,
and the fake fido address 30:30/???.

       I have Newsgate installed off my sbbs directory so that it is backed
       up with the bbs. It is in sbbs\servers\newsgate

       So if you have it somewhere else you need to adjust all path
       statements accordingly.

       Put the newsin.bat and newsout.bat in your sbbs/exec directory.
       Edit the bat file path statements to match your system.

       If you have a dedicated internet connection then you can
       just configure sbbs to run these 10 minutes apart with out being run
       first. If your download time is longer then increase the time
       difference accordingly.

       If you do not have a dedicated connect, then do not configure events.
       To process, simply connect to the net, then run newsout.bat, once
       Newsgate is done polling your news server, simply run newsin.bat.

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                       Synchronet Configuration

SCFG     (if I leave something out in scfg it means it is blank in mine)


/networks/fido

System address                   30:30/1
Default outbound address         30:30/99

Inbound file directory           d:\sbbs\data\netmail
Netmail directory                d:\sbbs\data\netmail
Allow sending of netmail         yes
Allow file attachments           no
Send netmail using alias         yes
Netmail defaults to crash        yes
Netmail defaults to direct       no
Netmail defaults to hold         no
Kill netmail after sent          yes
Cost to send netmail             0


/message areas/message groups/usenet newsgroups

Long name                        Usenet Newsgroups
Short Name                       Usenet Newsgroups
Access Requirements              AGE 18 OR REST Q

/message areas/message groups/usenet newsgroups/message sub boards

9001            altsync
9002            altbbsad
9003            allsysop

        I have these named this way so it is easy to keep track of group
        names in different programs and configuration files.

  Each area is configured the same.

Long name                        altsync
Short name                       altsync
QWK name                         ALTSYNC

/toggle options

Allow private                    No
Public 'To' User                 No

/Network Options

Append tag/origin line           yes
Export ascii only                yes
Gate between net types           yes
QWK networked                    yes
Internet                         yes
Fidoent echomail                 yes
Fidonet address                  30:30/1
Echomail Directory               altsync\

/advanced
       I setup all message areas statically due to I am a hub.


Ok, all that is left for sbbs is the areas.bbs file. This file resides in the
?:\sbbs\data directory. Here is my areas.bbs file

ALTSYNC                        altsync             30:30/1.1
ALTBBSAD                       altbbsad            30:30/1.1
ALLSYSOP                       allsysop            30:30/1.1
ALTBBS                         altbbs              30:30/1.1
ALTHAM                         altham              30:30/1.1
SLACKWAR                       slackwar            30:30/1.1
SLAKWARE                       slakware            30:30/1.1
LINUXADM                       linuxadm            30:30/1.1
LINUXQUE                       linuxque            30:30/1.1
PERLMOD                        perlmod             30:30/1.1
PERLMISC                       perlmisc            30:30/1.1
ALTLORD                        altlord             30:30/1.1
BBSSYSOP                       bbssysop            30:30/1.1
BBSDOORS                       bbsdoors            30:30/1.1
ALT98                          alt98               30:30/1.1


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                        Newsgate Configuration

General

Main Directory            d:\sbbs\server\newsgate  (this is the newsgates
                                                    directory)
Work Directory            d:\sbbs\servers\newsgate\work
PKT inbound               d:\sbbs\servers\newsgate\work\in
PKT outbound              d:\sbbs\servers\newsgate\work\out
User file                 d:\sbbs\servers\newsgate\newsgate.usr
Log file                  d:\sbbs\servers\newsgate\newsgate.log


News servers
           Set this area up per the newsgate docs.

Dial
           I do not use this as I have a dedicaed connection.

Fido Packets

Newsgate address          30:30/1.1
Route to address          30:30/1
Origin                    The Talamasca bbs


Exported news

Header file               None used by me
Footer file               d:\sbbs\servers\newsgate\footer.txt (create this
                                                            yourself if used)
Organization              The Talamasca bbs
Identifier                @madnet.net  (this needs to match you ISP)


           This is exactally how The Talamasca is running all of this. Any
questions may be posted in Dove Net on The Talamasca.

                     telnet://talamasc.madnet.net
                     dialup 559-675-8566
                     www.madnet.net/~tomynokr
