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                *** The FIDO.NET control file ***

     The FIDO.NET file should be placed in your wwiv DATA
directory.  This file is read by NetSEX and tells NetSEX what
Fido/WWIV node is running the program,  which subs to process,
and other important information.

              *** Commands in the fido.net file ***

; <COMMENTS>

     Any line beginning with a semicolon (;) is ignored by
NetSEX.  This feature can be helpful in debugging code by
commenting out certain parts to determine where trouble may be
coming from.


COORDINATOR: <NODE_NUMBER>

     This line is used to tell NetSEX which WWIV node to send
traffic updates to.  The purpose for traffic updates is to have a
central source of information about what is being gatewayed so
that nodes not running NetSEX can find out what is availiable and
from who.  Currently the NetSEX coordinator is 5317, so the
COORDINATOR line should look like:

COORDINATOR: 5317


FZONE: <FIDONET ZONE NUMBER>
FNET:  <FIDONET NET NUMBER>
FNODE: <FIDONET NODE NUMBER>

     These commands inform NetSEX what your Fidonet address is.
Mail coming from WWIV into Fidonet will appear to be from the
fidonet address specified.  This number is also used to determine
which messages will be considered for processing.


NETWORK: <NETWORK NAME>

     This line is used to determine which WWIV network is
gatewaying messages.  Nodes in WWIVNET should use WWIVNET as the
network parameter.  Nodes in WWIVLINK should use WWIVLINK as
their network parameter.
     Examples:
NETWORK: WWIVNET
NETWORK: WWIVLINK


NODE: <FAKE NODE NUMBER>

     This Command determines what your WWIV gateway number will
be.  The purpose in having a "Fake" node number is to provide a
simple way of addresssing the gateway without having to do any
special pre-processing to determine which messages coming in over
WWIVNET should be processed.  You must ASK for a Fake node
number.  To get one send e-mail to 1@5317 (wwivnet) and be sure
to include information on what WWIVNET node you are running,
what your fidonet address is,  and what your usenet address is if
you have one.


BANNER: <BANNER STRING>

     This command is used to place a banner at the bottom of
messages coming into WWIVnet Subs.  You can change it as many
times as you like in the your FIDO.NET control file; but keep in
mind that the last banner defined will be the one that is used
when NetSEX is processing Subs.  WWIVNET control characters are
allowed in this line.

Examples:
BANNER: This is the First inter-network sub
BANNER: I like this banner better!



LOCAL: <LOCAL NODE NUMBER>

     This command determines where mail coming from FidoNet ends
up when there is no WWIV node number given in the address (Yes,
This is allowed!).  It does not have to be your real WWIV node
number.  Your AC or GC may require you to set this to your AC or
GC's address for instance.



IN_ALIAS: <IN STRING>=<OUT STRING>

     This command allows you to alias certain users names for
mail coming into WWIV from FIDONET.  This could be useful if you
want some users to be addressed by their real names instead if
the n<node> u<user> format.  You can change aliases as many times
as you like within the FIDO.NET file.  You can also delete an
alias by having no <OUT STRING> parameter.  Strings may not
contain the equals sign (=).
Examples:
IN_ALIAS: Matt Logan=n5317 u1
( Now mail sent to Matt Logan will be routed to 1@5317)
IN_ALIAS: sysop=n5317 u1
( now mail sent to sysop will be routed to sysop)
IN_ALIAS: Matt Logan=
IN_ALIAS: sysop=
( Now mail addressed to Matt Logan or sysop will be sent as name
e-mail to whatever system was specified in the LOCAL: command.
This is the way to un-alias)


OUT_ALIAS: <IN STRING>=<OUT STRING>

     This one works the same way as IN_ALIAS exepct it applies to
mail coming from WWIVet to FIdonet.  Un-Aliasing works the same
way and you can change this as often as needed.
Examples:
OUT_ALIAS: n5317 u1=Matt Logan
(Mail coming from 1@5317 will appear to be from Matt Logan)
OUT_ALIAS: n5317 u1=
(This alias is now removed)

MAIL: <FIDONET MAIL DIRECTORY>

     This command tells NetSEX where to look for messages coming
from FidoNet and also where to place converted e-mail messages
coming from WWIVnet.  NetSEX will process mail right after it
reads this line into the processor.


SUB: <SUB NUMBER> <HOST NUMBER> <DIRECTORY> <NAME>
     <BI-DIRECTIONAL FLAG>
(All parameters must be on the same line)

     This line tells NetSEX information about the subs you want
to gateway.  The first parameter is the WWIVnet sub number that
will be Gatwayed. The second parameter tells netsex what WWIVnet
node will be the WWIVNET host of this sub.  The host does not
have to be the same node running NetSEX.  The DIRECTORY parameter
where to look for incoming FIDONET messages and where to place
outgoing converted WWIVNET messages.  The NAME field is used to
give a name to the sub you are gatwaying.  The name field is sent
out in traffic updates and is also stored in a file called
NETSEX.DAT.  The <BI-DIRECTIONAL FLAG> is either Y or N depending
on whether you want messages originating in WWIVNET to be sent
over fidonet as well.