
         Setting up pipeline to toss echomail is not hard at all. If you follow
these easy steps you will have it working in no time at all. I will direct you
step by step. The first thing you need to do is have pipeline set up, and be
familiar with it also. Now, when that is complete, you need to run the config.
You can do that from dos or from the WFC. When you enter the config, select
conferences editor, then you choose edit message conferences. You will see a
screen like the one below.

                PiPELiNE Bulletin Board Conference Editor v1.1








[Message Conference Editor][PgDn - Next   PgUp - Last   ESC - Exit]Ŀ
 Conference Name : Blacknet                                                
 Conference Password :                                                     
 Conference Flags :                                                        
 Minimum Entry Level : 5                                                   
 Maximum Entry Level : 32767                                               
 Conference Open Time : 4:01 am                                            
 Conference Close Tome : 4:00 am                                           
[F1 = Delete Conference][Conf #: 4][F2 = Add Conference]






             Written by Net Distortion (c) 1994 Propaganda Software

    This is the basic setup for pipeline to recognize you have message confs.
As you can see it is self explainatory. So, edit the flags, password, etc.. to
your own likings. After you get that setup. Go back into the config under Main
PiPELiNE Configuration. Then you go to miscellaneous. Here is where you need
to setup for each conference that is a message network. You should see a screen
as shown below

               PiPELiNE Bulletin Board System Configuration v0.1



Ŀ
[Miscellaneous]Ŀ
 Total Pre-Login Screens : 2                                         ۲
 Minutes Before Time-out : 5                                         ۲
 Time for Shell Event :                                              ۲
 File to Run on Event :                                              ۲
 Rumor Bracket Characters :                                          ۲
 Use 'Input Box' : N                                                 ۲
 Input Box Character :                                               ۲
 Box Abort String : Aborted!!                                        ۲
 Allow Users to Change Notes : Y                                     ۲
 Bar Menu Brackets :                                               ۲
 Default FIDO Origin : hf! infinity mag whq  cia ushq  revival chq۲
 Default FIDO Address : 50:100/7                                     ۲
 Default FIDO Name :  blacknet                                      ۲
 Anonymous String : [ Anonymous ]                                    ۲
 Maximum Lines per Quote : 19                                        ۲
 Maximum Time in Time Bank : 60                                      ۲
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             Written by Net Distortion (c) 1994 Propaganda Software

    As you can see how i have mine setup. Put what you want your default fido
origin line to be. Make it unique to fit your bbs. Put your default fido address
in there, the one that we assign to you once accepted. Then put down the default
net name. In this case it would be blacknet. It is very important that you
put all this information there, if not you will have to type it out each and
every time you add areas into blacknet. And if you setup another network, come
back to this and change the fido address and fido name, the origin line is up
to you to change. After you done this, you are ready to login and set the
conference up.

    Now, login, and go to your message bases. I usually do all editing from the
message sponsor menu. So, get to there by doing a % command at the message
prompt. Once there hit `J` to join a conference. Then you choose blacknet. Then
it should say in-valid sub-board, enter it's access number, choose `1`. If it
don't say that then hit `*` or `A` to change areas then it will say that. After
you do that, you will be asked a series of questions. They are listed below.




  ͵ Creating Area Number: 9...

Sub-Board Name: [black]  sysop discussions
Area Flags? [A-Z / "-" + Letter = NOT]:Z
Sponsor [Mr. Muff]: Mr. Muff
Minimum level to view messages [0]: 1000
Minimum level to post messages [25]: 1000
Post Flag(s)  [A-Z / "-" + Letter = NOT]:
Autodelete after [100]: 100
Is this a Net-Mail Sub?  Yes  No!


Net Name (Cr/ blacknet   ) :
Fido Net Address (Cr/50:100/7  ):
Origin Line? (CR/Default) :
[ Import/Export Directory - CR=C:\PIPELINE\BOARDS\9\ ]:

Path doesn't exist! Create it?  Yes  No!

Directory created
Use Real Names?  Yes  No!
Private Net-Mail Sub?  Yes  No!


    Ok, the sub-board name in this area's case is sysop discussions. For each
base the sub-board name will be different. You will need to make each
sub-board that is listed in the blacknet.sub file. You can set your access
flags, autodelete, view messages, and post messages to whatever you want. Now
you see the net name, fido net address and origin line. Well thats all the
information we filled out in the config. Just hit enter for each of them, and
it will put in what you put in the config for those options. Now the import /
export directory. Pipeline automatically puts the path to c:\pipeline\boards\?
the ? is for any number pipeline puts there. The way i have mine setup is like
this. c:\pipeline\blacknet\0001_BLK. You need to do this with each and every
base that is listed in blacknet.sub file. Each area will have a different
name to it, ie: 0002_BLK, 0003_BLK, etc... Make sure this path is the same that
is in your area manager in gecho. Now, the use real names, that is usually set
to no, as is the private net-mail sub. Whoomp!!! You got one base setup. Now
you need to repeat this process. Do a `*` or an `A` than choose the next number
in this case it is `2`. And go through the same steps as listed above. Not that
hard. Well you got it all setup for pipeline. Now, it's time for the bat file.
Here is what mine looks like



@echo off                          ; This bat file will run intermail and
SET DSZLOG=c:\pipeline\xfer        ; pipeline. I urge you to have your bat
:start                             ; file to look similar to this. Most of
                                   ; the stuff is self explainatory. The
:loop                              ; only commands that are being focused on
c:\                                ; is the importing / exporting to and
cd\im                              ; from pipeline. The other commands will
im                                 ; be focused on in another section, setting
if errorlevel 100 goto bbscall     ; up intermail to work with pipeline.
if errorlevel  75 goto nightly     ;
if errorlevel  40 goto export      ;
if errorlevel  35 goto local       ;
if errorlevel   4 goto done        ;
goto done                          ;
                                   ;
:bbscall                           ;
CALL DOBBS.BAT                     ;
goto loop                          ;
                                   ;
:nightly                           ;
goto export                        ;
                                   ;
:local                             ;
c:\                                ;
cd\pipeline                        ;
pipeline /m-                       ;
topten                             ;
goto loop                          ;
                                   ;
:export                            ; right here is the main thing for pl to
cd\im                              ; import and export. make sure that the
gecho toss                         ; commands are in the order in which i
cd\pipeline                        ; have them. The numbers 2,3,4,5,8,11 and
pipetoss in 2 3 4 5 8 11 12 /s     ; 12 are the conferences you want tossed.
pipetoss kill 2 3 4 5 8 11 12 /s   ; We'll say you have your blacknet conf as
pipetoss out 2 3 4 5 8 11 12 /s    ; number 2. You do not need any other conf
cd\im                              ; numbers unless you run multiple nets.
gecho scan                         ; These commands to the left should be
cd\pipeline                        ; executed in that order, and with the /s.
pipetoss kill 2 3 4 5 8 11 12 /s   ; All this right here will import and export
goto loop                          ; messages into the pl dir's, and will pack
                                   ; netmail for your specified node #.
:done                              ;
echo User Break                    ;













