 Mail is sent when Fortress calls up (or receives a call from) another node.
At this time, after the call is stabilized, the first thing exchanged is users'
private mail.  Mail takes up space in the message space while only being
accessable to, at the most, two users.  It also takes time to be transmitted
across telephone lines extending the length of calls and increasing the costs
of the Sysop's telephone bills.  Therefore, mail is not free.  Long Distance
Credits must be spent to send mail.  Costs for sending mail are:
 
 Type of Mail              Credit Cost
 ============              ===========      < This >
 Local                          0           <  is  >
 Remote (direct link)           1           <just a>
 Net (indirect link)            2           <sample>
 Unknown Node (no hub)      rejected!
 
 A list of known (indirect link) nodes is kept in a help file that may be viewed
by using the ".H(elp) NETPATHS" extended command or by selecting "NETPATHS" from
the mail help menu.  When sending mail to a currently unknown node, it is
suggested that mail be left to the sysop with the node and path so that the new
path may be added to Fortress's path file, making it easier for you to send mail
there in the future.  Always be careful when sending mail to an unknown node,
because it will be sent exactly along the path you specify and, if the path is
NOT valid (could be you specified a bad path or didn't know what a certain sysop
had configured a node's name as), it will be rejected, sent BACK along the
(possibly long) path, and you will simply have wasted time, money,and credits.
Sending mail to an unknown path using an explicit path is treated as a regular
indirect link for purposes of charging your account.
 
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