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          Since AreaRequest Manager is a fully secure system, the
          requesting node must pass all the required security measures
          before the request can be processed.  If the node does not pass
          the required security measures, a special Netmail message is sent
          back to them informing them of the problem.


          TO: Name

               Presently AreaRequest supports up to 5 different names that
               the Netmail message can be addressed to.  The most common
               name to use would be AREAFIX, but can be any other names as
               configured.  The spelling on this must be EXACT in order for
               WILDMAIL! to process these requests.


          FROM: Name

               This field is normally your name.  There are no special
               requirements here.


          SUBJECT line:

               This is one of the most crucial fields because here is where
               you define your password and any necessary parameters to
               activate the various options.  The most important part here
               is that the password MUST BE THE FIRST WORD ON THE LINE.
               All the remaining parameters must be separated by a space
               and any combination may be used together.

               Shown below is a description of the available parameters
               that are used on the SUBJECT line of the Netmail messages.

               -Q   This option can be thought of as a query command to ask
                    WILDMAIL! what conferences your system is getting.

                              Example Usage: PASSWORD -Q

                    WILDMAIL! (the host system) will then send you a
                    complete list of all the conferences your currently
                    receiving.


               -L   This option is used when you are interested in
                    obtaining a list of all the available conferences the
                    host system is carrying.

                              Example Usage: PASSWORD -L

                    The host system will then send a Netmail message back
                    to you with a file attachment containing all the
                    conferences the host is carrying.  You may not have
                    access to all these conferences depending on how the
                    list is compiled so you should always refer to the host
                    system for specifics.


               -R   This parameter is used when you wish to rescan a
                    specific conference or group of conferences.

                              Example Usage: PASSWORD -R

                    This option is a bit different than the previous
                    options in that it also uses information contained
                    within the body of the Netmail message.  This
                    information is the actual conference AREA name that a
                    rescan is to be performed on.

                    Each AREA name must be the only word on the line.  When
                    the host system (WILDMAIL!) receives this type of
                    request, the ENTIRE contents of the requested
                    conference will be rescanned for the node and then
                    packed up and attached to a Netmail message.


               -H
                    This option allows a node to get help with AreaRequest
                    Manager functions.  You can specify a HELP file to send
                    as a file attach message sent back to any nodes that do
                    an AreaRequest and specify a bad/invalid command.  Bad
                    commands are any commands that WILDMAIL! does not
                    recognize as a valid AreaRequest command.


          MESSAGE BODY

          The message body portion of the Netmail message can be used
          various different purposes.  The activation/deactivation of
          conferences, using the extended command set and for specifying
          which conferences are to be rescanned when using the -R
          parameter.


          TEAR LINE

          As was previously described, a special group of characters called
          a Tear line should be placed at the end of the Netmail message to
          signal WILDMAIL! that it has reached the end of the message and
          to ignore any remaining text.  This Tear line consists of three
          dashes (---) together starting on column 1 of a blank line.
          Although the Tear line is not required, it should be there as a
          matter of course.

          Shown below are the two different cases of message body usage
          (assuming all the security checks have been successfully passed).


          AREA Activation/De-activation

               By specifying the AREA name of the conference (one per line
               only), you may activate it by either of 2 methods as shown
               below:
                         Example Usage: +WILDCAT
                                           or
                                         WILDCAT

               Notice here that you may include the + character in front of
               the AREA name if desired.  It's not a requirement, but is
               used either with or without the plus sign.  As was
               previously mentioned, only one AREA name may be specified
               per line of the message.

               Now, to de-activate the conference, you would use:

                         Example Usage: -WILDCAT

               This is exactly the same as with the activation option only
               now you MUST specify the - (minus) character in front of the
               area to be deactivated.


          Rescanning Conferences

               This option requires that you have a -R on the subject line
               of the Netmail message (following the password) and then the
               body of the message contains the actual AREA names you wish
               to have rescanned.

                         Example Usage: WILDCAT
                                        WCTECH
                                        FOR_SALE

               Again, each AREA name must be on its own line.  In future
               releases, look to see the ability to specify the number of
               messages to be rescanned.


          Extended Command Set

               Besides the regular AreaRequest command set, this one is
               called the extended set.  These commands are easily
               distinguished by the percent sign at the beginning of the
               command name as indicated below.

                         %COMPRESSION   %PASSWORD   %ACTIVE
                         %PASSIVE       %-ALL       %HELP

               These commands are completely configurable allowing you to
               not only specify which commands will be available globally,
               but on a node by node basis as well.

               Shown below is a description of each of the commands
               features.

               %COMPRESSION <commpression type>

                    Allows a node to change the compression method that
                    they currently have.  The <compression type> must be a
                    valid compression scheme supported by WM.  Valid values
                    are ARC, ARJ, PAK, LZH, ZIP and ZOO.


               %PASSWORD <new password>

                    Allows a node to change the value of the AreaRequest
                    password that they currently use. The <password> must
                    be not be larger than 8 characters.  If it is larger,
                    WM will only use the first 8 characters.


               %ACTIVE

                    Allows a node to make itself active.  This would only
                    be done after a node had been flagged as inactive
                    either by the sysop or by using the %PASSIVE command.


               %PASSIVE

                    Allows a node to flag itself as inactive.  This would
                    be a good way for a node to disconnect itself
                    temporarily from all of the conferences it receives.
                    For example, if a node was going away on vacation for
                    awhile, it could use the %PASSIVE command to halt mail
                    flow, and then when they return from vacation they
                    could use the %ACTIVE command to enable mail flow.


               %-ALL

                    Allows a node to disconnect itself from all the
                    conferences that it currently receives.  This is a
                    quick way to unhook everything.


               %HELP

                    This option allows a node to get help with AreaRequest
                    Manager functions.  You can specify a HELP file to send
                    as a file attach message sent back to any nodes that do
                    an AreaRequest and specify a bad/invalid command.  Bad
                    commands are any commands that WILDMAIL! does not
                    recognize as a valid AreaRequest command.

                    The HELP file will also be sent if the node uses a /H
                    or -H parameter on the subject line of the incoming
                    Netmail message, or uses the %HELP in the body of the
                    message.  The HELP file can also be configured to not
                    be sent if a bad command is issued.
