(F)or (Y)our (I)nformation:
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My home phone number is 214-790-6265 after 7pm CST to 1AM on weekdays
                        and usually anytime during the weekend
Or, send me a Crashmail message to 8:930/20 (214)790-0754 ...

Smlnet reads and writes a .Msg file as stated in the FSC documents.
This format is the same as seen on Opus and similar boards.

Nodelist.Idx and Nodelist.dat are Version 6.
BinkleyTerm uses these files when polling other systems.

Fido-Net is Zone 1
Rbbs-Net is Zone 8

Mysetup.Zip includes everything on my setup.
  I am dead-end net/node, with a Hst 19.2K locked.  So, hence, have
  smlnet.fos option for Node1 turned on(Y) for fossil support.  Directory
  structures are described in the enclosed binkley.bat
  For my setup:
      BinkleyTerm 2.2  answers the phone and polls other systems
      Qmail 1.0        imports/exports the echomail
      ParseLst         keeps track of the Nodelist
      RBBS-PC          Bulletin Board Program
      ReplyLnk         Creates ReplyLinks for all messages
      Renum            uses Confmail 3 option to pack/renum old messages

Michael Davis of 8:930/1 has created a file called  Setup6.Zip
(soon to be Setup7.Zip).  He provides excellent instructions
and batch files for the beginner to setup a Netmail system.
You can download (or Freq) the file from him, or other fashionable
locations in the universe.

Smlindex.Exe and Smlmport.Exe create an index file of the messages in
the conference, so if you renumber the conference you must run
smlindex.exe to recreate a matching smlindex.dat file for it.

If possible, put all Smlnet related files (except Smlindex.exe and
Smlmport.exe) into a separate subdirectory from other programs.
This will make it easier for you to modify/maintain the configuration
files.
A sample of my NET.BAT that a remote caller can call directly from RBBS
looks like:
    CD \RBBS\NET
    Copy \RBBS\Dorinfo%1.Def
    Smlnet %1
    CD \RBBS

Smlchk.Exe will check the validity of your Smlnet.Cnf file only.
But, you should still verify this configuration files when setting up
to make sure they are correct:
   Smlnet.Adv    <- Advertisement
   Smlnet.Cnf    <- main Configuration file
   Smlnet.Dsz    <- DSZ setup
   Smlnet.Fos    <- Fossil setup
   Smlnet.Nam    <- Name list setup for Netmail
   Smlnet.Off    <- Off time of program   (for multinode systems)
   Smlnet.Zon    <- MultiZone setup
   Smlnet.Des    <- Detail Descriptions of each echo conference

Smlnet 1F has fossil support.  The assembly code is developed by Ken
Bachman from help of the fossil documents that were found in x00 files.
It does Block Read and Write I/O with the Fossil, and supports upto
38400 baud.  It has been successfully tested on local systems running
x00 fossil driver.  also, successful on normal systems and locked-
baudrate systems.
My config.sys line to setup x00 for the locked baud rate at 19.2 is:
DEVICE = X00.sys B,0,19200 T=512 R=8192
these and are other settings were setup to suggestions in Mike Davis's
Setup?.Zip documents.

Fossil support and DSZ:
  Smlnet replaces the   port [COM]  found in the smlnet.dsz with the
  text   portx ?,?   found from the smlnet.fos file.  It will only
  do this when the fossil is turned on (Y).   You might need a newer
  version of DSZ to have the  portx  support.  I found that a Dec 88
  version of dsz didn't have the portx command, but the recent Mar 89
  did.  when portx support was added to DSZ, I don't know.  If the
  DSZ doesn't have the portx support, DSZ will error out.

Again, you do not have to activate Fossil support (Y in Smlnet.Fos) if
  you don't want to.

Dorinfo?.def vrs Pcboard.sys
  Personally, I like the Dorinfo?.def for there is a much stronger standard
  for it then Pcboard.sys.   Also, the Dorinfo?.def has everything that
  is necessary whereas for the pcboard.sys, Smlnet.exe needs to read the
  Users file to get the callers security level.

I will try to keep a copy of translator programs on my system that anyone
can download.  So, then if they are running an Opus board, and can't find
one locally that will make a Pcboard.sys or dorinfo?.def, you hopefully
can find it here.

Smlware echoconference is available on Rbbs-Net.  I haven't the foggiest
if it is available on Fido-Net or any others.  If you want it on Fido-Net
or other, then please send me sufficient info on who I need to contact
to do so.

Suggested Procedure for adding new echo conferences.
  1. MD (Make) the Subdirectory
  2. Add the new echo to the Areas.BBS file
  3. Send a message to your hub to start receiving the echo
  4. then wait till a day or two till some messages arrive in the echo
  5. add the echo to the smlnet.cnf file
      - first you need to assign a unique id# number.
        (sml-chk will output unused id# numbers that you can use)
      - add the unique id#, subdirectory drive:\path, and description of
        the new echo.  Probably, best to add it in the echo list so that
        the echo decriptions are in alphabetical order for easier finding
        for the remote caller.
  6. run sml-chk to help verify that you didn't make any mistakes when
     you added the echo in smlnet.cnf