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<h1 align="Center"> Recording a message<small>.</small> </h1>
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<pre> A message can be left by a user or within a forwarding connection. The<br>recording mechanism is always the same.<br><br> The recording command is always like :<br><br> Sx desti @ bbs < exped $ ident + filename<br><br> Only recipient field is mandatory, all other fields are optional.<br><br> Appending a filename is a possibility reserved to the sysop. The name must<br>be complete, including logic unit and complete path (C:\FBB\SYSTEM\TEST.TXT).<br><br> When receiving the command line, a first test checks if a route exists when<br>a route has been specified, or if the message must be automatically routed<br>when no route was specified.<br><br> The title of the message is then asked to the user.<br><br> If the title is a missing, the message is canceled and the user returns to<br>the main menu.<br><br> The text of the message is then asked to the user.<br><br> The software checks possible preamble lines. These lines give information<br>on the previous BBS having routed this message. They all begin by R: on first<br>column. The BBS callsign is given behind the @ character within the preamble<br>line. All adjacent BBS mentioned in this preamble will be included in the<br>"already forwarded" list, and will not be concerned by this message. This<br>list specific to each message can be displayed with the $ or FN command<br>followed by the message number.<br><br> When receiving a /EX in first column, or a Ctrl Z, a message number is then<br>assigned, The BID (or MID if private) and the list of adjacent BBS concerned<br>by this message are created. All these information are sent to the user when<br>acknowledging the message.<br><br> In case of disconnection before the /EX or Ctrl Z, the whole message will be<br>lost, and the texts already stored are deleted.<br><br> All information about the message (sender, recipient, route, MID, title,<br>etc...) are stored in the <a href="fmtdirme.htm">DIRMES.SYS</a> file. The text of the message is stored<br>in a sub-directory of the MAIL directory. The sub-directory is MAILn where n<br>is the last digit of the message number. The name of the file corresponds to<br>the message number 123 is M_000123.MES, the number is 6 digits wide, in this<br>case it is in the sub-directory MAIL3.<br><br> The message number uses a long integer (32 bits), the number boundary is<br>very far (more than 4 billions !).<br><br><br><br>
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