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fsxNet Echomail Areas
Overview
This page contains a summary of the current fsxNet echomail areas along with changes made over time.
fsxNet contains a number of Echomail message areas that you can configure your BBS to take part in.
Think of Echomail as public message bases, often focused on a particular topic(s), shared between between fsxNet member BBS.
Current Areas
| Echoarea | Description |
|---|---|
| FSX_GEN | A general discussion echoarea covering many topics. |
| FSX_BBS | BBS software, development and support. |
| FSX_MYS | Mystic BBS discussions, support and development. |
| FSX_RETRO | Retro computing and any old tech discussions. From early computer hardware and software, calculators, watches and more. If you have collected it, use it, need it fixed tell us about it here. |
| FSX_GAMING | Anything gaming related is on-topic here. From electronic to board games, action, adventure and role-playing, to simulations, strategy, sports and puzzles. This forum covers everything gaming related including MUDs, first-person shooters, real-time strategy, massively multiplayer online games, console wars, hints, tips and tricks and more. |
| FSX_VIDEO | Watched a good movie? Seen an awesome TV show? Found a cool streaming series? Reviews are welcome but preface spoilers with [spoilers] or [sp] in your subject heading. This area also covers all musical topics… from instruments to artists/bands, all formats, genres and eras. |
| FSX_HAM | Discussions about radio. Transmissions, receptions, hardware. This area caters for all radio enthusiasts - transmitting and non-transmitting alike. HAM/Amateur and unlicensed enthusiasts are all welcome. Topics might include (but are not limited to) CB, PRS, DX, HF, VHF/UHF, FM, LPFM, antennas, any/all digital modes, LoRa, etc. |
| FSX_TST | Test messages and other experimentation is welcome here! Messages using the subject of ‘Test’ should receive an automated response from a roBOT. Humans can also appear magically with reports too. |
| FSX_NET | Discussions about fsxNet. Administrative news and other network operations announcements (new nodes etc.) are posted here. |
| FSX_CRY | Cryptographic discussion and experimentation. Public key sharing, encoded messages, testing etc. is welcome here. |
| FSX_ADS | BBS, NETwork Ads and ANSI Art. Run a BBS you want to tell the world about? Have some ANSI art you would like to showcase to others? Use a roBOT or manually post your BBS ASCII / ANSI ads/art here. Please don't post the same thing more than once a week (min 7 days) |
| FSX_BOT | Non-human automated roBOT posts. Gated or original content (e.g. weather, telemetry, entertainment etc.) is welcome. Echomail area statistics, mailer traffic and files received reports also live here and limited to weekly posts where able and no more than once per day. Less is more! BBS ads / ANSI Art (FSX_ADS) live elsewhere. |
| FSX_DAT | InterBBS Data. An echomail area used by software such as InterBBS Oneliner or Double-Up (both by Darryl Perry) to send inter-BBS data between nodes in fsxNet. In most cases the data is not readable or of interest to human eyes. Sysops may wish to hide this echo from BBS users. |
History
This section details the changes made to available echomail areas in fsxNet over time.
You can always look at updates posted in FSX_NET the fsxNet Network Ops/Planning echomail area for more details, it also pays to keep an eye on history.txt
22 Feb 2025
A number of fsxNet echomail areas were retired on 22 Feb 2025.
FSX_ENG ENiGMA 1/2 BBS Support/Dev FSX_MAG Talisman BBS Support/Dev FSX_LFE Lifestyle FSX_MUSIC Music FSX_SPACE Space/Astronomy FSX_STA Echomail + Network Stats FSX_FIL File Announcements The Enigma 1/2 BBS and Talisman BBS discussions are to move to the BBS Support/Dev echomail area FSX_BBS which will be able to accommodate them. Lifestyle and Space topics are moving to the General Chat + More.. echomail area FSX_GEN Music topics are being merged into the existing FSX_VIDEO echomail area. The description for FSX_VIDEO will expand to reflect the wider range of topics in this echo. Echomail + Network stats will now be posted to the Automated roBOT Posts echomail area FSX_BOT File Announcements are to move also to FSX_BOT thanks. The FSX_HAM echomail area now has a more general/expanded radio flavour. The community requested we broaden the scope of this one so it was not just Amateur/HAM radio specific. Discussions about fsxNet in the FSX_NET echomail area has also received an updated short and long description. See below. Ads + ANSI Art are now welcome in FSX_ADS .. the feedback from the community was that it was desirable to still have a specific space for BBS ads and folks liked the ANSI ads being posted for BBS too.. so as an extension of that from time-to-time we do see some ANSI art shared in echomail areas and figure spotlighting this art in FSX_BBS would also be a nice thing to encourage. Let's see how it goes.
FSXNET.NA has been updated with tweaks to some echomail area descriptions.
FSX_GEN General Chat + More.. FSX_BBS BBS Support/Dev FSX_MYS Mystic BBS Support/Dev FSX_RETRO Retro Computing/Tech FSX_GAMING Games/Gaming FSX_VIDEO Movies/Music + More FSX_HAM HAM + Radio Chat FSX_TST fsxNet Test Arena FSX_NET fsxNet Admin FSX_CRY Cryptographics FSX_ADS Ads + ANSI Art FSX_BOT Automated roBOT Posts FSX_DAT InterBBS Data
May 10 2023
A number of fsxNet echomail areas were retired on 10 May 2023.
FSX_ESP Espanol General Chat FSX_DIY D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks FSX_FOOD Food + Cooking Chat FSX_GARDENING Gardening Chat FSX_ARTS Arts + Artistic Chat FSX_TRANSPORT Transportation Chat (All Modes) FSX_SPORTS Sports Chat
Replacing them a single new Lifestyle echo FSX_LFE was created. Here are the details copied from fsxnet.txt
FSX_LFE Lifestyle - There's lots of ways to enjoy life! This echo covers
many different lifestyle topics including (but not limited to)
Gardening, DIY, Art, Food, Travel, Transport, Sports, Pets,
Health & Fitness etc. Dive in, lets chat :)
25 May 2021
Added several new echomail areas to fsxNet today!
FSX_GAMING Games/Gaming Chat FSX_SPACE Space/Astronomy Chat FSX_SPORTS Sports Chat FSX_RETRO Retro Computing/Tech Chat FSX_TRANSPORT Transportation Chat (All Modes) FSX_VIDEO Movies/TV/Streaming Chat FSX_MUSIC Music Chat (Artists,Songs Etc) FSX_DIY D.I.Y Chat, Tips + Tricks FSX_FOOD Food + Cooking Chat FSX_GARDENING Gardening Chat FSX_ARTS Arts + Artistic Chat
13 Nov 2020
Changed description for FSX_MAG echomail area to:
FSX_MAG - Talisman BBS + Magicka BBS discussions, support and development.
26 Oct 2020
New echomail areas have been created:
Created FSX_TST Test messages and other experimentation is welcome here!
Messages using the subject of 'Test' *should* receive an
automated response from a roBOT. Humans can also appear
magically with reports too. Your mileage may vary. Offer
is not available at Vanda Station.
Created FSX_ADS BBS and NETwork Ads. Run a BBS you want to tell the world
about? Use a roBOT or manually post your BBS ASCII / ANSI
ads here. Please don't post the same thing more than once a
week (7 days). Let's keep it 'minty fresh' - too much of the
same thing usually ends in a diet :)
Created FSX_STA Echomail + Network Stats. The echoarea for roBOT posts
about echomail area stats, BBS mailer traffic and gateway
activity. FTN network stats / reports are also posted here.
Some people read them cover to cover while others like
horoscopes better :)
Created FSX_FIL File Announcements. I like files, you like files, we all
like files! This echoarea contains roBOT posts covering files
received by fsxNet member BBS or files hatched from fsxNet
HUBS to the wider community.
With the creation of the new echoareas there have been some tweaks to the descriptions and usage of existing echomail areas. Please note the following updated info for these echos:
FSX_BOT - We welcome non-human roBOT output here. Gated or original content
(e.g. weather, telemetry, entertainment etc.) lives here. BBS ads
(FSX_ADS) , echomail stats (FSX_STA) or file announcements (FSX_FIL)
live elsewhere.
FSX_GEN - A general discussion echoarea covering many topics.
16 Oct 2020
Re-created a new echomail area:
FSX_ESP - Español General Chat. This echoarea offers a place for Spanish
language conversations. Like FSX_GEN it is a general discussion
echoarea covering many topics. Test messages and other
experimentation is welcome.
Este echoarea ofrece un lugar para conversaciones en español.
Al igual que FSX_GEN, es una discusión general que abarca muchos
temas. Mensajes de prueba y otros experimentos son bienvenidos.
3 Dec 2019
Created a new echomail area:
Created FSX_NET - fsxNet is now just over 4 years old. This echoarea has been
created as a space for discussions about the network, its
current operations, plans for the future and how best to
implement them. Suggested topics include decentralization,
collaboration, promotion, membership, encrypted connectivity
mesh networking, new protocol development + implementation
etc.
5 Oct 2019
The following echomail areas have been retired and any BBS linked to these echos have been delinked at their respective fsxNet HUBs. You may wish to remove these message bases from your BBS.
FSX_PKT - Packet Radio (AX.25 Gateway). This was a read-only echo fed by a
gateway operated by LU9DCE. His system has closed down and the
echo has been shuttered.
FSX_ESP - Español General Chat. This echoarea was for Spanish language
conversations. It was largely spun up to help nodes setting up
in NET 5 (ARG) but did not come to much. Now NET 5 has closed
with LU9DCE closing down this echo has been shuttered for now.
24 June 2019
Created three new echomail areas:
FSX_HAM - Amateur Radio discussions. Covers all aspects of HAM radio
including DX, HF, VHF/UHF, various digital modes etc.
FSX_PKT - Packet Radio (AX.25 Gateway). This is a *read-only* echoarea that
carries gated international AX.25 packet radio bulletins from
the amateur radio scene. These messages may be of interest to
both amateur radio operator and the general public.
The gateway is operated by LU9DCE
FSX_ESP - Español General Chat. This echoarea offers a place for Spanish
language conversations. Like FSX_GEN it is a general discussion
echoarea covering many topics. Test messages and other
experimentation is welcome.
Este echoarea ofrece un lugar para conversaciones en español.
Al igual que FSX_GEN, es una discusión general que abarca muchos
temas. Mensajes de prueba y otros experimentos son bienvenidos.
2 Mar 2019
Created a new echomail area:
Created FSX_ENG - ENiGMA 1/2 BBS is a modern BBS package with a nostalgic
flair. It runs anywhere Node.js runs (Linux, FreeBSD,
OpenBSD, OS X and Windows). This echoarea has been
established as a space for ENiGMA 1/2 BBS discussions,
support and development.
18 Nov 2018
Created a new echomail area:
Created FSX_MAG - MagickaBBS is a Bulletin Board System (BBS) for Linux,
macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenIndiana, DragonFlyBSD and
OpenBSD. This echoarea is a space for MagickaBBS support
and is experimentally gated to HappyNetX MNET network
via 21:1/50
1 Feb 2018
Created a new echomail area:
Created FSX_DAT InterBBS Data. An echomail area used by software such as
InterBBS Oneliner or Double-Up (both by Darryl Perry) to
send inter-BBS data between nodes in fsxNet. In most cases
the data is not readable or of interest to human eyes.
Sysops may wish to hide this echo from BBS users.
Human generated posts should *not* be made in this echoarea.
13 Mar 2017
Created a new echomail area:
Created FSX_BBS - BBS software development and support. This echoarea also
hosts fsxNet Wiki (wiki.bbs.geek.nz) discussions and
support.
10 Sep 2016
Create a new echomail area:
Created - FSX_CRY - Cryptographic discussion and experimentation.
Public key sharing, encoded messages, testing etc.
is welcome here.
4 Sep 2016
Created new echomail areas:
Created - FSX_MYS - Mystic BBS discussions, support and development.
Created - FSX_BOT - The first choice for non-human roBOT output.
May contain BBS and NET ads, stats reports, telemetry reports,
traces of nuts etc. Set your BOT free in this area :)
9 Aug 2016
Removed an echomail area:
Removed - FSX_MYS - The Mystic BBS discussions and support echo area has been
retired for now as the author (g00r00) has announced he
is taking a break for several months. Rather than have an
echoarea with lower levels of traffic we have migrated
all posts back in to the FSX_GEN echoarea for now.
30 Jul 2016
Created an echomail area:
Created - FSX_MYS - A new echoarea with a focus on Mystic BBS discussions
and support.
18 Nov 2015
Created an echomail area ( got to start somewhere 
)
Created - FSX_GEN - General Chat + More..
Further updates and information about changes can be found in FSX_NET … the fsxNet Network Ops/Planning echomail area. It also pays to keep an eye on history.txt
fsxnet/echomail.txt · Last modified: 22/02/2025 01:26 by avon