Table of Contents

1. Introduction to FIDOGATE

1.1 How to Get FIDOGATE
1.2 Requirements for FIDOGATE:
1.3 FIDOGATE Mailing List
1.4 Credits

2. Compiling and installing FIDOGATE

2.1 The config.h Header File
2.2 The config.make Makefile Configuration
2.3 Compiling and Installing FIDOGATE
2.4 Integrating FIDOGATE and the Mail/News System
2.5 Testing the FIDOGATE Installation

2.5.1 Tosser
2.5.2 Gateway

2.6 Connecting to FIDONET

3. FIDOGATE Programs

3.1 ftnaf -- Areafix
3.2 ftnafmail -- Areafix Mail Frontend
3.3 ftnafpkt -- Areafix packet processor
3.4 ftnafutil -- Areafix utility
3.5 charsetc -- Character set translation table compiler
3.6 ffx -- Remote Execution via Fido Mailer
3.7 ffxmail -- ffx Frontend for Sending Mail
3.8 ffxnews -- ffx Frontend for Sending News
3.9 ffxqt -- Execute ffx Requests
3.10 ffxrmail -- Rmail Command for FFX
3.11 runffx -- Script for Running FFX Programs
3.12 send-ffx -- Script for Processing News via FFX
3.13 ftn2rfc -- FTN-Internet Gateway Program
3.14 ftnin -- Frontend for ftn2rfc
3.15 ftninpost -- ftnin Post-processing Script
3.16 ftninrecomb -- ftnin Recombining Script
3.17 ftnmail -- rfc2ftn Setuid Frontend
3.18 rfc2ftn -- Internet-Fido Gateway Program
3.19 rungate -- Script for Running Gateway Programs
3.20 send-fidogate -- Script for Processing News via FIDOGATE
3.21 ftnhatch -- Hatch new file into file area
3.22 ftntick -- Process incoming TIC files
3.23 ftntickpost -- ftntick Post-processing Script
3.24 ftn2ftn -- FTN-FTN NetMail Gateway Program
3.25 ftnexpire -- Utility for expiring MSGID history database
3.26 ftnpack -- Pack Fido ArcMail Packets
3.27 ftnroute -- Route Fido Mail Packets
3.28 ftntoss -- Toss Fido Mail Packets
3.29 runin -- Script for Processing Inbound Packets
3.30 runmail -- Script for Processing Gateway Mail Output Packets
3.31 runnews -- Script for Processing Gateway News Output Packets
3.32 runout -- Script for Processing Miscellaneous Output Packets
3.33 runtoss -- Script for Running the Tosser Programs
3.34 rununpack -- Script for Unpacking Inbound ArcMail Archives
3.35 ftnbsy -- Create/delete Binkley Busy Filess
3.36 ftnconfig -- Retrieve information from FIDOGATE config files
3.37 ftnfattach -- Outbound file attaches
3.38 ftnflo -- Process Binkley Outbound FLO Files and Attachments
3.39 ftnlock -- Create/Remove Lock Files
3.40 ftnlog -- Write Message to Log File
3.41 ftnoutpkt -- Create Fido Message Packets
3.42 ftnseq -- Command Line Interface to Sequencer Files
3.43 pktdebug -- FTN mail packet debugger
3.44 pktmore -- Pager frontend for pktdebug
3.45 sumcrc -- CRC Checksum Utility

4. FIDOGATE Config Files

4.1 Main Configuration File
4.2 hosts FTN Address to Host Name Conversion
4.3 aliases User Aliases
4.4 areas FTN Area to Newsgroup Conversion
4.5 Bounce Messages of ftn2rfc
4.6 passwd Password Config File
4.7 routing Config File
4.8 packing Config File
4.9 areas.bbs EchoMail Distribution

5. Basic Configuration

5.1 Sendmail Configuration
5.2 Example Point Configuration
5.3 Example Configuration with 2 Point Addresses
5.4 Example Leaf Node configuration

6. FIDOGATE Usage

6.1 RFC Headers in FTN Messages
6.2 X Headers in RFC Messages

Index