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--- mutil_import_messagebase [2022/09/25 20:47] – created import message bases by datafile avon
+++ mutil_import_messagebase [2022/09/25 20:58] (current) – add import message bases by datafile avon
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 ====== Import Message Bases (by datafile analysis) ======
-The '[Import_MessageBase]' stanza tasks MUTIL with scans the message base directory, and creates any messages bases inside of Mystic that have data files in the directory.
+The '[Import_MessageBase]' stanza tasks MUTIL with scaning the message base directory, and creating any messages bases inside of Mystic that have data files in the directory.
 To enable this function you modify the '[general]' stanza as follows:
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   Import_MessageBase = true
-There a several switches you can configure that relate to this function.
+When using this function you should decide if you want it to search subdirectories in your message base directory for additional data files to discover.
+  search_subdirs = true
+Then there are several default values you can define before using this function.
+	; The following options define the "default" values used when creating
+	; new message bases.  netaddress must match an exiting network
+	; address configured within Mystic BBS.  default values are also
+	; taken from the system configuration for origin line, colors, etc.
+	netaddress     = 1:1/1
+	acs_list       =
+	acs_read       =
+	acs_post       =
+	acs_sysop      = s255
+	header         = msghead
+	read_template  = ansimrd
+	index_template = ansimlst
+	max_msgs       = 500
+	max_msgs_age   = 365
+	; network type (0=local, 1=echomail, 2=newsgroup 3=netmail)
+	net_type = 1
+	; true/false type values 0=false 1=true (newscan 2=forced)
+	use_autosig    = 1
+	use_realname   = 0
+	private_base   = 0
+	new_scan       = 1
+	qwk_scan       = 1
+  use_ansi       = 1