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  • Support wildcards in SBBSecho areamgr requests

    From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Monday, May 12, 2025 17:32:15
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/930

    Some FTN echomail area manager programs (e.g. hpt, BBBS?) support wildcards in their area-tag specifiers, e.g.

    ```
    %rescan * <- rescan all mail in every connected area
    %rescan * 200 <- the same but only the last 200 messages in each area
    %rescan * 365 days <- the same, get 365 days worth of mail in each area

    %RESCAN is the command to "resend" message, and here is the except from the help:

    %RESCAN 541.LOCAL <- Rescan area
    %RESCAN OS2.* <- same
    %RESCAN linux.develop.ger 200 <- Rescan the last 200 mails
    %RESCAN linux.develop.ger 30 days <- Rescan mails for last 30 days

    ```
    --- SBBSecho 3.25-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

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