Forum: Thunder-Line BBS

scfg: new areas inherit template fidonet area tag

From Nigel Reed@VERT to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 11:52:40

open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/1105

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When creating a new message area, the Fidonet Area Tag is inherited from the group I have tagged as the default rather than taking it from the short name or internal code. Not sure if this is intentional but it caught me out.

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