Chapter 5	The fileareas
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     5.1     To create fileareas
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     The command for creating a filearea is CREATE AREA.
     You will be prompted for the directory name where the files will be
     located. Don't worry about the slash, it will be appended if
     missing.
     
     You can place your fileareas at separate partitions or hard drives.
     A useful hint is to name the areas logically so that you easily will
     find what you're looking for whenever you have to do some relocating
     or whatever in DOS.
     
     If you want to delete an area the command is DELETE AREA. That can't
     be done if the area contains files. If you want to move your files
     elsewhere and then delete the area it's a good idea to use the
     SERVICE command for quick scanning of a directory.
     That's a lot faster than deleting all files by hand.
     
     All data about the fileareas is stored in Area.DAT which is in your
     DATFILES directory.
     
     Area.DAT contains information about when the area was created, the
     latest upload (date), the latest download (date), the meeting that the
     area is chained to (see chapter 5.2), the number of files in the
     area, who created the area and some additional info.
     
     
     5.2     The meetflags effects on the fileareas
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     When you create a filearea you must name the meeting it is chained to.
     That's a simple way to give an area the same characteristics as a
     certain meeting. Below you can read about the effect the different
     meetflags will have on the area.
     
     * CLOSED
       The filearea is closed and only those with access to the meeting
       that it's chained to, will have the right to use that area.
     
     * SECRET
       The filearea is secret and will not be seen when listaing areas.
       Secret fileareas must also have the CLOSED flag set, or else the
       flag will have no effect. The files in the area are of course
       secret as well.
     
     * COMMENT PROTECTED
       No effect.
     
     * WRITE PROTECTED
       Ordinary users can only UPLOAD files to that area, not DOWNLOAD.
       That's suitable for areas like "To SysOp", and can for example be
       chained to a meeting like "SysOp Informs".
     
     * ANONYMOUS
       The uploaders name will not be seen when examining a file. Just
       the text "Anonymous".
     
     * ALIAS
       The uploaders name will not be printed. Instead the user's alias
       will be used in the filearea.
     
     
     5.3     How and where files are stored on disk
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     The first place for uploaded files is the temporary directory you've
     defined in NT.CFG. If you've plenty of memory you should use RAM: or
     T: as temporary directory.
     
     When the file (or all files, after a batch upload) is uploaded the
     user will be prompted for a filearea for the file.
     
     He will also be prompted for a description for the file that will be
     seen when listing files.
     
     If he wishes to he may also write a longer description for the file.
     The description will be saved with the same name as the file, but
     with a .DESC suffix, in the directory that you've defined in NT.CFG,
     (normally the DESC/ directory).