====== Messages and networking ======

ProBoard 2.x shipped without FidoNet tools. ProBoard v4 includes a full set, plus a QWK network of its own, instant messages between boards, and chat.

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| Exchange FidoNet-style echomail and netmail | **PBMailer** (calls and answers), **PBToss** (sorts mail into your message areas and packs yours) | [[v4:mail:fidonet|FidoNet mail: PBMailer, PBToss and PBTic]] |
| Tell the mail programs which addresses you use | **AKA** list with network domains | [[v4:mail:aka_domains|AKA addresses and domains]] |
| Join a message network of ProBoard boards | **PBLink** (a QWK network with a hub), **PBqwk**, **PBQwkHub** | [[v4:mail:pblink|PBLink: the ProBoard QWK network]] |
| Let callers message people on other boards | **Inter-BBS messaging** | [[v4:mail:interbbs|Inter-BBS messages]] |
| Give callers IRC | **PBirc** plug-in | [[v4:mail:irc|IRC chat]] |
| List your board for callers to find | **BBS List** plug-in and server | [[v4:mail:bbslist|The BBS list]] |
| Let callers read mail in a newsreader | **PBNntp** | [[v4:connect:nntp|News (NNTP)]] |
| Bring your settings from FastEcho or Internet Rex | **PBMigrate** | [[v4:install:migrate_fidonet|Importing FastEcho and Internet Rex settings]] |

All message-base formats used on ProBoard boards are supported by the tools: JAM, Squish and Hudson.