diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 79a9e81b..30ecaccf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4647,6 +4647,11 @@ v0.33.20        10-Feb-2002
 		the outgoing ticfile. For most files nothing is changed.
 		AreaMgr and FileMgr netmails are now split into more netmails
 		when the become too large.
+		When a downlink requests an echomail area which is not yet 
+		available, and there is a areas file for some uplink, the area
+		is automatic created and a areamgr request is sent to the 
+		uplink to connect that area. The area is created with the
+		defaults from the mailgroup.
 
 	mball:
 		Will not crash anymore when it needs more then 10 minutes to
diff --git a/mbfido/areamgr.c b/mbfido/areamgr.c
index e638d534..746aee82 100644
--- a/mbfido/areamgr.c
+++ b/mbfido/areamgr.c
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ void A_Connect(faddr *t, char *Area, FILE *tmp)
 	    if ((mgroup.UseAka.zone == t->zone) && (mgroup.UseAka.net == t->net) && mgroup.UpLink.zone &&
 		strlen(mgroup.AreaFile) && mgroup.Active && mgroup.UserChange) {
 		if (CheckEchoGroup(Area, TRUE, t) == 0) {
+		    fprintf(tmp, "Area %s not available, requested from uplink %s", Area, aka2str(mgroup.UpLink));
 		    break;
 		}
 	    }