diff --git a/bbs.h b/bbs.h
index 05d5d56..ceabe78 100644
--- a/bbs.h
+++ b/bbs.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define TYPE_LOCAL_AREA    0
 #define TYPE_NETMAIL_AREA  1
 #define TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA 2
+#define TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA 3
 
 struct fido_addr {
 	unsigned short zone;
diff --git a/bluewave.c b/bluewave.c
index 4f272c8..d6c5a01 100644
--- a/bluewave.c
+++ b/bluewave.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void bwave_create_packet() {
 					flags |= INF_ECHO;
 				}
 				
-				if (conf.mail_conferences[i]->mail_areas[j]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+				if (conf.mail_conferences[i]->mail_areas[j]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA || conf.mail_conferences[i]->mail_areas[j]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 					flags |= INF_NO_PRIVATE;
 					flags |= INF_ECHO;
 				}
@@ -414,11 +414,21 @@ int bwave_add_message(int confr, int area, unsigned int dwritten, char *to, char
 	jsf.Buffer = (char *)buffer;
 	JAM_PutSubfield(jsp, &jsf);
 
-	jsf.LoID   = JAMSFLD_RECVRNAME;
-	jsf.HiID   = 0;
-	jsf.DatLen = strlen(to);
-	jsf.Buffer = (char *)to;
-	JAM_PutSubfield(jsp, &jsf);
+	if (conf.mail_conferences[confr]->mail_areas[area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
+		sprintf(buffer, "ALL");
+		jsf.LoID   = JAMSFLD_RECVRNAME;
+		jsf.HiID   = 0;
+		jsf.DatLen = strlen(buffer);
+		jsf.Buffer = (char *)buffer;
+		JAM_PutSubfield(jsp, &jsf);
+
+	} else {
+		jsf.LoID   = JAMSFLD_RECVRNAME;
+		jsf.HiID   = 0;
+		jsf.DatLen = strlen(to);
+		jsf.Buffer = (char *)to;
+		JAM_PutSubfield(jsp, &jsf);
+	}
 
 	jsf.LoID   = JAMSFLD_SUBJECT;
 	jsf.HiID   = 0;
@@ -426,7 +436,7 @@ int bwave_add_message(int confr, int area, unsigned int dwritten, char *to, char
 	jsf.Buffer = (char *)subject;
 	JAM_PutSubfield(jsp, &jsf);
 
-	if (conf.mail_conferences[confr]->mail_areas[area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+	if (conf.mail_conferences[confr]->mail_areas[area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA || conf.mail_conferences[confr]->mail_areas[area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 		jmh.Attribute |= MSG_TYPEECHO;
 
 		if (conf.mail_conferences[confr]->fidoaddr->point) {
@@ -665,7 +675,7 @@ void bwave_upload_reply() {
 					addr.node = converts(upl_rec.destnode);
 					addr.zone = converts(upl_rec.destpoint);
 					netmail = 1;
-				} else if (conf.mail_conferences[confr]->mail_areas[area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+				} else if (conf.mail_conferences[confr]->mail_areas[area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA || conf.mail_conferences[confr]->mail_areas[area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 					if (msg_attr & UPL_PRIVATE) {
 						continue;
 					}
diff --git a/mail_menu.c b/mail_menu.c
index c2ff52d..ee1d88c 100644
--- a/mail_menu.c
+++ b/mail_menu.c
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ void read_message(struct user_record *user, struct msg_headers *msghs, int mailn
 						sprintf(from, "%s %s", user->firstname, user->lastname);
 					}
 				}
-				if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->nettype == NETWORK_WWIV && conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+				if ((conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->nettype == NETWORK_WWIV && conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) || conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 					to = (char *)malloc(4);
 					strcpy(to, "ALL");
 				} else {
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ void read_message(struct user_record *user, struct msg_headers *msghs, int mailn
 
 
 
-					if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+					if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA || conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 						jmh.Attribute |= MSG_TYPEECHO;
 
 						if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->nettype == NETWORK_FIDO) {
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ void read_message(struct user_record *user, struct msg_headers *msghs, int mailn
 								sem_fd = open(conf.netmail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 								close(sem_fd);
 							}
-						} else if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+						} else if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA || conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 							if (conf.echomail_sem != NULL) {
 								sem_fd = open(conf.echomail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 								close(sem_fd);
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ int mail_menu(struct user_record *user) {
 						s_printf(get_string(113));
 						break;
 					}
-					if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->nettype == NETWORK_WWIV && conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type  == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+					if ((conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->nettype == NETWORK_WWIV && conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type  == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) || conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 						sprintf(buffer, "ALL");
 					} else {
 						s_printf(get_string(54));
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ int mail_menu(struct user_record *user) {
 						jsf.Buffer = (char *)subject;
 						JAM_PutSubfield(jsp, &jsf);
 
-						if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+						if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA || conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 							jmh.Attribute |= MSG_TYPEECHO;
 
 							if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->nettype == NETWORK_FIDO) {
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ int mail_menu(struct user_record *user) {
 									sem_fd = open(conf.netmail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 									close(sem_fd);
 								}
-							} else if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+							} else if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA || conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA) {
 								if (conf.echomail_sem != NULL) {
 									sem_fd = open(conf.echomail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 									close(sem_fd);
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 574c058..333bf03 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ static int mail_area_handler(void* user, const char* section, const char* name,
 						mc->mail_areas[i]->type = TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA;
 					} else if (strcasecmp(value, "netmail") == 0) {
 						mc->mail_areas[i]->type = TYPE_NETMAIL_AREA;
+					} else if (strcasecmp(value, "newsgroup") == 0) {
+						mc->mail_areas[i]->type = TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA;
 					}
 				} else if (strcasecmp(name, "qwk name") == 0) {
 					mc->mail_areas[i]->qwkname = strdup(value);
@@ -296,6 +298,8 @@ static int mail_area_handler(void* user, const char* section, const char* name,
 				mc->mail_areas[mc->mail_area_count]->type = TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA;
 			} else if (strcasecmp(value, "netmail") == 0) {
 				mc->mail_areas[mc->mail_area_count]->type = TYPE_NETMAIL_AREA;
+			} else if (strcasecmp(value, "newsgroup") == 0) {
+				mc->mail_areas[mc->mail_area_count]->type = TYPE_NEWSGROUP_AREA;
 			}
 		} else if (strcasecmp(name, "qwk name") == 0) {
 			mc->mail_areas[mc->mail_area_count]->qwkname = strdup(value);