ml>> on their normal schedule... i think i'm going to incorporate
ml>> something new that i've found... a neat bat file routine from the
ml>> 4dos echo, iirc... runs things on a schedule or as soon thereafter

 GH> I use Cron2 an OS/2 utility here then set my robot to do the
 GH> tasks I want done,  my system is automated to the point all I
 GH> need to do is read my mail and reply and manually get my anti
 GH> virus updates.

i've got cron utils and such... the problem is when the time for the event
passes while the machine is jambed or even turned off... i have events that
need to run as soon as the machine returns to operational condition...
crons won't do that... note that i'm speaking of things that may not run
but once a month or less... if the event time passes, i don't want to have
to wait for another month before it runs... i need it to run now...

maybe that explanation makes better sense now?

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