ml>> i was experiancing system problems and the rules didn't get posted on
 ml>> their normal schedule... i think i'm going to incorporate something
 ml>> new that i've found... a neat bat file routine from the 4dos echo,
 ml>> iirc... runs things on a schedule or as soon thereafter as possible...
 ml>> that'll enable me to have rules and such posted after i've gotten
 ml>> things unstuck...

 GL> This is a bit off topic here in OS/2 Programming,

hehe, how? aren't we talking about programming in OS/2? >

 GL> but I use a util called setdate which allows you to make
 GL> environ vars of practically anything to do with the date,
 GL> such as day of week, day of month, month, year etc., so
 GL> it becomes a simple line like if %DAY% == 01 or if %DOW%
 GL> == Mon or if %MON% == Jan, etc.

yes, i've stuff like that already... the problem is when that point in time
has passed when the system gets around to checking things again... this
item i speak of above will execute things after their time has passed to
make sure that they do at least get executed... its something that i've
been wanting to get in place for a while... now that its working, i guess
its time to implement it in the bbs' maint schedule... actually, it might
even take over the bbs' maint schedule OB-)

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