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echo: fmail_help
to: Wilfred van Velzen
from: Jason Bock
date: 2023-07-18 08:41:00
subject: Re: Issues running a FMai

WvV> Hi Jason,
WvV> 
WvV> On 2023-07-17 11:32:43, you wrote to me:
WvV> 
WvV>  JB> I love that FMail is current but am having an issue with the scan
WvV>  JB> (export) of echomail as I mentioned earlier to Chad Adams.
WvV> 
WvV>  JB> I even tried the /s that you suggested but that was not recognized.
WvV> 
WvV>  C:\FMail>> fmailw32 /s
WvV> 
WvV> The /S is used in combination with the SCAN function. It's in the doc:
WvV> 
WvV> 4.1       Scan
WvV> ...
WvV> 
WvV> The Scan option can be used in combination with six switches:
WvV> ...
WvV>           /S   Scan the entire message base (ignore
WvV>                ECHOMAIL.BBS/JAM and NETMAIL.BBS/JAM)
WvV> 
WvV> Without the /S, scan checks the above files for which areas it needs to 
WvV> check for new mail. If these files don't exist or are empty it does 
WvV> nothing. These files should be created by your editor or bbs software 
WvV> when a new message is entered into a message base...
WvV> 
WvV> Bye, Wilfred.
WvV> 
WvV> --- FMail-lnx64 2.2.0.0
Wilfred,

It just worked!  

I will keep testing!  ;)

-Jason

--- ProBoard v2.30-A1u4
                                                                     
WvV> * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
* Origin: ProBoard WHQ - SiliconUnderground - siliconu.com (1:267/310)

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