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echo: binkley
to: David Ahia
from: Andrew Leary
date: 1996-04-07 23:29:16
subject: TASK.## Semaphore

Hello David!

Thursday April 04 1996 18:38, David Ahia wrote to Michael Andrews:

 DA>         Yes, if AllFix/2 doesn't use the *.bsy flag system, then you
 DA> could avoid running the program when you are connected to something.
 DA> You might do better to test for any *.bsy file in your flags directory
 DA> though, as that would only stop allfix if you are connected to another
 DA> fido system.  The Task.* file means that node is connected and in use,
 DA> but that could be for fax, BBS, fido, or anything you have set up.

ALLFIX/2 does use the *.BSY flags when configured for a Binkley
environment. Works great here.

Andrew

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