Hi Deon,

On 2020-05-31 22:30:48, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

 DG> 1 02:31:37  Start tossing...
 DG> ...
 DG> M 02:31:38  pktFile /fido/mailer/out.tmp/d28ac803.pkt created for
 DG> [21:2/116]
 DG> ...

 DG> (This is the original test message.), then:

 DG> 1 02:31:38  Start scanning...
 DG> ...
 DG> M 02:31:38  pktFile /fido/mailer/out.tmp/d28ac803.pkt created for
 DG> [21:2/116]
 DG> ...

 DG> Notice that packet d28ac803.pkt was used twice, and went into the same
 DG> archive d28ac80a.su0 for the same node 2/116. I'm assuming the second pkt
 DG> file overwrote the first one.

 DG> hpt is invoked from a script that calls "hpt toss", then "hpt scan".

 DG> Why is the same packet number between two different runs?

It's all taking place within the same second. Maybe the current time is used to
create the filename?

Bye, Wilfred.

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