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echo: locsysop
to: Ronald Yii
from: Rod Speed
date: 1994-04-19 08:00:06
subject: Missing Mail

RS> If a particular mail bundle is lost for whatever reason, its gone for
RS> good essentially. There is just no way to ask Boss for it again. So if
RS> someone glitches some farting around and isnt careful enough to keep
RS> safety

RY> Can't you get Areafix to rescan the areas and then send the packet
RY> again.

You can only do that if the system the mail is coming from maintains a
message base and even when they do, it wont work for pass thru areas.

RY> This can be done instantenously if one's able to crash mail to the
RY> boss. However, in my case, TML has to send the request to Dave Hatch's
RY> board again, introducing a time lag since I request for mail area
RY> which is not on Paul's board ...

Sure, in some circumstance its possible, but not for the general case.

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