Hello mark!

28 Oct 09 23:46, you wrote to me:


 AL>> How many people are actually still running ALLFIX and processing
 AL>> FileFind requests in this echo?

 VC>> Allfix is NOT the only tool used for this ie, Filemgr also
 VC>> various BBS systems  eg mbse .

 ml> even so, what is the specific format necessary to search out a
 ml> specific filename or wildcarded filename? (ie: dorman*.*)

Extract from Filemgr regarding usage of filefind:

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Suppose you are looking for the program RemoteAccess. You have a general idea 
of the name, but you don't know where to find it. Using the FileFind you enter 
a message in an echo mail conference which is meant for that subject. You 
address the message to 'Allfix' and on the subject line you enter one or more 
search keys. You can specify a file mask, but you can also use a keyword. 
Keywords should be preceded by a '/'.

An example of such a message:

Fr: Vince Coen
To: Allfix
Re: RA_???.* /remoteaccess
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This message will be sent to various other systems, that's why it is an echo 
mail message. All systems that have FileMgr (or another program that supports 
his) installed will receive this message. Subsequently on that system
FileMgr starts searching for the files that match your specifications. If one 
or more files are found, FileMgr will send a reply message containing the 
names and descriptions of the files that were found, together with some 
additional information about the system where the files were found. This reply 
message can be sent either through net mail or through echo mail.

This concept was first implemented in the program AllFix by Harald Harms. That 
is also the reason why we speak of 'AllFix' requests, even though the feature 
is called 'FileFind' in FileMgr. Apart from FileMgr and AllFix there are also 
other programs that support this method of locating files.

Requests can be offered to FileMgr in two ways. Directly in a message base 
(I.e., QuickBBS, Jam etc), or by use of packets (*.PKT files). The reply 
messages created by FileMgr can also be sent in these two ways, or through Net 
Mail. The latter can be used to reduce a large flow of reply messages in an 
'AllFix' conference. At this time of writing, FileMgr is the only program that 
is capable of sending it's reply messages through Net Mail. FileMgr can also 
send it's reply message in another area other than the one the original.
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Hope it helps,

Vince

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