ml> ok, so what am i missing from the original post? the subject contained
 ml> the necessary search params and the body of the message should be
 ml> ignored by the software out there... so what's wrong with adding a
 ml> message that a human might also read???

 VC> It does not bother mbse but some of the early file tossing apps
 VC> might get  upset and not respond to messages.  I also write mine
 VC> (and the software too)  as per filefind specs. 

i have yet to locate these... the HowTo post is almost exactly that of the
allfix docs... neither states anything about how the filename format would
be entered and my allfix doesn't record anything at all regarding finding a
filefind message with just a filename in it :?

 VC> Assuming the other main file movers via filegate etc  are linked 
 VC> into this area (assuming they have filefind set up) I am a little  
 VC> suprised that they have not responded in a positive manner.

 VC> One of my earlier apps for this used to respond and produce
 VC> messages regarding  the finding or not, even if the (not find)
 VC> messages went to me as sysop. At tleast it showed everything was
 VC> working correctly. Now I have to look in  the log files.

i've been thinking of doing something similar of my own coding if for no
other reason than to get/have the filename format work in addition to the
keywords... i just need the spec which seems to be non-existant :(

)\/(ark