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to: Janis Kracht
from: Gert Andersen
date: 2016-01-19 09:41:40
subject: Filenames!

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Hello Janis!

Mon Jan 18 2016, Janis Kracht wrote to Gert Andersen:

 JK>Even though you separated the hatch of these two files by several 
 JK>hours, it STILL caused problems with a number of my downlinks:

 JK>160118 04:00 BTICK: Processing file vpascal.zip in PASLINUX (21007kB).
 JK>160118 09:14 BTICK: Processing file vpascal.zip in PASWIN (21007kB).

 JK>You cannot use the SAME filename for two different files.

 JK>Not everyone gets crash delivery immediately upon a files arrival.

 JK>Even if they did, it would STILL cause problems because these files are 
 JK>in a somewhat large range and take some time to go out to all 
 JK>downlinks:

 JK> 21M Jan 18 04:00 /home/ftp/pub/pascal-net/paslinux/vpascal.zip
 JK> 21M Jan 18 09:14 /home/ftp/pub/pascal-net/paswin/vpascal.zip

 JK>I've have had some people ask me to disconnect them from all of your 
 JK>file echos because of this situation, and I understand the frustration 
 JK>they feel.

 JK>In the future, please name the files in a manner that will indicate the 
 JK>version number and OS,  for instance FP20WIN, FP20LNX, etc.

This will I see if I can do next time for the pascal files.

  Take care,
            Gert

      - Get the best with linux - 

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