ph> So it sounds like I can place packets for a node in a directory
 ph> and each time packets are placed there I can call the program
 ph> above and ask it to be sent to that node and (for example) set
 ph> the status to HOLD.

If you create an STQ spool directory, FD will send whatever matches your
specified filemask. But it's FD doing the sending of course. If the
destination system calls your system, FD will serve those files to the
calling system.

 ph> Each time I place packets in the directory for that node do I
 ph> need to call the creation of a spool entry?

No. A spool entry does what the name implies. Anything that is in there,
and matches the filemask you specified when you created the spool entry
will be sent. You do not need to re-create the spool entry.

 ph> Does it matter if I created a new spool entry record each time
 ph> packets were placed in the directory?

Create it manually from the prompt. To see if FD understands it, set the
status options to IMMEDIATE and/or CRASH and/or DIRECT. Put a file in the
spool directory and fire up FD. It should attempt to call the destination
system. That verifies that FD sees it.

Some notes on STQ spool entries:

- FD will NOT send files with the read-only attribute bit set.

- If a file cannot be sent, FD will report this in the log (of course), and
set the file attribute of the failed file to read-only.

 ph> 1) pull incoming compressed or raw packets from nodes sending to
 ph> FD from the files and secfiles directories.

Yes.

 ph> 2) send outbound compressed/raw packets to nodes by placing them
 ph> a directory of my choice and calling from a .bat file the create
 ph> spool process.

Yes. But see above, you only need to create the spool entry once :) You
can, however, also use the STQ as a place for "normal" control
records, i.e. file attaches, file requests, etc. The STQ in FD can replace
the NetMail .MSG folder for things like file attachments, and so on.



 -joho

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