uuuggghhh!!! top posting :(

 IJ> Somebody somewhere said that it works like mailboxes do for
 IJ> IREX... put a file in a pre-defined sub-directory and it'll
 IJ> send it off to that downlink..

no, in FD terminology, that's a SPOOL directory... you have to set SPOOL
directory entries in the STQ... a SPOOL directory is the same as a
FILEBOX... i'm not sure about what irex calls a mailbox but it may be the
same or similar...

in FD terminology, the STQ (Static Queue) is...

    A single-file database containing entries that specify
    files to send and fetch, as well as systems to call.
    By using external software, such as conference mail
    processors, that supports the static queue, the speed
    of mail processing can be improved considerably.


the STQ is not just for outbound files, though... you can also put FREQs in
it so that they remain after a rescan unlike those done from the console...

 IJ> 26 Jul 04 19:23, you wrote to me:

 IJ>>> Can someone expand on what a "Static Queue" is. I was
 IJ>>> reading the DOCS in FD and they really don't let U
 IJ>>> know what they are.

 ml>> as the name pretty much states, it is a queue area that doesn't change
 ml>> (static) in the same dynamic fashion that the rest of the FD outbound
 ml>> does...

 ml>> as for "what's a queue?"... my dictionary says, among
other things, "a
 ml>> line, as of persons waiting to be served."

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