RC>>> The above keyword is in place and I have been reading netmail
 RC>>> on 123/500 and have seen intransit *.msgs appear momentarily..

 ml>> momentarily... the question is, is this moment long enough for a PING
 ml>> capable util to run thru the messages and perform the operation on
 ml>> them...

 RC> Abso-frickin-lutely...

 RC> A proper implementation is this:

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 RC> Improperly run, they would do as you fear, for instance
 RC> running SQUISH in ONE PASS mode:

 RC> sq386n in out squash

this is what i was speaking of... not having ever had any need to use
squish, i was unaware that one didn't have to run it in that one pass
mode... i quite simply wasn't aware...

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 RC> This isnt a weakness with a BSO, rather how people want to use
 RC> the programs with it.

right... i wasn't tromping on BSO or other outbound styles, really... more
on those tossers that don't take the intermediate step of breaking netmail
out into MSG format before putting it into the next PKT...

 RC> Those running a BSO with their tossers in "one pass mode"
 RC> shouldnt complain when O/T wont do what its supposed to, those
 RC> who drive cars shouldnt complain when their cars stall when
 RC> driven into a body of water either.. Context here is correct
 RC> usage.. 

hehehe...

 RC> I dont have a problem with arcmail attach mailers, I
 RC> registered Frontdoor, first 2.11 then the 2.33 version. Argus
 RC> was a better fit for me for my IP needs. If it wasnt for
 RC> Argus, I would have had to use Internet Rex with Frontdoor and
 RC> maintaining 2 separate route files wasnt for me.

that or find a working telnet IP shim for the windows platform... or remain
with the OS/2 platform and software already available for it at lower cost
than winstuff for the BBS and do all the other stuff on winwhatever
>

 RC> If you must rail against a outbound style, go look after
 RC> Platinum Express or D'Broke.

oh no... i've a guy here that is a d'broke fan and just can't seem to get
wrapped around the new stuff even though he's chomping at the bit to get on
with the new methods... he just can't seem to get away from old habits and
familiarities...

 RC> :-)

 RC>>> I can do the PING thing accurately with my setup.

 ml>> and the trace function works, too?

 RC> I havent finished setting it up yet, but it will as I have
 RC> shown you in my setup above.

i hear ya... i'm kinda also looking to test the trace function since there
was that message recently that stated that they hadn't found a way to
perform it...

)\/(ark