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echo: locsysop
to: Paul Edwards
from: Frank Malcolm
date: 1995-12-20 00:47:24
subject: PKTs & QWKs

Hi, Paul.

PE> FM> What does PKT2QWK (and PKTJOIN) do if you run out of disk space? I

PE> Old versions of pktjoin did nothing.  A new version which I gave
PE> Dieter did full error checking.

Oh, should I freq something? Does it report via return codes?

PE> The trick is to always have $3 worth of disk space dedicated to a
PE> task where you spend hundreds of man hours each year processing.

We're not all filthy plutocrats.

PE> I am under the impression that PKT2QWK reports an error, but I
PE> don't know.  BFN.  Paul.

Why not? You've got the source. And can even read it! (Presumably; being
C it might be a little obscure if you haven't looked at it for a few
months.)

Regards, FIM.

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