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echo: meadow
to: JIM BARCHUK
from: WALTER TIETJEN
date: 1996-10-07 13:20:00
subject: _LARGE_ message - part 2

In a message on  to Joe Fossati
jim barchuk (1:141/355@fidonet) writes:
 jb>  Hello, Walter Tietjen, I'd like you to meet my friend, Dr. Lao...
 WT> Size of 260.MSG is 12729 bytes, but the message buffer size is 
 WT> 10K [10240 bytes] - message 260 [file 260.MSG] is _TOO_LARGE_ 
 WT> for the penguin's internal echo tosser/scanner!
 WT> Use an _EXTERNAL_ tosser/scanner for echomail.
 jb> Not necessary, if you can slip PSRT_14, packetsort (and resize), 
 jb> between reception and toss. Sorting also will drastically speed 
 jb> tossing.
Back to Joe's original message:
In a message on  to All
Joe Fossati (1:129/89) writes:
 JF> I've been getting this message in the log if I upload an Xpress Packet 
 JF> with a LARGE message.
 JF> : 04 Oct 17:23:57 OPUS Scanning BEER to 129/11
 JF> + 04 Oct 17:23:58 OPUS Can't scan `260.MSG' (12729) [10240]  
Note that the _SIZE_ problem is encountered on _EXPORT_SCAN_ - _NOT_ import 
toss. External toss/scan _REQUIRED_ - PSRT_14 will _NOT_ help.
-Walter
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