Re: SBBSECHO runs but never quits
  By: Diamond Dave to All on Fri Jun 05 2020 08:49 pm

When I say External event, I meant to say Timed Event. That's what I get from
doing it from memory. LOL! :)

*** Diamond Dave ***



 > Here's an interesting observation that I saw when I moved my existing BBS fr
om
 > a Windows 7 VM to a Windows 10 VM (build 2004, 32-bit)
 > 
 > When SBBSECHO is invoked by FIDOIN as an external event, it runs, unzips and
 > tosses mail, but never exits. It just sits in the taskbar. And the next time
 it
 > runs, the next one sits there, and it just continues to pile up over time.
 > 
 > So my question is why is it doing this and how to prevent it from doing so.
 > 
 > The BBS isn't calling it as a .cmd or .bat file, it calls it directly from t
he
 > FIDOIN external program after BINKPOLL completes a session.
 > 
 > I can post an example if necessary, but it doesn't show any errors. So I'm j
ust
 > wondering what's different now in Win 10 instead of Win 7?
 > 
 > Thanks!
 > 
 > *** Diamond Dave ***

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