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echo: binkd
to: JOE DELAHAYE
from: PAUL HAYTON
date: 2015-11-08 10:28:00
subject: Re: Auto Poll

On 11/07/15, Joe Delahaye pondered and said...
 
 JD>  JD> How can one create an automatic poll in Binkd? With other mailers I w
 JD>  JD> able to set an even to call out at specific times. That feature seems
 JD>  JD> be missing in Binkd. Unless I have mail for a node, it will never cal
 JD>  JD> that node to pick up mail, and some are set that I deliver mail to.

Hi Joe.

From a Windows .bat file I'd use the following

binkd -p -P X:XX/XXX binkd.cfg

Where X is your FTN address you wish to poll as detailed in binkd.cfg

This will poll the node but also run the binkd as client only, poll then quit.

Hope that helps

Best, Paul

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