Hi Kevin -- on Oct 04 1998 at 19:16, you wrote:

KK> I just picked up a internet newsgroups feed and noticed squish is
KK> having problems now, here is a cut from the log.

KK> Packet contains long msg:  renamed to F:\Mail\Inbound\1ce9c013.LNG

KK> Is there any way of fixing this?

Sure thing -- increase your buffer sizes:

from approx. Page 49 (line 3498) in Squish.doc:
          Buffers 
             or
          Buffers   

               The Buffers keyword can be used to limit Squish's memory
               usage.  Two different forms of the keyword can be used:

               With "Buffers ":

                     is any of "Small",
"Medium" or "Large".  These
                    types are just short-hand for certain predefined buffer
                    sizes.  (See below for more information.)

               With "Buffers  
":

                     controls the amount of memory used to buffer
                    writes to disk.  (This parameter does not provide for
                    much of a speed increase beyond 16k.)

                     controls the amount of memory used to buffer
                    messages for various nodes.  This parameter controls
                    how often Squish has to stop tossing and place packets
                    in the outbound area.  For systems which forward mail
                    to many nodes, this parameter will have a significant
                    impact on processing speed.

                     controls the maximum message size that Squish
                    is able to process, for either inbound or outbound
                    mail.  Under the 16-bit versions of Squish, this
                    parameter is limited to 63K.


               The defaults for the 16-bit versions of Squish (SQUISH and
               SQUISHP) are:

               BUFFERS   writebuf       outbuf         msgbuf
               Small     16k            16k            16k
               Medium    26k            40k            32k
               Large     57k            57k            63k


               The defaults for the 32-bit versions of Squish (SQ386 and
               SQ386P) are:

               BUFFERS   writebuf       outbuf         msgbuf
               Small     64k            64k            64k
               Medium    76k            128k           128k
               Large     128k           512k           256k

               The buffer sizes shown for "Small" are the lowest values
               that can be specified.  In addition, buffer sizes for the
               16-bit versions of Squish cannot be larger than 63K.

               Note that the small, medium and large buffer sizes have
               changed from Squish 1.01.  To use the same buffer sizes as
               the "large" mode of Squish 1.01, use:

                    Buffers 57 57 16

               If no "Buffers" statement is specified, Squish will use the
               LARGE setting for writebuf and outbound and the MEDIUM
               setting for msgbuf.

               Keep in mind that while reducing the level of buffering will
               provide the DOS versions of Squish with more memory,
               reducing the buffer sizes will also have an impact on speed.
               If you want Squish to run as fast as possible, use large
               buffer values.  If you want Squish to run in as little
               memory as possible, use small buffers.  If you want a
               compromise, try using medium buffers.

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Cheers... Dallas

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