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echo: binkd
to: JOSEPH LARSEN
from: MICHAEL DUKELSKY
date: 2018-01-10 16:01:00
subject: FTN shell script.

Hello Joseph,

Wednesday January 10 2018, Joseph Larsen wrote to All:

 JL> I wrote a shell script to delete outgoing blank message files before
 JL> they're sent out. I'm wondering what the file size should be for
 JL> determining which file(s) should be deleted. I'm thinking maybe 4 or
 JL> 5kb. Does that sound right?

H-m-m, pkt header is 34 bytes. What do you mean by saying 'blank message' of
the size 4k? If you like to write very long messages that are more than 4 kb
after compression, then it is ok.

Michael

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