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echo: binkd
to: Flavio Bessa
from: Andrew Leary
date: 2021-02-04 20:23:00
subject: Binkd for DOS

Hello Flavio!

04 Feb 21 21:59, you wrote to all:

 FB> I have recently downloaded binkd for DOS, and am experiencing the
 FB> following
 FB> issue:

 FB> When I try to run the command:

 FB> binkd -P 4:801/188 binkd.cfg

 FB> I get the following error message:

 FB> 21:51 [2026] binkd.cfg: line 134: error in configuration files
 FB> 21:51 [2026]inkdin: incorrect directory
 FB> 21:51 [2026] error in configuration, aborting

 FB> Line 134 from my binkd.cfg file has:

 FB> inbound c:\binkd\in

 FB> And this directory exist into my DOS system.

 FB> Is there anything special regarding the inbound directory?

Backslashes in the configuration file are used as escape characters.  You need 
to specify 2 backslashes to do what you want to do.

ie:

inbound c:\\binkd\\in

Hope this helps,

Andrew

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