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to: Jeff Smith
from: Wilfred van Velzen
date: 2018-02-17 10:47:06
subject: Re: Odd Question?

Hi Jeff,

On 2018-02-16 23:31:54, you wrote to All:

 JS> In an attempt update the Elist I tried using the command line.

 JS> ./bbbs btxt2bbs Netmail /home/bbbs/elist-upd/ /F
Jeff Smith /T
 JS> Echolist /S !*1:1/21 MOD UPD

 JS> The problem seems to be the "!*" which is supposed to
tell BBBS to send the
 JS> message as Crash/Direct. The "!*" works fine if the
netmail is written
 JS> manually but not when used in a command line.

It's linux. So a * inside an option is expanded to matching filenames by
the shell. So write it inside single quotes like: '!*1:1/21' and you ar
probably ok...

Bye, Wilfred.

--- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815
* Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
SEEN-BY: 154/10 203/0 221/0 229/426 240/5832 261/38 280/464 5003 292/624 854
SEEN-BY: 423/120 633/267 640/384 712/620 848 770/1 2320/100
@PATH: 280/464 712/848 633/267

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