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from: Nicholas Boel
date: 2016-12-15 09:03:06
subject: Question..

Hello All,

On 14 Dec 16 09:48, Nicholas Boel wrote to All:

 NB> Just have a couple questions regarding some configuration options in
 NB> fidoconfig:

 NB> 1) When using "hpt pack" sometimes it seems to mark
recently written
 NB> echomail messages with the "Snt" flag, whether or not
 NB> "PackNetmailOnScan" is set anywhere (even though that
would be reverse
 NB> from what seems to be happening here, so shouldn't matter anyways).

This is still puzzling to me, but..

 NB> 2) ProcessPkt - Can (or should) this be used for processing Filefix
 NB> requests? As of right now, I have a script executed from binkd called
 NB> poll.sh that runs:

 NB> /usr/local/bin/hpt toss link
 NB> /usr/local/bin/hpt ffix!
 NB> /usr/local/bin/hpt pack

I have shortened this process by using "/usr/local/bin/hpt scan
-f" together with "PackNetmailOnScan yes" in my config. At
least now if echoscan.log (what I use for "echotosslog", since
it's actually misrepresented. "importlog" should be echotoss.log)
is not there it will stop and do nothing.

 NB> Which seems to work fine, but if ProcessPkt can be used to run
 NB> "/usr/local/bin/hpt ffix!" I may not need it in my
polling script, and
 NB> could just run "hpt toss link" directly.

Still wonder if this is a possibility.

 NB> Also, feature request: When "hpt ffix[!]" actually does process a
 NB> filefix request, can we have an option to automatically pack the
 NB> netmail replies? This would save time and resources on running "hpt
 NB> pack" every time when it is not needed most of the time. This would or
 NB> could somewhat mimic the "Areafix requests on the fly" method.
 NB> htick.texi seems to say "Filefix requests on the fly" but the same
 NB> options areafix has are not available for filefix (ie: AreafixFromPkt
 NB> is available, while FilefixFromPkt is not an option).

 NB> With the feature request, then the need/want for ProcessPkt wouldn't
 NB> be necessary.

 NB> Thank you in advance.

I'm going to assume this echo is more or less the Z1 version; with a couple
of courageous Z2 fellas connected to it, as I've seen cross posts to other
echos regarding the Husky software. If someone has a link to the others,
I'm interested in receiving them as well.

Regards,
Nick

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