Subj : Don't want to screw up!
To   : Digital Man
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Sun Jan 02 2005 08:24 am

  Re: Don't want to screw up!
  By: Digital Man to Angus Mcleod on Sat Jan 01 2005 20:41:00

 >  > 1) I don't want to flood the network with a couple hundred thousand dups!
 >  >    So when I copy the .sda/.sdt/.sha/.shd/.sid out of the old data/subs
 >  >    to the new data/subs, I want to copy data/qnet/VERT.ptr as well, right
 >  >    Do I have to do anything else to prevent a dup-flood?
 > 
 > The vert.ptr file will only be compatible with your new instance if you use 
 > exactly same "ptridx" values for the sub-boards in your ctrl/msgs.cnf file.
 > It's probabl best, if you're going to start with new configuration files, to
 > start with new data files too.

Perhaps I should just copy the ctrl/msgs.cnf file as well as subs/* and 
VERT.ptr?  I'd really prefer not to lose the old messages, if it's 
practical to save them.  I've got nearly 130,000 of them going back a fair 
old ways.

 >  > 2) By just copying the old files, do I fail to enjoy any new functionalit
 >  >    that I maybe want to?
 > 
 > Run "fixsmb" on your data/subs/*.shd and you'll get all the new features.

Good tip!

 >  > 3) I plan to just go into SCFG->Msg Areas->DOVE-Net->Export Areas and dum
 >  >    out an SUBS.TXT file from the old instance then import it into the
 >  >    new instance.  Do you see any reason not to take this short-cut to
 >  >    configuring my subs?
 > 
 > The default configuration files already include all the DOVE-Net sub-boards.
 > can't think why you would need/want to export them from your old setup into 
 > new setup.

Simply to be certain the configuration exactly matched, thus hopefully 
avoiding the problem with dups.  

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