Subj : Fidoin running very frequently
To   : Digital Man
From : Rixter
Date : Sat Dec 28 2024 18:36:54

 >   Re: Fidoin running very frequently
 >   By: Rixter to All on Sat Dec 28 2024 01:15 pm
 > 
 >  > After setting up fidonet on my bbs I noticed fidoin is running in irregul
 >  > minutes instead of the set 8 times per day set in scfg. Is there another
 >  > setting I have missed or is this normal?
 > 
 > Most likely, yes. Your mailer (BinkIT?) is likely just creating/touching the
 > fidoin.now semaphore file that triggers the Synchronet Terminal Server "even
 > thread" to run the FIDOIN timed event because there are new inbound files. Y
 > don't normally even need the FIDOIN event to run at specific times or interv
 > since it gets triggered by the mailer when needed.

Thank You Digital Man! I have run a BBS for almost 40 years and am now just
getting into FidoNet. LOL. I will let it do its thang. I watched your Youtube
video on how to set up Fidonet and it worked perfectly. No issues getting
started, easy as pie. Thank you Sir.  

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