Subj : Re: incoming mail
To   : Rick Smith
From : Ray Quinn
Date : Sat Aug 06 2022 18:07:36


   Hello Rick!

06 Aug 22 13:04, you wrote to Alan Ianson:


 RS> # Create a flag file after receiving a file
 RS> #
 RS> flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\netmail.out *.pkt *.PKT
 RS> flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\fidoin.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr?
 RS> *.sa? *.pkt *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SAT? #flag
 RS> C:\\ftn\\flags\\toss.flg flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\filebone.in *.tic *.TIC

Which program is looking for the flags? (AKA semaphore files) Not knowing your knowlege, I won't assume anything. So forgive me if you already know this:

Flag files are created so another program knows to go to work. The "flag" option causes binkd simply to create the file, usually a zero byte file.


 RS> exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]

This line should run the toss.cmd file with the commands you have listed below.

 RS> here is my "toss.cmd"

 RS> @echo off
 RS> cd \ftn\inb
 RS> set unixroot=x:
 RS> hpt toss scan pack


73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
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