Subj : FIDOPOLS Echolist Update
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Sat Jun 20 2020 14:58:34

Hi Sean,

> -=> Vincent Coen wrote to August Abolins <=-

>> At some point and once I have managed to find code that can read Jam
>> message bases I will start checking for volumes for each area and
>> record such on the echo's record that in turn can be reported on.

> That's already being done over in the STATS echo.  Janis Kracht posts that
> information in the FidoGazette also.

>She is running BBBS which I believe uses JAM for its message base ... maybe sh
> could help you?

I've just replied to Vince in netmail about this... but no, BBBS doesn't use JAM, it uses a proprietary format for it's message areas.

I use a switch on bbbs to generate the "raw stats" for each area, sort the areas, then run a formula using awk and sort on those stats to generate what you see in the FidoGazette.

Take care,
Janis

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