Subj : HOME_N_GRDN EL209 ==> Ech
To   : Mike Powell
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Sat Jun 22 2024 18:06:03

Hello Mike!

Wednesday June 05 2024 16:46, I wrote to you:


 > *** Forwarded from a msg posted in area NETMAIL2 (Netmail 2 - for
 > 25/0).

 > Hello Mike!

 > Wednesday June 05 2024 08:56, you wrote to me:

 >>>  Due to a bug in elist this record is marked as updated - IT is
 >>> NOT and WILL be moved over to BACKBONE as no updates have been
 >>> received.

 >>>> IF you wish it to be DELETED instead let me know BEFORE the end
 >>>> of June or you can do so by submitting a .MOD-DEL file (as used
 >>>> for mod-upd or mod-add.

 >>> Vincent,

 >>> What is the difference between being moved to BACKBONE or DELETED?
 >>> I know one means it is deleted and one does not, but what happens
 >>> to it once it is on BACKBONE?

 > Normally expired moderated echos are moved over to owner elistmaint so
 > they can be listed in BACKBONE.NA. This file is used for many BBS
 > systems to auto add new file areas (well it works using mbse and many
 > other tic processing tools).

"file areas" should have been "echo areas".

Sorry about my typing :(


 > Deleted echos - because of zero postings over say 6 - 12 months
 > (excluding postings of rules or "any one here" etc) are deleted fully
 > from the system.

 > Vincent


Vincent

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