Subj : Re: Netmail in the insecure inbound
To   : Matthias Hertzog
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed May 05 2021 09:54:12

Hi Matthias,

On 2021-05-05 09:38:25, you wrote to me:

 WV>> I sometimes turn on compression for links that are offline for a bit
 WV>> longer then 1 or 2 days. Because with the high frequent tossing that
 WV>> happens today, the outbound directories quickly fill up with hundreds
 WV>> of .pkt files, which I don't like. With compression turned on there
 WV>> are at most 7 files for each (offline) node waiting to be send. When
 WV>> they become connectable again I turn compression back off...

 MH> That's a nice idea, but forces manual intervention in most cases.

Indeed. That's why I use the threshold of 1 or 2 days. Most connection problems are solved within that period.

 MH> Packed echomail is a bad idea with the high frequenies as one will
 MH> run out of file extensions after 36 polls. (.WE0-9 + .WEA-Z).

It could indeed. My tosser just keeps using the Z if that's reached. Which doesn't seem to cause problems, as far as I'm aware of...

 MH> Having unpacked for offline systems is a pain in the outbound, but
 MH> having compressed for active nodes is a pain as well.

 MH> My solution: uncompressed & not looking in the outbound too often.

That works too! ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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