Subj : Re: dlo
To   : Chad Adams
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Mar 20 2024 07:31 pm

Hi Chad,

On 2024-03-20 13:00:18, you wrote to ALL:

 CA> Every so often, binkd creates a .HLD file. Why does it do this? I
 CA> assume it#13 doesnt poll when it does.

It does that when there is a problem with the specific node. You can find out in your binkd.log what exactly is the cause. For instance from my log:

....
+ 20 Mar 00:04:09 [332] 5fa19e73.pkt skipped by remote
+ 20 Mar 00:04:09 [332] done (to 2:5020/400@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
+ 20 Mar 00:04:09 [332] holding skipped mail for 28800 sec
+ 20 Mar 00:04:09 [332] holding 2:5020/400@fidonet (2024/03/20 08:04:09)
  20 Mar 00:04:09 [332] session closed, quitting...


Bye, Wilfred.

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