Subj : out of disk space?
To   : Alan Hess
From : Bob Jones
Date : Mon Dec 31 2001 12:22 am

 AH> I'm using Binkley PE 403 for os/2.  I've got bink/max 
 AH> on a 3 gig partition.  I've been getting error messages 
 AH> from Binkley saying "Out of disk space" when a node 
 AH> tries to send me netmail.  I'm nowhere near out of disk 
 AH> space - the partition is almost empty.  What gives, and 
 AH> how do I fix it?  *adh*

Alan:

This is a problem with binkley interpreting the returned free space value as a 
signed int.  If you eat up space on the drive so you have just under 2Gb free, 
that should take care of the problem.  I just copy files into a "delete-me" 
type subdirectory off the root to accomplish this.  I've heard of a program 
called space hog that can also do the job.

For technical info, the results returned by the free disk space check under 
OS/2 is an unsigned int.  It wraps at 4Gb.  So, when you get a larger drive / 
partition, you'll hit the bug when you have 2Gb to 4Gb free, 6Gb to 8Gb free, 
etc. 

Take care....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41


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