Subj : Dupes
To   : Steven Leeman
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Sun Mar 04 2012 10:16 am

Hi! steven,

On Sat, 03 Mar 12, you wrote to me:

 PQ>> FE maintains a dupe database doesn't it?  So, any messages there
 PQ>> are just for the sysops perusal... to fix any routing or link 
 PQ>> problems, aren't they?
 sl> yes... certainly when you have stuff connected through more than 1 
 sl> uplink

That's what is happening now.  I have over 1.100 messages in the dupe area.  I 
might set the maintenance to keep them for 3 days only and be done with them.

 sl>  or when you have run a few times "%rescan" at your uplink

I found out how -not- to do that too many times on a test system here (with 
Crashmail).  I started off with copying the JAM files to the system and then 
commenced forwarding messages to it, and then did a %rescan.  Of course, a lot 
of dupes made it into the echo areas since the original messages' data had 
never been entered into the dupe database.  A definite 'no no'.  I deserve a 
smack! for that.  :)

Cheers,
Paul.

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