Subj : Re: Bad .bsy handling
To   : paulie420
From : Geri Atricks
Date : Thu Jan 19 2023 01:01 am

 pa>  GA> For instance, I use the following .bat file to start my BBS:
 pa>  GA> 
 pa>  GA> cd \loy\semaphore
 pa>  GA> del *.bsy
 pa>  GA> cd \loy
 pa>  GA> mis server
 pa> Its bad to delete .bsy files this way. Sure, you can sometimes delete
 pa> .bsy files if they persist, but doing it everytime can cause issues for
 pa> mutil / polling whether you experience issues or not.
 pa> 
 pa> A better way would be to run the delete .bsy thru mis;
 pa> ./mis poll killbusy

I use that in my polling events. The batch file is just for starting the BBS after a restart where it's very likely that the server was not shutdown properly, like after a power failure or system freeze.

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