>     I have some 100 or so different *.JAM here, one for every echo.

Really?! (part2)

I don't have any. My jambase is named like this:

 Directory of  \bbs\msgbase\jamn*

17.12.2016  18:39       1 113 485  jamnntpd.jdt
17.12.2016  18:39          10 256  jamnntpd.jdx
17.12.2016  18:39         481 660  jamnntpd.jhr
17.12.2016  15:50              16  jamnntpd.jlr



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