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 Message 1121 
 Janis Kracht to Björn Felten 
 MakeNL v3.4.1 Release 
 04 Jan 14 10:13:24 
 
>> Oh man... We don't need old segments being pulled in :( :(

> So, why use generic (daynumber as extension) at all, then?

> Using e.g..UPB as segment name for all "downlinks", all you have
> to do is "copy *.UPD" to the working directory and then "del *.UPD", and you
>know you'll always have only the latest segment files in the working directory

> I've been doing that for years first as NC then as RC and it's never ever
> failed.

I use a stub named "filename" with no extention and the latest version 3.4.1
hasn't failed yet since using it.. (10/19/2013).

Take care,
Janis

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