home bbs files messages ]

Just a sample of the Echomail archive

<< oldest | < older | list | newer > | newest >> ]

 Message 1564 
 Andrew Leary to Kees van Eeten 
 killsent attribute 
 28 Oct 18 00:48:40 
 
Hello Kees!

27 Oct 18 22:29, you wrote to mark lewis:

 KE> 27 Oct 18 14:59, you wrote to all:

 ml>> how can i tell makenlng to not use the killsent attribute in the
 ml>> FA netmail MSG?

 KE>  There are two solutions and you will not like either of them.

 KE>  1. Search the source code, and remove the kill/sent bit from the
 KE> attribute.
 KE>     Recompile the changed source.

I've already located the relevant portion of msgtool.c.  A quick edit there, 
plus a toggle added to the config file parser and it should be done in an hour 
or so.

 KE>  2. Do not use Makenl to transmit the files, but use something
 KE> external, where
 KE>     you have more control over the atribute bits.

Also an option.

 KE>  For a long term solution, convince Andrew to move the definition of
 KE> the attribute to the ctl file. But expect the answer that is was not
 KE> needed in the last 25 or so years.

I have no problem doing this; it has never been done because nobody ever asked 
for it before.

Andrew
Team MakeNL

--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20170303
 * Origin: Phoenix BBS * phoenix.bnbbbs.net (1:320/219)

<< oldest | < older | list | newer > | newest >> ]

(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca