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   Message 442 of 2,396   
   Wilfred van Velzen to Paul Quinn   
   Re: New: PING/TRACE function. Tests requ   
   23 Aug 16 15:40:26   
   
   Hi Paul,   
      
   On 23 Aug 16 22:23, Paul Quinn wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:   
     about: "New: PING/TRACE function. Tests requested.":   
      
    WV>> Do you still have the source? Do you know which compiler was used? It   
    WV>> might be easy for me or anyone else with a C compiler to help you   
    WV>> there...   
      
    PQ> I can't tell as I ran PK-lite over it.  IIRC, it's standard C and only   
    PQ> intended as a DOS app.   
      
   Can you run Win32 program's on your fido system?   
      
    PQ> The outstanding... longstanding required fix is in the @via line loop,   
    PQ> where the 'buffer' isn't cleared after each line is written.  You   
    PQ> might have noticed the flaw in the response to your PING(?).   
      
   I didn't, but it is indeed visible:   
      
   * Via 2:280/464 @20160818.183220.553.UTC FMail-W32(Pack) 1.69.25.189!   
   * Via 3:712/848 @20160818.183502.UTC RNtrack 1.21/W32!k) 1.69.25.189!   
   * Via 3:712/848 @20160818.183503.UTC hpt/w32-mvcdll 1.9.0-cur 04-11-15!   
      
   )   
      
    PQ> It ought to be FREQ-able as "pingproj" (without the quote marks).  You   
    PQ> may get a giggle out of the hamfisted coding.   
      
   I tried that, but didn't get any files (yet):   
      
   + 23 Aug 15:15:47 [24013] call to 3:640/384@fidonet   
     23 Aug 15:15:48 [24013] trying quinnspost.nodelist.net [122.148.59.26]...   
     23 Aug 15:15:48 [24013] connected   
   + 23 Aug 15:15:48 [24013] outgoing session with quinnspost.nodelist.net:24554   
   [122.148.59.26]   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] OPT CRAM-MD5-896d76a9ee76797a0458febe1c30821f   
   + 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] Remote requests MD mode   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] OPT PLZ   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] SYS Quinn's Post   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] ZYZ Paul Quinn   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] LOC Maryborough, QLD, OZ   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] PHN quinnspost.nodelist.net   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] NDL XW,CM,IBN,IEM:eskimo261@bigfoot.com,PING   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] TIME Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:15:48 +1000   
   - 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] VER Radius/4.010/21.01.2005,13:56(Fina   
   -Release)/Win32 binkp/1.1   
   + 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] addr: 3:640/384@fidonet   
   + 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] addr: 3:640/1010@fidonet   
   + 23 Aug 15:15:49 [24013] sending /home/fido/outbound.003/02800180.req as   
   ad899479.req (9)   
   + 23 Aug 15:15:50 [24013] sent: /home/fido/outbound.003/02800180.req (9, 9.00   
   CPS, 3:640/384@fidonet)   
   + 23 Aug 15:15:51 [24013] done (to 3:640/384@fidonet, OK, S/R: 1/0 (9/0 bytes))   
      
   Did it get processed in any way? Maybe you can send the file?   
      
      
   Btw: I think 'send' is corrent here. I used google, and found: "'Send' is the   
   present tense, 'sent' is the past tense.'" ;)   
   Now I will have to try and remember that. Will be difficult. ;)   
      
   Wilfred.   
      
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