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   Message 805 of 1,725   
   Bj”rn Felten to Janis Kracht   
   MakeNL v3.4.1 Release   
   04 Jan 14 13:01:04   
   
    JK> 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.   
      
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