TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A47   
   MSGID: 2:201/137 1995ba87   
   TZUTC: 0200   
   Hello g00r00!   
      
   One thing that I have noticed for some time now, but forgot to ask about   
   earlier, is that qwkpoll appears to create a qwkmail.out semaphore after   
   *importing* QWK mail.   
      
   Here's an example flow from my system (combined/interleaved excerpts from   
   mis.log and qwkpoll.log):   
      
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:28  EVENT Running event: CUSTOM: Poll QWK networks   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:28  EVENT Cmd: touch /home/bbs/mystic/semaphore/qwkpoll.now   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:28  EVENT Res: 0   
      
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:38  EVENT Removing: /home/bbs/mystic/semaphore/qwkpoll.now   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:38  EVENT Removing: /home/bbs/mystic/semaphor   
   /qwkpoll.finished   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:38  EVENT Running event: CUSTOM: Poll QWK networks   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:38  EVENT Cmd: timeout -k 300 --preserve-status -v 300   
   ./qwkpoll all   
      
   Aug 28 15:43:38 QWKPOLL Startup (v1.12 A47 Linux/64 Compiled 2021/08/22   
   07:33:20)   
   Aug 28 15:43:38 Exchanging Mail for DOVE-Net   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 Exported @VERT.rep -> 0 msgs   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 Connecting via FTP to dove.synchro.net   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 R:220-Vertrauen (cvs.synchro.net)   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 Connected   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 Local IP is 188.149.138.116   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 S:USER SCBBS   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 R:331 User name okay, need password.   
   Aug 28 15:43:39 S:PASS    
   Aug 28 15:43:40 R:230-Welcome!   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 S:TYPE I   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 R:200 All files sent in BINARY mode.   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 S:MODE S   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 R:200 STREAM mode.   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 Logged in as SCBBS   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 Downloading QWK packet   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 S:PASV   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 R:227 Entering Passive Mode (71,95,196,36,4,5)   
   Aug 28 15:43:40 S:RETR VERT.qwk   
   Aug 28 15:43:45 R:150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for file transfer.   
   Aug 28 15:43:45 R:226 Download complete (14828 cps).   
   Aug 28 15:43:45 OK: VERT.qwk (7,414 bytes)   
   Aug 28 15:43:45 Importing QWK packet:   
   Aug 28 15:43:45 Imported 6 messages (0 failed)   
      
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:45  EVENT Res: 0   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:45  EVENT Cmd: touch /home/bbs/mystic/semapho   
   e/qwkpoll.finished   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:45  EVENT Res: 0   
      
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:48  EVENT Removing: /home/bbs/mystic/semaphore/qwkmail.out   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:48  EVENT Removing: /home/bbs/mystic/semaphor   
   /qwkmail.finished   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:48  EVENT Running event: CUSTOM: Send QWK network mail   
   + 2021.08.28 15:43:48  EVENT Cmd: timeout -k 300 --preserve-status -v 300   
   ./qwkpoll all   
      
   Aug 28 15:43:48 QWKPOLL Startup (v1.12 A47 Linux/64 Compiled 2021/08/22   
   07:33:20)   
   Aug 28 15:43:48 Exchanging Mail for DOVE-Net   
   Aug 28 15:43:49 Exported @VERT.rep -> 0 msgs   
   Aug 28 15:43:49 Connecting via FTP to dove.synchro.net   
   Aug 28 15:43:49 R:220-Vertrauen (vert.synchro.net)   
   Aug 28 15:43:49 Connected   
   Aug 28 15:43:49 Local IP is 188.149.138.116   
   Aug 28 15:43:49 S:USER SCBBS   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 R:331 User name okay, need password.   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 S:PASS    
   Aug 28 15:43:50 R:230-Welcome!   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 S:TYPE I   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 R:200 All files sent in BINARY mode.   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 S:MODE S   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 R:200 STREAM mode.   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 Logged in as SCBBS   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 Downloading QWK packet   
   Aug 28 15:43:50 S:PASV   
   Aug 28 15:43:51 R:227 Entering Passive Mode (71,95,196,34,7,208)   
   Aug 28 15:43:51 S:RETR VERT.qwk   
   Aug 28 15:44:01 R:550 No QWK packet created (no new messages)   
   Aug 28 15:44:01 Packet does not exist on remote: VERT.qwk   
   Aug 28 15:44:01 Response: 550 No QWK packet created (no new messages)   
      
   + 2021.08.28 15:44:01  EVENT Res: 0   
   + 2021.08.28 15:44:01  EVENT Cmd: touch /home/bbs/mystic/semapho   
   e/qwkmail.finished   
   + 2021.08.28 15:44:01  EVENT Res: 0   
      
   This appears to cause an extraneous (unnecessary) poll to the QWK server.   
   Is this expected (perhaps I am missing something)?   
      
   Many thanks in advance!   
      
   Best regards   
   Bj”rn   
      
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