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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   oxp: nodediff sofar so good   
   20 Mar 20 21:03:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e2997756   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.3@fidonet e27abff7   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.43 (Win32)   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   TZUTC: -0400   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** 16.03.20 - 14:10, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    MF>Excellent and methinks it's now time to "bite the bullet" ;-)   
      
    MF>I'd like you to do the following please .....   
      
    MF>[1] Delete the /FIDO/FILES/* message areas but needless to say, if   
    MF>[2] Delete everything in your FILES directory but make any necessary   
    MF>[3] Enable "Automatic TIC file processing" in "Fido -> Options".   
    MF>[4] Make sure that "Delete update after processing" is *disabled* in   
      
    MF>I await the outcome with bated breath :-))   
      
      
   The 2nd part (the NODEDIFF) came through later today, and everything     
   seemed to go well.   
      
   RESULT:   
   ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿   
   ³ Z2PNT.###     080  Z2PNT_D.###   Z2PNT_D.Z##   Diff  FD Pointlist    ³   
   ³ NODELIST.###  080  NODEDIFF.###  NODEDIFF.Z##  Diff  Nodelist        ³   
   ³                                                                      ³   
      
      
   The corresponding message areas, FIDO/FILES/NODEDIFF and FIDO/FILES/    
   Z2PNT_D were recreated.  The contents contain "messages" that are copies     
   of the diff files.   
      
   The file directory /FIDO contains the incoming .Z80 diff files.   
      
   How did it go with your Linux versions?   
      
      
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