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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   oxp: nodelist situation?   
   05 Apr 20 11:18:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e321c759   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.43 (Win32)   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   TZUTC: -0400   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** 05.04.20 - 14:12, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    MF>Further to my two previous ramblings, I don't get the error message   
    MF>that you're getting but I do get the lockup after a poll. Actually,   
    MF>it's the dreaded endless loop rather than a lockup but I digress.   
      
   Yes.. I noticed that the DEBUGLOG.TXT file just kept getting larger and     
   and larger.   
      
      
    MF>I'm hoping I've fixed this with a bit of a workaround .....   
      
    MF>Even though FSXNet don't distribute diffs, I've added some "dummy"   
    MF>data in the "Update file" and "Update archive" fields: FSXNET_D.###   
    MF>and FSXNET_D.Z## respectively and this appears to have fixed it.   
      
   I figured that out on my own with .087 last week.  I'm running it like     
   this right now, and it works:   
      
   ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿   
   ³ Z2PNT.###     094  Z2PNT_D.###   Z2PNT_D.Z##   Diff  FD Pointlist    ³   
   ³ NODELIST.###  094  NODEDIFF.###  NODEDIFF.Z##  Diff  Nodelist        ³   
   ³ FSXNET.###    094  FSXNET.###    FSXNET.Z##    Diff  Nodelist        ³   
   ³                                                                      ³   
   ³                                                                      ³   
   ³                                                                      ³   
   ³                                                                      ³   
   ³        ÚÄ Configure Node/Pointlist ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿         ³   
   ³        ³                                                   ³         ³   
   ³        ³  List name         FSXNET.###        Number  094  ³         ³   
   ³        ³                                                   ³         ³   
   ³        ³  Format of list    Nodelist                      ³         ³   
   ³        ³  Zone/Address      21                             ³         ³   
   ³        ³                                                   ³         ³   
   ³        ³  Update file       FSXNET.###                     ³         ³   
   ³        ³  Update archive    FSXNET.Z##                     ³         ³   
   ³        ³                                                   ³         ³   
   ³        ³  Process by                                       ³         ³   
   ³        ³                                                   ³         ³   
   ³        ³   [x]   Use internal nodelist processor           ³         ³   
   ³        ³   [ ]   Delete update after processing            ³         ³   
   ³        ³                                                   ³         ³   
   ³        ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ [F2] ÄÙ         ³   
      
      
   The previous week's .087 was set up the same way.  It ran fine.  But the     
   error message that I posted here started as soon as I had a FSXNET.Z94 in     
   the /FILE directory after a file-request.  :(   
      
      
    MF>To test my workaround, I posted a test shot in FIDOTEST and there was   
    MF>no lockup after the poll. Let's hope it doesn't lockup after this   
    MF>poll.   
      
   Yes.. it's running fine poll after poll with the workaround.   
      
   Meanwhile, I renamed the workaround fields to this:   
      
   ³ FSXNET.###    094  FSXDIFF.###   FSXDIFF.Z##   Diff  Nodelist        ³   
      
      
   The problem/lockup seems to start as soon as it sees another FSXNET.Z** in     
   the /FILES dir.   
      
      
      
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