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   Message 2,382 of 3,070   
   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   oxp: Nodelist problem   
   09 Mar 21 08:01:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet ee47c355   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.3@fidonet ee4218c1   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.49 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   TZUTC: -0500   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** On Tuesday 09.03.21 - 09:09, you wrote to me:   
      
    AA>> Something like these might be better:   
      
    AA>> "Process DIFF files"   
    AA>> "Process DIFF updates"   
    AA>> "Enable DIFF processing"   
      
    MF> Hmmmm, dunno, this is a tricky one.   
      
   How so?  That's exactly what that setting "enables". When the     
   DIFF arives, OXP processes the DIFF.   
      
      
    AA>> The English help is a bit closer because it says "...to   
    AA>> process the diff update".   
      
    MF> Yes but it says "OpenXP will call its own nodelist   
    MF> processor to process the diff update". Well yes, it will,   
    MF> but that doesn't describe the true purpose of this   
    MF> particular option.   
      
   Huh?  Isn't the "true purpose" to tell OXP that it is OK to     
   kickstart the nodelist updates when a new DIFF arrives?   
      
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