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|    Martin Foster to August Abolins    |
|    Could not move file FFF.nnn to file area    |
|    21 Mar 19 13:16:00    |
      MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet d6a16e63       REPLY: 2:221/1.58 4d06898d       PID: OpenXP/5.0.36 (Linux) (x86_64)       CHRS: ASCII 1       Hello August!              On 20.03.19 at 22:04, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:               MF>> This is how it all works .....               MF>> When you install a new nodelist or a new pointlist for the very first        MF>> time, they have to be manually unpacked and copied to the "DistribNL"        MF>> directory. From what you've said, you've already done this and you now        MF>> have a compiled nodelist and a compiled pointlist.               AA> Yes.. I had read your wonderful guide sec 3.2. That is what helped me        AA> get the NL installed/compiled.              OK, so far so good :-)               AA> BTW, your guide refers to "All other fields should be left at their        AA> default settings" ..but after I started to experiment with adjustments, I        AA> nolonger had a record of those default settings to undo what may have        AA> worked before. How about including some screenshots on your guide for        AA> some of the Options/*              Yes, that was already on my ToDo list but it's the usual problem of        having the time and inclination to do it.               MF>> However, when a new nodediff or new pointdiff arrives, you need to        MF>> copy the *packed* nodediff/pointdiff to the "DistribNL" directory.        MF>> There's no need to unpack them because WinPoint does it for you...               AA> That was very helpful. Thank you. But do I have to do the        AA> moving/copying each and every time subsequent nodelists arrive?              No, that only applies to new nodediffs/pointdiffs.              Regards,       Martin              --- OpenXP 5.0.36        * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)       SEEN-BY: 15/2 123/1970 154/10 203/0 221/0 226/17 229/107 426 1014       SEEN-BY: 240/5832 249/206 317 400 280/464 5003 292/624 854 310/31       SEEN-BY: 317/3 322/757 342/200 393/68 396/45 423/120 712/848 770/1       SEEN-BY: 2452/250       PATH: 310/31 280/464 229/426           |
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