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   Nancy Backus to Mark Hofmann   
   bbs was: Big snow for the Northeast - b   
   27 Nov 11 23:37:41   
   
   -=> Quoting Mark Hofmann to Nancy Backus on 23 Nov 11  18:13:52 <=-   
      
    NB>> message about either not having enough space to compress or not being   
    NB>> able to find the compression program.  Also, the screen from the Main   
    NB>> Menu that is supposed to show the // commands also whisks by too fast to   
    NB>> be seen... maybe needs a pause attached...?        neb   
      
    MH> Thanks for reporting that to me.  I discovered that when I brought my   
    MH> BBS back to life last year, I forgot to restore the directory that had   
    MH> all the archivers (ZIP, ARJ, etc).  I still need to find some of those   
    MH> programs, but I have ZIP working.      
      
   That would explain things nicely...    
      
    MH> I just tested WWIVMail and //QWK, and both seem to work fine now.  It   
    MH> helps when you have PKZIP and PKUNZIP in the proper directory.  :)    
    MH> You might want to check under "D" (Defaults) to make sure you have   
    MH> screen pauses enabled.      
      
   I'm pretty sure that I did set that up that way, I usually do, just on   
   general principles, for any new bbs setup...  but I will double check   
   next time on.   
      
    MH> Hopefully it will all work for you this time.  :)   
      
   I'll let you know.  :)   It may be a few more days before I get some   
   "play" time again... things get crazy, and I'm a ways behind on messages   
   as it is... ;0   
      
   ttyl         neb   
      
   ... The only one who gets things done by Friday is Robinson Crusoe.   
   --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.20   
    * Origin: Outpost BBS / Johnson City, TN / outpost.slyip.net (1:18/200)   

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