Subj : non-CM nodes
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Carlos Navarro
Date : Sun Sep 11 2022 10:05 am

30 Aug 2022 09:12, you wrote to me:

 CN>> How would you do (or are you doing) to make binkd only poll a
 CN>> non-CM node at its open hours?

 WV> Do you have a non-CM link? Or is this a theoretical problem? ;)

Theoretical. :-)

Besides non-CM nodes, it could be useful for points...

 CN>> I can think of a batch/script that, after processing mail,
 CN>> renames the node's .?LO file to .HLO at the offline hours.

 WV> That would be difficult to sync with binkd, that probably starts
 WV> handling the files immediately when it's created by the tosser, and
 WV> the .?SY files are deleted.

I'm testing this with a CM link (renaming to .HLO just after tossing, and after packing netmail) and works fine.

Carlos

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