>> ok... still a problem...
>> i have many files like this...
>>
>> -rw------- 1 uucp uucp 630 May 29 02:45 0000002e.th0
>>
>> as you can see the owner is uucp
>> but when the ifcico starts it wont send it...
>> i added the options that Pablo suggested into my config
>>
>> options (time Any0001-2359) NoHold NoHydra
>>
>>
You've got to have a 'FLO' file to go with it.
The file name for the FLO file is based on the Fidonet address. Let's work
on a FLO file for 1:109/13.
The first 4 characters will be the hex representation for Net-109, or 006d.
The last 4 characters will be the hex respresentation for Nod-13, or 000d.
Thus, the FLO file will be named 006d000d.?LO
The first character in the extention will vary:
H = Hold
D = Direct (which ifcico does not seem to understand )-: )
C = Crash
Inside this file will be the fully qualified path to the file that contains
the 'goodies':
/var/spool/ifmail/outb/0000002e.th0
If you unpack 0000002e.th0, you will find the REAL traffic that you want to
send.
FWIW, (and, just to confuse you (-: ), in Binkley and several other DOS
based systems, the first 4 digits of that file name, 0000002e.th0, represent
the mathmatical difference between the receiving net and the sending net. In
this case, the packet is destined for someone in the same net. The '002e'
represent the mathmatical difference between the sending node and the
receiving node. In this case, a difference of 46 nodes. Or, if you were
109/7, that packet would be addressed to 109/53.
However, Fidogate does not do this math. It simply keeps a file of
sequential numbers, and assigns the next consecutive sequential number to
the next packet. There are pros and cons to either system. Collision is the
most important consideration, and it's possible in either case.
And, now you probably have read far more than you ever wanted to know! :-)
-= Jim =-