Subj : Re: Adding a TZUTC Kludge?
To   : Spectre
From : Warpslide
Date : Mon Mar 08 2021 04:01 pm

*** Quoting Spectre from a message to Warpslide ***

 Sp> Strictly speaking you don't need the del, type or echo > filename
 Sp> will remove the old contents.  I did have it, I eventually removed it
 Sp> for some reason I don't remember right now.

I had to delete the MSGTMP.NEW file at the end.  If I didn't, any new messages 
would always have the contents of my old message. (Until I logged off, then 
the BBS would wipe the file out).

It would appear that the REN command on Windows isn't destructive.

 Sp> Kludge always gave me a bit of grief.  I had to edit it for starters
 Sp> in thedraw, it was the only thing that would add the ctl-a for me,
 Sp> s'pose I could've hexedited it.

I just did ALT 001 (using the numpad) and it typed it ok.  In Notepad++ it 
came up as a SOH character.

 Sp> Not sure how else you'd do it, unless you want to start editing your
 Sp> message base.  Its the only point there is access to the message
 Sp> contents.

I was looking at FastEcho to see if there was some utility that would scan 
the packets on their way out, it didn't occur to me to add them at the time 
of creation.

 Sp> Can't argue with success eh :)

Exactly, now those sticklers in FIDOTEST can get off my case!  ;)


Jay

.... Logic and practical information do not seem to apply here.

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