Subj : *.MSG vs. packed help?
To   : Peter Knapper
From : Mike Luther
Date : Mon Jul 09 2001 02:32 am

OK Peter ..

 PK> I use all Squish message base format here, and I archive the Echo's I 
 PK> want to keep using TOPICX (Topic Extract). It will 
 PK> extract ALL or selected messages using a wonderful 
 PK> array of criteria, and you can dump the entire message 
 PK> into a plain text file. It keeps a log file and uses 
 PK> that to find the next starting point for each Area you 
 PK> process, only NEW messages are added. Available in DOS 
 PK> and OS/2 versions, TOPX_110 and TOPXP111. Its old 
 PK> (1992) and reports this year 2001 as 101, but 
 PK> otherwise its pretty good for me. Shouldn't be too 
 PK> hard to post process the date into the correct format 
 PK> with a couple of lines of Rexx.....;-)

 PK> Let me know if you can't find it and want a copy.

They are both in house now.  Found the 110 version and then got a hit on 
TOPXP111 on Google and got it.

Thank you.   I'll see what I can do.  I'd really like to bust off this *.MSG 
format.  It takes to much time and disk thrashing.

Mike @ 1:117/2001

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