Hello Ted:
When deleting a bulletin area, you must also delete the control
file, which is located in the subdir control. In this case,
you have to delete the file 'ww.txt', and the file './control/ww.ctl'.
Schneider
On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, Ted Gervais wrote:
> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 11:37:34 -0300 (ADT)
> From: Ted Gervais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: Linux Hams mail-list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Tnos-bulletins
>
> Just a quick question. I find that when I go into /nos/spool/mail...and
> delete a bulletin area, like 'ww' for example I find that there is nothing
> in that area when I go right back into TNOS and have a look at area 'ww'.
> Of course, that is expected. Now a day later, I find all these numbers in
> there. Nubmers of bulletins but no text. This might go from 0 to 4000. But
> why. Where does that come from . How does one get rid of that part?
>
> Maybe deleting an area manually is not the way to do things but how in the
> world are the bulletin numbers returning and there is no body. There are
> some new bulletins sprinkled among the numbers; new ones that would have
> come in during that day, but it is mostly numbers??
>
> --
> Ted Gervais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 44.135.34.254 gw.ve1drg.ampr.org
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