On 18 Aug 00 at 7:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>Dale, I hope it is just the same as in other DOS applications
>>that use a DOS routine to create unique file names, so that Pegasus
>>takes care that no name occurs twice.
I think that Pegasus checks for that when you use the extract
function. I think I extracted to a duplicate filename once and I
cannot remember if it prompted me for another name or changed it
automatically.
>>Next thing: Have you ever tried to name your "new mail" directory
>>DALE.MAI?
No I have not tried that, but I should think it would work with any
directory so long as the full path is provide correctly.
>>We have Pegasus running on four PCs with only two being
>>capable to connect online.
>>
>> Svazek v jednotce P je HARDDISK
>> Vypis adresare P:\
>>
>>.. <ADRESAR> 08.12.99 21.10
>>... <ADRESAR> 08.12.99 21.10
>>ARCHIV <ADRESAR> 08.12.99 21.10
>>HOME <ADRESAR> 17.08.00 20.20 -> my compressed folders
>>CHRISTOF MAI <ADRESAR> 17.08.00 20.21 -> my new mail directory
>>MARTA MAI <ADRESAR> 02.06.00 10.12 what I move to Marta's PC
>>MILA MAI <ADRESAR> 02.06.00 10.12 what I move to Mila's PC
>>JANA MAI <ADRESAR> 17.08.00 20.22 what I move to Jana's PC
>>[files...]
>>
>>All those MAI directories contain only individual files CNM and TBS.
>>The new mail directory can be selected to browse because it is called
>>XXXXXXXX.MAI, too. Only Marta and Jana use Arachne online on their PC. So I
>>had to configure the directory for outgoing messages with PCONFIG.EXE to be
>>JANA.MAI.
>>
>>A batch file EXCHMAIL.BAT does the traffic with the floppy disk.
>>The environment variable %home% has to be edited for each PC.
>>
>> @echo off
>> :: edit the following line: who is working here?
>> set home=marta
>> for %%f in (christof marta jana mila)
>> do if not %home%==%%f move p:\%%f.mai\*.C?? a:\pmail\%%f
>> for %%f in (christof marta jana mila)
>> do if not %home%==%%f move p:\%%f.mai\*.tbs a:\pmail\%%f
>> move a:\pmail\%home%\*.tbs p:\%home%.mai
>> move a:\pmail\%home%\*.c?? p:\%home%.mai
>>
>>(lines 4/5 and 6/7 in the batch file have to each in one line!)
>>
>>Shall I post this on Arachne list?
I think you just did. ;)
>>Moving mail files to disk or
>>directories is perhaps not completely OT (see insight's mail-for-not-
>>online-feature). Anyway, I apologize!
Thanks for thinking of us enough to post your Pegasus tips and
suggestions. I will keep them for future reference.
Practice random acts of intelligence and senseless acts of self-control.
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