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    From Sean Rima@2:263/1 to All on Mon Jan 5 12:07:22 2026

    Hello everybody!

    I only reliased today that since just before Christmas, that fmail is not scanning messages created by htick for announcements. I have to run it with the -s flag

    Sean


    ... TCOB1: binkd only binkd.rima.ie
    --- FMail-lnx 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: TCOB1 A Mail Only System (2:263/1)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Sean Rima on Mon Jan 5 18:24:00 2026
    Hi Sean,

    On 2026-01-05 12:07:22, you wrote to All:

    I only reliased today that since just before Christmas, that fmail is
    not scanning messages created by htick for announcements. I have to
    run it with the -s flag

    /S Scan the entire message base (ignore
    ECHOMAIL.BBS/JAM and NETMAIL.BBS/JAM)

    Doesn't htick update one of these flag files? Or maybe it's optional?


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Sean Rima@2:263/1 to Wilfred van Velzen on Mon Jan 5 21:29:13 2026

    Hello Wilfred!

    05 Jan 26 18:24, you wrote to me:

    Hi Sean,

    On 2026-01-05 12:07:22, you wrote to All:

    I only reliased today that since just before Christmas, that
    fmail is not scanning messages created by htick for
    announcements. I have to run it with the -s flag

    /S Scan the entire message base (ignore
    ECHOMAIL.BBS/JAM and NETMAIL.BBS/JAM)

    I find /s doesn't work on Linux, have to do -s :)

    Doesn't htick update one of these flag files? Or maybe it's optional?

    I will have to check

    Sean


    ... TCOB1: binkd only binkd.rima.ie
    --- FMail-lnx 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: TCOB1 A Mail Only System (2:263/1)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Sean Rima on Mon Jan 5 22:42:03 2026
    Hi Sean,

    On 2026-01-05 21:29:13, you wrote to me:

    I only reliased today that since just before Christmas, that
    fmail is not scanning messages created by htick for
    announcements. I have to run it with the -s flag

    /S Scan the entire message base (ignore
    ECHOMAIL.BBS/JAM and NETMAIL.BBS/JAM)

    I find /s doesn't work on Linux, have to do -s :)

    That is correct, all options in the linux version use the '-' char because '/' is used in paths. I didn't change it in the windows version (yet), as not to break backwards compatibility, for the batch files current users probably are using.

    (The above was copied from FMAIL.TXT)


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Sean Rima@2:263/1 to Wilfred van Velzen on Tue Jan 6 12:27:58 2026

    Hello Wilfred!

    05 Jan 26 22:42, you wrote to me:

    I only reliased today that since just before Christmas, that
    fmail is not scanning messages created by htick for
    announcements. I have to run it with the -s flag

    /S Scan the entire message base (ignore
    ECHOMAIL.BBS/JAM and NETMAIL.BBS/JAM)

    I find /s doesn't work on Linux, have to do -s :)

    That is correct, all options in the linux version use the '-' char
    because '/' is used in paths. I didn't change it in the windows
    version (yet), as not to break backwards compatibility, for the batch files current users probably are using.

    (The above was copied from FMAIL.TXT)

    Well it works perfectly here, although it may aid others to display - instead of / for Linux users only. It took me a while to realise that /s was not working when I started using Fmail first under Linux
    
    Sean


    ... TCOB1: binkd only binkd.rima.ie
    --- FMail-lnx 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: TCOB1 A Mail Only System (2:263/1)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Sean Rima on Tue Jan 6 13:41:25 2026
    Hi Sean,

    On 2026-01-06 12:27:58, you wrote to me:

    I find /s doesn't work on Linux, have to do -s :)

    That is correct, all options in the linux version use the '-' char
    because '/' is used in paths. I didn't change it in the windows
    version (yet), as not to break backwards compatibility, for the batch
    files current users probably are using.

    Well it works perfectly here, although it may aid others to display - instead of / for Linux users only. It took me a while to realise that
    /s was not working when I started using Fmail first under Linux ↑ Sean

    There is a mention of this in the ChangeLog file:

    2023-01-02 2.1.0.20-Beta
    * Made character that starts an option on the commandline
    (linux: '-', windows: '/') a #define.

    But you are right it should be properly documented in FMAIL.TXT... ;-)


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Sean Rima@2:263/1 to Wilfred van Velzen on Tue Jan 6 13:46:19 2026

    Hello Wilfred!

    06 Jan 26 13:41, you wrote to me:

    There is a mention of this in the ChangeLog file:

    2023-01-02 2.1.0.20-Beta
    * Made character that starts an option on the commandline
    (linux: '-', windows: '/') a #define.

    But you are right it should be properly documented in FMAIL.TXT... ;-)

    I never thought of checking there :)

    Sean


    ... TCOB1: binkd only binkd.rima.ie
    --- FMail-lnx 2.3.2.6-B20251227
    * Origin: TCOB1 A Mail Only System (2:263/1)