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    From Nugax@1:103/705 to All on Tue Sep 25 00:27:13 2018
    For some reason I write a netmail and it puts in the right directory but as a .out file. I have the type set to .ZIP and 2+ type packet. Any idea why it may be doing this?

    Binkd doesnt seem to see it to send.

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Nugax on Tue Sep 25 00:15:53 2018
    Re: .out file for netmail
    By: Nugax to All on Tue Sep 25 2018 12:27 am

    For some reason I write a netmail and it puts in the right directory but as a .out file.

    I know we already discussed this, but just for completeness: a .out file is a packet. SBBSecho is doing the right thing.

    digital man

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to Nugax on Tue Sep 25 00:26:32 2018
    Re: .out file for netmail
    By: Nugax to All on Tue Sep 25 2018 12:27 am

    For some reason I write a netmail and it puts in the right directory but as a .out file. I have the type set to .ZIP and 2+ type packet. Any idea why it may be doing this?

    That is an uncompressed .pkt file. That's the way netmail is sent in the binkly style outbound. A .out is normal flavour, a .cut is crash, .hut is hold and so on.

    Binkd doesnt seem to see it to send.

    Binkd will send it when it sees it. Double check your binkd outbound directory setting in binkd.conf.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al


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  • From Nugax@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Tue Sep 25 13:58:56 2018
    Thanks everyone!

    On 02:15 25/09 , Digital Man wrote:

    Re: .out file for netmail
    By: Nugax to All on Tue Sep 25 2018 12:27 am

    For some reason I write a netmail and it puts in the right directory but as a .out file.

    I know we already discussed this, but just for completeness: a .out file is a >packet. SBBSecho is doing the right thing.

    digital man

    This Is Spinal Tap quote #19:
    Oh then, maybe it's not green. Anyway this is what I sleep in sometimes. >Norco, CA WX: 60.5-#F, 91.0% humidity, 2 mph ESE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Nugax on Wed Sep 26 08:31:00 2018
    On 09-25-18 00:27, Nugax wrote to All <=-

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    For some reason I write a netmail and it puts in the right directory
    but as a .out file. I have the type set to .ZIP and 2+ type packet. Any idea why it may be doing this?

    Netmail is normally sent as .?ut (.out, .hut, .dut, .cut, depending on the flavour). This is simply the outbound form of a .pkt file. Only echomail is bundled using the configured archiver. So far, normal behaviour.

    Binkd doesnt seem to see it to send.

    Is binkd looking in the right place?


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