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Official FastEcho FAQ Rijswijk, 01-03-1996 by Raymond Dijkxhoorn The Netherlands This file will be updated and send out at the first of each month. Updates and suggestions can be send out via fidonet (2:281/534) or via internet : thr@xs4all.nl or raymond@sdc.wtm.tudelft.nl Q] > When i run FE i get sometimes the message : > > "Error opening C:\FE\FTSCPROD.FE: No such file or directory" > > Where is that file, and what do i need it for anyway ? > I can't find it on my entire HD. A] The FTSCPROD.FE file is needed for internal use of FE. It tells information about other mail programs. It should be in your FastEcho directory, so if you miss it, find yourself a complete archive. Or dive into your backup archives ... BUT ... When installing the new FastEcho 1.45 there were some files missing in the installation package. They are available at every supportsite, and named FE145MF.ARJ. The new bugfixed version will include all of this as the standard set of files! So if you are not upgrading from any older version that could also be the reason you see this error... They should be available in the 1.45a archives! === Q] > When using feutil to link my jam areas, I keep getting a "not enough > memory" error when it tries to link my genealogy echobase containing > about 13,000 messages. It links the rest fine. I have 560K of memory > free before linking. A] Yeah, nothing to do against this, it needs about 36 bytes or so per message for linking, take out your calculator and see how much that makes together with FEUtils program size plus memory needed for the config etc. Except when using FEUTIL/16 or /2 ... those ones can handle much larger bases as the DOS versions. === Q] > I just setup FastEcho and am now trying to get it working, but > all i see is "can't export without active downlink" but i did > add nodes to those area's. A] Check the security level of that downlink and that particular area. Convince yourself that the downlinks you connected also have a sec. level which is high enough to be exported to. === Q] > I'm tossing all my inbound netmail into RemoteAccess HMB area 1. my > question is, can I exclude myself (Sysop or my name) from netmail > tossing so I can read my netmail from D'Bridge since its faster for > me and I can choose to send it direct or routed through my HUB? A] No problem, FastEcho can handle that just fine. Just go in FEsetup and check the following : System -> FEutil parameters -> Exclude users -> Y And now simply add the names you want to exclude in System -> Usernames === Q] > When i run FastEcho under DV, i have not enough memmory to toss all > the mailbundles, it exits with "out of memmory" ...! A] You can try the following thing : First de-crease the dupebase, it frees the amount of memmory used, but only make him smaller if really needed. You can also try to set the maximum amount of KB's in FEsetup, which FE should toss. In that case FE will run several times, tossed a bit, packs the mail and goes on. Works great on my system. But also speeds down the tossing, because you need to pack several times. Or Set 'Toss Buffers' to Small and/or decrease the Message buffer size... === Q] > I see some people writing with beta versions. Where can i get those > versions. I now run 1.41g. A] The beta versions of FastEcho are restricted for use in the betateam ONLY. 1.45a is the latest public release version which is available for both registered and unregistered users. So you could upgrade to the latest version: Fastecho 1.45a. === Q] > FastEcho tries to put the file FEAA.AAA in my mail archives, but once > i looked into that file, i noticed it didn't contain any mail. A] The file FEAA.xxx is a list file with the names of the mailpackets to be included into your mail archive. It is used for packing all the packets for one particular node in one simple run. Which would save you time with packing of the mailarchive, which can be a lengthy process. This error pops up when you use the wrong list character in FEsetup. Look into the archiver setup, and make sure you put the following there: For ARJ : "!" For ZIP : "@" === Q] > I have a pointkey, but i also have a node number, and want to forward > mail to other points. A] As you could also read in the register forms, a point key can only be used to have ONE link (your uplink) for forwarding mail. What you COULD do is put your key on a disk, rename the one you have in your FE dir. and evaluate the node version. If you like, you can always upgrade your point to a node key. Contact your local registration site for that. === Q] > Sometimes my messages are not being forwarded completely, why ??? A] Look into FEsetup what you defined as message buffer, default FE handles 32Kb, but can be expanded to 64 Kb. Just enter the value you want to be handled maximum, but be aware of the fact that if you choose a small buffer, you could lose information. === Q] > I've wrote messages on several echo-areas but 'Fastecho SCAN' > don't export all of them. I think all my setup is correct. A] Try 'Fastecho SCAN -I -N'. Perhaps your editor is not writing correctly the files that Fastecho uses to speed up the scanning: ECHOMAIL.BBS/.JAM and NETMAIL.BBS/.JAM or maybe the highwater marks of the messagebases are wrong. === Q] > Why is Fastecho not making Carbon Copies?. I already configured it > on FESETUP > Data > Carbon Copies. A] Did you forget to add the '-C' command line parameter when executing Fastecho toss? (try 'Fastecho TOSS -C'). BTW Fastecho only makes Carbon Copies when tossing, so Fastecho will not make copies of message written for you. Furthermore Carbon Copies are only made from echomails, not netmails. === Q] > Why does FastEcho TOSS or SCAN say 'error opening MSGINFO.BBS' even > though I only have JAM/Squish/*.MSG areas defined? A] Even if you don't use it, you have to define a HMB path and keep the files HMB files created by FESetup. This is necessary because of FE's internal handling. These files are quite small and therefore shouldn't bother you too much. === Q] > I am a registered user of FastEcho, just made the switch to PCBoard > and I miss the FastEcho setup sooooomuch!... any plans for supporting > PCB in the "future".. A] (Tobias:) Yes. Probably in the next release === Q] > I may be changing my node numbers soon and I was wondering if I will > need to get new keys to run Fastecho as a result of the net/node > number changes since every time I run Fastecho on my two machines it > comes up saying that the program is registered to me at my present > node numbers ( 2 keys, 2 machines). A] FE will keep running, without problems, the nodenumber which is being displayed when starting up FastEcho or Feutil is only there for cos- metical reasons. === Q] > Is there a way to get FastEcho to Export it's data to an AREAS.BBS > file from the command line? A] U can use "fesetup -xa" for that. This will create an areas.bbs in the current directory. === Q] > What is the difference between FE capabilities with the -POINT- key > versus the -NODE- key registrations? A] The version with -POINT- key can _only_ export mail to ONE downlink but the -NODE- key can export mail to more than one link. And the point key does not offer the AreaFix capability. === Q] > Can a point key handle _netmail_ to other than the boss node? A] Yes! ... a point key CAN forward netmail to other than the boss node. Limitations are echomail only. === Q] > I have experienced some troubles with the 1.45 and Gigo, when tossing > my uncompressed GIGO usenet news in fido format, after about half a > *.pkt, the program locks and I have to close the OS/2 box and retoss > from DOS. OS/2 refers to the error as a runtime software problem. A] (Tobias:) This is a bug in FE 1.45 which is caused by the huge (too huge, IMHO) REPLY kludges created by GiGo when KEEPTHREADS (or NIKE) is turned on. There are two options, ask your uplink to switch to the latest version of GiGo which has afix for that problem, or, even better, upgrade to FastEcho 1.45a which has a solve for this problem also! === Q] > I tried to setup fastech2.exe but it seems FE can't work with > dos archievers. I tried comspec + /c A] Wrong command line, you should use : "CMD.EXE /C <DOS archiver>". That should do the job for you. === Q] > Can you tell me when FastEcho is going to update BBS support > for Proboard 2.1x? Its config formats are changed since the > last version... A] You already have a 2.1 compatible version (FastEcho 1.45>), just set the BBS sw to ProBoard 2.02 in FESetup, it was the version number of the pre-2.10 betas ... === Q] > When i startup FastEcho it complains about something like: "Another > copy of FastEcho, FEUTIL or FESetup is currently active!" A] The new FastEcho (1.45>) uses a busy semaphore, which will remain there when something goes wrong. When you are sure it is the only one of FE running, delete the busy file from the semahore directory, assigned in FeSetup and it should run again. === Q] > Fastecho is not packing netmail messages with flags like crash, > hold, immediate, etc... and my mailer will not send them. My mailer > is Binkley compatible. A] Before Fastecho 1.45 FastEcho packed only netmails without priority flags. You needed a Binkley netmail packer (like BNP for example) to take care of your other netmail messages. But since 1.45 is releases there is no need for that. From now on FE can handle this type of netmail also. Just change your 'Fastcho Pack' command to 'Fastecho pack -P' === Q] > What is the practical single message size limit under fastecho? > 16k, 32k, 64k? Does msg format make a difference? (ie. msg, jam > or hmb). Thanks for your help... A] The maximum messagebuffer size for the DOS version is 64K and for for the OS/2 version 512 Kb. These values can be defined in the FeSetup. It doesn't make any difference what kind of base you are using, for those limits. === Q] > Can someone give me a list with OS/2 command lines for my packer > setup? I can't figure out a few of them ... A] Well ... This is what came out of the reports in the beta area, if you have suggestions, please write, but here's the list: 1 ARC arc2.exe a5w 13 2 ARJ arjz.exe a -md 34 3 LZH lh2.exe a /o 32 4 RAR rar.exe a -y -o- -std -ep -tk -m5 -s -ee -ds @ 35 5 ZIP zip.exe -9jkD@ < 34 6 ZOO zoo.exe a:+I < 20 7 SQZ cmd.exe /c d:\bin\sqz.exe a /p3 /q∞ /z3 @ 34 8 UC2 cmd.exe /c d:\bin\uc.exe AFITST @ 40 9 RAR-T rar.exe a -y -o- -std -ep -tk -ee @ 35 10 UC2-T cmd.exe /c d:\bin\UC.Exe a -bf @ 40 11 ZOO-H zoo.exe ah:+I < 20 Unknown cmd.exe /c d:\bin\Gus.Exe /M ARC Arc2.Exe xw 0 PKARC cmd.exe /c d:\bin\PkUnpak.Exe -xr 0 PAK cmd.exe /c d:\bin\Pak.Exe e /wa /st 0 ARC+Plus Xarc.exe 0 ZOO ZOO.EXE xO 0 PKZip Unzip.exe -Csjn 5 LHarc Lh2.exe X /i /o 1 ARJ UNARJ.EXE e 1 SQZ cmd.exe /c d:\bin\Sqz.Exe e /p3o1 0 RAR RAR.EXE e -y -std -o- -c- av- -ee 0 UC2 cmd.exe /c d:\bin\UC.Exe e -bf 0 Not all are fully tested, but no problems reported so fas <g> Q] > We're looking for a tosser that, as an option, will kill unknown > areas instead of tossing them to the badecho directory. Does FE > support this option? A] YES! You can set your BADMAIL area to 'Passthrough' for this ... Just as easy as that. Just as you can do for all other area's. === End of the edition 13 of the FastEcho FAQ. Thanx for the whole beta team which collected most of the information, and naturally Tobias for writing FE! > For getting the latest FastEcho releases and utils via internet: > ftp.uniserve.com -> pub/gamesnet/fastecho > ftp.ttown.com -> pub/fastecho > All the revisions of this FAQ, including the latest version can be found > also there, in /pub/gamesnet/fastecho/faq NOTE: the fastecho directory will be moved over to sdc.wtm.tudelft.nl in about four weeks. Be aware of that! There will be a message also on uniserve about that, so don't worry... More to come soon. Raymond Dijkxhoorn FastEcho betateam.