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EXECUTIVE HOST MESSAGE BASE PACKER
Version 2.0
Purpose: to eliminate deleted messages in the message base.
Released 20 November, 1991
Re-Compiled and Re-Released July 17, 1992 by Jay Fuller
Copyright (C) Steve Wood
Steve Wood, Sysop, Programmer, Technical Support
(704)847-8177, v.32bis
Please Note: Pack V1.8 to 2.0 reflects no changes! Support for PACK
can be found at (704)847-8177, v.32bis, 24 Hours daily.
Pack.exe will pack your message base, permanently removing messages that
have been deleted by callers or the SysOp. This process will keep your
message base small and manageable, as well as speed up the operation of
Executive Host. Pack.exe also creates an updated message index file
(message.ndx) for each message base. SysOps should run Pack daily, if
operating a 24 hour system, and should also pack messages immediately
after editing the message.txt file with an editor (not recommended).
A new Trim (/T:size) feature has been added to v2.0 of Pack. The SysOp
can now specify the maximum size in which each message base should be
allowed to grow. Pack.exe will then trim enough messages from the
beginning of the file to keep it below the maximum size limit.
For example, a command line of:
PACK.EXE /T:300
Would tell Pack to keep all message base files trimmed to less than
300k in size, thus freeing up hard-drive space and eliminating aging
messages in the base. The file size specified with the /T: option
must be greater than 32k, or it will be ignored.
Beginning with version 1.6 of Executive Host, multiple conferences may
now be setup, each with its own message base. Pack.exe now packs all
conference message bases automatically. You DO NOT need to change
directories and run Pack from each conference directory.
Usage: PACK.EXE [option]
Options: /H = display Help screen
/T:size = Trim message files to max size (size) in k
e.g. /T:300 = trim message base to 300k
To run pack.exe, make sure that the file is in your Telix directory, and
type "pack" alone, or use the /T command line option. The program will
generate a backup file (message.bak) of each message base and then clean
out deleted messages from the original file (message.txt file).
If you are running a full-time board, I suggest running pack.exe in your
event each night. You may do this by editing the event.bat file, and
putting another line in it that reads "PACK". That is all there is to it.
If you are not running a full-time board, then just run pack.exe when
your message.txt file gets too large, or if you begin to notice a substantial
decrease in the speed of the Host.
Beginning with this version (v1.7), pack.exe versions numbers will mirror
the current version of Executive Host for which it is designed to be
used. Added support to delete outdated mail will be added to pack
in future updates (coming soon).
Pack.exe is free software for use by registered Executive Host SysOp's only.
Pack.exe was written and compiled using the Borland C++ 2.0 compiler, and
compressed using PKLITE Professional Executable File Compressor.
Thank you, and enjoy Executive Host! - Steve Wood