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MBUTIL INDEX
Usage:
MBUTIL Index [-Delete] [-Recover] [-Renumber]
The Index command can be used to create the following index files:
MSGIDX.BBS This file contains the message and board numbers
of each parallel records in MSGHDR.BBS. It is used
to quickly find a message by message number or to
find the previous/next message on a specific board
or in the entire message base.
MSGTOIDX.BBS This file contains the name of the addressees of
the messages in the parallel record in MSGHDR.BBS.
It contains "* Received *" if a message is already
received and "* Deleted *" if a message is already
deleted. It is used to quickly check the entire
message base for personal mail.
MSGINFO.BBS This file contains the total number of messages in
the entire message base, the highest and lowest
message numbers used and the number of messages
per board. It is used to give the BBS program,
message editor or echo mail processor this
information without having to scan MSGHDR.BBS.
Note that these index files are also created by the Pack,
Purge and Undelete commands. If Sort sorted message it will also
create new index files.
You can optionally delete crosslinked messages (two or more
messages claiming partially or entirely the same block in
MSGTXT.BBS) or messages pointing to a non-existing block (outside
MSGTXT.BBS). You can also choose to move messages in invalid boards
(0 or > 200) to the RecoveryBoard. If you haven't defined one, these
messages will be deleted if you use the -Delete or -Recover
switches. Please note that -Delete and -Recover don't update the
reply chains.
If the message numbers really get out of order and/or Pack is
unable to renumber the messages (for instance if there are negative
message numbers or you don't have enough memory available) you can
use the -Renumber switch to fix this. Please note that this will
*NOT* update the LASTREAD pointers. Only use this switch in extreme
emergencies. If you don't have very much memory you should run
'MBUTIL Pack -Renumber' regularly or choose a low AutoRenumber value
to prevent needing this.
Switches:
-Delete Delete messages crosslinked in MSGTXT.BBS
-Recover Move messages in invalid boards to the RecoveryBoard
-Renumber Renumber all message numbers in MSGHDR.BBS
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