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- From: 00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Matthew J. Stum)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: NEWMAIL COUNT incorrect problems SOLVED (Was: Updated DISKFREE.COM)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.092318.13088@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 14:23:18 GMT
- References: <01GSA22UPREQ90MW4A@Arizona.edu> <13DEC199221501535@spades.aces.com>
- Organization: Widget Enterprises
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- (Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546) writes:
- > Seeing that people are again posting gratuitous unwanted comfiles to
- > display disks and such (anyone got a really good CD.COM???)
-
- Uh, sure... want me to post it? ;-)
-
- > The following is the DEFINITIVE SOLUTION to the famous newmail count
- > problem. If your NEWMAIL COUNT is off by one or more messages, extract
- > the following and unpack it.
- >
- > With thanks for the idea to package this going to Terry, Bo, Dan,
- > and Jane!
- >
- > Ehud
- >
- > --
- > Ehud Gavron (EG76)
- > gavron@ACES.COM
- [lengthy Macro program deleted]
-
- Question: Why didn't you use callable mail routines?
- Personally, I'd be very squeemish about running the code that you posted...
- specially if file formats ever get changed. Yah, I know, callable mail only
- exists in VMS 5.x and isn't supported until, um, 5.4(?)... but still...
- (This isn't a flame... just genuinely curious.)
-
- I've got a "newmail count fixer" routine built into my COMPRESS_MAIL and
- FROM programs... but they're written in VAX Pascal. I suppose I could always
- compile with the /MACHINE qualifier to generate Macro code to make it more
- "portable"... <evil grin>...
-
- Matt
-
- --
- Matt Stum Gwydion ap Myrddin Ball State University
- 00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu Shire of Afonlyn, MK Muncie, IN USA
-