[Dxspider-announce] Re: [Dxspider-support] Mail problems

[Dirk Koopman]

On Thu, 2001-10-11 at 09:30, John Clayton wrote:
> HI Dirk,
> 
> 1.  On several occasions recently, mail which was expected on GB7DXC
> each morning has not been there and a search of the Clusters on the
> paths across which it should travel have not turned it up.  It has,
> however arrived some time later (sometimes over 24 hours later).  Any
> ideas please?
> 

No.

> 2.  This morning a message sent from GB7CDX at midnight was not on
> GB7DXC so I did the following :-
> 
> RCMD/GB7DXM DIR/2 GB7DXC
> RCMD/GB7BAA DIR 2 TO GB7DXC
> RCMD/GB7DJK DIR 2 TO GB7DXC
> RCMD/GB7MRS DIR 2 TO GB7DXC
> RCMD/GB7CDX DIR/3 GB7DXC
>  
> 
> The replies received were :-
> 
> GB7BAA: 69208Dp  293   GB7DXC   GB7CDX 10-Oct 0000Z Messages for
> yesterday.
> GB7BAA: 69226Dp  704   GB7DXC   GB7YDX 11-Oct 0000Z Messages for
> yesterday.
> GB7DJK:your attempt is logged, Tut tut tut...!
> 
> (and no replies from anyone further down the chain.)
> 
> Message nr 69208 is the missing message and message 69226 had been
> received on GB7DXC overnight.
> 
> Can you please enlighten me as to why they might have got stuck on BAA
> and also what the "D" means after the message number.

It means it has been deleted and is waiting for a period before actually
being removed (two days as standard).

As it is a personal, addressed to DXC and deleted, I would rather expect
that it has already been delivered to you. 

> 
> It would also appear that the problem of INITing is still with us as the
> "Tut tut" from DJK suggests that all is not well.  After I did a
> RCMD/GB7BAA INIT GB7DJK, I could get answers back from DJK.
> 

The INIT command is deprecated. Please disconnect GB7DJK from BAA. If
you can INIT, then you can disconnect. At some time soon the INIT
command will go away (or at least not work for inter-spider
connections).

Dirk G1TLH