Hello, All...

I remember awhile ago somebody said they were still successfully using Please, but I can't get it to put its output in the correct outbound directory. It finds my Binkley.Cfg file okay, but puts all of the ?LO files in the root directory of the current drive, rather than in the directory specified by the HOLD line of Binkley.Cfg.

I used Please for years, and I'm not sure what I did to break it. Anybody have a suggestion?

Regards,

Jerry Schwartz

mailto:jerryschwartz@comfortable.com
http://www.writebynight.com

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Hi! Jerry,

On 18 Oct 02 at 09:16, Jerry Schwartz wrote to All:

I remember awhile ago somebody said they were still successfully
using Please, but I can't get it to put its output in the correct outbound directory. It finds my Binkley.Cfg file okay, but puts all
of the ?LO files in the root directory of the current drive, rather
than in the directory specified by the HOLD line of Binkley.Cfg.
I used Please for years, and I'm not sure what I did to break it.
Anybody have a suggestion?

Be careful with any drives or paths in your config that rely on DOS environment
variables. It sounds like something isn't 'set' properly. :)

Cheers,
Paul.

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Hello, Paul...

Oct 19, 2002 at 00:44, Paul Quinn wrote to Jerry Schwartz:

I remember awhile ago somebody said they were still successfully
using Please, but I can't get it to put its output in the correct
outbound directory. It finds my Binkley.Cfg file okay, but puts all
of the ?LO files in the root directory of the current drive, rather
than in the directory specified by the HOLD line of Binkley.Cfg.
I used Please for years, and I'm not sure what I did to break it.
Anybody have a suggestion?

Be careful with any drives or paths in your config that rely on DOS environment variables. It sounds like something isn't 'set'
properly. :)

I cannot explain why, but your comment jogged my brain in just the right direction. When I switched to BTXE, I cleaned up my configuration file and replaced "Hold" with "Outbound." That's what Please.Com was upset about.

All fixed, now.

Regards,

Jerry Schwartz

mailto:jerryschwartz@comfortable.com
http://www.writebynight.com

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Please, but I can't get it to put its output in the correct outbound

I used Please for years, and I'm not sure what I did to break it. Anybody have a suggestion?

Log onto the site below. Go to the BBS Systems & Helps area and download version 2.01. No application questions asked and you still have enough time
to download a few files.

Later...


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Hi Jerry Schwartz, hope you are having a nice day

I used Please for years, and I'm not sure what I did to break it. Anybody JS>have a suggestion?

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in
utils for it.

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams <=-

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Hello, Paul...

Oct 18, 2002 at 23:50, Paul Williams wrote to Jerry Schwartz:

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in
utils for it.

It is a simple command-line utility for creating polls, file attaches, and file
requests.

Regards,

Jerry Schwartz

mailto:jerryschwartz@comfortable.com
http://www.writebynight.com

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Paul Williams wrote in a message to Jerry Schwartz:

Hi Jerry Schwartz, hope you are having a nice day

I used Please for years, and I'm not sure what I did to break it. Anybody JS>have a suggestion?

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in
utils for it.

E:\BINK>please
(TCv0663) Please OOHA Mangler for Binkley by Joe DeRosa 1:141/42
Version 2.20ß, Compiled Jul 09 1991 13:33:13
Getting Parameters from Binkley.Cfg - Node 1:270/615
**** Please Syntax Booboo [OOPS] **** Syntax:
To Poll a node, Please POLL|TELL dest [flo mode] [WITH msg]
To Send a file, Please SEND|GIVE [#|^]filename [TO] dest [mode] [WITH msg]
To Get a file, Please REQUEST|GET filename [FROM] dest [mode] [WITH msg]
To Update a file, Please UPDATE [-|+]filename [FROM] dest [mode] [WITH msg]
For Cmd Mode, Please X
Anything between [---] is optional, | means or
On send, WITH msg sends a normal kill after send netmail message
#filename invokes Bang mode so BT will truncate file after send
^filename invokes unlink mode so BT will destroy file after send
+-filename invokes update request only on request
filename can have ?,* wildcard characters.
On get, Filename can be filename!password for passworded request.
Dest may be : [zone:]net/node, converted directly
Firstname Lastname, which gets [zone:]net/node from fidouser.lst
*ID, which searches 'please.all' file for ID list of nodes
The Mode is the ?Lo mode of the send/poll/request Default is N C|NOW=Crash(CLO), D=Direct(DLO), N|F=Normal(FLO), H=Hold(HLO)
** Warning ** Incorrect Combinations of parameters can cause explosions
A Product of Betalgeuse III Software. All Rights everywhere Reserved.


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I used Please for years, and I'm not sure what I did to break it.

Anybody

have a suggestion?

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in
utils for it.

Hi Paul,
Please is a great companion program to Binkley. It has many uses and can be used in your events. A couple of it's functions I've used a lot are to poll someone for mail: PLEASE POLL net#/node# NOW or to request a file from a system: PLEASE GET filename.ext FROM net#/node# NOW. The NOW being optional. Please will do a bit more too, but I used a couple of the more simple options as an example. You can download Please from the BBS Systems & Helps area from the address below if you'd like.

Later...


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Hi Jerry Schwartz, hope you are having a nice day

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in PW>>utils for it.

It is a simple command-line utility for creating polls, file attaches, JS>and file requests.

That would be handy. I use a copy/rename of a pair of 0-byte
files tied to an event right now for a forced poll.

Works but changing to a diff addy means working out the hex
for the name.

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams <=-

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Hi Roy J. Tellason, hope you are having a nice day

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in PW>>utils for it.

E:\BINK>please

8<snip>8

Cool. That beats the way I handle a forced zmh poll now.

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams <=-

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Hi Howard Scaggs, hope you are having a nice day

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in
utils for it.

Please is a great companion program to Binkley. It has many uses and can

8<snip>8

from the address below if you'd like.

You wouldn't happen to have it available via f'req as well
would you? (filename or magicname)

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams <=-

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Paul Williams wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

Hi Roy J. Tellason, hope you are having a nice day

What does this program do? I use bink and am always interested in PW>>utils for it.

E:\BINK>please

8<snip>8

Cool. That beats the way I handle a forced zmh poll now.

plz22.lzh 15237 09-Jul-91 13:33 [ 1] PLEASE v2.2

That's a 1 minute call, if you want it from here. :-)

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Right!

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Please is a great companion program to Binkley. It has many uses and

You wouldn't happen to have it available via f'req as well would
you? (filename or magicname)

Hi Paul,
I hadn't had freqs enabled in a long time. I just edited binkley.cfg to add the okfiles and availfiles. You can freq PLEZ201.ZIP

Later...


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Hi Roy J. Tellason, hope you are having a nice day

Sorry abt the time. Last weekend(25/26) was not plesant and
has been pretty <bleep>y since. My grandmother who I live(d)
with passed away due to complications from treatment for blocked
coronary arteries. :'<

Cool. That beats the way I handle a forced zmh poll now.

plz22.lzh 15237 09-Jul-91 13:33 [ 1] PLEASE v2.2
That's a 1 minute call, if you want it from here. :-)

Tried from all who offered but it bounced. I have to limit
things more now though so dunno abt the next attempt. I get
$545/mo and even w/o some bills there's only $69 left for
food, etc now.

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Right!

Now if I can just find someone to buy the smoke.....

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams <=-

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Paul Williams wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

Hi Roy J. Tellason, hope you are having a nice day

Sorry abt the time. Last weekend(25/26) was not plesant and has
been pretty <bleep>y since. My grandmother who I live(d) with
passed away due to complications from treatment for blocked
coronary arteries. :'<

Cool. That beats the way I handle a forced zmh poll now.

plz22.lzh 15237 09-Jul-91 13:33 [ 1] PLEASE v2.2
That's a 1 minute call, if you want it from here. :-)

Tried from all who offered but it bounced. I have to limit things
more now though so dunno abt the next attempt. I get $545/mo and
even w/o some bills there's only $69 left for food, etc now.

I did see it go out of here to others, so I know that much is working...

Maybe I could email it to you?

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Right!

Now if I can just find someone to buy the smoke.....

Good luck.

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Replying to a message from Roy J. Tellason 1:270/615 to Paul Williams,

About Please.Com, On Sun Nov 03 2002

plz22.lzh 15237 09-Jul-91 13:33 [ 1] PLEASE v2.2

Maybe I could email it to you?

Me too please Roy.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted.

We are a fine board trying to make it better.
http://www.pris.bc.ca/ghannah
ghannah@pris.bc.ca
Cheers! Gord
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Gord Hannah wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

Replying to a message from Roy J. Tellason 1:270/615 to Paul
Williams,

About Please.Com, On Sun Nov 03 2002

plz22.lzh 15237 09-Jul-91 13:33 [ 1] PLEASE v2.2

Maybe I could email it to you?

Me too please Roy.

I'll give it a shot...

ghannah@pris.bc.ca

To this address.

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Hi Roy J. Tellason, hope you are having a nice day

plz22.lzh 15237 09-Jul-91 13:33 [ 1] PLEASE v2.2
That's a 1 minute call, if you want it from here. :-)

Tried from all who offered but it bounced. I have to limit things PW>>more now though so dunno abt the next attempt. I get $545/mo and
even w/o some bills there's only $69 left for food, etc now.

I did see it go out of here to others, so I know that much is working... RJT>Maybe I could email it to you?

The version of juno I use most doesn't support attachments. Might
could put it on hold instead for 1:387/710.

Yours sincerely, Paul Williams <=-

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Paul Williams wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

Hi Roy J. Tellason, hope you are having a nice day

plz22.lzh 15237 09-Jul-91 13:33 [ 1] PLEASE v2.2
That's a 1 minute call, if you want it from here. :-)

Tried from all who offered but it bounced. I have to limit things PW>>more now though so dunno abt the next attempt. I get $545/mo and
even w/o some bills there's only $69 left for food, etc now.

I did see it go out of here to others, so I know that much is working... RJT>Maybe I could email it to you?

The version of juno I use most doesn't support attachments. Might
could put it on hold instead for 1:387/710.

Done:

Pending Outbound Mail ═══════
Node Files Size Status
1:387/710 1 14K H -

Howzat?

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Hello, Paul;

22 Oct 02 22:00, Paul Williams wrote to Jerry Schwartz:

It is a simple command-line utility for creating polls, file
attaches, and file requests.

That would be handy. I use a copy/rename of a pair of 0-byte
files tied to an event right now for a forced poll.

If I want to make a forced poll, I usually use POLL by Klaus
Nitsche/BearWare in interactive mode. It's pretty simple, but convenient.

POLL_122.RAR 49261 12-10-97 Poll v. 1.22 Nifty utility to simplify
manual or automatic polls for sysops who use a
Binkley-style mailer.

Regards,

Robert.

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