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  • Re: feature request - kill binkd by flag

    From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Torsten Bamberg on Monday, June 18, 2018 20:44:20
    On 19 Jun 18 02:00:06, Torsten Bamberg said the following to Alle:

    especially on OS/2/EcS/ArcaOS it is common practice, to close all binkd tas to archive the log-files and cleanup the outbound/inbound directorys.

    If possible, I would like to have a function like this:
    - binkd is running in server mode
    - binkd.pid exists
    - generate a 0 byte file calling binkd.kil at binkd directory
    - all binkd instances going down
    - binkd.pid is deleted

    I asked for this feature as well... Crickets chirping.

    Nick

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  • From Fred Riccio@1:132/174 to Nick Andre on Monday, June 18, 2018 21:11:51
    Hello Nick!

    18 Jun 18 20:44, Nick Andre wrote to Torsten Bamberg:

    On 19 Jun 18 02:00:06, Torsten Bamberg said the following to Alle:

    - generate a 0 byte file calling binkd.kil at binkd directory


    Talk about old, forgotton features... BinkleyTerm had this in 1996, maybe even
    earlier!

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  • From Torsten Bamberg@2:240/5832 to Nick Andre on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 09:02:40
    Hello Nick!

    18.06.2018 20:44, Nick Andre schrieb an Torsten Bamberg:

    - generate a 0 byte file calling binkd.kil at binkd directory
    - all binkd instances going down
    I asked for this feature as well... Crickets chirping.
    My knowledge about daemonized programs with windows and dos/dos32 is very low, but isn't there something like systemd or inetd on windows systems as well, as it is with BSD?

    Nick
    Bye/2 Torsten

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  • From Torsten Bamberg@2:240/5832 to Fred Riccio on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 09:13:36
    Hallo Fred!

    18.06.2018 21:11, Fred Riccio schrieb an Nick Andre:

    - generate a 0 byte file calling binkd.kil at binkd directory
    Talk about old, forgotton features... BinkleyTerm had this in 1996,
    maybe even earlier!
    This feature was implemented earlier. My binkleyXE tasks going down with the 'flag-file' since 1994.
    I'm need this feature for binkd now, because I changed my mailbox-computer to a
    very modern platform with a 4core prozessor and all energy saving features.
    The kernel of Ecomstation2/ArcaOS5 does support this all, put the tools for closing down daemonized programs (pkill.exe/go.exe/kill.exe) don't work properly with the smp-kernel.

    Bye/2 Torsten

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Torsten Bamberg on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 08:13:35
    On 19 Jun 18 09:02:40, Torsten Bamberg said the following to Nick Andre:

    - generate a 0 byte file calling binkd.kil at binkd directory
    - all binkd instances going down
    I asked for this feature as well... Crickets chirping.
    My knowledge about daemonized programs with windows and dos/dos32 is very l but isn't there something like systemd or inetd on windows systems as well, it is with BSD?

    No. There are programs and ways to manage tasks that are running, but, none that I could see that would ensure that BinkD shuts down "cleanly".

    Nick

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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Nick Andre on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 00:28:20
    Hello Nick!

    18 Jun 2018 20:44, Nick Andre wrote to Torsten Bamberg:

    I asked for this feature as well... Crickets chirping.

    and its opensource


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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  • From andrew clarke@3:633/267 to Nick Andre on Thursday, June 21, 2018 01:14:42
    18 Jun 18 20:44, you wrote to Torsten Bamberg:

    If possible, I would like to have a function like this:
    - binkd is running in server mode
    - binkd.pid exists
    - generate a 0 byte file calling binkd.kil at binkd directory
    - all binkd instances going down
    - binkd.pid is deleted

    I asked for this feature as well... Crickets chirping.

    Seriously?

    BinkD is a volunteer project.

    Speaking as an open source developer, this kind of whiny bullshit entitlement that the devs somehow owe you something only drives them away, making it less likely your request will ever be responded to.

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Andrew Clarke on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 19:56:23
    On 21 Jun 18 01:14:42, Andrew Clarke said the following to Nick Andre:

    I asked for this feature as well... Crickets chirping.

    Seriously?

    BinkD is a volunteer project.

    Speaking as an open source developer, this kind of whiny bullshit entitleme that the devs somehow owe you something only drives them away, making it le likely your request will ever be responded to.

    Please define for me "whiny bullshit". Somehow I don't quite understand, given that I am a developer of a major Fido mailer, now a ZC, and volunteer a quite extraordinary amount of my time, services and equipment... at no cost.

    Nick

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