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VK4DU > TPK 05.08.97 02:46l 93 Lines 3241 Bytes #-10478 (0) @ WW
BID : 913_VK4DU
Read: GUEST
Subj: READ THE HANDBOOK!
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From: VK4DU@VK4PKT.#BNE.QLD.AUS.OC
To : TPK@WW
VK4DU/TPK 1.83b Msg #:913 Date:02-08-97 Time:3:47Z
They say ... "IF ALL ELSE FAILS, READ THE HANDBOOK"
From what I have been reading it sounds like it's long overdue.
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>From: VK5KP@VK5WI.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC
>To : TPK@WW
>Some replies to the original message re. clogging up the hard drive (not
>originated by me), do not seem to understand the problem.
Well that certainly is true.
>Replies such as "If you are not going to read the message why bother to
>download them". I too have experienced the clogging problem, but was
>aware of it early on.
There is NO clogging problem except that which is operator created.
>What happens is you download AND READ a message an then hace done with it.
>That is you don't want to keep it forever, so you "appear" to delete it by
>hitting Ctrl+U.
No! No! No! Do NOT use Ctrl+U
>This does delete it from the list you get when you next type Alt+L.
>But the message STAYS IN THE HARD DRIVE - forever, so to speak.
Because of the above misoperation.
>THAT is the problem, and requires that you list on a piece of paper all the
>message numbers you want to keep (as per your Alt+L list, then using a file
>handling programme (such as Xtree for us non Win95 users) you manually
>delete all the message numbers that are no longer wanted.
Again didn't read the documentation.
It tells you files should not be nor need be deleted external to TPK.
>Hoping for no mistakes. Fortunately both programmes / utilities list them
>in number sequence order, which helps.
>73s to all de Rob. VK5KP@VK5WI.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC Adelaide , South Australia.
OK! TPK allows the freedom to do some tasks in different ways that
may suit the individual operator, BUT there are as always some basic rules.
TPK is so flexible & allows for so many alternatives that it is just
not possible to touch even a tiny fraction of them here.
After all we are Amateurs, are we not. Not just black box operators?
I would direct attention to Page 43 of the documentation.
In particular Ex: BR F6FBB-1 E 1500 or (500) or (20) or (1)
Also Ex: BR F6FBB-1 E K
Keep this one in mind when marking bulletins with (K)ill
Once you have the concept, have a think about the following...
Ex: BR MSG_PRIV E 1 & BR MSG_PRIV E K
Set up as macros? Typed in when offline at main screen prompt?
All possibilities... use as needed or desired.
A browse through this area will show that all this work with Xtree or
whatever is totally unnecessary.
TPK will happily do all this for you automatically.
You also still maintain hands on control of that which you wish to
alter yourself.
Using the above will maintain automatically your files, deleting the
unrequired from your Hard Drive also. There is NO CLOGGING!
I usually tell friends that once TPK is set up properly...
"Sit back, relax, let TPK make the coffee for you!"
So why make hard work for yourself?
73 de Geoff __o
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