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====== smbutil - Synchronet Message Base Utility ====== | ====== Message Base Utility ====== |
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The Synchronet Message Base Utility (smbutil) can be used for several things, but most importantly, it must be used for maintaining the message bases of your system's public message areas (sub-boards). | The Synchronet Message Base Utility (''smbutil'') can be used for several things, but most importantly, it must be used for maintaining the message bases of your system's public message areas (sub-boards). |
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The ''m'' command (for //maintenance//) instructs smbutil to mark old messages, and messages over the maximum sub-board limit, as //deleted// so that the disk space used by these message can be allocated to new messages. If you are using the 'Hyper Allocation' or 'Fast Allocation' method for your message bases, you must also use this utility to pack your message bases periodically. The pack (''p'') command instructs smbutilto compress the message bases, removing any unused allocation blocks (for messages marked as //deleted//). | The ''m'' command (for //maintenance//) instructs smbutil to mark old messages, and messages over the maximum sub-board limit, as //deleted// so that the disk space used by these message can be allocated to new messages. If you are using the 'Hyper Allocation' or 'Fast Allocation' method for your message bases, you must also use this utility to pack your message bases periodically. The pack (''p'') command instructs smbutilto compress the message bases, removing any unused allocation blocks (for messages marked as //deleted//). |
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**WARNING**: | **WARNING**: |
All BBS nodes should be offline when using smbutil with the pack option! To do this, set the smbutil event to be 'Exclusive' in the SCFG program. | All BBS nodes should be offline when using smbutil with the pack command! To do this, set the smbutil event to be 'Exclusive' in the SCFG program. |
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==== Syntax ==== | ==== Syntax ==== |
====Examples==== | ====Examples==== |
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=== Mainteance === | === Maintenance === |
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for maintenance and packing (100k or more per sub): | for maintenance and packing (100k or more per sub): |