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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). | ||
| - | 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 smbutil to compress the message bases, removing any unused allocation blocks (for messages marked as //deleted//). |
| smbutil maintenance and/or packing should be done using an //exclusive// daily timed event (configured in [[util:SCFG]]->External Programs->Timed Events). If your message bases are using the 'Fast Allocation' or 'Hyper Allocation' storage methods, you should run maintenance before packing (there is no reason to pack if you do not run maintenance!). If your message bases are configured for the 'Self Packing' method, you do NOT need to use smbutil to pack, only to perform maintenance. | smbutil maintenance and/or packing should be done using an //exclusive// daily timed event (configured in [[util:SCFG]]->External Programs->Timed Events). If your message bases are using the 'Fast Allocation' or 'Hyper Allocation' storage methods, you should run maintenance before packing (there is no reason to pack if you do not run maintenance!). If your message bases are configured for the 'Self Packing' method, you do NOT need to use smbutil to pack, only to perform maintenance. | ||
