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| After receiving and processing a QWKnet ''.QWK'' or ''.REP'' file, Synchronet will //touch// the ''[[dir:data]]/**qnet-qwk**.now'' or ''[[dir:data]]/**qnet-rep**.now'' files to trigger timed events of those names, if they exist, to execute. | After receiving and processing a QWKnet ''.QWK'' or ''.REP'' file, Synchronet will //touch// the ''[[dir:data]]/**qnet-qwk**.now'' or ''[[dir:data]]/**qnet-rep**.now'' files to trigger timed events of those names, if they exist, to execute. |
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| | ==== Pause Server Semaphore File ==== |
| | The existence of the file ''[[dir:ctrl]]/pause'' (or a supported service/host variant) will cause that server to stop accepting incoming client connections. Any existing clients/connections will continued to be service while the server is paused. Removing the file will "resume" the server. |
| ===== Timestamp Semaphore Files ===== | ===== Timestamp Semaphore Files ===== |
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| These semaphore files are not deleted when the operation is triggered, so the date/time stamp of the file must be updated (i.e. the file must be "touched") to trigger the operation again: | Timestamp semaphore files are not deleted when the operation is triggered, so the date/time stamp of the file must be updated (i.e. the file must be "touched") to trigger the operation again: |
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| On a multi-host BBS, the servers and services on a specific host can be signaled by "touching" the file ''[[dir:ctrl]]/<semfile>.//<hostname>//'' or ''[[dir:ctrl]]/<semfile>.//<host.domainname>//'' instead. | On a multi-host BBS, the servers and services on a specific host can be signaled by "touching" the file ''[[dir:ctrl]]/<semfile>.//<hostname>//'' or ''[[dir:ctrl]]/<semfile>.//<host.domainname>//'' instead. |
