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K5DAT > BPQ 01.05.25 16:05z 65 Lines 2067 Bytes #190 (0) @ WW
BID : 41383_K5DAT
Read: GUEST
Subj: Re: suspended forwarding for sending old bulls again
Path: SR1BSZ<EA2RCF<LU9DCE<W0ARP<K5DAT
Sent: 250501/1253Z 41383@K5DAT.#NEWI.WI.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
In BPQ (Housekeeping area), I set the BID lifetime to 4 days. Anything received
that is older than 4 days is held and not forwarded as a result.
73,
Lee K5DAT
Original Message
> R:250501/0101Z 54235@GB7BED.#21.GBR.EURO LinBPQ6.0.24
> R:250501/0057Z 29181@VE2PKT.#TRV.QC.CAN.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
>
>
> Hi Kayne and others,
>
> Is there a way in BPQ to refuse OLD bulletins? what appened here, and
> outside BBS send me very old bulletins, and BPQ accept them.
> if FBB we ad a funtion to reject OLD bull.
>
> I do watch my system, but not 24/7 I have a life too
> unless I have the worng setup, I am supposed to keep only bull for 30
> day's also.
>
> And yes I had 100 messages held, but held are not to be forwarded as
> far I know.
>
>
>
> --
> 73 de Jean,
> VA2OM / VE2PKT
> On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:32:00 GMT
> N9SEO@N9SEO.#NAR.AR.USA.NOAM wrote:
>
> > R:250430/2236Z 40836@VE3CGR.#SCON.ON.CAN.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
> > R:250430/2232Z 39081@N9SEO.#NAR.AR.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have stopped and removed forwarding access on ve2pkt here due to
> > multiple times that the station has regurgitated old mail/bulls into
> > my system and they generate 100 held messages and 100 system held
> > notifications.
> > My system only keeps 30 days and the ones that are older get held.
> >
> > A simple way to prevent this in the future if you're doing a restore
> > is to wipe your bpq/Mail/* dir before it does the first forwarding
> > attempt after restore.
> >
> > Most BPQ installs (and maybe other BBSes) only need to keep the last
> > 30 days(it is the defacto setting on a new install). So many BPQ
> > systems will remove the BID/MIDs after that period and thus they get
> > recirculated back if it exceeds that setting. If they exceed the
> > setting they get tossed into the hold queue and require the remote
> > sysop to take some action.
> >
> > I believe this is the second or third time. So If you want to kill
> > the old bulletins and try let me know and I will try to reenable it.
> >
> > 73 de n9seo
> > Kayne
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