Hello,

I'm getting my Magicka setup fired up again. What is the best way to do
some message base packing? Failing that can I just delete the jam files and let magitoss re create them?

Shawn
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Hello,

I'm getting my Magicka setup fired up again. What is the best
way to do some message base packing? Failing that can I just
delete the jam files and let magitoss re create them?

You only need to pack them if you delete messages, and currently the
only way to delete messages is via 3rd party utils or via magimail if
you limit the number of messages per base.

I think it's magimaint pack or something like that, I've never actually
done it :P I think Blue White does this or maybe it was vorlon?

You can just delete the JAM files, but of course you will lose all the messages. Ages ago, I renamed the JAM files and set the renamed JAM base
as read only so people could still read the old messages, but to post
they'd have to do it in the "new" area.

I have a feeling deleting messages will mess up the message flagging
feature, it's something I've been meaning to look at but haven't yet. I
don't think anyone uses it, so I may just remove the feature all
together.

Andrew

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I'm getting my Magicka setup fired up again. What is the best
way to do some message base packing? Failing that can I just
delete the jam files and let magitoss re create them?

Add these to the message area's, and then it's a simple as running

KEEPNUM 200
KEEPDAYS 30

magimaint pack

\/orlon
VK3HEG


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Quoting apam to Tiny <=-

You only need to pack them if you delete messages, and currently the
only way to delete messages is via 3rd party utils or via magimail if
you limit the number of messages per base.

Okay, I need to limit them in the bot area as the wall and such takes
too long to load.

You can just delete the JAM files, but of course you will lose all the messages. Ages ago, I renamed the JAM files and set the renamed JAM
base as read only so people could still read the old messages, but to
post they'd have to do it in the "new" area.

GOod enough. ;)

I have a feeling deleting messages will mess up the message flagging feature, it's something I've been meaning to look at but haven't yet.
I don't think anyone uses it, so I may just remove the feature all together.

I've never used that feature anyway. :)

Shawn

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Quoting vorlon to Tiny <=-

KEEPNUM 200
KEEPDAYS 30

magimaint pack

That's what I was looking for. Thank you!

Shawn

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