Subj : Re: Polling frequency?
To   : Sporathan
From : McDoob
Date : Tue Jan 25 2022 10:56 pm

 Sp> How often is too often to run 'mis poll'? 
 Sp> 

I've set up an hourly event to do my polling. Just in case PiBBS goes offline
for a while, and doesn't get her messages.

 Sp> Somewhat related, if I understand Mystic and BinkP, if properly
 Sp> configued, it's supposed to send messages on-demand (i.e.: trigger the
 Sp> server to deliver the message). In my fsx EchoMail Node, Export Type is
 Sp> set to crash. It seems like messages aren't being sent until I run mis
 Sp> poll. Did I miss a setting? Is there a good way to troubleshoot this?
 Sp> 

Erm, yes, that's basically right. Keep in mind, every time you recieve a
message through BinkP, your BBS won't see it until that message gets 'tossed'
(ie 'mis mailin'). You may have to set up an event that looks for incoming
data, and then tosses the messages/files. Avon's tutorials cover this in much
greater detail in his videos: 

(three parts, can't remember which one talks about this)
https://youtu.be/o_jn-xhqaKs
https://youru.be/T878NkDJUek
https://youtu.be/2I-vd913090

It is wise to also have an hourly event to run your poll and toss your
messages. Just in case! :)

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
pibbs.sytes.net

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