Subj : Limit call attempts
To : Richard Webb
From : Russell Tiedt
Date : Fri Jan 23 2009 06:15 pm
Hello Richard.
21 Jan 09 17:00, you wrote to me:
RT>> Is there a way to have BinkleyTerm, only make 5 attempts to call a
RT>> node at say 10 minute intervals?
RW> THe interval part is easy, set an a value, number of
RW> seconds.
RW> Quoting from the docs:
RW> A= Controls the idle time between outgoing call
RW> attempts.
RW> The format is "A=x" where x is the number of
RW> seconds
RW> desired, which can be a number between 0 and 1800
RW> (1800
RW> seconds = 30 minutes).
RW> The average wait between calls is based on +/-
RW> 50% of the
RW> number specified, i.e., A=60 would yield a wait
RW> time in
RW> the range of 30 to 90 seconds, 60 being the
RW> average.
RW> Should the A= parameter not be used, the default
RW> value is
RW> 120, for an average wait time of between 60 and
RW> 180
RW> seconds.
RW> This flag does NOT operate when a forced (Alt-M)
RW> poll is
RW> made. In that case repeated calls are made until
RW> a
RW> connection is established.
RW> You'll also want to set the t parameter. SEe page 78 of
RW> bt-ref.txt for more.
RW> rEmember after modifying your binkley.evt to delete
RW> binkley.scd and binkley.day then restart bt to put changes
RW> in effect.
Thanks, hopefully this works on BTXE on Linux ...
Not deleting "binkley.scd" has bitten me a time or two ... :-(
Russell
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