Subj : Filefind file limit
To : Andrew Leary
From : Vince Coen
Date : Sat Dec 02 2017 01:00 pm
Hello Andrew!
Tuesday October 24 2017 23:50, you wrote to me:
> Hello Vince!
> 24 Oct 17 21:43, you wrote to all:
VC>> Found it and it in mbfido/filefind.c
VC>> There are four settings :
VC>> ----
VC>> /*
VC>> * The next constants are to prevent overflowing the echomail
VC>> areas
VC>> * with huge replies. MAX_DESC_LINES limits the number of file
VC>> description * lines, 5 should be enough. The other two are the
VC>> maximum files to report * if in the same area or different area.
VC>> * For netmail replies there is a different limit. */ #define
VC>> MAX_DESC_LINES 5 #define MAX_FILES_SAMEBOARD 25
VC>> #define MAX_FILES_OTHERBOARD 50 #define MAX_FILES_NETMAIL
VC>> 100
VC>> ----
VC>> Andrew is there any way we can change these as a param for
VC>> configure or better still within the system set up params ?
> We can probably do something about that without too much trouble. As
> with anything, sysops will need to use common sense in setting limits
> to prevent gigantic echomail messages.
> In the future, I can look at possibly splitting large replies into
> multiple messages.
