Subj : Re: Messages too long?
To   : mark lewis
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Wed Feb 15 2006 08:36 am

mark lewis wrote to Alan Ianson:

ml>  AI> I took the new dbridge out for a test drive a month or two back and
ml>  AI> it crashed completely on those messages...
ml>
ml> did you report those details back to the d'bridge echo so they might be
ml> fixed in the sources?

No, I never did. I presumed that there were folks who knew the software
better than I did so I didn't. My bad I think. I'll go post that today.

ml>  AI> I think 229/2000 runs hpt, maybe we should ask him if he wouldn't
ml>  AI> mind splitting messages at 128 or 256kb or some safe value, just so
ml>  AI> those who run tossers that can't handle the large messages can
ml>  AI> still pass those messages on for those interested in reading them.
ml>  AI> I read the area myself periodiclly just to see what areas are
ml>  AI> getting traffic.
ml>
ml> i'd say that you need to be running software as i just spoke of in
ml> previous messages to matt...

Sounds repulsive to me. Glad my software tosses them, and hope I don't
find any limits in the future. ;)

Ttyl :-),
        Al

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