Hi All!

I'm looking for a way to control polling times on a node by node basis. I've some nodes that I poll on the 1/2 hour -- I've others I only want to poll once or twice a day. Any idea how I can set this up? I'm running Irex in Daemon mode, in windows.

Thanks!



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Dallas Hinton wrote to All <=-

Hiya Dallas..

I'm looking for a way to control polling times on a node by node basis. I've some nodes that I poll on the 1/2 hour -- I've others I only want
to poll once or twice a day. Any idea how I can set this up? I'm
running Irex in Daemon mode, in windows.

Setup "events" in the Event Manager... using the -fs switches and include the node address.

Thanks!

Welcome..

Have a good one!


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Re: Polling times
By: Dallas Hinton to All on Wed Apr 23 2014 23:02:02

I'm looking for a way to control polling times on a node by node basis. I've some nodes that I poll on the 1/2 hour -- I've others I only want to poll once or twice a day. Any idea how I can set this up? I'm running Irex in Daemon mode, in windows.

Thanks!

Try in Rexconfig manager in the Event manager. You can set poll times.
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Hi Bill -- on Apr 24 2014 at 09:41, you wrote:

running Irex in Daemon mode, in windows.

Setup "events" in the Event Manager... using the -fs switches and
include the node address.

I guess I'm a bit dense -- -fs I don't think works for daemon mode? And in that
mode I don't see how to assign a particular event to a particular node - it looks global! :-( What am I missing?

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Hiya Dallas...

running Irex in Daemon mode, in windows.

Setup "events" in the Event Manager... using the -fs switches and
include the node address.

I guess I'm a bit dense -- -fs I don't think works for daemon mode? And
in that mode I don't see how to assign a particular event to a
particular node - it looks global! :-( What am I missing?

I also run in daemon as well. Open IRex config mgr.. scroll down to Event Mgr... open it and hit "insert". A new box will appear. Give it an event name and the days you want it to run and the times. Then where it says Command line type: -fs <node address you want to poll> without the <> Just make sure that node is in your node mgr as well. That should do it. Make sure you also configure your ROUTE.REX as well.

It's not as hard as you think. Just remember to add the node address after the -fs


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Hi Bill -- on Apr 24 2014 at 22:49, you wrote:

I also run in daemon as well. Open IRex config mgr.. scroll down to
Event Mgr... open it and hit "insert". A new box will appear. Give
it an event name and the days you want it to run and the times.
Then where it says Command line type: -fs <node address you want to
poll> without the <> Just make sure that node is in your node mgr
as well. That should do it. Make sure you also configure your
ROUTE.REX as well.

Thanks, Bill -- so what should the route.rex look like? I currently have: =====================
route-to 1:138/0.0 1:138/*
route-to 1:342/0.0 1:342/*
route-to 1:343/3.0 1:343/*
Hold 1:153/7041

EVENT A
Unhold 1:153/7041

EVENT B
hold 1:153/7041
=============
And event manager for A says
all days, 00:00-24:00, run every 12:00 -fs 1:153/7041

Does that seem right? Thanks!


Cheers... Dallas

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Hiya Dallas

I also run in daemon as well. Open IRex config mgr.. scroll down to
Event Mgr... open it and hit "insert". A new box will appear. Give
it an event name and the days you want it to run and the times.
Then where it says Command line type: -fs <node address you want to
poll> without the <> Just make sure that node is in your node mgr
as well. That should do it. Make sure you also configure your
ROUTE.REX as well.

Thanks, Bill -- so what should the route.rex look like? I currently
have: =====================
route-to 1:138/0.0 1:138/*
route-to 1:342/0.0 1:342/*
route-to 1:343/3.0 1:343/*
Hold 1:153/7041

I am assuming 1:138/0 is your hub? If so and you want to cover all 4 of Fido's zones for netmail, then try this:

route-to 1:138/0 1* 2* 3* 4*
except 1:342/*
route-to 1:342/0.0 1:342/*
except 1:343/*
route-to 1:343/3.0 1:343/*
HOLD 1:153/7041

EVENT A
Unhold 1:153/7041

You really don't need the above hold/unhold as it will stay in your outbound till the event A is run. The -fs stands for fetch and send. IF that node were to connect to you, then it would go. If you don't want the other node the ability to pick up mail then use the hold/unhold option

EVENT B
hold 1:153/7041

Again, if you want to keep the node from retrieving their own mail then leave this in. Just make sure event B runs right after A is finished.

=============
And event manager for A says
all days, 00:00-24:00, run every 12:00 -fs 1:153/7041

So you're polling every 12 hours. rather a long stretch between mail runs. :) But it looks good...

Does that seem right? Thanks!

Welcome...


Bill

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Hi Bill -- on Apr 25 2014 at 17:41, you wrote:

have: =====================
route-to 1:138/0.0 1:138/*
route-to 1:342/0.0 1:342/*
route-to 1:343/3.0 1:343/*
Hold 1:153/7041

I am assuming 1:138/0 is your hub? If so and you want to cover all
4 of Fido's zones for netmail, then try this:

route-to 1:138/0 1* 2* 3* 4*
except 1:342/*
route-to 1:342/0.0 1:342/*
except 1:343/*
route-to 1:343/3.0 1:343/*
HOLD 1:153/7041

Ahh -- I'm beginning to see!!

EVENT A
Unhold 1:153/7041

You really don't need the above hold/unhold as it will stay in your outbound till the event A is run. The -fs stands for fetch and send.
IF that node were to connect to you, then it would go. If you don't
want the other node the ability to pick up mail then use the
hold/unhold option

EVENT B
hold 1:153/7041

Again, if you want to keep the node from retrieving their own mail
then leave this in. Just make sure event B runs right after A is
finished.

If I don't have the hold and unhold lines, then do I even need to mention Event
A and B in route.rex? There wouldn't be anything under them!

=============
And event manager for A says
all days, 00:00-24:00, run every 12:00 -fs 1:153/7041

So you're polling every 12 hours. rather a long stretch between mail
runs. :) But it looks good...

Yes, that's the plan - I've one node who doesn't want me to hit him very often,
the others seem happy with the every 1/2 hour irex seems to do by default!

Thanks!



Cheers... Dallas

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Re: Polling times
By: Dallas Hinton to Bill McGarrity on Fri Apr 25 2014 02:22:35

route-to 1:138/0.0 1:138/*
route-to 1:342/0.0 1:342/*
route-to 1:343/3.0 1:343/*
Hold 1:153/7041

EVENT A
Unhold 1:153/7041

EVENT B
hold 1:153/7041
=============
And event manager for A says
all days, 00:00-24:00, run every 12:00 -fs 1:153/7041

The routing table should be in route.rex and not in the event manager.
I dont know that you can put in hold statements or unhold statements.

Mine simply does a poll -fs 1:249/300 and how often.
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Dallas Hinton wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-

Hiya Dallas..

I am assuming 1:138/0 is your hub? If so and you want to cover all
4 of Fido's zones for netmail, then try this:

route-to 1:138/0 1* 2* 3* 4*
except 1:342/*
route-to 1:342/0.0 1:342/*
except 1:343/*
route-to 1:343/3.0 1:343/*
HOLD 1:153/7041

Ahh -- I'm beginning to see!!

EVENT A
Unhold 1:153/7041

You really don't need the above hold/unhold as it will stay in your outbound till the event A is run. The -fs stands for fetch and send.
IF that node were to connect to you, then it would go. If you don't
want the other node the ability to pick up mail then use the
hold/unhold option

EVENT B
hold 1:153/7041

Again, if you want to keep the node from retrieving their own mail
then leave this in. Just make sure event B runs right after A is
finished.

If I don't have the hold and unhold lines, then do I even need to
mention Event A and B in route.rex? There wouldn't be anything under
them!

Leave it in then... either way.. :)

=============
And event manager for A says
all days, 00:00-24:00, run every 12:00 -fs 1:153/7041

So you're polling every 12 hours. rather a long stretch between mail
runs. :) But it looks good...

Yes, that's the plan - I've one node who doesn't want me to hit him
very often, the others seem happy with the every 1/2 hour irex seems to
do by default!

That's strange... I can see if it was a POTS connection but binkd? OK.. :)

I just so happened to read Joe's reply to you regarding transfer protocol and he maybe onto something. IRex reports 1.1 but only connects at 1.0. Check to see if your links are trying to connect with 1.1 in your logs.

Be well...


Bill

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Hi Bill -- on Apr 26 2014 at 14:09, you wrote:

Leave it in then... either way.. :)

Oh.

That's strange... I can see if it was a POTS connection but binkd?
OK.. :)

That was my reaction! :-)

I just so happened to read Joe's reply to you regarding transfer
protocol and he maybe onto something. IRex reports 1.1 but only
connects at 1.0. Check to see if your links are trying to connect
with 1.1 in your logs.

No, every connect shows 1.1 - good idea though! :-)

So here's what the log shows -- I don't see the system "dialing" 7041 -- I must
still have something wrong!

---------- Event A, Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 2014
+ 23:59:59 (996) Command line: -fs 1:153/7041
% 23:59:59 (996) Done.
% 23:59:59 (272) System: BETWEEN.BAT
% 00:00:06 (996) Starting event.
% 00:00:06 (996) Recalculating.

---------- Event B, Sat Apr 26 00:00:06 2014
+ 00:00:06 (996) Command line:



Cheers... Dallas

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Dallas Hinton wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-

Hiya Dallas

Leave it in then... either way.. :)

Oh.

That's strange... I can see if it was a POTS connection but binkd?
OK.. :)

That was my reaction! :-)

I just so happened to read Joe's reply to you regarding transfer
protocol and he maybe onto something. IRex reports 1.1 but only
connects at 1.0. Check to see if your links are trying to connect
with 1.1 in your logs.

No, every connect shows 1.1 - good idea though! :-)

It may, but there are some systems out there that don't like it. My uplink uses BBBS and I always get a connect 1.0 from her, which is fine.

So here's what the log shows -- I don't see the system "dialing" 7041
-- I must still have something wrong!

---------- Event A, Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 2014
+ 23:59:59 (996) Command line: -fs 1:153/7041
% 23:59:59 (996) Done.
% 23:59:59 (272) System: BETWEEN.BAT
% 00:00:06 (996) Starting event.
% 00:00:06 (996) Recalculating.

---------- Event B, Sat Apr 26 00:00:06 2014
+ 00:00:06 (996) Command line:

Is everything setup correctly in your node mgr for that node? Do a ALT-F and type in the address and see if it connects that way. A force may give more info.

Enjoy


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Hi Bill -- on Apr 27 2014 at 11:14, you wrote:

Is everything setup correctly in your node mgr for that node? Do a
ALT-F and type in the address and see if it connects that way. A
force may give more info.

Oh yes, it connects just fine -- it's been working for a couple of years, but the gentleman in question has decided he doesn't want to talk to me that often.
:-)


Cheers... Dallas

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Dallas Hinton wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-

Is everything setup correctly in your node mgr for that node? Do a
ALT-F and type in the address and see if it connects that way. A
force may give more info.

Oh yes, it connects just fine -- it's been working for a couple of
years, but the gentleman in question has decided he doesn't want to
talk to me that often. :-)

Ahhhhh... ok... then so be it!!

Be well..


Bill

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