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    From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to All on Tue Oct 29 12:24:54 2013
    I'm using RADIUS 4.011; when I try to poll a system that's unreachable, RADIUS polls over and over again, until I pause the poll.

    One system just polled 112 times. And counting.

    In Config->Polls->Options, I have Busy, No C. and Fail all set to 10.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?
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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Paul Quinn on Wed Dec 18 16:04:43 2013
    I'm running "Radius v4.010/21.01.2005,13:56(Final-Release)" here.

    I'm not really sure that running Radius gives you the right to post here. 8-)

    Nah, just kidding, this is more of an attempt to make sure that you are still connected, after the recent disconnection from the echo. Now that we're on Fidoweb, all should be fine.

    Well, I've just increased my Radius' "Stand-Off minutes" option setting from 10 up to 25. That might stop the log file filling up so much. Who knows. :)

    I've been experimenting quite a lot with those settings, but eventually decided to let it go. Yes, having log files that grows into hundreds of megabyte made my old DOS/10MB_HD/2400_modem gut squirm, but eventually I woke up and realized where we are ATM.

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  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/384 to Björn Felten on Thu Dec 19 08:22:00 2013
    Hi! Bj÷rn,

    On Wed, 18 Dec 13, you wrote to me:

    I'm not really sure that running Radius gives you the right to
    post here. 8-)

    Smartie. :)

    Nah, just kidding, this is more of an attempt to make sure that
    you are still connected, after the recent disconnection from the
    echo. Now that we're on Fidoweb, all should be fine.

    Yes, thanks muchly. I don't know what happened here. It may have just been a local glitch but that's ancient history now.

    Well, I've just increased my Radius' "Stand-Off minutes" option
    setting from 10 up to 25. That might stop the log file filling up so
    much. Who knows. :)

    I've been experimenting quite a lot with those settings, but
    eventually decided to let it go. Yes, having log files that grows
    into hundreds of megabyte made my old DOS/10MB_HD/2400_modem gut
    squirm, but eventually I woke up and realized where we are ATM.

    Same here, with the experimentation. I've upped the "Stand-Off minutes" to 59 minutes now and it's so much better. I'm tempted to make the two nodes currently set un-dialable, to start polling them again.

    Cheers,
    Paul.

    ... I say we nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
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  • From Paul Quinn@1:218/700 to Kurt Weiske on Wed Oct 30 10:50:00 2013
    Hi! Kurt,

    In a message to All you wrote:

    I'm using RADIUS 4.011;

    I'm running "Radius v4.010/21.01.2005,13:56(Final-Release)" here. Maybe you're

    running an early Taurus[shrug]?

    when I try to poll a system that's unreachable, RADIUS polls over and
    over again, until I pause the poll.
    One system just polled 112 times. And counting.

    It is a hassle. However you get the same sort of thing even with a bare binkD task.

    In Config->Polls->Options, I have Busy, No C. and Fail all set to 10.

    Same here except for Busy, which is set for 99. (I also have a couple of nodes

    set to never poll; one in Poland, and the other in Canada.)

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

    Well, I've just increased my Radius' "Stand-Off minutes" option setting from 10

    up to 25. That might stop the log file filling up so much. Who knows. :)

    Cheers,
    Paul.

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