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From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Patch to limit nightly batches
Message-ID: <4278@b-tech.UUCP>
Date: 16 Feb 88 14:24:04 GMT
References: <669@gethen.UUCP> <404@dmk3b1.UUCP>
Reply-To: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Organization: Branch Technology Ann Arbor, MI
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>In article <669@gethen.UUCP> farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes:
>There has been an additional flag added to the command line syntax of
>sendbatch.  This flag, -l, will invoke the limiting function.
>

I did something like this a long time ago - it should definitely be a 
part of the standard distribution.  It doesn't work so well if you run 
sendbatch hourly though.  I finally ended up with a demon sendbatch 
script that spools news on the fly (as soon at it notices that someone 
picked up some of their news, it spools more).  It runs from late 
evening to early morning and does allow a per day limit.  

  The only other thing I use around here to keep life sane is a uukill 
script that cuts off any incoming uucp connection if disk space is 
about to run out.  I wouldn't need it if all sites put limits on 
sendbatch though.  


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Jon Zeeff           		Branch Technology,
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