When limiting the number of messages in a packet, only retrieve that number from the DB

app/Classes/FTN/Packet.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Classes\FTN;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
@@ -404,9 +405,9 @@ abstract class Packet extends FTNBase implements \Iterator, \Countable
 		return (string)$this;
 	}
 
-	public function mail(Collection $msgs): self
+	public function mail(Builder $msgs): self
 	{
-		$this->messages = $msgs;
+		$this->messages = $msgs->get();
 
 		return $this;
 	}

app/Console/Commands/MailList.php

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class MailList extends Command
 			'from' => 'FROM',
 			'to' => 'TO',
 			'subject' => 'SUBJECT',
-		],$ao->netmailWaiting()->map(function($item) {
+		],$ao->netmailWaiting()->get()->map(function($item) {
 			return [
 				'id'=>$item->id,
 				'msgid'=>$item->msgid,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class MailList extends Command
 			'to' => 'TO',
 			'subject' => 'SUBJECT',
 			'area' => 'AREA',
-		],$ao->echomailWaiting()->map(function($item) {
+		],$ao->echomailWaiting()->get()->map(function($item) {
 			return [
 				'id'=>$item->id,
 				'msgid'=>$item->msgid,

app/Models/Address.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
@@ -967,9 +968,9 @@ class Address extends Model
 	 * Echomail waiting to be sent to this system
 	 *
 	 * @param int|null $max
-	 * @return Collection
+	 * @return Builder
 	 */
-	public function echomailWaiting(int $max=NULL): Collection
+	public function echomailWaiting(int $max=NULL): Builder
 	{
 		$echomails = $this
 			->UncollectedEchomail()
@@ -979,7 +980,7 @@ class Address extends Model
 			->groupBy(['echomails.id'])
 			->get();
 
-		return Echomail::whereIn('id',$echomails->pluck('id'))->get();
+		return Echomail::whereIn('id',$echomails->pluck('id'));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1161,10 +1162,10 @@ class Address extends Model
 	/**
 	 * Netmail waiting to be sent to this system
 	 *
-	 * @return Collection
+	 * @return Builder
 	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
-	public function netmailWaiting(): Collection
+	public function netmailWaiting(): Builder
 	{
 		$netmails = $this
 			->UncollectedNetmail()
@@ -1173,7 +1174,7 @@ class Address extends Model
 			->groupBy(['netmails.id'])
 			->get();
 
-		return Netmail::whereIn('id',$netmails->pluck('id'))->get();
+		return Netmail::whereIn('id',$netmails->pluck('id'));
 	}
 
 	/**