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<META name="author" lang="en" content="Michiel Broek">
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<META name="copyright" lang="en" content="Copyright Michiel Broek">
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<META name="description" lang="en" content="MBSE BBS Manual - Semafore files with MBSE BBS">
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<div align='right'><h5>Last update 14-Sep-2004</h5></div>
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<div align='center'><H1>Semafore files with MBSE BBS.</H1></div>
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The directory $MBSE_ROOT/var/sema is the hardcoded semafore directory where all
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semafore's must be created, tested and removed. When the system is booting,
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the init script will erase all semafore's just before the BBS is started.
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This description is valid from MBSE BBS v0.33.19 and newer.
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<PRE>
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zmh Purpose: to mark the state of Zone Mail Hour.
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Created by "mbtask" at the start of Zone Mail Hour.
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Removed by "mbtask" at the end of Zone Mail Hour.
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upsalarm Purpose: Signal that the system is running on battery power.
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Created and removed by UPS software.
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Checked by mbtask to suspend processing.
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Checked by mbfido to stop processing.
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upsdown Purpose: Signal that the system will go down on low battery.
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Created and removed by UPS software.
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Checked by mbtask to go down.
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Checked by several scripts and "mbstat wait".
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newnews Purpose: Signal that there are new articles on the news server.
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Checked by mbtask to start news processing.
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Removed by mbtask as soon as it is detected.
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mailout Purpose: Signal that there is mail posted in the message base.
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Checked by mbtask to start scan the message base.
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Removed by mbtask as soon as it is detected.
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mailin Purpose: Signal that there is new mail in the inbound.
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Checked by mbtask to start the tosser.
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Removed by mbtask as soon as it is detected.
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scanout Purpose: Signal that the outbound must be rescanned.
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Checked by mbtask to check the outbound.
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Removed by mbtask as soon as it is detected.
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do_inet Purpose: Signal that there are node(s) to be called via the
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internet. Usefull for dialup systems to check whether a
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connection to the internet is needed.
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Created and removed by mbtask.
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is_inet Purpose: Signal that the internet is available. Usefull for
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dialup systems to check when the internet connection is up
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or down after starting or stopping ppp.
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Created and removed by mbtask.
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mbtask.last Purpose: A timestamp created and touched by "mbtask" every
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minute so you can check it is running.
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