From:	CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRDGW1::MITECH!GJC"  7-SEP-1989 23:56
To:	MRGATE::"ARISIA::EVERHART"
Subj:	HDR[0] NOT DLE messages

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From: gjc@mitech.com
Subject: HDR[0] NOT DLE messages
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On the HDR[0] NOT DLE error message problem:
(how to *really* fix the problem)

 * It is a bug in 4.3BSD UUCP.
 * There is a fix, which is in the later 4.3+ release.

Or, if you cannot get the "other guy" to fix his uucp:

It is required, BUT NOT sufficient to turn off the bits in your debug
mask that JEH mentioned.

There is a line of code in [UUCP.DEVEL.UUCP.SRC]GIOWVMS.C that
has to be changed also, and UUCICO.EXE rebuilt, otherwise all the
debug flag bits for packets are turned back on (not under configuration
control) after the first 20 errors.

I had distributed a patch to a few files a few weeks ago allowing
the user to control this. But since there is going to be a new release
you might as well just raise the hard-wired value in the code instead
of applying the fancier fix. Be sure to save your original source file
to GIOWVMS.C so you can apply the official updates.

Here is the line of code:

 static	int gerrlim = 20;  /* Error threshold beyond which the DEBUG */

Change the 20 to a 20000000 and you will never see packet error messages
unless you specify them in the debug flag value.


-gjc