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SUBJ: INCORRECTLY FORMATTED MESSAGES
A. PACIFIC AREA BCST 01-04
B. PAR 850 OF NTP-8(C)
1. REF A DIRECTED THAT ALL ST MULTI MESSAGES IN THE PACIFIC AREA BE
PROCESSED BY THE MRQ SWITCH.
2. MANY MESSAGES ARE BEING REJECTED BY THE PROCESSING PROGRAM
MULTI.COM DUE TO INCORRECT FORMATTING. INCORRECT FORMATTING CAN BE
ELIMINATED BY MEMBERS USING THE ADMIN.BAT OR THE MULTI.BAT PROGRAMS
ON THE NATIONAL AND PACIFIC AREA WEB SITES. GO TO EITHER OF THESE
SITES AND CLICK ON SOFTWARE AND THEN DOWNLOAD THESE TWO PROGRAMS.
THE ADMIN.BAT PROGRAM WILL GENERATE AN ADMIN MESSAGE THAT IS
CORRECTLY FORMATTED AND CAN BE ENTERED INTO THE MDS. IF YOU PREFER
NOT TO USE THE ADMIN.BAT PROGRAM THEN YOU SHOULD USE THE MULTI.BAT
PROGRAM WHICH CHECKS YOUR MESSAGE FOR PROPER FORMAT.
3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B IF A MESSAGE OF PRIORITY OR HIGHER
PRECEDENCE IS REJECTED BECAUSE OF INCORRECT FORMATTING THE MRQ SYSOP
WILL CORRECT THE FORMAT ERROR(S) AND RELAY THE MESSAGE. IF THE
MESSAGE IS ROUTINE THE SYSOP WILL FILE THE MESSAGE AND NOTIFY THE
ORIGINATING STATION TO CORRECT THE MESSAGE AND REENTER IT INTO THE
MDS.
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