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DILOADFROMSPOOL(8)	     System Manager's Manual	      DILOADFROMSPOOL(8)

NAME
     diloadfromspool - Diablo program to regenerate dhistory database from spool

SYNOPSIS
     diloadfromspool  [  -a ] [ -e ] [ -F dhistory-file ] [ -f ] [ -h hashtable-
     size ] [ -n ] [ -Q ] [ -q ] [ -S nn ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [spooldirs/spoolfiles]

DESCRIPTION
     DILoadFromSpool will scan the entire spool, specified spool directories, or
     specified spool articles.	It extracts article location, size,  message-id,
     and placement information and creates any missing dhistory file records.

     This command is typically used to recover a lost or partially lost dhistory
     database  from  the spool.  The program may be run without shutting down an
     active Diablo system.

     Articles are sanity-checked before being added.  The number of  lines  must
     match  the  Lines:  header and the NUL guard character is expected to exist
     after each article.

     -a Instruction DILoadFromSpool to scan the entire spool.  This could take a
     long time but since each spool file contains multiple articles, not as long
     as scanning an equivalent INN V1 spool might take.

     -e A special unexpire option that only scans the history file and marks all
     expired articles as unexpired. This option doesn't scan  the  spool.   Note
     that  articles not found on the spool will be marked as expired by the next
     run of dexpire.

     -F dhistory-file Allows you to specify the dhistory file to  work	on.   If
     not  specified,  the  diablo default dhistory file is used.  Note, however,
     that you MUST specify a specific file if you use the -f option as a  safety
     precaution.

     -f  Turn on special-fast mode.  This locks the history file through the en-
     tire procedure.  This also causes the base hash  table  to  be  cached  and
     written  then  written  out when the load operation has completed.  DiLoad-
     FromSpool will create the history file you supply as an argument  and  will
     refuse  to  run if it is already pre-existing.   This option should only be
     used to increase speed when creating a new dhistory file from scratch.

     -h hashtablesize The default hash table size is 4 million entries (-h  4m).
     You  can set it to any power of two but the suggested size is 4m or 8m.  Do
     NOT forget the 'm' for million, or you will be a very unhappy  camper.   If
     you do not specify this option, the default in diablo.config is used, or 4m
     if no default exists anywhere.

     -n prevents the program from actually adding any new records

     -Q  Scan spool (ignores history and history options) for articles and print
     the articles found in a format suitable for drequeue. The output is  effec-
     tively that of a queue file, with the Newsgroups: line appended.

     -q  Turn on quiet mode.  The program prints out its progress in a less ver-
     bose manner then usual.

     -u May be used with special-fast mode to re-enable checking for duplicates.
     You have the advantage of locking the history file  throughout  the  entire
     operation, but can still use a pre-existing history file to 'update'.

     -S nn Instruct diloadfromspool to only scan the spool object specified. The
     spool object is the spool object number as specified in dspool.ctl.

     -v  Turn  on  verbose  mode.  The program prints out its progress in a more
     verbose manner then usual.

     D.xxxxxxxx Specify a spool directory to scan.  All B.xxxx	spool  files  in
     the  directory will be scanned.  You may specify multiple spool directories
     on the command line if you wish.  Note that you must be CD'd to the top  of
     the  news spool and you must specify the directory name in the 'D.xxxxxxxx'
     form.

     D.xxxxxxxx/B.xxxx Specify a spool file to scan.  You may  specify	multiple
     spool  files on the command line.	Note that you must be CD'd to the top of
     the  news	spool  and  you   must	 specify   the	 spool	 file	in   the
     'D.xxxxxxxx/B.xxxx' form.

SEE ALSO
     diablo(8),  dicmd(8),  didump(8),	diload(8),  dnewslink(8), doutq(8), dex-
     pire(8), dexpireover(8), diconvhist(8), dilookup(8),  dspoolout(8),  dnews-
     feeds(5), dkp(8), dpath(8), diablo-kp(5), diablo-files(5)

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