Q1500 My Message pipeline is plugged with a very large message trying to download. How can I delete it before it downloads?

A1500 Sometimes a very large message (with or without Attachments) gets sent to a WL2K user and attempting to retrieve it results in very long air time and the inability to download other messages. There are several methods available to fix this problem:

Method 1

  1. Set your program to the "Keyboard" mode. (AirMail is normally in the "Handshake" mode.
  2. After connecting to a PMBO station (directly or through a Telpac Gateway), type LM. This will give you a listing of the messages waiting for you, complete with Message ID, size, and origination.
  3. Find the number of the offending message. Copy and Paste its Message number into a line to be sent back to the PMBO as:
    K xxxxxxxxxxxxx [xxxxxxxxxxxxx is the Message ID]

  4. The message will then be Killed (Deleted). You will get a confirmation of that back from the PMBO.
  5. Repeat (2) to confirm that the message is no longer in the queue for you.
  6. Disconnect (Disconnect Button or type BYE)
  7. Connect again, in the normal Handshake mode. The Pipe will be unplugged!
  8. Send a note back to the offending Sender.....

Method 1a
The KM command will work also, but ALL of your messages will be deleted.

Method 2
Download the message via Telnet (Internet Access) or the Winlink web page, if an internet connection is available.

Method 3 (not recommended)
In the AirMail Message Index Window, go to Tools…Options…Settings. Change either “Defer Incoming larger than… or
Reject Incoming larger than… to a small number larger than 0.

Method 4
Request a PMBO sysop or the System Administrator to delete the message.

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