At 02:06 PM 2/2/96 +0100, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>>Thanks, but we already checked that.  It seems to happen when we hit a
>>>certain number of spool files (around 9900).  Almost all of these are
>>>SPSAVEd.  Does anyone know any spooler limits that might be affecting
>this?
>>>
>
>>Yep, I think the actual limit is something like 9952.  That's just the
>maximum
>>number of spoolfiles that the spooler can handle. (at least under 4.0)  We
>>run into this one occassionally.
>
>Is this limit documented anywhere?  Does it apply to 5.0?  Is it
>configurable?  I can't seem to get HP to admit that there is any type of
>limit on the number of files in the spooler.
>
As far as I know it's still in force on 5.0, I couldn't find it documented
anywhere, but Larry Byler (Spoolers'R'Me) who is on the list is the person
I believe who confirmed the limit for me.
 
Jim
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