hptutil purge - checked all keywords from fidoconfig (maybe I've forgoten something, but I tried). From fidoconfig - keepUnread, killRead, purge, max. No packing, messages only "marked" as deleted. Reply chains not killed.
hptutil pack - packing msgbase, used function of renaming files, thats why Golded can't stay in reading areas, in this case may be problems (1st warning!). Squish packing didn't set umsgid=1 on first letter. No lastread changeing, but if umsgid = FFFFFFFF - this is will be wrong - not checked (2nd warning!). In Jam base first letter also non 1, no lastread changing, but if BaseMsgNum will be FFFFFFFF and then 0 lastread's will be damaged - not checked (3rd warning!). Reply chains not killed.
hptutil sort - if an importlog file exist, sorting only areas in this file, sorting all areas if importlog not exist. File importlog not deleted. Sorting started from lastread, condition - date of the message. Reply chains is killed.
hptutil link - if exist importlog file, linking only areas in this file, linking all areas if importlog not exist. The deletion of importlog subscribed in fidoconfig (and no deleted at all, if you use non documented option -k). Linking all active messages in area.
hptutil can do one function at a time, for example
hptutil purge
hptutil pack (attention! bugz!)
or you may use several command line options, for example
hptutil sort link
If you set several command line options, work will be not in the order you have put it, but first will be purge, then pack, sort, link.
MSG bases are not supported yet, but this is not difficult to implement.
This is like a "fish" - template which needs to be checked, better solutions in algorythm, etc.
Before running this tool, change sources to work with one area, and make a backup of your message base. The program was tested in OS/2 only (watcom 11b).
With best regards Fedor Lizunkov, 2:5020/960