• fsxNet

    From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to All on Mon Jan 17 15:33:59 2022
    does anyone knwow how to add fsxNet to synchronet?

    I can't find much info anywhre ...

    thanks
    F3

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 15:05:18 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Fr333n3rgy to All on Mon Jan 17 2022 03:33 pm

    does anyone knwow how to add fsxNet to synchronet?

    I can't find much info anywhre ...

    If you installed Synchronet recently, you should have an "Operator" external program menu with a "Initial FidoNet Setup" option. Run that and you'll see fsxNet as an option.

    Alternatively, you can run 'jsexec init-fidonet' and choose '21' (fsxNet) from its options.
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Rush quote #20:
    Learning that we're only immortal, for a limited time
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  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 18:09:47 2022
    does anyone knwow how to add fsxNet to synchronet?

    I can't find much info anywhre ...

    thanks
    F3

    I'm using Mystic, and have zero experience with synchronet. But I'm on
    fsxNet, and the process was basically the same as getting on Fidonet.

    There's a few SysOps running synchronet on there. I'll post a message asking one of them, or Avon (the guy who built/runs fsxNet), to contact you. :)

    Cheers!

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 13:59:43 2022
    Hi, again!

    A couple of people on fsxNet have suggested that you download the infopack:

    http://bbs.nz/fsxnet.zip

    In there, you will find all kinds of information about fsxNet. I believe the examples will have MysticBBS in mind, not SynchroNET, but it should be possible to figure out how to input the correct information either way.

    Hope this helps!

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Tue Jan 18 13:30:40 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Digital Man to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 2022 03:05 pm

    Alternatively, you can run 'jsexec init-fidonet' and choose '21' (fsxNet) from its options.

    Thank you for that - I wasn't aware of that command. So I followed your suggestion and entered my fsNet node etc.

    Was this process/command mentioned on any docs I may have missed?

    Thanks again

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  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 13:31:39 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 2022 06:09 pm

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  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 13:36:24 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 2022 06:09 pm

    There's a few SysOps running synchronet on there. I'll post a message asking one of them, or Avon (the guy who built/runs fsxNet), to contact you. :)

    Thanks Shaun, Digital Man got back to me so I am almost there ... Just looking on how to triger a feed manually, I know there is a file to "touch" to trigger it somewhere ...

    I think once I get this sorted, I should be able to add all other others -- Kind of sad that docs / support sites are scarse when it come to BBSs beside the software authors of course (thank god for them!).

    I'm just one of those guys that rather not bother people and prefer to just figure things out by searching but in this case, info is scarce.

    On a side-note I think with all the dramas of online social medias these days, BBS forums may be coming back as one of the few uncensored medium (good and bad as that is) so I want to get this setup nicely and easily, maybe do a couple of phone apps to make it more accessible to others.

    Anyway, thanks again for the follow-up
    F3

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    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 18:33:24 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 2022 06:09 pm

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    What? (o_O)

    Were you trying to say something? (^_^)

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 15:37:23 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Fr333n3rgy to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 2022 01:36 pm

    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 2022 06:09 pm

    There's a few SysOps running synchronet on there. I'll post a message asking one of them, or Avon (the guy who built/runs fsxNet), to contact you. :)

    Thanks Shaun, Digital Man got back to me so I am almost there ... Just looking on how to triger a feed manually, I know there is a file to "touch" to trigger it somewhere ...

    You first need your hub to setup a configuration (e.g. password) for your node and possibly assign you a node address. Do you have a node address yet?
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Sling Blade quote #20:
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  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 18:47:52 2022
    Ah, there's the reply!

    Thanks Shaun, Digital Man got back to me so I am almost there ... Just looking on how to triger a feed manually, I know there is a file to "touch" to trigger it somewhere ...

    With Mystic, it's the same program: fidopoll

    You just use a fsxNet node, instead of a fidonet node. Again, I don't know anything about SynchroNet...

    I think once I get this sorted, I should be able to add all other others

    Yes, once you figure out how to add a second net, you will be able to apply
    the same lesson to add any other nets.

    -- Kind of sad that docs / support sites are scarse when it come to BBSs beside the software authors of course (thank god for them!).

    You're forgetting something important: BBS software, for the most part, is 'abandonware'. Yes, there are people still working on this, like SynchroNet
    and Mystic. But, the average netizen today (with an average age of 18 (o_O) ) has never heard of BBSes.

    However, you're going to have a somewhat different experience, once you join fsxNet. Most of us are more than happy to help you enjoy your new hobby! Avon, the guy who built fsxNet, is very active. And he knows a hell of a lot more than I do.

    I'm just one of those guys that rather not bother people and prefer to just figure things out by searching but in this case, info is scarce.

    Stop being one of those guys. You're going to have problems. And Google can't help you. I know, because I've had problems that Google couldn't help me with!

    Don't let pride stand between you and knowledge!

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Digital Man on Tue Jan 18 18:49:29 2022
    You first need your hub to setup a configuration (e.g. password) for
    your node and possibly assign you a node address. Do you have a node address yet? --

    Anyone can use 21:1/999 as a temporary node on fsxNet.

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 18:52:12 2022
    Anyone can use 21:1/999 as a temporary node on fsxNet.


    with password 'LETMEIN'

    sorry, forgot to include that...

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Tue Jan 18 18:30:10 2022
    Hi DM,

    any chance you could ssh in my system to see why fsxNet is not downloading any of the areas? I can give you root access and perhaps we can have this sorted out as its driving me nuts ...

    thanks
    Alex

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  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 19:28:14 2022
    any chance you could ssh in my system to see why fsxNet is not
    downloading any of the areas? I can give you root access and perhaps we can have this sorted out as its driving me nuts ...

    Were you born stupid, or are you just a gifted actor? (@_@)

    NEVER give ANYONE root access!

    Let me direct you to a video I used to add a second network to Mystic. Again, you're going to have to make the translation to SynchroNet, but the idea is
    the same:

    https://youtu.be/VNa16vrXEyY

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 16:58:21 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Digital Man on Tue Jan 18 2022 06:49 pm

    You first need your hub to setup a configuration (e.g. password) for your node and possibly assign you a node address. Do you have a node address yet? --

    Anyone can use 21:1/999 as a temporary node on fsxNet.

    I appreciate that you're trying to help, but that wasn't the question. He needs to be assigned a permanent node number by the hub. That's part of the process that the init-fidonet.js script will take him through: sending an email or netmail, using a /9999 temporary node address if necessary, to the hub to request his node number assignment and requested a specific password to use for areafix and BinkP sessions.
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Sling Blade quote #9:
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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 17:00:57 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Fr333n3rgy to Digital Man on Tue Jan 18 2022 06:30 pm

    Hi DM,

    any chance you could ssh in my system to see why fsxNet is not downloading any of the areas? I can give you root access and perhaps we can have this sorted out as its driving me nuts ...

    Any chance you could share what stage of the process you're in? You said you ran init-fidonet.js, but didn't say what you answered for its questions or how far you got through that process. It should have sent either an FTN netmail or Internet mail to the network coordinator, depending on your answer to the script's questions. The network coordinator would then need to assign you a node address and reply to your email or netmail. Did you get that reply (with your node number)?
    --
    digital man (rob)

    This Is Spinal Tap quote #4:
    David St. Hubbins: He died in a bizarre gardening accident...
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  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 17:09:02 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 2022 07:28 pm

    any chance you could ssh in my system to see why fsxNet is not
    downloading any of the areas? I can give you root access and perhaps
    we can have this sorted out as its driving me nuts ...

    Were you born stupid, or are you just a gifted actor? (@_@)

    NEVER give ANYONE root access!

    Normally true, but I don't think Digital Man is going to do anything malicious to a Synchronet BBS sysop wanting help..

    Nightfox

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    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
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  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Digital Man on Tue Jan 18 20:16:13 2022
    I appreciate that you're trying to help, but that wasn't the question.
    He needs to be assigned a permanent node number by the hub. That's part
    of the process that the init-fidonet.js script will take him through: sending an email or netmail, using a /9999 temporary node address if necessary, to the hub to request his node number assignment and
    requested a specific password to use for areafix and BinkP sessions.
    --

    I am indeed trying to help.

    I'm also trying to describe the actual procedure that I used to join fsxNet. I used 21:1/999 as a temporary node to confirm that all other settings were correct, and to make contact with the hub controllers within fsxNet. As mentioned in the PS message I sent, the password for that temp node is 'LETMEIN'

    Again, I am using Mystic, *not* SynchroNet. That may not have been the question, but this is still the correct answer.

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Nightfox on Tue Jan 18 20:17:47 2022
    NEVER give ANYONE root access!

    Normally true, but I don't think Digital Man is going to do anything malicious to a Synchronet BBS sysop wanting help..

    ESPECIALLY TRUE on Fidonet!!! \(@_@)/

    We both know how many a$$holes are on here!

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 20:01:00 2022
    Shaun Buzza wrote to Fr333n3rgy <=-

    Thanks Shaun, Digital Man got back to me so I am almost there ... Just looking on how to triger a feed manually, I know there is a file to "touch" to trigger it somewhere ...

    With Mystic, it's the same program: fidopoll

    We're talking about Synchronet here. Irrelevant.

    You just use a fsxNet node, instead of a fidonet node. Again, I
    don't know anything about SynchroNet...

    Yeah...

    I think once I get this sorted, I should be able to add all other others

    Yes, once you figure out how to add a second net, you will be
    able to apply the same lesson to add any other nets.

    This is true!

    -- Kind of sad that docs / support sites are scarse when it come to BBSs beside the software authors of course (thank god for them!).

    You're forgetting something important: BBS software, for the most
    part, is 'abandonware'. Yes, there are people still working on
    this, like SynchroNet and Mystic. But, the average netizen today
    (with an average age of 18 (o_O) ) has never heard of BBSes.

    Again... this topic is about Synchronet, which is clearly NOT abandonware. Another irrelevant paragraph.

    However, you're going to have a somewhat different experience,
    once you join fsxNet. Most of us are more than happy to help you
    enjoy your new hobby! Avon, the guy who built fsxNet, is very
    active. And he knows a hell of a lot more than I do.

    More of the same irrelevance. Do you not see that he is getting help here? Your last sentence is spot-on though.

    I'm just one of those guys that rather not bother people and prefer to just figure things out by searching but in this case, info is scarce.

    Stop being one of those guys. You're going to have problems. And
    Google can't help you. I know, because I've had problems that
    Google couldn't help me with!

    I know you're still a brand new sysop and don't know this, but one of
    the traits of a successful Sysop is that they try to figure things out
    on their own when possible. The Synchronet Wiki is very excellent in
    helping with that. Perseverance is another handy Sysop trait.


    ... Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
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  • From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 20:05:00 2022
    Shaun Buzza wrote to Fr333n3rgy <=-

    any chance you could ssh in my system to see why fsxNet is not
    downloading any of the areas? I can give you root access and perhaps we can have this sorted out as its driving me nuts ...

    Were you born stupid, or are you just a gifted actor? (@_@)

    Wow, that's very "helpful" (related to your comments in a different
    message in this thread).

    NEVER give ANYONE root access!

    Good advice usually, but he was asking the author of SBBS. Do you
    really think he's gonna do something malicious? I will agree that
    it's a pretty dumb thing to ask/offer.

    Let me direct you to a video I used to add a second network to
    Mystic. Again, you're going to have to make the translation to
    SynchroNet, but the idea is the same:

    Not helpful either.


    ... Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
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    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 20:06:00 2022
    Shaun Buzza wrote to Digital Man <=-

    I appreciate that you're trying to help, but that wasn't the question.
    He needs to be assigned a permanent node number by the hub. That's part
    of the process that the init-fidonet.js script will take him through: sending an email or netmail, using a /9999 temporary node address if necessary, to the hub to request his node number assignment and
    requested a specific password to use for areafix and BinkP sessions.
    --

    I am indeed trying to help.

    But you are failing at that. FYI.



    ... Post may contain information unsuitable for overly sensitive persons.
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
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  • From Gamgee@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 20:08:00 2022
    Shaun Buzza wrote to Nightfox <=-

    NEVER give ANYONE root access!

    Normally true, but I don't think Digital Man is going to do anything malicious to a Synchronet BBS sysop wanting help..

    ESPECIALLY TRUE on Fidonet!!! \(@_@)/

    Well, if DM did as requested, he wouldn't be doing it "on FidoNet".
    You should try to understand this better before dispensing advice.

    We both know how many a$$holes are on here!

    How many are there?


    ... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 18:45:34 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Nightfox on Tue Jan 18 2022 08:17 pm

    Normally true, but I don't think Digital Man is going to do anything
    malicious to a Synchronet BBS sysop wanting help..

    ESPECIALLY TRUE on Fidonet!!! \(@_@)/

    We both know how many a$$holes are on here!

    I'm reading/posting this on Dove-Net, where this message area originates. It's gated from Dove-Net onto FidoNet.

    But my main point is that Digital Man is the author of Synchronet, and I don't think he would do anything malicious to Synchronet sysops asking for help.

    Nightfox

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    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 19:34:32 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 2022 06:47 pm

    Stop being one of those guys. You're going to have problems. And Google can't help you. I know, because I've had problems that Google couldn't help me with!
    haha... What next, stop and as for directions instead of guessing where to drive LOL...

    All good -- I have a net for fxNet and Avon did help me a little with Mystic but then I had FidoNet issues so I switched to Synchronet due to the video that DB posted on youtube which made setup way easier so I am now adding it all to synchronet and getting to know its quirks.

    Funny as I used to run a BBS back in Australia when I was in my 20s (before I moved to the USA) and I rememeber I was on FidoNet and all ... a very long time ago.

    In any case, I guess I a persisting with this since it's hard and not because it's easy ... Being a developer and all ...

    Thanks again for the help. :)

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    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
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  • From Dennis Katsonis@3:633/384 to Fr333n3rgy on Wed Jan 19 15:05:00 2022
    Fr333n3rgy wrote to Shaun Buzza <=-

    @MSGID: <61E74ACB.9627.fidosyncsyso@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
    @REPLY: <61E5F897.9615.fidosyncsyso@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 17 2022 06:09 pm

    There's a few SysOps running synchronet on there. I'll post a message asking one of them, or Avon (the guy who built/runs fsxNet), to contact you. :)

    Thanks Shaun, Digital Man got back to me so I am almost there ... Just looking on how to triger a feed manually, I know there is a file to "touch" to trigger it somewhere ...

    I think once I get this sorted, I should be able to add all other
    others -- Kind of sad that docs / support sites are scarse when it come
    to BBSs beside the software authors of course (thank god for them!).

    I'm just one of those guys that rather not bother people and prefer to just figure things out by searching but in this case, info is scarce.

    On a side-note I think with all the dramas of online social medias
    these days, BBS forums may be coming back as one of the few uncensored medium (good and bad as that is) so I want to get this setup nicely and easily, maybe do a couple of phone apps to make it more accessible to others.

    Anyway, thanks again for the follow-up
    F3

    I was thinking the exact same thing, a refuge from Silicon Valleys Dystopian Social Internet. I know a few people who want this alternative, but the options to telnet in, especially on mobile are few.

    ... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    * Origin: MS & RD BBS bbsweb.mozysswamp.org (3:633/384)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Wed Jan 19 04:52:10 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 2022 07:28 pm

    Were you born stupid, or are you just a gifted actor? (@_@)
    NEVER give ANYONE root access!

    I have a jailed root access to the bbs. Not stupid, beeing doing sysadmin/coding for the past 35 years. I used to setup Linux when not many knew what Linux was ...

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  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Wed Jan 19 04:55:51 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Digital Man to Fr333n3rgy on Tue Jan 18 2022 05:00 pm

    Any chance you could share what stage of the process you're in? You said you ran init-fidonet.js, but didn't say what you answered for its questions or

    I already have a node and hub - Paul set me up with that last week.

    Anyway this is now sorted, software has hits quirks that needs to be ironed out so it tooke me a few tries to get it to cooperate.

    I guess if we want to make this "hobby" more accessible we need better guides, but, if this is an "abbandonware" hobby as someone said in this forum then it is what it is.

    Thank you anywone that provided help. It's all done now i am in fsxNet, DOVENet and just about done with FidoNet. I can sort the rest from here.

    F3

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    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
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  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Nightfox on Wed Jan 19 04:57:22 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Nightfox to Shaun Buzza on Tue Jan 18 2022 05:09 pm

    Normally true, but I don't think Digital Man is going to do anything malicious to a Synchronet BBS sysop wanting help..

    Exactly and as i said the root access I was going to give him was a jailed root to the bbs (not my first rodeo :) ). But yeha, I do trst DB so I had no worries.

    Been in cybersecurity for many years :)

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Fr333n3rgy on Wed Jan 19 12:02:24 2022
    Stop being one of those guys. You're going to have problems. And Google can't help you. I know, because I've had problems that Google couldn't me with!
    haha... What next, stop and as for directions instead of guessing where
    to drive LOL...

    Okay, I was exaggerating a little. My point was, don't be afraid to ask for help. There are people out there who will provide assistance!

    Funny as I used to run a BBS back in Australia when I was in my 20s (before I moved to the USA) and I rememeber I was on FidoNet and all ...
    a very long time
    ago.

    I used to be a coder back in my 20s. And I'm finding that I have forgotten
    most of what I knew about the subject. That's just how it works. If you don't use a skill, you lose it. Of course, you can retrain yourself!

    In any case, I guess I a persisting with this since it's hard and not because it's easy ... Being a developer and all ...

    Thanks again for the help. :)

    That's exactly why I'm sticking with this project, too! And why humans made
    it to the moon! Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.

    There's no need to thank me directly. Just pay it forward. If you can help someone else, do. :)

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Fr333n3rgy on Wed Jan 19 11:55:41 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Fr333n3rgy to Digital Man on Wed Jan 19 2022 04:55 am

    Anyway this is now sorted, software has hits quirks that needs to be ironed out so it tooke me a few tries to get it to cooperate.

    Can you be more specific: Which software? What quirks?
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Rush quote #18:
    Leave out condition, courageous convictions will drag the dream into existence Norco, CA WX: 61.2øF, 70.0% humidity, 5 mph W wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Dennis Katsonis on Wed Jan 19 13:55:25 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Dennis Katsonis to Fr333n3rgy on Wed Jan 19 2022 03:05 pm

    Social Internet. I know a few people who want this alternative, but the options to telnet in, especially on mobile are few.

    Once I get my net setup I plan to develop an iOS/Swioft native app to browse through the forums/post with a similar interface like social media, with the difference that the content is not controlled by big tech. I plan for the app to run on iPhone and iPad (maybe I'll do it on Android but last Android App i did was 3 years ago - we'll see).

    I think that if we make this easier to interact, this could very well be a real viable option - and yes, I would add a "mute" button to mute convos/senders you rather not hear about.

    Anyway, just a thought, and of course I'm working so it'll be a side-thing.
    Let me know if you or anyone think this would be a worth wile time-investment to develop

    F3

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Wed Jan 19 20:15:14 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Digital Man to Fr333n3rgy on Wed Jan 19 2022 11:55 am

    Can you be more specific: Which software? What quirks?

    Synchronet -- the one I have noticed today is that I have a message area called unknown - it collects unknow messages that don't have a home. It collected 184 messages, so i added the correct area, retossed and messages went into their places.

    However that unknown area still shows 184 messages as its counter but of course when I R(ead) it says (rightly) that there are no messages - since they were tossed where they should have been.

    To me this is a bug. If an area has no messages, it should show 0 messages and not 184 ...

    Anyway as I said these are little quirks and I truly appreaciate the software so thanks.

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Fr333n3rgy on Thu Jan 20 09:11:46 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Fr333n3rgy to Digital Man on Wed Jan 19 2022 08:15 pm

    Synchronet -- the one I have noticed today is that I have a message area called unknown - it collects unknow messages that don't have a home. It collected 184 messages, so i added the correct area, retossed and messages went into their places.

    A message area that "collects" messages? I'm not sure what you mean.. People generally post messages in a specifica area of their choice. Message areas don't just "collect" messages on their own.

    However that unknown area still shows 184 messages as its counter but of course when I R(ead) it says (rightly) that there are no messages - since they were tossed where they should have been.

    Tossed by you? Or tossed by Synchronet somehow?

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Fr333n3rgy on Thu Jan 20 09:46:22 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Fr333n3rgy to Digital Man on Wed Jan 19 2022 08:15 pm

    Re: fsxNet
    By: Digital Man to Fr333n3rgy on Wed Jan 19 2022 11:55 am

    Can you be more specific: Which software? What quirks?

    Synchronet -- the one I have noticed today is that I have a message area called unknown - it collects unknow messages that don't have a home. It collected 184 messages, so i added the correct area, retossed and messages went into their places.

    It's not because the area is called "uknown", it's because it has an echo-tag of '*' in your data/areas.bbs file. That's explained here:
    http://wiki.synchro.net/util:sbbsecho#format

    However that unknown area still shows 184 messages as its counter but of course when I R(ead) it says (rightly) that there are no messages - since they were tossed where they should have been.

    To me this is a bug. If an area has no messages, it should show 0 messages and not 184 ...

    The message is still there and could be undeleted if you wished. If/when you run the message base maintenance event (normally run weekly), those messages will be permanently deleted and the index files will reflect that bringing that number back down to 0 (if there are indeed no messages, deleted or not, at that time).

    Anyway as I said these are little quirks and I truly appreaciate the software so thanks.

    I thought you were saying there were quirks that "need to be ironed out" that preventing you from joining FTN networks successfully (the subject of this thread). I guess I just misunderstood your statement .
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #90:
    UTF-8 = 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format
    Norco, CA WX: 68.4øF, 26.0% humidity, 5 mph N wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Nightfox on Thu Jan 20 09:48:27 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Nightfox to Fr333n3rgy on Thu Jan 20 2022 09:11 am

    However that unknown area still shows 184 messages as its counter but of course when I R(ead) it says (rightly) that there are no messages - since they were tossed where they should have been.

    Tossed by you? Or tossed by Synchronet somehow?

    In FidoNet jargon, "toss" means to export. So the messages in his "unknown" area were re-tossed (re-exported, imported, and marked for deletion, a feature of SBBSecho) into their appropriate message areas once he had those areas defined.
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Sling Blade quote #7:
    Karl: I don't reckon the Good Lord would send anybody like you to Hades.
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    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Nightfox on Thu Jan 20 16:40:06 2022

    On 2022 Jan 20 09:11:46, you wrote to Fr333n3rgy:

    Synchronet -- the one I have noticed today is that I have a message
    area called unknown - it collects unknow messages that don't have a
    home. It collected 184 messages, so i added the correct area,
    retossed and messages went into their places.

    A message area that "collects" messages? I'm not sure what you mean..

    the ""bad"" message area you can set up to catch messages sent to your system that are not configured in your system... sbbsecho will either delete them or it will file them i nthe "bad" area until you add those unconfigured areas and tell sbbsecho to retoss... when it retosses, it will move those messages from the "bad" area to the proper ones now configured...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Taglines make great Christmas gifts.
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    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Nightfox on Thu Jan 20 14:55:41 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Thu Jan 20 2022 09:48 am

    In FidoNet jargon, "toss" means to export.

    I meant so say "import". In FidoNet jargon, export is/was referred to as "scan" (as in TosScan or EchoMail tosser/scanner).
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Synchronet "Real Fact" #123:
    Synchronet v2.30c (DOS & OS/2) was released on 12-14-99, 16 months after v2.30b Norco, CA WX: 75.5øF, 23.0% humidity, 4 mph N wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Thu Jan 20 15:20:36 2022
    Re: fsxNet
    By: Digital Man to Fr333n3rgy on Thu Jan 20 2022 09:46 am

    The message is still there and could be undeleted if you wished. If/when you run the message base maintenance event (normally run weekly), those messages

    I figured that the was a way to clean-up those counter - thanks

    I thought you were saying there were quirks that "need to be ironed out" that preventing you from joining FTN networks successfully (the subject of this thread). I guess I just misunderstood your statement .

    all good, I am online now thanks to a few people in here and my AC efforts!

    F3

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Dennis Katsonis@3:633/384 to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 11:59:00 2022
    Fr333n3rgy wrote to Dennis Katsonis <=-

    @MSGID: <61E8AB6E.9670.fidosyncsyso@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
    @REPLY: <61E7EF2F.9656.fidosyncsyso@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Dennis Katsonis to Fr333n3rgy on Wed Jan 19 2022 03:05 pm

    Social Internet. I know a few people who want this alternative, but the options to telnet in, especially on mobile are few.

    Once I get my net setup I plan to develop an iOS/Swioft native app to browse through the forums/post with a similar interface like social
    media, with the difference that the content is not controlled by big
    tech. I plan for the app to run on iPhone and iPad (maybe I'll do it on Android but last Android App i did was 3 years ago - we'll see).

    I think that if we make this easier to interact, this could very well
    be a real viable option - and yes, I would add a "mute" button to mute convos/senders you rather not hear about.

    Anyway, just a thought, and of course I'm working so it'll be a side-thing. Let me know if you or anyone think this would be a worth
    wile time-investment to develop

    F3

    It might be. Of course, the user base will be small. I was thinking of some kind of 'gateway' that a BBS could run, expose like a basic API to access the message areas.

    One thing you could do, is just create an offline QWK reader for mobile. The challenge is getting the QWK packet from the BBS in the first place. I think if you can get a QWK packet easily, the rest is a doddle.

    So for BBS's, there could a 'non interactive' login, where you can login, send a command and get a response, perhaps in the form of a file or message.

    ... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    * Origin: MS & RD BBS bbsweb.mozysswamp.org (3:633/384)
  • From Mick Manning@1:229/307 to Nightfox on Thu Jan 20 21:06:11 2022
    On 20 Jan 2022, Nightfox said the following...
    However that unknown area still shows 184 messages as its counter but course when I R(ead) it says (rightly) that there are no messages - s they were tossed where they should have been.

    Tossed by you? Or tossed by Synchronet somehow?

    I had a Dovenet area installed once and I forget to input the Dovenet ID number. The messages showed up in Local but its own base.

    Just a thought.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Central Ontario BluesNET (1:229/307)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Dennis Katsonis on Fri Jan 21 10:42:00 2022
    On 01-19-22 15:05, Dennis Katsonis wrote to Fr333n3rgy <=-

    I was thinking the exact same thing, a refuge from Silicon Valleys Dystopian Social Internet. I know a few people who want this
    alternative, but the options to telnet in, especially on mobile are
    few.

    Mobile access to BBSs is a big gap. While in its purest form, BBS technology couldn't support mobile connectivity easily (without clunky telnet clients), I think there is good cause for compromise here with more mobile friendly clients. I can see at least two possible levels - mail/file clients that can interface to existing BBSs (using QWK/Bluewave for mail), and a more fully integrated setup that uses a more modern API (which could be interfaced to BBS software currently under development, like Synchronet, etc).


    ... Truth has nothing to fear from examination
    === MultiMail/Win v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 10:46:00 2022
    On 01-19-22 13:55, Fr333n3rgy wrote to Dennis Katsonis <=-

    Anyway, just a thought, and of course I'm working so it'll be a side-thing. Let me know if you or anyone think this would be a worth
    wile time-investment to develop

    Definitely worth the effort. Would be good to have something that can be added onto multiple BBSs(so it's not just Synchronet specific or Mystic specific).

    I have access to both iOS and Android devices, and run a Synchronet BBS (my primary system) and Mystic (mainly a mail hub, but can spin up a test account).
    Need a tester? :)


    ... Marriage: the price men pay for sex. Sex: the price women pay for marriag === MultiMail/Win v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Fri Jan 21 10:10:34 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 2022 10:46 am

    Need a tester? :)

    Definately will need - I've noted your name. thanks.

    I think the first part will the the API as suggested and then use that API for the phone/tablet app to render the messages.

    I'll start an area and share access to it as not to keep spamming here.

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 14:46:25 2022
    I'll start an area and share access to it as not to keep spamming here.


    You've seen the pointless comments by certain hobbits, yes? Do you really
    think your comments are 'spam'?

    I doubt you can just 'start an area' on FidoNet, the way you would on your
    own BBS. And so, I hope you keep posting here, because I'm interested in hearing about your progress.

    Cheers!

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Dennis Katsonis@3:633/384 to Tony Langdon on Sat Jan 22 10:30:00 2022
    Tony Langdon wrote to Dennis Katsonis <=-

    @MSGID: <61EA43E9.9683.fidosyncsyso@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
    @REPLY: <61E7EF2F.9656.fidosyncsyso@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
    On 01-19-22 15:05, Dennis Katsonis wrote to Fr333n3rgy <=-

    I was thinking the exact same thing, a refuge from Silicon Valleys Dystopian Social Internet. I know a few people who want this
    alternative, but the options to telnet in, especially on mobile are
    few.

    Mobile access to BBSs is a big gap. While in its purest form, BBS technology couldn't support mobile connectivity easily (without clunky telnet clients), I think there is good cause for compromise here with
    more mobile friendly clients. I can see at least two possible levels - mail/file clients that can interface to existing BBSs (using
    QWK/Bluewave for mail), and a more fully integrated setup that uses a
    more modern API (which could be interfaced to BBS software currently
    under development, like Synchronet, etc).

    The problem is the BBS system works on the assumption that the connection to the BBS, and the connection to the external world is one and the same. The Internet changed that because it wasn't specifically one program that was connected to the Internet, it was your OS. So individual programs could communiate concurrently and independently. With a BBS, you open up a "portal", which must be open to use the features. Log out, and you miss any future chats or messages, even though you are still "online".

    I don't think there is a solution to this problem that is neat enough, aside from having multiple clients (such as a chat program, messaging program) that can somehow work conncurrently with the BBS, but then we are just reinventing the Internet.

    The reason I still like the BBS is because it does have a niche, and that is because it is a private, discrete community, flexible in capacity. It offers a community access to common features, they can chat, message, share the same news and files. You can do that on the internet, but chat, message boards, file sharing, they are all seperate communities. The BBS brings things down to a human level.

    ... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    * Origin: MS & RD BBS bbsweb.mozysswamp.org (3:633/384)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Sat Jan 22 14:27:19 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 2022 10:46 am

    Need a tester? :)
    Hey Tony,

    I have the first iteration of the BBS API done you can see some basic docs on theoraclebbs.com just click on the API button.

    Once I've setup the registration screen I'll shoot you the URL and you'll be able to start playing with the API.

    Alex

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Fr333n3rgy@1:103/705 to Shaun Buzza on Sat Jan 22 17:14:57 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Shaun Buzza to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 2022 02:46 pm

    own BBS. And so, I hope you keep posting here, because I'm interested in hearing about your progress.

    ok no problems. will do

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The Oracle BBS
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Fr333n3rgy on Sun Jan 23 06:56:00 2022
    On 01-21-22 10:10, Fr333n3rgy wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 2022 10:46 am

    Need a tester? :)

    Definately will need - I've noted your name. thanks.

    Will be happy to help out.

    I think the first part will the the API as suggested and then use that
    API for the phone/tablet app to render the messages.

    Yes, the API would be the future proof way, though the "legacy" QWK/Bluewave mode would be useful for many systems too. One request with the API. Please include an offline mode for 2 reasons:

    1. I prefer to be "isolated" from the network where possible, for performance reasons.

    2. I still encounter areas with no mobile/cell coverage. Spent a few hours in transit through such areas yesterday. Being able to "sync and read" makes those areas easier to manage. :)

    I'll start an area and share access to it as not to keep spamming here.

    Sounds like a plan. Keep me posted.


    ... Two fonts walk into bar. Bartender says "We don't serve your type here." === MultiMail/Win v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Dennis Katsonis on Sun Jan 23 07:05:00 2022
    On 01-22-22 10:30, Dennis Katsonis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    The problem is the BBS system works on the assumption that the
    connection to the BBS, and the connection to the external world is one
    and the same. The Internet changed that because it wasn't specifically one program that was connected to the Internet, it was your OS. So individual programs could communiate concurrently and independently.
    With a BBS, you open up a "portal", which must be open to use the features. Log out, and you miss any future chats or messages, even
    though you are still "online".

    I don't think there is a solution to this problem that is neat enough, aside from having multiple clients (such as a chat program, messaging program) that can somehow work conncurrently with the BBS, but then we
    are just reinventing the Internet.

    I think messaging, chat and a suitable terminal for things like door games would suffice. Messaging is definitely one thing that would be improved by a mobile app. Chat might be better provided by a telnet/SSH client (which could be built in). I've tried various ways of messaging over BBSs on mobile, and they're all invariably ugly. Probably the most successful was Bluewave running in Magic DOSBox on Android, but even then I still had to use FTP to upload, because there's an issue uploading over the serial emulation that DOSBox uses. :/

    The reason I still like the BBS is because it does have a niche, and
    that is because it is a private, discrete community, flexible in
    capacity. It offers a community access to common features, they can
    chat, message, share the same news and files. You can do that on the internet, but chat, message boards, file sharing, they are all seperate communities. The BBS brings things down to a human level.

    I like that too, but I sometimes need the flexibility of being able to check messages out in the field. For overnight trips, that's easier - I take a laptop, which has a setup that's identical to what I'm using here, and it even syncs the same tagline file and a few other key files over a cloud service! :) But for things like yesterday's 4 hours on a bus, I wasn't going to cart a laptop around. I have been known to read QWK mail on a plane though, that opportunity comes up again in a few months. ;)

    So in short, a BBS mail client with integrated terminal would be nice. Now wonder if you could have a mobile terminal interface based on RIP. Hmmmm.


    ... Hmmm... there's another tagline that looks strangely familar...
    === MultiMail/Win v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Dennis Katsonis on Sun Jan 23 08:03:00 2022
    On 01-21-22 11:59, Dennis Katsonis wrote to Fr333n3rgy <=-

    It might be. Of course, the user base will be small. I was thinking
    of some kind of 'gateway' that a BBS could run, expose like a basic API
    to access the message areas.

    One thing you could do, is just create an offline QWK reader for
    mobile. The challenge is getting the QWK packet from the BBS in the
    first place. I think if you can get a QWK packet easily, the rest is a doddle.

    On some systems - Synchronet, Mystic, others? You can simply download and upload using FTP (BBSID.qwk for DL, BBSID.rep for UL in the FTP root). Other BBSs will require a telnet client with a scripting interface to handle the login and going through the motions.


    ... For a man of fortitude, there are no walls, only avenues.
    === MultiMail/Win v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Fr333n3rgy on Mon Jan 24 17:11:00 2022
    On 01-22-22 14:27, Fr333n3rgy wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Fr333n3rgy on Fri Jan 21 2022 10:46 am

    Need a tester? :)
    Hey Tony,

    I have the first iteration of the BBS API done you can see some basic
    docs on theoraclebbs.com just click on the API button.

    Once I've setup the registration screen I'll shoot you the URL and
    you'll be able to start playing with the API.

    Looks like a start, though I'm not a coder, so directly "playing with the API" isn't for me, but testing server and client implementations will be.


    ... I'm as confused as a baby in a topless bar.
    === MultiMail/Win v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Sun Jan 23 23:53:22 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Dennis Katsonis on Sun Jan 23 2022 07:05 am

    Bluewave running in Magic DOSBox on Android, but even then I still had to use FTP to upload, because there's an issue uploading over the serial emulation that DOSBox uses. :/

    I think those issues have been root-caused and addressed: https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/issues/581
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Sling Blade quote #26:
    Karl: kaiser blade, ax handle with long blade on it shaped kinda like a banana. Norco, CA WX: 57.1øF, 33.0% humidity, 0 mph NE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Digital Man on Mon Jan 24 19:22:00 2022
    On 01-23-22 23:53, Digital Man wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Dennis Katsonis on Sun Jan 23 2022 07:05 am

    Bluewave running in Magic DOSBox on Android, but even then I still had to use FTP to upload, because there's an issue uploading over the serial emulation that DOSBox uses. :/

    I think those issues have been root-caused and addressed: https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/issues/581

    Whether they've propagated through to Magic DOSBox is another question. Magic DOSBox was the only one that I found that even had serial support. And I never had any issues with downloads, only uploads.


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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Mon Jan 24 00:35:06 2022
    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Digital Man on Mon Jan 24 2022 07:22 pm

    On 01-23-22 23:53, Digital Man wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Re: Re: fsxNet
    By: Tony Langdon to Dennis Katsonis on Sun Jan 23 2022 07:05 am

    Bluewave running in Magic DOSBox on Android, but even then I still had to use FTP to upload, because there's an issue uploading over the serial emulation that DOSBox uses. :/

    I think those issues have been root-caused and addressed: https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/issues/581

    Whether they've propagated through to Magic DOSBox is another question. Magic DOSBox was the only one that I found that even had serial support.
    And I never had any issues with downloads, only uploads.

    I'm not familiar with Magic DOSBox, so dunno.

    If you connect to a recent Synchronet version (I think 3.18 or later), it should auto-detect a raw TCP (non-Telnet) connection and make the fixes mentioned in that github issue irrelevant. But most BBSes (including older Synchronet versions) would assume that anything connecting to its Telnet port is in fact a Telnet client and if it wasn't (as DOSBox would default to *not* perform Telnet), then file transfers in either direction would be hit and miss.

    You could fix this with special configuration or init strings, but they certainly weren't documented or implemented very well in the original DOSBox.
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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Digital Man on Mon Jan 24 20:33:00 2022
    On 01-24-22 00:35, Digital Man wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I'm not familiar with Magic DOSBox, so dunno.

    Only one way to find out. ;)

    If you connect to a recent Synchronet version (I think 3.18 or later),
    it should auto-detect a raw TCP (non-Telnet) connection and make the
    fixes mentioned in that github issue irrelevant. But most BBSes
    (including older Synchronet versions) would assume that anything connecting to its Telnet port is in fact a Telnet client and if it
    wasn't (as DOSBox would default to *not* perform Telnet), then file transfers in either direction would be hit and miss.

    Yeah it was consistent - download always worked, upload never worked.

    You could fix this with special configuration or init strings, but they certainly weren't documented or implemented very well in the original

    I read through the issue and saw what you mean. :)



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