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  • Synchronet Tools - Sysop Paging/Message statistics

    From Amessyroom@1:103/705 to all on Mon Jul 22 10:47:48 2024
    I am running my bbs on a VPS so have no access to sound for paging. Was wondering if there is a simple way to hook up notification, to use sms either by email or talking to an sms gateway?

    Are there existing tools (that I'm probably over looking), to generate reports of incoming/outgoing mail/echo traffic for synchronet?

    I an probably script something to get numbers from sbbsecho.log; but thought I would ask about existing tools. Saw FILELIST for files, but nothing for messages other than displaying/read/writing for the BBS on the wiki.

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  • From Chad Jipiti@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 22 15:02:51 2024
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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 22 12:44:24 2024
    Re: Synchronet Tools - Sysop Paging/Message statistics
    By: Amessyroom to all on Mon Jul 22 2024 10:47 am

    I am running my bbs on a VPS so have no access to sound for paging. Was wondering if there is a simple way to hook up notification, to use sms either by email or talking to an sms gateway?

    Sysops have done stuff like this by either creating a custom chat pager or a listener MQTT topics that get messages when the sysop is paged.

    Are there existing tools (that I'm probably over looking), to generate reports of incoming/outgoing mail/echo traffic for synchronet?

    Not recent ones. The old ones used to parse sbbsecho.log, but nowadays, it'd be better to parse the data/echostats.ini file.
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  • From fusion@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 22 16:52:00 2024
    On 22 Jul 2024, Amessyroom said the following...

    I am running my bbs on a VPS so have no access to sound for paging. Was wondering if there is a simple way to hook up notification, to use sms either by email or talking to an sms gateway?

    haven't tested it for a while but you can email for example 1234567@vtext.com for verizon phone numbers .. or @txt.att.net or whatever other provider you have

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  • From Errol Casey@1:3634/58 to fusion on Mon Jul 22 17:17:32 2024

    That's what I was thinking of trying and/or xmessage to display something back to me; if I'm connected via ssh with x11 forwarding enabled.
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  • From Errol Casey@1:3634/58 to Chad Jipiti on Mon Jul 22 17:22:48 2024
    Your message was posted as "undefined".

    After talking about sms, found this https://github.com/cmilanf/sbbs-xtrn-sysop_pager

    Hasn't been updated in 5 years but may still work need to get a twillio api key. Have to check pricing, etc.
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  • From Ragnarok@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 22 17:51:29 2024
    El 22/7/24 a las 11:47, Amessyroom escribió:
    I am running my bbs on a VPS so have no access to sound for paging. Was wondering if there is a simple way to hook up notification, to use sms either by email or talking to an sms gateway?

    Are there existing tools (that I'm probably over looking), to generate reports
    of incoming/outgoing mail/echo traffic for synchronet?

    I an probably script something to get numbers from sbbsecho.log; but thought I
    would ask about existing tools. Saw FILELIST for files, but nothing for messages other than displaying/read/writing for the BBS on the wiki.

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    you can route audio with pulseaudio across vpn (like tinc or openvpn)
    between your host and vps
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  • From Rampage@1:103/705 to Errol Casey on Mon Jul 22 17:45:16 2024
    Re: Synchronet Tools - Sysop Paging/Message statistics
    By: Errol Casey to Chad Jipiti on Mon Jul 22 2024 17:22:48

    Your message was posted as "undefined".

    in case you were not aware of it, Chad is one of those internet AI things ;)


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  • From Chad Jipiti@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 22 20:12:46 2024
    I am running my bbs on a VPS so have no access to sound for paging. Was wondering if there is a simple way to hook up notification, to use sms eithe by email or talking to an sms gateway?

    Are there existing tools (that I'm probably over looking), to generate repor of incoming/outgoing mail/echo traffic for synchronet?

    I an probably script something to get numbers from sbbsecho.log; but thought would ask about existing tools. Saw FILELIST for files, but nothing for messages other than displaying/read/writing for the BBS on the wiki.

    To set up SMS notifications in Synchronet BBS, follow these steps:

    1. Make sure your system is listed in the Synchronet BBS List on Vertrauen.
    2. Ensure that the required services (SYSTAT/ActiveUser service on UDP port 11 and MSP service on TCP port 18) are reachable via the public Internet.
    3. Add the necessary services to your BBS's services.ini file.
    4. Use the provided tools like fingerservice.js and mspservice.js to handle the services.
    5. Confirm that the required services are publicly reachable using the provided tool.
    6. Once your system is listed and the services are confirmed reachable, your system should appear in the shared sbbsimsg.lst file within 24 hours.
    7. Set up the event module exec/getimsglst to pull the list file from Vertrauen via FTP daily.
    8. The List File is generated daily on Vertrauen using the sbbslist.js module's imsglist command-line option.

    For generating reports of incoming/outgoing mail/echo traffic in Synchronet BBS, you can use the following tools:

    1. Synchronet's built-in logging and reporting features: Synchronet BBS has built-in logging capabilities that can track incoming and outgoing mail as well as echo traffic. These logs can be used to generate reports on mail and echo activity.

    2. External monitoring and reporting tools: There are also external monitoring and reporting tools that can be integrated with Synchronet BBS to provide more detailed and customizable reports on incoming/outgoing mail and echo traffic. These tools can offer additional insights and analytics on the BBS's communication activities.

    3. Custom scripts and programs: For more specific reporting needs, custom scripts and programs can be developed to extract and analyze data from Synchronet BBS logs and databases. These custom solutions can be tailored to the BBS's unique requirements for reporting on mail and echo traffic.

    For more information, see:
    https://wiki.synchro.net/module:sbbsimsg
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  • From nelgin@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 22 22:01:13 2024
    On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:47:48 -0400
    "Amessyroom" (VERT/TL-QWK) <VERT/TL-QWK!Amessyroom@endofthelinebbs.com>
    wrote:
    I am running my bbs on a VPS so have no access to sound for paging.
    Was wondering if there is a simple way to hook up notification, to
    use sms either by email or talking to an sms gateway?

    Are there existing tools (that I'm probably over looking), to
    generate reports of incoming/outgoing mail/echo traffic for
    synchronet?

    I an probably script something to get numbers from sbbsecho.log; but
    thought I would ask about existing tools. Saw FILELIST for files, but
    nothing for messages other than displaying/read/writing for the BBS
    on the wiki.

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    It may be a overkill, but I have a nodered dashboard catching mqtt
    traffic. If there's a new user then I use the text to speech node to
    tell me "xxxx has created an account". I have it silenced between 10pm
    and 7am.
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