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    From Charles Blackburn@1:103/705 to All on Thu Sep 15 17:18:23 2022
    Just found out about MRC and followed @echickens readme file but i only get the following when i telnet in

    Chat Programs External Programs:

    Thu Sep 15 17:15:57 2022 Multi Relay Chat Client v1.2.9 [sf]
    Thu Sep 15 17:15:57 2022 Connected to Multi Relay Chat host mrc.bottomlessabyss.net port 5000



    and then the session just hangs.... i dont get any screen or anything like that.. am i missing something ?

    regards
    Charles Blackburn
    SYSOP - The F.B.O BBS
    Aviation related fun @ bbs.thefbo.us IPV4 and IPV6
    DOVE-Net
    Coming soon: FSX-Net, FIDO-Net

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The FBO BBS - bbs.thefbo.us - A place for aviation fun....
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Charles Blackburn on Thu Sep 15 18:04:05 2022
    Re: MRC
    By: Charles Blackburn to All on Thu Sep 15 2022 05:18 pm

    Just found out about MRC and followed @echickens readme file but i only get the following when i telnet in

    Chat Programs External Programs:

    Thu Sep 15 17:15:57 2022 Multi Relay Chat Client v1.2.9 [sf]
    Thu Sep 15 17:15:57 2022 Connected to Multi Relay Chat host mrc.bottomlessabyss.net port 5000



    and then the session just hangs.... i dont get any screen or anything like that.. am i missing something ?

    What do you mean by "when I telnet in"? You're not supposed to telnet to the MRC service. You run the MRC client as a module/door on your BBS which the BBS user then interacts with. Unless the user happens to be connected to the BBS terminal server using Telnet, there's no Telnet protocol involved.
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Synchronet "Real Fact" #1:
    Development began in 1990 of the (unnamed at the time) Synchronet BBS software Norco, CA WX: 77.4øF, 56.0% humidity, 9 mph SE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Charles Blackburn@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Fri Sep 16 06:47:02 2022
    Re: MRC
    By: Digital Man to Charles Blackburn on Thu Sep 15 2022 18:04:05

    Thu Sep 15 17:15:57 2022 Multi Relay Chat Client v1.2.9 [sf]
    Thu Sep 15 17:15:57 2022 Connected to Multi Relay Chat host mrc.bottomlessabyss.net port 5000
    and then the session just hangs.... i dont get any screen or anything like that.. am i missing something ?

    What do you mean by "when I telnet in"? You're not supposed to telnet to the MRC service. You run the MRC client as a
    module/door on your BBS which the BBS user then interacts with. Unless the user happens to be connected to the BBS terminal
    server using Telnet, there's no Telnet protocol involved.

    sorry, telnet was the wrong word...

    Yes i set it up as an online door as per the instructions in chickens readme.

    here's the whole flow


    *MAIN MENU*

    ? Main ? 0:00:10 [4] FSXNET [1] FSX TST: X

    Select External Program Section:

    1: Main
    2: Chat Programs
    3: Space Games
    4: Regular Games
    5: Operator

    Which, Quit or [1]: 2


    Chat Programs External Programs:

    Num | Name
    ----+---------------------------------
    1 | Mystic Relay Chat (MRC)

    Which or Quit: 1


    Fri Sep 16 06:45:23 2022 Multi Relay Chat Client v1.2.9 [sf]
    Fri Sep 16 06:45:25 2022 Connected to Multi Relay Chat host mrc.bottomlessabyss.net port 5000

    *HANGS RIGHT HERE - have to hard disconnect*

    regards
    Charles Blackburn
    SYSOP - The F.B.O BBS 21:1/221
    Aviation related fun @ bbs.thefbo.us IPV4 and IPV6
    DOVE-Net FSX-Net USENET
    Coming soon: FIDO-Net

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The FBO BBS - bbs.thefbo.us - A place for aviation fun....
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Charles Blackburn on Fri Sep 16 09:28:30 2022
    Re: MRC
    By: Charles Blackburn to Digital Man on Fri Sep 16 2022 06:47 am

    Chat Programs External Programs:

    Num | Name
    ----+---------------------------------
    1 | Mystic Relay Chat (MRC)

    Which or Quit: 1


    Fri Sep 16 06:45:23 2022 Multi Relay Chat Client v1.2.9 [sf]
    Fri Sep 16 06:45:25 2022 Connected to Multi Relay Chat host mrc.bottomlessabyss.net port 5000

    *HANGS RIGHT HERE - have to hard disconnect*

    Okay, I see. Thanks for the clarification. I'm not too famililar with the MRC client or what that should look like when it's working correctly. Perhaps try that same thing on a BBS where it is working as expected and compare the output you see (working vs. non-working)?
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #90:
    UTF-8 = 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format
    Norco, CA WX: 66.7øF, 84.0% humidity, 4 mph E wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Charles Blackburn@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Fri Sep 16 13:00:01 2022
    Re: MRC
    By: Digital Man to Charles Blackburn on Fri Sep 16 2022 09:28:30


    Fri Sep 16 06:45:23 2022 Multi Relay Chat Client v1.2.9 [sf]
    Fri Sep 16 06:45:25 2022 Connected to Multi Relay Chat host mrc.bottomlessabyss.net port 5000
    *HANGS RIGHT HERE - have to hard disconnect*
    Okay, I see. Thanks for the clarification. I'm not too famililar with the MRC client or what that should look like when it's working correctly. Perhaps try that same thing on a BBS where it is working
    as expected and compare the output you see (working vs. non-working)?

    yea i tried it on a couple and they get a full screen of fancy irc-style text....

    i'll work on it a little more.

    regards
    Charles Blackburn
    SYSOP - The F.B.O BBS 21:1/221
    Aviation related fun @ bbs.thefbo.us IPV4 and IPV6
    DOVE-Net FSX-Net USENET
    Coming soon: FIDO-Net

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The FBO BBS - bbs.thefbo.us - A place for aviation fun....
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Tracker1@1:103/705 to Charles Blackburn on Wed Sep 21 21:49:51 2022
    On 9/15/22 14:18, Charles Blackburn wrote:
    Just found out about MRC and followed @echickens readme file but i
    only get the following when i telnet in
    ...
    and then the session just hangs.... i dont get any screen or anything
    like that.. am i missing something ?

    Would double check and see if it was updated, or there is an updated MRC client... I seem to remember something in discord about a
    protocol/version update or something.
    --
    Michael J. Ryan - tracker1@roughneckbbs.com
    ---
    ï¿­ Synchronet ï¿­ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.com
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Charles Blackburn@1:103/705 to Tracker1 on Thu Sep 22 07:43:34 2022
    Re: Re: MRC
    By: Tracker1 to Charles Blackburn on Wed Sep 21 2022 21:49:51

    Just found out about MRC and followed @echickens readme file but i
    only get the following when i telnet in
    and then the session just hangs.... i dont get any screen or anything
    like that.. am i missing something ?
    Would double check and see if it was updated, or there is an updated MRC client... I seem to remember something in discord
    about a protocol/version update or something.

    yea i got it going in the end... it was a DFM issue (dumb f**k moment).

    regards
    ---

    Charles Blackburn
    The F.B.O BBS 21:1/221 618:250/36
    bbs.thefbo.us IPV4/V6
    DOVE-Net FSX-Net MicroNET USENET
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ The FBO BBS - bbs.thefbo.us - A place for aviation fun....
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)