I've been working on setting up File Request (FReq) capabilities on
Castle Rock. If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from my system, I would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
I've been working on setting up File Request (FReq) capabilities on Castle Rock. If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from system, I would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
Seemed to go very well.
Hi All,
I've been working on setting up File Request (FReq) capabilities on Castle Rock. If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from my system, I would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
I've been working on setting up File Request (FReq) capabilities on Cast Rock. If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from my system, would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
It's working.. :)
I grabbed FSXNET and MYSTIC_L64 from 1:317/3. Those requests are case sensitive.
Great! Two days of working on this, and it's finally working! :)
I grabbed FSXNET and MYSTIC_L64 from 1:317/3. Those requests are case
sensitive.
Yes, I did notice that. I've been playing around with the source code to see if I can change it.
Great! Two days of working on this, and it's finally working! :)
It's not easy to setup with binkd.
I have never played with vireq but mfreq is another good option. It has
an "AnyCase" option you can use to make freq's case insensitive.
I was working on mfreq for awhile as well, but was having some issues there too. Maybe I'll see if I can get that working, and have options. ;)
If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from my system, I
would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
I've been working on setting up File Request (FReq) capabilities on
Castle Rock. If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from my system, I would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from my system, I would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
Ok, so dumb question: How does one FREQ a file? I've been BBS'ing
since the late 90's and that's one thing I've never done either as a
user or a SysOp.
I've been working on setting up File Request (FReq) capabilities on Castle Rock. If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from system, I would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
I'll be coming to you for help with this soon also!
Save the file as something like 02290664.req, and send it to my fido address (1:317/3). The filename is just your fido net and node, and
needs to have the .req or .REQ file extension.
It's really not too bad to get working with binkd. I'm not sure how it would work with Mystic as the mailer... Perhaps running ViReq or MFreq
as a timed event... I'll have to play around with that setup.
Whenever your ready, I'll do what I can to help you out. :)
Save the file as something like 02290664.req, and send it to my fido address (1:317/3). The filename is just your fido net and node, and needs to have the .req or .REQ file extension.
so does the software need to have a valid system sending these requests? I'm still a bit befuddled by how you would name such req files?
It's really not too bad to get working with binkd. I'm not sure how i would work with Mystic as the mailer... Perhaps running ViReq or MFre as a timed event... I'll have to play around with that setup.
Whenever your ready, I'll do what I can to help you out. :)
Thanks, I think let's not worry about Mystic and instead focus on BinkD. I'll be in touch :)
It's just a way that you wouldn't have to worry about someone else connecting at the same time with a file request, and both using
'file.req' for example. The name really doesn't matter, except for the .req or .REQ as the extension. That's all the system is looking for.
What happens, is your system would send the file to mine, and while you were still connected, it would send you both the file, and a netmail packet. Most of the information the program uses, is obtained from
binkd, and the connection information it passes to the program in the
SRIF file.
so does the software need to have a valid system sending these requests? I'm still a bit befuddled by how you would name such req files?
I thought I would just send a netmail with a file attached or something, but I just hit a roadblock when Mystic wouldn't let me attach a file. Maybe there's another method with bink to send files?
but I just hit a roadblock when Mystic wouldn't let me attach a file. Maybe there's another method with bink to send files?
There's this option in message base settings for allowing attachment but I've never played with it much.
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The other idea would be if it's a node you have defined as an echomail node set up a filebox for it and put the file in there so it sends when you poll it.
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On 10 Sep 2020, Avon said the following...
I've been working on setting up File Request (FReq) capabilities on Castle Rock. If someone could FReq one of the following Aliases from system, I would appreciate it. Please let me know if it works.
I'll be coming to you for help with this soon also!
I figured it was time. Now that we're in the 21st century, I need to
get up to speed on 20th century technology... ;)
It's really not too bad to get working with binkd. I'm not sure how it would work with Mystic as the mailer... Perhaps running ViReq or MFreq
as a timed event... I'll have to play around with that setup.
Whenever your ready, I'll do what I can to help you out. :)
I had to ask the same question a couple years ago. When I ran a
board in the 90s, I didn't even freq files, so I had no idea
either. :)
When Ben Ritchey had his cMech BBS up I could get a File using FREQ as
the Subject of a Email.
I would send my request To: Ben's cMech BBS Email Address
Subject: FREQ
I have the feeling we could need more informations like those collected
in one place. it was realy hard to start with a BBS again, cause all the information is lost or very hard to find. Sometimes i wonder how i was able to have a remote access/frontdoor/mcMail BBS without having a search engine or the internet in general to search for tutorials, manuals etc
pp. how could we become so dependent on the internet nowadays? =)
I had been running Proboard, Intermail, FMail, Allfix, etc,
including all of the door games and events working from 1 batch
file. I wish I still had that file... :)
There is a wiki in the works for a lot of this type of information,
at wiki.bbs.nz. We do need to start getting more information added
to that site though...
Yup, I believe that must be the default as that's what mine is set to. I just don't see any option for attaching files when composing a netmail message. I may shoot g00r00 a message over on Fidonet to see if I'm missing something.
The other idea would be if it's a node you have defined as an echomai node set up a filebox for it and put the file in there so it sends wh you poll it.
Ha! Thinking outside the box! I like it.
There is a wiki in the works for a lot of this type of information, at wiki.bbs.nz. We do need to start getting more information added to that site though...
My intention is to move this to wiki.fsxnet.nz and do more with the
site appear to be a moot point now. I'm still pondering how best to help Mystic users / BBS development. Part of that will be where to rest new
tell me about it. i still had this one qic-80 tape and always thought i would be able to restore its content one day ;) i have to accept that the backup is lost i guess.
Back then, we had local Sysops that would help out when we had questions. ;)
I had been running Proboard, Intermail, FMail, Allfix, etc, including all of the door games and events working from 1 batch file. I wish I
still had that file... :)
Lost the tape, or has the drive died a sticky roller death? I have
a drive here that seems solid, not that I've got anything to put it
in. Not sure what it'll read though, off hand I think its TR3...
My intention is to move this to wiki.fsxnet.nz and do more with the site appear to be a moot point now. I'm still pondering how best to he Mystic users / BBS development. Part of that will be where to rest new
I vote for mystic guy or whatever want to call it. Help me out alot
when I first started with Mystic.
plus you need a computer with parallel port wich is a rare thing
That's a strange one... never saw a parallel tape drive, only CD
and HD boxes. All the tape drives I've come across are either
floppy bus or scsi. The floppy bus ones are all some version of
the Colorado setup which use a TR1/2/3 encoding onto the tape.
My four years of contributions to developing the Mystic wiki appears
over as I am locked out of the site by the author, so efforts to
continue to develop that site appear to be a moot point now.
I really love the menu-driven config, and the user menus and interactive mail
reader of Mystic. And while I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth with free, niche software... The weirdness of software dev and the poor documentation of the wiki has me always right on the edge of switching to something more open like Enigma 1/2.
I really love the menu-driven config, and the user menus and interactive mail reader of Mystic. And while I hate to look a gift horse in the
mouth with free, niche software... The weirdness of software dev and the poor documentation of the wiki has me always right on the edge of switching to something more open like Enigma 1/2.
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Or do we just remove the entry?
NuSkooler (Enigma) Rushfan (WWIV) and DigitalMan(Synchronet) are all really nice people who also put a lot of hard work into the BBS scene.
I don't think switching softwares is looking a gift horse in the mouth,
as each of these developers work just as hard as James.
I've run all of those softwares for more than a little while, and they each have different strengths.
Andrew
I think just go with what you enjoy, else it's not going to be a fun experience...
Perhaps just remove it for now, thanks :)
Is Magicka still available, apam?
Perhaps just remove it for now, thanks :)
Just checking, did you get my netmail?
Just checking, did you get my netmail?
No I didn't.
Actually I did get it, it just didn't show up in my BBS, but in the
Thanks :)
Is Magicka still available, apam?
It is all on Gitlab https://gitlab.com/magickabbs
Mindsurfer
I don't think switching softwares is looking a gift horse in the mouth,We learn from each other to gain from each other. It is thankless work in this era and I appreciate the work.
as each of these developers work just as hard as James.
mfreq also has "SmartMagic" that makes life so much simpler for freqs
that change filenames often, like nodelists.
I had mfreq running here for awhile with no issues at all. Now all of a sudden, I'm seeing errors in the SRIF log file...
Syntax error in index lookup file (/home/bbs/mfreq/database/main.lookup)!
I've removed all of the main index files, and re-ran mfreq-index to recreate them, but I'm still seeing the error in the SRIF log. There is no error or anything in the INDEX.log.
I wish the logs would give a little more information when theres an error...
Never mind... I figured it out... Evidently it doesn't like it when there's over 125,000 files indexed... ;)
I can try some requests to test if you like.
Glad you figured it out. Can you read the source perhaps? Maybe you can get it working with a large filebase, and if you do we could all use the fix.. :)
I wonder if Marcus is reachable these days?
If you could, that would be great. Everything should be working now, but I'd like confirmation. :)
I wonder if Marcus is reachable these days?
I had heard he left Fido. Not sure if he's come back or not. It would be nice... :)
If you could, that would be great. Everything should be working now, but like confirmation. :)
I just tried files and got no files and no response.
Shall I try again?
He did leave fido and I don't think he'll be back but he may respond to email. If so he would likely know just where to look..
My filebase is only 2500 files so I have a ways to go before I get in trouble.
I just tried files and got no files and no response.
Wrong system. :) try my main BBS system at bbs.castlerockbbs.com:24554
Shall I try again?
If you could. Thank you.
I think you have a long ways to go. :) I've got it at just over 7000 right now.
I'll try looking at the code and see what I can figure out. If I don't
get anywhere with it, we can try emailing him.
Neither of which was even close to what I was trying to index. I'm wondering if I have a bad file or something that it wasn't able to process properly, but didn't give an error when indexing...
Maybe it's time to do some more detective work. ;)
Glad you figured it out. Can you read the source perhaps? Maybe you
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Neither of which was even close to what I was trying to index. I'm wonde if I have a bad file or something that it wasn't able to process properl but didn't give an error when indexing...
Something... somewhere.. who knows..
Maybe it's time to do some more detective work. ;)
I'd ask Markus if he's contactable. There is an email at the bottom of
the README but I don't know if that works. There is also a github page at..
There's the number at the top of the post again.. 136. Secret code?:)
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Neither of which was even close to what I was trying to index. I'm wonde >> > if I have a bad file or something that it wasn't able to process properl >> > but didn't give an error when indexing...
Something... somewhere.. who knows..
Maybe it's time to do some more detective work. ;)
I'd ask Markus if he's contactable. There is an email at the bottom of
the README but I don't know if that works. There is also a github page
at..
There's the number at the top of the post again.. 136. Secret code?:)
Nah it's a minor bug related to SEEN-BY lines that get munged with Mystic MUTIL at the HUBs, I'm aware g00r00 fixed it in a pre-alpha for A47 but so far we've not updated the HUBs to it, probably won't for now.
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