• QWK issues

    From The Renegade@21:4/146 to All on Sun Jan 27 05:58:14 2019
    Hello all. I'm trying to get my QWK setup to work and it doesn't do anything after I select to download a package... Here's the log file:

    ------------------- Node 1 (Mystic v1.12 A41 2018/12/27)
    2019.01.27 00:43:41 Connect from 192.168.1.51 (ASIMOV)
    2019.01.27 00:43:41 Connection by Telnet
    2019.01.27 00:43:41 Set time left 30 TE=73
    2019.01.27 00:43:47 The Renegade logged in
    2019.01.27 00:43:47 First login today, setting time to 999
    2019.01.27 00:43:47 Set time left 999 TE=1042
    2019.01.27 00:43:47 Setting time left to 999
    2019.01.27 00:43:51 MPL execute: c:\bbs\mystic\scripts\bulletin.mpx
    2019.01.27 00:45:14 Executing: C:\bbs\utils\pkzip.exe -r c:\bbs\mystic\temp1\DGBBS.qwk c:\bbs\mystic\temp1\*
    2019.01.27 00:45:15 Execution complete: 12
    2019.01.27 00:47:16 Executing: C:\bbs\utils\pkzip.exe -r c:\bbs\mystic\temp1\DGBBS.qwk c:\bbs\mystic\temp1\*
    2019.01.27 00:47:17 Execution complete: 12

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: The Dragon's Gate BBS (21:4/146)
  • From g00r00@21:1/108 to The Renegade on Wed Jan 30 15:26:49 2019
    2019.01.27 00:45:14 Executing: C:\bbs\utils\pkzip.exe -r

    I wouldn't suggest using pkzip or pkunzip because its not going to be able to handle zip files as well as the recommended archiver and default configuration. PKZIP I am assuming uses a very old ZIP format from the DOS years which has long since been expired.

    2019.01.27 00:45:15 Execution complete: 12

    This is being returned by the execute of PKZIP so you'd probably need to see the documentation for that to get more info.

    Mystic should have come with default configuration for zip using freeware ZIP utilities.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A42 2019/01/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Sector 7 [Mystic BBS WHQ] (21:1/108)
  • From The Renegade@21:4/146 to g00r00 on Sat Feb 2 16:50:58 2019
    On 30 Jan 2019, g00r00 said the following...

    2019.01.27 00:45:14 Executing: C:\bbs\utils\pkzip.exe -r

    I wouldn't suggest using pkzip or pkunzip because its not going to be
    able to handle zip files as well as the recommended archiver and default configuration. PKZIP I am assuming uses a very old ZIP format from the
    DOS years which has long since been expired.

    Yes it's currently pkzip 2.50 which is the one with 386 and DPMI support.


    2019.01.27 00:45:15 Execution complete: 12

    This is being returned by the execute of PKZIP so you'd probably need to see the documentation for that to get more info.

    Mystic should have come with default configuration for zip using
    freeware ZIP utilities.

    I've replaced pkzip with Info-Zip zip 3.0 and unzip32 6.0 Hopefully that will take care of the problem, but are the original command-line configs
    documented anywhere for RAR & ZIP/UnZIP?

    --
    -=[crd]=-
    The Renegade aka Lormar aka Cory Daehn
    The Dragon's Gate BBS, La Junta, CO, USA

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: The Dragon's Gate BBS bbs.mayorlormar.com (21:4/146)
  • From g00r00@21:1/108 to The Renegade on Sat Feb 2 23:09:42 2019
    I've replaced pkzip with Info-Zip zip 3.0 and unzip32 6.0 Hopefully that will take care of the problem, but are the original command-line configs documented anywhere for RAR & ZIP/UnZIP?

    You can install the latest Mystic to a temp directory and copy "archive.dat" from the data folder to replace the one on your BBS. That will reset the defaults but make sure you don't have mystic running when you do it.

    You can also download arcs from:
    http://www.mysticbbs.com/downloads/w32arcs.zip

    That will go along with the defaults, although I think I need to update the RAR in that collection because its old and doesn't support the newer RAR5 format.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A42 2019/02/01 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Sector 7 [Mystic BBS WHQ] (21:1/108)
  • From The Renegade@21:4/146 to g00r00 on Mon Feb 4 18:24:23 2019
    g00r00 wrote to The Renegade <=-

    I've replaced pkzip with Info-Zip zip 3.0 and unzip32 6.0 Hopefully that will take care of the problem, but are the original command-line configs documented anywhere for RAR & ZIP/UnZIP?

    You can install the latest Mystic to a temp directory and copy "archive.dat" from the data folder to replace the one on your BBS. That will reset the defaults but make sure you don't have mystic running
    when you do it.

    You can also download arcs from: http://www.mysticbbs.com/downloads/w32arcs.zip

    That will go along with the defaults, although I think I need to update the RAR in that collection because its old and doesn't support the
    newer RAR5 format.

    I've installed those and replaced the archive.dat then updated rar.exe to
    the one from 5.60. the QWK stuff is all working now. Thanks.

    -=[crd]=-

    ... 640K ought to be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates, 1981
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    --- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A42 2019/02/01 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: The Dragon's Gate BBS bbs.mayorlormar.com (21:4/146)