• postad.ini is not working why?

    From Manu@21:2/109 to All on Tue Oct 29 14:35:23 2019

    ; MUTIL configuration file
    ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ;
    ; MUTIL is an automated maintainance and utility program driven by
    ; configuration files used to perform various tasks upon execution.
    ;
    ; The syntax to execute MUTIL is: MUTIL <configuration file>. If no
    ; configuration file is supplied, then the program will look for mutil.ini
    ; in the same directory. A second parameter -NOSCREEN can be used to turn
    ; off screen updates but the configuration file parameter MUST be supplied
    ; ex: mutil mutil.ini -NOSCREEN
    ;
    ; Many different configuration files can exist to perform any series of
    ; tasks supported by MUTIL, or a single configuration can be maintained that
    ; does everything. The minimum requirement is the General header with a
    ; task enabled, and then the specific header for that task that defines its
    ; options.
    ;
    ; Current abilities (enabled/disabled in the General header below):
    ;
    ; - Export Binkley-style FLO echomail/netmail
    ; - Import Binkley-style FLO echomail/netmail
    ; - Import Message Bases (by datafile analysis)
    ; - Import FIDONET.NA into Message bases
    ; - Import FILEBONE.NA into File bases
    ; - Export FILEBONE.NA from File bases
    ; - Mass upload files to all file bases (with FILE_ID.DIZ import and the
    ; ability to exclude files by filemask)
    ; - Generate Top 1 up to 99 Callers, Posters, Downloaders, Uploaders, PCR
    ; Completely configurable output by using template files
    ; - Import FILES.BBS into file bases
    ; - Generate all files listing
    ; - Purge Message bases (by age and max messages)
    ; - Pack and renumber message bases
    ; - Post text files to message bases
    ; - Merge nodelists into Mystic format
    ; - Toss TIC+files into BBS and to subscribed downlinks
    ; - Pack and check integrity of file base listings
    ; - Sort file base listings
    ; - Perform message base echomail reply linking
    ; - Purge user database marking inactive users for deletion
    ; - Pack user database and remove private messages of deleted users
    ; - Automatically hatch a list of files to FDN
    ;
    ; The concept here is that you can create your own custom command lines to
    ; complete any number of tasks. For example, you could create msgmaint.ini
    ; which executes message base purge, packing, and reply linking. Then you
    ; can simply execute "mutil msgmaint" to kick it off.
    ; ==========================================================================
    ; ==========================================================================
    ; ==========================================================================

    [General]
    ; list of functions to perform on startup

    PostTextFiles = true

    ; ==========================================================================
    ; ==========================================================================
    ; ==========================================================================

    [PostTextFiles]

    ; Total number of text files to be posted. For each file there needs to
    ; be a file definition as show below.

    totalfiles = 1

    ; This defines one file which will be posted to the message base. Each
    ; file should be prefixed with file# where # is a number from 1 to
    ; totalfiles.
    ;
    ; The delfile option (if true) will remove the filename after the message
    ; is posted. The baseidx is the permanent index of the message base to
    ; post the message into (shown as Index at the top of the message base
    ; editor in Mystic's configuration. Address is the echomail destination
    ; address

    file1_name = Add.txt
    file1_baseidx = FSX_BOT
    file1_from = Nexus Computers BBS
    file1_to = All
    file1_subj = New BBS
    file1_addr = 21:2/109
    file1_delfile = false


    ; ==========================================================================
    ; ==========================================================================
    ; ==========================================================================

    Thanks
    Manu Ngamotu
    Nexus Computers BBS
    telnet:120.29.1.69 Port 23

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  • From Al@21:4/106 to Manu on Mon Oct 28 22:46:32 2019
    Hi all if somone is able to check why my post add is not working please

    file1_baseidx = FSX_BOT

    I think it'll work if you set the baseidx to the number of the message
    base. You can get the number from the message base settings, it's at the
    top of the screen.

    Ttyl :-)
    Al

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  • From Argos@21:1/203 to Manu on Tue Oct 29 12:03:26 2019

    Hi all if somone is able to check why my post add is not working please


    Looking at the Stanza it all looks correct.
    Questions:
    1. is the .TXT file and the postad.ini in the root Mystic folder?
    2. have you simply going to a dos prompt and from the mystic directory typed
    mutil postad.ini and looked to see if it processed?

    3. Log on to your BBS and look in the FSX_BOT Message board, Do you see your
    AD there ?

    If, you see your add in your local message board, is your BBS running a mail toss automatically if it sees a message out pending?

    AVON, has a really cool Youtube Video on specifically automating message posting.

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  • From Captain Obvious@21:1/157 to Manu on Tue Mar 3 15:25:50 2020
    On 29 Oct 2019, Manu said the following...

    file1_name = Add.txt
    file1_baseidx = FSX_BOT
    file1_from = Nexus Computers BBS
    file1_to = All
    file1_subj = New BBS
    file1_addr = 21:2/109
    file1_delfile = false

    The file1_baseidx needs to be the base number, not name.

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