• Re: Help with amibinkd?

    From Joacim Melin@2:201/120 to Benny Pedersen on Monday, June 18, 2018 16:43:46
    Feel free to do it! :)


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  • From Joacim Melin@2:201/120 to Tim Grooms on Monday, June 18, 2018 16:44:17
    You can make Amibinkd stay stable for a few days if you give it enough stack but it will crash eventually.

    I have a trapdoor.cfg but I haven't started to mess around with telnetd.device yet. I will soon, though.


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  • From Tim Grooms@1:19/33 to Joacim Melin on Friday, June 29, 2018 00:25:54
    Re: Re: Help with amibinkd?
    By: Joacim Melin to Tim Grooms on Mon Jun 18 2018 04:44 pm

    You can make Amibinkd stay stable for a few days if you give it enough stack but it will crash eventually.

    I have a trapdoor.cfg but I haven't started to mess around with telnetd.devi yet. I will soon, though.


    Amibinkd is polling fine for me, picking up echos and sending netmail messages.
    Running amibinkd as a server with the -s switch is not working right and my main problem is XMAIL for Excelsior is not picking up my outgoing messages the echos I am carrying. For some reason it is ignoring them. Outgoing netmail is fine. I've got my outgoing echo mail set to go to my boss at 1:19/0 but when I run XMAIL outbound, it never picks anything up.

    Tried all I can think of to get it to process it but no luck. Maybe it's in my routing, not sure.
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  • From Tim Grooms@1:19/33 to All on Wednesday, June 06, 2018 23:58:40
    Hi all,
    I have recently put my Excelsior! BBS back online and am trying to get Fidonet going with it again thru the internet. The bbs is working fine with telnetd.device and accepting calls on port 6400. I am trying to get amibinkd set up to receive mail. I can poll my boss with it to send and pick up netmail and echomail but the boss has not been able to make contact with my BBS. I know amibinkd works through port 24554 and I have this port open on my router as i do port 6400 for calls to the BBS.

    Is this all I need to do besides running amibinkd as a server?
    I'm not sure if there is some other place I need to open the port in
    the software?

    Does anyone have experience using the Amiga version? Any help would be gratly greatly appreciated!

    Tim
    CIA Amiga BBS
    ciaamigabbs.dynu.net:6400
    1:19/38
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Tim Grooms on Thursday, June 07, 2018 10:43:38
    Hi Tim,

    On 2018-06-06 23:58:40, you wrote to All:

    I have recently put my Excelsior! BBS back online and am trying to get Fidonet going with it again thru the internet. The bbs is working
    fine with telnetd.device and accepting calls on port 6400. I am
    trying to get amibinkd set up to receive mail. I can poll my boss
    with it to send and pick up netmail and echomail but the boss has not
    been able to make contact with my BBS. I know amibinkd works through
    port 24554 and I have this port open on my router as i do port 6400
    for calls to the BBS.

    Is this all I need to do besides running amibinkd as a server?
    I'm not sure if there is some other place I need to open the port in
    the software?

    Does anyone have experience using the Amiga version? Any help would be gratly greatly appreciated!

    Tim
    CIA Amiga BBS
    ciaamigabbs.dynu.net:6400

    There is nothing there to connect to:

    # nmap -p binkp,6400 ciaamigabbs.dynu.net

    Starting Nmap 6.47 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2018-06-07 10:41 CEST
    Note: Host seems down. If it is really up, but blocking our ping probes, try -Pn
    Nmap done: 1 IP address (0 hosts up) scanned in 3.32 seconds

    # nmap ciaamigabbs.dynu.net

    Starting Nmap 6.47 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2018-06-07 10:42 CEST
    Note: Host seems down. If it is really up, but blocking our ping probes, try -Pn
    Nmap done: 1 IP address (0 hosts up) scanned in 3.08 seconds

    # nmap -p binkp,6400 -Pn ciaamigabbs.dynu.net

    Starting Nmap 6.47 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2018-06-07 10:42 CEST
    Nmap scan report for ciaamigabbs.dynu.net (24.35.140.8)
    Host is up.
    rDNS record for 24.35.140.8: 24-35-140-8.fidnet.com
    PORT STATE SERVICE
    6400/tcp filtered crystalreports
    24554/tcp filtered binkp

    Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 3.30 seconds



    Bye, Wilfred.

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    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Tim Grooms@1:120/601 to Benny Pedersen on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 09:56:14
    I guess I'm going to give up on amibinkd. I can poll with it and receive netmail and echomail ok but every time someone tries to connect to my BBS via Fido the machine resets itself. The port is open and the bbs machine never reset until i started running amibinkd as a server.

    Does anyone have a working example trapdoor.cfg file that shows how to use telnetd.device instead of a modem.
    Thanks.
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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Tim Grooms on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 21:01:30
    Hello Tim!

    13 Jun 2018 09:56, Tim Grooms wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    I guess I'm going to give up on amibinkd.

    can it be used as a poll only client and still stable ?

    I can poll with it and receive netmail and echomail ok but every time
    someone tries to connect to my
    BBS via Fido the machine resets itself.

    wonderfull debug that program needs, author is not on fidonet anymore ?

    The port is open and the bbs machine
    never reset until i started running amibinkd as a server.

    good that its stable as client atlest

    i came to think :)

    can you start amibinkd as server from telnet ?

    Does anyone have a working example trapdoor.cfg file that shows how to use telnetd.device instead of a modem.

    its imho more that trapdoor does NOT resolve phonefield in traplist to ip number that is the biggest problem

    eg you need to update traplist each time before calling with trapdoor so its up2date from hostname to dns ip, and trapdoor only supports ipv4, with all this
    in mind its working if phone number is translated to ip in traplist


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Joacim Melin on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 19:18:30
    Hello Joacim!

    11 Jun 2018 19:51, Joacim Melin wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    Amibinkd is as most of us know a hack - it's a rewrite of Binkd which never got done. The source was never published.

    it should have being made in arexx


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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  • From Joacim Melin@2:201/120 to Benny Pedersen on Monday, June 11, 2018 19:51:36
    Amibinkd is as most of us know a hack - it's a rewrite of Binkd which never got
    done. The source was never published.


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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Joacim Melin on Sunday, June 24, 2018 09:00:02
    Hello Joacim!

    18 Jun 2018 16:43, Joacim Melin wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    Feel free to do it! :)

    i will possible if amiatlon is with me


    Regards Benny

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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Joacim Melin on Sunday, June 24, 2018 09:01:30
    Hello Joacim!

    18 Jun 2018 16:44, Joacim Melin wrote to Tim Grooms:

    You can make Amibinkd stay stable for a few days if you give it enough stack but it will crash eventually.
    I have a trapdoor.cfg but I haven't started to mess around with telnetd.device yet. I will soon, though.

    if that fails we would possible do a AREXX binkp dialer entirely writed in REXX
    on amiga, so if there is bugs in first version other amiga users can help solve
    it


    Regards Benny

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  • From Joacim Melin@2:201/120 to Tim Grooms on Sunday, June 10, 2018 10:18:12
    Yes that is all you need to do. Open 24554 (TCP) in your firewall/router/whatever and point it with a port forward to your Amiga and the
    same port.

    Beware, however - Amibinkd will crash regurarely and take the entire system with it no matter how big of a stack you give it.


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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Joacim Melin on Sunday, June 10, 2018 15:18:10
    Hello Joacim!

    10 Jun 2018 10:18, Joacim Melin wrote to Tim Grooms:

    Yes that is all you need to do. Open 24554 (TCP) in your firewall/router/whatever and point it with a port forward to your
    Amiga and the same port.

    +1

    Beware, however - Amibinkd will crash regurarely and take the entire system with it no matter how big of a stack you give it.

    time to see the source

    trapdoor + telser.device works with emsi

    so seeking for a emsi node to connect to is the next step

    possible rewrite trapdoor to support binkp ?, uhm swiss chokolate :)


    Regards Benny

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  • From Tim Grooms@1:120/601 to Benny Pedersen on Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:41:52
    I now believe it is a Y2K problem with the BBS software itself. Only in Echomail areas. When I post an outgoing echomail, the date shows up as 118 instead of 18. This only happens in the echomail areas. Netmail shows 18 as it should and is processed by XMAIL and sent out.

    Does anyone have any idea how to get in touch with the owners of Excelsior? I have tried every link and email address I could find with no luck.
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  • From Al DeRosa@1:267/157 to Tim Grooms on Thursday, July 12, 2018 19:10:57
    On 07/12/18, Tim Grooms said the following...
    I now believe it is a Y2K problem with the BBS software itself. Only in Echomail areas. When I post an outgoing echomail, the date shows up as

    Does anyone have any idea how to get in touch with the owners of Excelsior? I have tried every link and email address I could find with

    Hi Tim, I was talking to another sysOp of a E! board and he too feels his issues with the system are Y2K issues.. If he doesn't log on to the BBS after reboot it locks up and just sits there when someone dials in. He also
    mentioned some other things too. No one seems to be able to get in touch with anyone related to the programming of E! I would love to see a update to fix some of the bugs found I am in the process of adding a second BBS to my
    system and that BBS will be an E! board as I ran one back in the 90's but if things don't work right easily I will just spend the $$$ and buy the CNet Pro board and not have any issues with it..

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: The Wrong Number ][ BBS (1:267/157)
  • From Tim Grooms@1:19/33 to Al DeRosa on Thursday, July 19, 2018 09:09:49
    Re: Re: Help with amibinkd?
    By: Al DeRosa to Tim Grooms on Thu Jul 12 2018 07:10 pm

    On 07/12/18, Tim Grooms said the following...
    I now believe it is a Y2K problem with the BBS software itself. Only i Echomail areas. When I post an outgoing echomail, the date shows up as

    Does anyone have any idea how to get in touch with the owners of Excelsior? I have tried every link and email address I could find with

    Hi Tim, I was talking to another sysOp of a E! board and he too feels his issues with the system are Y2K issues.. If he doesn't log on to the BBS afte reboot it locks up and just sits there when someone dials in. He also mentioned some other things too. No one seems to be able to get in touch wit anyone related to the programming of E! I would love to see a update to fix some of the bugs found I am in the process of adding a second BBS to my system and that BBS will be an E! board as I ran one back in the 90's but if things don't work right easily I will just spend the $$$ and buy the CNet Pr board and not have any issues with it..

    Hi Al,
    I think that Sysop of the E! board you were talking to is me ha! I run CIA Amiga BBS and have all the Excelsior! stuff I could find posted there for others to download. Haven't been able to get in touch with any of the three owners. I'm sure the fix would be easy if we just had the source code. May have to move on to something else myself because I want to be able to carry Fidonet Retronet and some of the others as well as get some of the better doors up and going. Very hard to find anything for Excelsior! anymore. None ofthe links on the support site work anymore.
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  • From Al DeRosa@1:267/157 to Tim Grooms on Thursday, July 19, 2018 15:50:51
    On 07/19/18, Tim Grooms said the following...


    Hi Tim, I was talking to another sysOp of a E! board and he too feels h issues with the system are Y2K issues.. If he doesn't log on to the BBS

    reboot it locks up and just sits there when someone dials in. He also


    Hi Al,
    I think that Sysop of the E! board you were talking to is me ha! I run CIA Amiga BBS and have all the Excelsior! stuff I could find posted
    there for others to download. Haven't been able to get in touch with

    Figures, I see you logged on my PC board today.. I will either log on your board tonight to leave you a message and also leave one on here.. Something
    you might want to consider.. It might be worth it.. I'll hit you in private..

    Al

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  • From Gary McCulloch@1:154/50 to Al Derosa on Monday, August 13, 2018 20:40:03
    This never seemed to work with my emulated system. I am using CNet's FTNFTP and TOSS for now. CNet will get better with FTN in the future!

    // CNet/5 SysOp: Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS.
    \X/ JoinLink - RetroNet - AmigaNet - FidoNet .:CNet/5:.
    --- CNet/5
    * Origin: Reign Of Fire BBS: rofbbs.ddns.net:2300 ©1991-2018 (1:154/50)
  • From Al DeRosa@1:267/157 to Gary McCulloch on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 19:42:00
    On 08/13/18, Gary McCulloch said the following...

    This never seemed to work with my emulated system. I am using CNet's FTNFTP and TOSS for now. CNet will get better with FTN in the future!


    Oh I am sure it will... binkD receives files fine, I just can't get the files that have to go out to toss then send.. I just tried setting up a FTP style
    but that is giving me grief too.. I think I am just going to hold off until I build my new Emulatory around AmigaDos4 this weekend. I will reinstall CNet, and set everything from scratch.. I had some good luck with Argus as a mailer and it looks like Dan from Future World II is using it also. That was the
    only mailer I was able to get to send files out.. So my plan will be once everything is set, I will try again.. :) Thanks...

    Al

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    * Origin: The Wrong Number Family Of BBS' - Wrong Number ][ (1:267/157)
  • From Gary McCulloch@1:154/50 to Tim Grooms on Thursday, December 06, 2018 20:36:15
    I am also tinkering with Amibinkd v9.02 and can get it to connect to a Mystic host, but no packets were ever exchanged, and also when that Mystic system calls my system as a net call, there is also no answer from Amibinkd. I
    have the same default ports open. I can share my config if you would like. Maybe we can get this thing to work one day!?


    //
    // Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS. rofbbs.ddns.net:2300
    \X/ JoinLink - RetroNet - C=Net - FidoNet (931)/494-9100

    --- CNet/5
    * Origin: Reign Of Fire: rofbbs.ddns.net:2300 / (931)494-9100 (1:154/50)
  • From Tim Grooms@1:19/38 to Gary McCulloch on Friday, December 07, 2018 16:41:45
    Hi Gary,

    I've been using amibinkd now since probably May or so. It is working pretty well for me. I connect with all of the following networks: FidoNet, C=Net, RetroNet, PiNet, fsxNet, MicroNet and The Quantum Wormhole Net. I am able to poll them with no problems and also receive mail from them with no problems. Are you running it in Server mode when you start your bbs? I think it is just amibinkd -s to start it in server mode. Will have to look at my config files.
    If you'd like sometime I can take a look at your config file to see if I can help. I am using the standart binkd ports.

    I am running Zeus 1.7 now at my BBS.. (See tag below). I started back up with Excelsior! and it would receive mail OK but could never make it pick up the outgoing messages. I think it is due to a Y2K bug in the code because the dates on the outgoing messages were screwed up so I switched over to Zeus.

    If I can be of any help you can message me here or at my BBS or via Email: timgrooms@gmail.com

    Tim


    On Thursday December 06, 2018, Gary McCulloch said to Tim Grooms...

    I am also tinkering with Amibinkd v9.02 and can get it to
    connect to a Mystic host, but no packets were ever exchanged, and also when that Mystic system calls my system as a net call, there is also
    no answer from Amibinkd. I
    have the same default ports open. I can share my config if you would like. Maybe we can get this thing to work one day!?


    //
    // Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS.
    rofbbs.ddns.net:2300
    \X/ JoinLink - RetroNet - C=Net - FidoNet (931)/494-9100


    --- Zeus BBS 1.5
    * Origin: CIA AMIGA BBS - ciaamigabbs.dynu.net:6400 (1:19/38.0)
  • From Gary McCulloch@1:154/50 to Tim Grooms on Friday, December 07, 2018 22:02:27
    On Fri 7-Dec-2018 3:41p, Tim Grooms@1:19/38.0 said to Gary McCulloch:
    Hi Gary,

    I've been using amibinkd now since probably May or so. It is working pretty
    well for me. I connect with all of the following networks: FidoNet, C=Net,
    RetroNet, PiNet, fsxNet, MicroNet and The Quantum Wormhole Net. I am able to
    poll them with no problems and also receive mail from them with no problems.
    Are you running it in Server mode when you start your bbs? I think it is just
    amibinkd -s to start it in server mode. Will have to look at my config files.
    If you'd like sometime I can take a look at your config file to see if I can
    help. I am using the standart binkd ports.

    I am running Zeus 1.7 now at my BBS.. (See tag below). I started back up with
    Excelsior! and it would receive mail OK but could never make it pick up
    the
    outgoing messages. I think it is due to a Y2K bug in the code because the dates on the outgoing messages were screwed up so I switched over to Zeus.

    If I can be of any help you can message me here or at my BBS or via Email: timgrooms@gmail.com

    Tim


    Hmmmm... I guess I may have started it wrong. I placed AmiTask in the WBStartup and could not figure out how to use the AmiPrefs to get things started. Right now I got a working Mystic server running on the Windows side that is working with CNet. But to stop using windows as much as I can would be
    awesome. Here is my config...

    # AmiBinkd sample configuration file
    # Copyright (c) 2012 By Rudi Timmermans


    # Your FTN domains:
    # domain <name> <main-outbound> <default-zone>
    # or
    # domain <new-name> alias-for <name>
    #
    domain fidonet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 1
    domain fido alias-for fidonet
    domain fidonet.org alias-for fidonet
    domain retronet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 80
    domain cnet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 64
    domain commodorenet alias-for cnet

    #
    # Your addresses, 4D or 5D:
    # address <addr1> ...
    #
    address 1:154/50@fidonet 80:774/69@retronet 64:500/2@cnet


    #
    # The name of your system, it's location, and your name
    #
    sysname "Reign Of Fire BBS: rofbbs.ddns.net:2300 / (931)/494-9100"
    location "Milwaukee Wisconsin"
    sysop "Gary T McCulloch"

    #
    # System capabilities
    #
    nodeinfo 57600,BINKP

    #
    # TCP settings. Leave this unchanged if not sure.
    #
    #iport binkp
    #oport binkp
    #oblksize 4096
    #timeout 60

    #
    # Delay calls and outbound rescans
    #
    #call-delay 60
    rescan-delay 30

    #
    # Max. number of inbound/outbound connections
    #
    #maxservers 2
    #maxclients 2

    #
    # Binkd will try to call a node N times, if failed, it will
    # hold the node for S seconds. The feature is off by default.
    #
    #try 3
    #hold 1

    #
    # hold-skipped <S>
    # Binkd will hold all mail, skipped by a node, for S seconds. (Def. -- 3600)
    #
    #hold-skipped 3600

    #
    # Don't send (only receive) files if no password for an inbound session
    #
    send-if-pwd

    #
    # Path and name for the logfile, loglevel
    #
    log Sysdata:log/AmiBinkd.log
    loglevel 4

    #
    # Uncomment it if you want binkd's log at your console
    #
    conlog 4

    #
    # Uncomment if you want T-Mail(FrontDoor)-style binary log
    # (Will work and have sense on PCs only?)
    # Tzoff corrects UTC time returned by time() under DOS-derived OS
    #
    #binlog binkd.sts
    #fdinhist in.his
    #fdouthist out.his
    #tzoff 10800

    #
    # Use syslog (Only if made with -DHAVE_VSYSLOG and -DHAVE_FACILITYNAMES)
    #
    #syslog local0

    #
    # Print percents while sending or receiving
    #
    percents

    #
    # List queue after rescans
    #
    printq

    #
    # Perform reverse resolving (for logging only)
    #
    backresolv

    #
    # Log pid:
    #
    #pid-file /var/run/binkd.pid

    #
    # Map paths in flo's:
    # ftrans <old-string> <new-string>
    # Use as many ftrans's as you want.
    #
    #ftrans "D:\\fido\\outbound" "/var/spool/fido/outb"
    #ftrans "\\" "/" # this replaces all slashes in a path

    #
    # Inbound directory for secure and non-secure links
    #
    inbound Echomail:inbound/
    inbound-nonsecure Echomail:
    temp-inbound Echomail:

    #
    # Binkd will skip all files from a node if
    # size_of_the_next_file_for_us_there + minfree < free_space_in_inbound
    #
    minfree 2048
    minfree-nonsecure 2048

    #
    # When trying to receive a new file: remove from inbound partial
    # files with this name but diff.size or time. (If commented out, binkd
    # will left old parts as .dt and .hr in the inbound directory)
    #
    kill-dup-partial-files

    #
    # Remove from inbound all old partial files. (OFF if commented out)
    # kill-old-partial-files <max-age-in-seconds>
    #
    kill-old-partial-files 30

    #
    # Remove old .bsy/.csy files (If some left after a system crash). It would be # wise to set this to 43200 (12 hrs) on almost any system. (Note that binkd
    # always touches .bsy's/.csy's for active sessions)
    #
    # kill-old-bsy is OFF by default.
    #
    kill-old-bsy 30

    #
    # Create a flag file after receiving a file
    #
    #flag toss!.now *.pkt
    #flag toss!.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa?

    #
    # Run an external program.
    # The "*S" macro in command line substed with S.R.I.F., see !SRIF.TXT
    #
    #exec "my-freq-processor.exe /options *S" *.req
    #exec "my-pkt-unpacker.exe /options *S" *.pkt

    exec "RX PFiles:1oo/CLog/1oo_CLog.rexx NET" {baud} {node} {akalist}
    exec "DH3:CNet/Toss" *.*

    #
    # Include a file
    #
    #include binkd.inc

    #
    # Overrides root domain for DNS lookups, see `node' below.
    #
    #root-domain fidonet.net


    #
    # Use Amiga Style Outbound (ASO)
    #
    aso


    #
    # Define a link:
    # node [[z:]n/]n[.p][@domain] [-nr] [{hosts|-} [{pwd|-} [flavour [{obox|-} [{ibox|-}]]]]]
    #
    # * All non-"-" fields will redefine values specified for the same node
    # earlier in config.
    # * Flavour is one of i, c, d, -, h; and is the flavour for the outbound
    # filebox ("obox").
    # * Binkd sends from obox all non-dir entries NOT matching ".*" wildcard.
    # EVERY TIME YOU PUT A FILE INTO OBOX CHECK IF BINKD WILL BE ABLE TO
    # UNLINK IT. Otherwise, the session will never end.
    # * Default for ibox is inbound or inbound-nosecure depending on the pwd field.

    # * Default for port is oport.
    # * `-nr' stands for `Not Reliable Link', this works only on outbound calls
    # with another binkp/1.1 mailer. The option solves the only problem with
    # binkd having no enough time to start receiving of a file from
    # non-zero offset before IP link's down, so don't use it unless you
    # have this problem -- really not effective
    # * Hosts is a list in form
    # host1[:port1][;host2[:port2]] ...
    # * Asterisk (`*') in the host list forces Binkd to perform
    # 1:2/3.4 --> p4.f3.n2.z1.fidonet.net translation for a node's
    # Fido-address and lookup IP for the resulting FQDN in DNS.
    # Root domain part ("fidonet.net") can be changed with root-domain
    # keyword.
    #
    #root-domain "necrobbs.strangled.net"
    #
    node 1:322/0.0 necrobbs.strangled.net *******
    node 80:774/1.0 necrobbs.strangled.net *******
    node 64:500/0.0 necrobbs.strangled.net *******


    //
    // Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS. rofbbs.ddns.net:2300
    \X/ JoinLink - RetroNet - C=Net - FidoNet (931)/494-9100

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  • From Stephen Walsh@3:633/280 to Gary McCulloch on Saturday, December 08, 2018 19:20:27

    Hello Gary!

    07 Dec 18 21:02, you wrote to Tim Grooms:

    domain fidonet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 1
    domain fido alias-for fidonet
    domain fidonet.org alias-for fidonet
    domain retronet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 80
    domain cnet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 64
    domain commodorenet alias-for cnet

    Change the 80 and 64 on the above to 1

    It might sound strande, but that's how binkd works.

    # Your addresses, 4D or 5D:
    # address <addr1> ...
    #
    address 1:154/50@fidonet 80:774/69@retronet 64:500/2@cnet

    Put these on seprate lines.


    That's all I can think of after seing your config file...



    Stephen


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  • From Gary McCulloch@1:154/50 to Stephen Walsh on Saturday, December 08, 2018 08:30:41
    On Sat 8-Dec-2018 6:20p, Stephen Walsh@3:633/280.0 said to Gary McCulloch:

    Hello Gary!

    07 Dec 18 21:02, you wrote to Tim Grooms:

    domain fidonet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 1
    domain fido alias-for fidonet
    domain fidonet.org alias-for fidonet
    domain retronet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 80
    domain cnet CNet:Echomail/outbound/ 64
    domain commodorenet alias-for cnet

    Change the 80 and 64 on the above to 1

    It might sound strande, but that's how binkd works.

    # Your addresses, 4D or 5D:
    # address <addr1> ...
    #
    address 1:154/50@fidonet 80:774/69@retronet 64:500/2@cnet

    Put these on seprate lines.

    That's all I can think of after seing your config file...


    I made those changes. Now how do you start Amibinkd withought having a
    Shell window open? I get you use "amibinkd -s amibinkd.cfg". Do you just add
    that to s:userstartup?



    //
    // Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS. rofbbs.ddns.net:2300
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  • From Gary McCulloch@1:154/50 to All on Saturday, December 08, 2018 12:50:08
    Okay, I added it to my user.startup and it loads and is working. Now, how and what commands can I use to test it? I am so new at this, I hope you don't mind all the questions. Like I want to request an AREAFIX or request to ge the latest nodelists ect...

    //
    // Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS. rofbbs.ddns.net:2300
    \X/ JoinLink - RetroNet - C=Net - FidoNet (931)/494-9100

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  • From Stephen Walsh@3:633/280 to Gary McCulloch on Sunday, December 09, 2018 13:12:13

    Hello Gary!

    08 Dec 18 07:30, you wrote to me:

    That's all I can think of after seing your config file...

    I made those changes. Now how do you start Amibinkd withought having a Shell window open? I get you use "amibinkd -s amibinkd.cfg".
    Do you just add that to s:userstartup?

    Yes, or what ever script you use to start your bbs software.



    Stephen


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  • From Stephen Walsh@3:633/280 to Gary McCulloch on Sunday, December 09, 2018 13:12:50

    Hello Gary!

    08 Dec 18 11:50, you wrote to all:

    Okay, I added it to my user.startup and it loads and is
    working. Now, how and what commands can I use to test it? I am so
    new at this, I hope you don't mind all the questions. Like I want to request an AREAFIX or request to ge the latest nodelists ect...

    To make binkd call out and then exit use this:

    binkd -p -P 1:1/20 binkd.conf

    Binkd has different process tree's deping on the options sent to it at startup. So you can have the server part
    sitting in the background all the time, and then fire up the client side to make outgoing connections.


    You send areafix/filefix requests via netmail. ie:

    To: areafix@1:1/20
    Subject: yoursecretpassword

    +AMIGA
    +GAME-DUDE
    -SHITAREA
    -!-



    NOTE: I have changed the end of the above sample, so the messages doesn't get munged as it passes around the
    network. You need to use three - at the end of the message...





    Stephen


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  • From Gary McCulloch@1:154/50 to Stephen Walsh on Sunday, December 09, 2018 09:43:57
    On Sun 9-Dec-2018 12:12p, Stephen Walsh@3:633/280.0 said to Gary McCulloch:
    To make binkd call out and then exit use this:
    binkd -p -P 1:1/20 binkd.conf
    Binkd has different process tree's deping on the options sent to it at startup. So you can have the server part
    sitting in the background all the time, and then fire up the client side
    to
    make outgoing connections.
    You send areafix/filefix requests via netmail. ie:
    To: areafix@1:1/20
    Subject: yoursecretpassword
    +AMIGA
    +GAME-DUDE
    -SHITAREA
    -!-
    NOTE: I have changed the end of the above sample, so the messages doesn't get
    munged as it passes around the
    network. You need to use three - at the end of the message...

    Thanks for all the help. If I wanted and AREAFIX for all of RetroNet's
    echos, I would have to add +ECHONAME for each echo?

    //
    // Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS. rofbbs.ddns.net:2300
    \X/ JoinLink - RetroNet - C=Net - FidoNet (931)/494-9100

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Gary McCulloch on Sunday, December 09, 2018 14:29:56

    On 2018 Dec 09 08:43:56, you wrote to Stephen Walsh:

    Thanks for all the help. If I wanted and AREAFIX for all of
    RetroNet's echos, I would have to add +ECHONAME for each echo?

    that depends on the areafix tool... that is the best way, yes... because you can be selective instead of just sending +ALL or +* or %ALL or some such that turns on everything you are allowed to connect to at that system... perhaps you
    might first try sending a %HELP and seeing what it tells you you can use/do ;)

    )\/(ark

    Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
    Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong...
    ... That well-known purveyor of fine wines, Wal-Mart. [snork] [snork]
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  • From Carlos Roldan@1:322/756 to Gary McCulloch on Sunday, December 09, 2018 19:17:17
    On 12/09/18, Gary McCulloch said the following...

    On Sun 9-Dec-2018 12:12p, Stephen Walsh@3:633/280.0 said to Gary
    To make binkd call out and then exit use this:
    binkd -p -P 1:1/20 binkd.conf
    Binkd has different process tree's deping on the options sent to it at startup. So you can have the server part
    sitting in the background all the time, and then fire up the client si to
    make outgoing connections.
    You send areafix/filefix requests via netmail. ie:
    To: areafix@1:1/20
    Subject: yoursecretpassword
    +AMIGA
    +GAME-DUDE
    -SHITAREA
    -!-
    NOTE: I have changed the end of the above sample, so the messages does get
    munged as it passes around the
    network. You need to use three - at the end of the message...
    McCulloch:

    Thanks for all the help. If I wanted and AREAFIX for all of RetroNet's echos, I would have to add +ECHONAME for each echo?

    No, MS areafix@80:774/1 your password as subject and in the body of message
    you would enter %rescan

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    * Origin: Necronomicon BBS - necrobbs.strangled.net (1:322/756)
  • From Gary McCulloch@1:154/50 to Mark Lewis on Monday, December 10, 2018 12:16:58
    On Sun 9-Dec-2018 1:29p, Mark Lewis@1:3634/12.73 said to Gary McCulloch:
    that depends on the areafix tool... that is the best way, yes... because you
    can be selective instead of just sending +ALL or +* or %ALL or some such that
    turns on everything you are allowed to connect to at that system...
    perhaps you
    might first try sending a %HELP and seeing what it tells you you can use/do ;)

    )\/(ark

    Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
    Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer
    doin' it
    wrong...
    ... That well-known purveyor of fine wines, Wal-Mart. [snork] [snork]
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)

    Thanks for the info. I ran a %RESCAN for all 3 networks I have and all
    3 up-dated my messages. I was disconnected for about a month. Now we are all
    cought up. FidoNet, RetroNet and CommodoreNet all working perfecxtly now. Thanks Necromaster!


    //
    // Gary McCulloch of Reign Of Fire BBS. rofbbs.ddns.net:2300
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