echicken wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Probably websrvr.c, but could be something else. I only vaguely recall some kind of problem with chunked transfers within the past few months; this may be unrelated. If your build is 2+ months old it might be
worth updating to see if it helps.

So, now I have another weird problem - after DM fixed the earlier error with SBBS running inet_ntop, and it being not able to run under XP,

When I replaced my executables with the newest sbbs_dev from 9/1,
sbbsecho.exe opens briefly, and closes after 1-2 seconds. I saw the
following in error.log:

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019
mail !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019
web !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019 realitycheckbbs.org
ftp Error 17 creating temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019
srvc !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019
mail !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019
srvc !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019
web !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019 realitycheckbbs.org
ftp Error 17 creating temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

(I didn't have the temp directory set in SBBS.ini)

I tried running sfcg, and got the following error message:

Main configuration file (C:\sbbs\ctrl\main.cnf) missing!

But, it exists and I can list the file.

C:\sbbs\ctrl>dir main.cnf
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 749D-D921

Directory of C:\sbbs\ctrl

07/13/2019 01:11 PM 6,983 main.cnf
1 File(s) 6,983 bytes
0 Dir(s) 461,146,697,728 bytes free

C:\sbbs\ctrl>


I tried setting the temp variable in sbbs.ini to /sbbs/temp and
c:\sbbs\temp, to no avail.

With no configuration changes, my binaries from June 2019 runs just fine - with the exception of the lag when loading web pages.


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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Sun Sep 01 2019 06:55 am

Probably websrvr.c, but could be something else. I only vaguely
recall some kind of problem with chunked transfers within the past
few months; this may be unrelated. If your build is 2+ months old
it might be worth updating to see if it helps.

So, now I have another weird problem - after DM fixed the earlier error with SBBS running inet_ntop, and it being not able to run under XP,

A few werid things about this message:
- It has the subject "Re: New Terminator movie coming out", but it's not about the Terminator movie at all
- The Terminator thread was in the Entertainment sub-board, but this is the Synchronet Discussion sub-board
- The message you quoted seems to be from echicken, but your reply was addressed to me

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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Sun Sep 01 2019 06:55 am

echicken wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Probably websrvr.c, but could be something else. I only vaguely recall some kind of problem with chunked transfers within the past few months; this may be unrelated. If your build is 2+ months old it might be worth updating to see if it helps.

So, now I have another weird problem - after DM fixed the earlier error with SBBS running inet_ntop, and it being not able to run under XP,

When I replaced my executables with the newest sbbs_dev from 9/1, sbbsecho.exe opens briefly, and closes after 1-2 seconds. I saw the following in error.log:

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019
mail !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019
web !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019 realitycheckbbs.org
ftp Error 17 creating temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:27:52 2019
srvc !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019
mail !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019
srvc !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019
web !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

Sun Sep 1 07:28:05 2019 realitycheckbbs.org
ftp Error 17 creating temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\

(I didn't have the temp directory set in SBBS.ini)

I tried running sfcg, and got the following error message:

Main configuration file (C:\sbbs\ctrl\main.cnf) missing!

But, it exists and I can list the file.

C:\sbbs\ctrl>dir main.cnf
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 749D-D921

Directory of C:\sbbs\ctrl

07/13/2019 01:11 PM 6,983 main.cnf
1 File(s) 6,983 bytes
0 Dir(s) 461,146,697,728 bytes free

C:\sbbs\ctrl>

I tried setting the temp variable in sbbs.ini to /sbbs/temp and c:\sbbs\temp, to no avail.

Is it possible that the user you're running sbbsctrl as has no access to that directory?

With no configuration changes, my binaries from June 2019 runs just fine - with the exception of the lag when loading web pages.

That is weird. I can't think of any obvious explanation. Does sbbs.exe run?

digital man

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Terminator: Dark Fate will be released November 1, 2019.

It will be a sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

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In article <5D6C4855.7075.sync@vert.synchro.net>
"The Millionaire" <the.millionaire@vert.synchro.net.remove-hny-this> wrote:

To: Digital Man
Terminator: Dark Fate will be released November 1, 2019.

It will be a sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Why are you still here, and whatever happened to your hacker 'friends'?

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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: Anonymous Remailer (austria) to alt.bbs.synchronet on Mon Sep 02 2019 02:52 am

please post under another name.
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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: Digital Man to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Sep 01 2019 01:24 pm

Is it possible that the user you're running sbbsctrl as has no access to that directory?

This is Windows XP, and logged into the same window as the user I could list the file directory contents and list the file.

With no configuration changes, my binaries from June 2019 runs just fine
- with the exception of the lag when loading web pages.

That is weird. I can't think of any obvious explanation. Does sbbs.exe run?

With the old binaries, everything works fine. New binaries, running sbbsctrl.exe opens the window briefly, then it disappears.

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Re: Web issues (was something about the Terminator)
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Digital Man on Sun Sep 01 2019 10:06 pm

Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: Digital Man to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Sep 01 2019 01:24 pm

Is it possible that the user you're running sbbsctrl as has no access to that directory?

This is Windows XP, and logged into the same window as the user I could list the file directory contents and list the file.

With no configuration changes, my binaries from June 2019 runs just fine >> - with the exception of the lag when loading web pages.

That is weird. I can't think of any obvious explanation. Does sbbs.exe run?

With the old binaries, everything works fine. New binaries, running sbbsctrl.exe opens the window briefly, then it disappears.

Does sbbs.exe run?

digital man

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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: MRO to Anonymous Remailer (austr on Sun Sep 01 2019 21:49:03

Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: Anonymous Remailer (austria) to alt.bbs.synchronet on Mon Sep 02 2019

02:52 am

please post under another name.

have you forgotten what anonymous remailers are for? the only way to block them
is by IP or domain and that currently means a global block in the BBS' control files which means that someone would need to get DM to block them... but yeah, you and most of the rest of us already know this ;)


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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Sun Sep 01 2019 03:38 pm

Terminator: Dark Fate will be released November 1, 2019.

It will be a sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

$ The Millionaire $

"I'll be bock" The BBS version of the Terminator :-)

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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: Rampage to MRO on Mon Sep 02 2019 07:38 am

please post under another name.

have you forgotten what anonymous remailers are for? the only way to block t

yeah but there's no reason to use one here. i just dont like seeing the name anonymous so i asked him.

is by IP or domain and that currently means a global block in the BBS' contr files which means that someone would need to get DM to block them... but yea you and most of the rest of us already know this ;)

i'm a sysop so i can just filter the name.
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Digital Man wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

That is weird. I can't think of any obvious explanation. Does sbbs.exe run?

I didn't know there *was* an sbbs.exe -- ran it and got the same results:


c:\sbbs>sbbs

Synchronet Console for Win32 Version 3.17c Copyright 2019 Rob Swindell

Reading C:\SBBS\CTRL\sbbs.ini
Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 ftp Synchronet FTP Server Revision 1.494
9/2 13:18:02 srvc Synchronet Services Revision 1.331
9/2 13:18:02 term Synchronet Terminal Server Version 3.17 Revision C
9/2 13:18:02 ftp Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:01 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 srvc Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:29 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 mail Synchronet Mail Server Revision 1.713
9/2 13:18:02 term Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:03:01 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 ftp Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: 11d 9/2 13:18:02 srvc Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: 0
9/2 13:18:02 mail Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:13 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 web Synchronet Web Server Revision 1.698
9/2 13:18:02 term Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: 1032 9/2 13:18:02 ftp Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 srvc Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 mail Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: a8466 9/2 13:18:02 web Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:33 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 term Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 mail Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 web Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: d0
9/2 13:18:02 ftp Error 17 creating temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 srvc !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 web Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 term Verifying/creating data directories
9/2 13:18:02 mail !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data
9/2 13:18:02 web !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 srvc #### Services thread terminated (0 clients served)
9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\sub 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\dir 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\tex 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\msg 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\use 9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\use ptrs
9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\qne 9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\fil 9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data


With the old binaries, sbbs and sbbsctrl run just fine.


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Re: Re: New Terminator movie coming out
By: Kurt Weiske to Digital Man on Mon Sep 02 2019 01:20 pm

Digital Man wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

That is weird. I can't think of any obvious explanation. Does sbbs.exe run?

I didn't know there *was* an sbbs.exe -- ran it and got the same results:

c:\sbbs>sbbs

Synchronet Console for Win32 Version 3.17c Copyright 2019 Rob Swindell

Reading C:\SBBS\CTRL\sbbs.ini
Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 ftp Synchronet FTP Server Revision 1.494
9/2 13:18:02 srvc Synchronet Services Revision 1.331
9/2 13:18:02 term Synchronet Terminal Server Version 3.17 Revision C
9/2 13:18:02 ftp Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:01 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 srvc Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:29 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 mail Synchronet Mail Server Revision 1.713
9/2 13:18:02 term Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:03:01 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 ftp Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: 11d 9/2 13:18:02 srvc Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: 0 9/2 13:18:02 mail Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:13 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 web Synchronet Web Server Revision 1.698
9/2 13:18:02 term Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: 1032 9/2 13:18:02 ftp Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 srvc Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 mail Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: a8466 9/2 13:18:02 web Compiled Sep 2 2019 05:04:33 with MSC 1922
9/2 13:18:02 term Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 mail Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 web Initializing on Mon Sep 2 13:18:02 2019 with options: d0 9/2 13:18:02 ftp Error 17 creating temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 srvc !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 web Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl\
9/2 13:18:02 term Verifying/creating data directories
9/2 13:18:02 mail !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data 9/2 13:18:02 web !Invalid temp directory: c:\sbbs\temp\
9/2 13:18:02 srvc #### Services thread terminated (0 clients served)
9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\sub 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\dir 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\tex 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\msg 9/2 13:18:02 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\use 9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\use ptrs
9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\qne 9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data\fil 9/2 13:18:03 term !ERROR 17 (File exists) creating directory: c:\sbbs\data

With the old binaries, sbbs and sbbsctrl run just fine.

Strange. I don't have any obvious explanation. Is it possible you have security
software installed which is treating the 2 differen sets of executables (the "old binaries" and the new ones) differently?

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Digital Man wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

Strange. I don't have any obvious explanation. Is it possible you have security software installed which is treating the 2 differen sets of executables (the "old binaries" and the new ones) differently?

I'm running Avast, and I've done the same routine a couple of times a year - download sbbs_run.zip and sbbs_dev.zip, replace the executables, and re-run sbbsctrl. I'll try it without Avast running and see what the issue is.

I thought I was stuck with XP because of licensing issues, didn't want to
put Windows 7 on a system to have it go EOL next year.

I tested this weekend that you can still upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10
using the media creation tool and an upgrade DVD/USB stick. I may try installing a fresh copy of synchronet onto a new drive with Windows 10 this weekend, as my current copy of Synchronet is the same one I started with in 2005! It's been upgraded continually, and I'm sure there's some cruft left over from so many upgrades.

Thanks, DM, eC and Mark for looking into this.


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