• Castle Rock Updates...

    From Black Panther@21:1/186 to All on Thursday, September 24, 2020 13:54:14
    Hi All,

    So, I've been working on some of the 'behind the scenes' setup on this end.

    Freqing files should not be case sensitive anymore. I was able to get MFreq
    set up and running on here. (Thanks Al) It's amazing what happens when you place the work 'pattern' in the wrong spot of the config... :)

    I wrote a quick and dirty 'Who's Online' MPL yesterday. It's nothing fancy,
    but I was able to incorporate the ansi theme into it. At this point, I'm not sure if it is something that will be released or not.

    I'm also working on trying to learn Python (again). I was able to create (modify) a script that will send me an email when someone logs onto CRBBS. Nothing fancy, just a little SMTP work. :)

    Speaking of Python, I'm still having some issues here, whenever an MPY tries
    to access a message base, it dumps the node, and gives an error 216 in the logs. I'm not sure why yet, but if anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate hearing (reading) them.

    There are still a few quirks in the file announcements that I'm working on getting taken care of. Nothing serious.

    I'm also looking at getting rid of a few networks on CRBBS that have really been dead. I can't justify having them set up for the 1-2 messages per month
    it may get. I'll keep everyone posted on that one.

    That's about all I can think of at the moment. I may not be very active in
    the message echos, but I'm working behind the scenes. ;)


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    Castle Rock BBS
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    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Black Panther on Friday, September 25, 2020 11:05:41
    On 24 Sep 2020 at 01:54p, Black Panther pondered and said...

    That's about all I can think of at the moment. I may not be very active
    in the message echos, but I'm working behind the scenes. ;)

    I'm working from home today but hope to get a few hours to work on nodelist
    and inter-bbs stuff. Next steps are some more work on fsxnet.nz and getting Debian installed.

    We've been out of our bedroom the last few days while repainting it. Tonight
    we shift furniture back in and get to sleep in our own bed again. Can't
    wait.

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to Avon on Thursday, September 24, 2020 17:13:56
    On 25 Sep 2020, Avon said the following...

    I'm working from home today but hope to get a few hours to work on nodelist and inter-bbs stuff. Next steps are some more work on fsxnet.nz and getting Debian installed.

    Just holler if you run into any issues.

    Also, did you notice I issued a pull request on github for the fsxNet
    infopack? I updated the QWK info.

    We've been out of our bedroom the last few days while repainting it. Tonight we shift furniture back in and get to sleep in our own bed
    again. Can't wait.

    It's the little things that you miss the most. I'm the same way when
    traveling. I love to go places, but I'm always missing my own bed. :)

    Did you happen to take a look at the ANSI I dropped into your inbox on 1/100?


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    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
    telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Black Panther on Friday, September 25, 2020 11:24:13
    On 24 Sep 2020 at 05:13p, Black Panther pondered and said...

    Also, did you notice I issued a pull request on github for the fsxNet infopack? I updated the QWK info.

    No sorry.

    Did you happen to take a look at the ANSI I dropped into your inbox on 1/100?

    also no... not a good look eh?

    I'll do better over the coming hours.

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to Avon on Thursday, September 24, 2020 17:31:14
    On 25 Sep 2020, Avon said the following...

    also no... not a good look eh?

    I'll do better over the coming hours.

    No problems. I was just curious what you thought of it. :)


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    aka Dan Richter
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    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Black Panther on Friday, September 25, 2020 11:33:04
    On 24 Sep 2020 at 05:31p, Black Panther pondered and said...

    No problems. I was just curious what you thought of it. :)

    Just dropped you a netmail :)

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to Avon on Thursday, September 24, 2020 17:57:46
    On 25 Sep 2020, Avon said the following...

    Just dropped you a netmail :)

    You dropped it, but I picked it up for you. ;)


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    Black Panther(RCS)
    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
    telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Black Panther on Friday, September 25, 2020 12:09:30
    On 24 Sep 2020 at 05:57p, Black Panther pondered and said...


    You dropped it, but I picked it up for you. ;)

    good, now where's my car keys? :)

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to Avon on Thursday, September 24, 2020 18:43:12
    On 25 Sep 2020, Avon said the following...

    You dropped it, but I picked it up for you. ;)

    good, now where's my car keys? :)

    Did you drop those too? ;)


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    Black Panther(RCS)
    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
    telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Black Panther on Friday, September 25, 2020 17:03:38
    On 24 Sep 2020 at 05:13p, Black Panther pondered and said...

    Also, did you notice I issued a pull request on github for the fsxNet infopack? I updated the QWK info.

    Thanks have merged this with master and it should reflect in the about to be hatched files :)

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  • From Adept@21:2/108 to Black Panther on Friday, September 25, 2020 11:02:21
    Speaking of Python, I'm still having some issues here, whenever an MPY tries to access a message base, it dumps the node, and gives an error
    216 in the logs. I'm not sure why yet, but if anyone has any
    suggestions, I would appreciate hearing (reading) them.

    If memory serves, I talked about that error in the FSX Mystic forum, and
    never really figured out the answer -- but found that others didn't run into the same problem.

    So I've tended to assume it was that there was something different about the Python2 install.

    But I _really_ don't know. I hope you can figure out something, because I
    gave up on the problem (maybe not permanently, but long enough, so far.).

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  • From MeaTLoTioN@21:1/158 to Adept on Friday, September 25, 2020 12:26:01
    On 25 Sep 2020, Adept said the following...

    Speaking of Python, I'm still having some issues here, whenever an MP tries to access a message base, it dumps the node, and gives an error 216 in the logs. I'm not sure why yet, but if anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate hearing (reading) them.

    If memory serves, I talked about that error in the FSX Mystic forum, and never really figured out the answer -- but found that others didn't run into the same problem.

    So I've tended to assume it was that there was something different about the Python2 install.

    But I _really_ don't know. I hope you can figure out something, because I gave up on the problem (maybe not permanently, but long enough, so far.).


    I have the same issue as well actually, for example, if I open any of my .mpy scripts that I have made, or use MRC that someone else has made for example, and then drop my connection, the result is pages of Error 216 flashing up the screen before I close syncterm.

    I thought it was related to me being on A43 still, however it's still
    happening it seems with A47 installs too, so I dunno.

    Will be interested in hearing of what the actual solution is when it's discovered.

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to Adept on Friday, September 25, 2020 08:36:40
    On 25 Sep 2020, Adept said the following...

    If memory serves, I talked about that error in the FSX Mystic forum, and never really figured out the answer -- but found that others didn't run into the same problem.

    So I've tended to assume it was that there was something different about the Python2 install.

    I thought I remembered someone posting about it, but couldn't remember if
    there was a resolution or not. I had tried uninstalling python2, and reinstalling by compiling, according to the Mystic wiki, and still doesn't work.

    All of the .MPY programs that access the message bases have had their access changed here on CRBBS, as it keeps crashing the nodes with the 216.

    But I _really_ don't know. I hope you can figure out something, because I gave up on the problem (maybe not permanently, but long enough, so far.).

    I had kinda given up on it as well for quite awhile, but now starting to revisit it. I'll let you know if I do figure something out.


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    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
    telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to All on Saturday, September 26, 2020 03:50:32
    Hi All,

    Just a few more updates. I've been busy the last couple days... :)

    I wrote a basic Who's online MPL that is now running on CRBBS. It still needs
    a bit of tweaking, but I think it looks good. I was able to bring the theme from the rest of the BBS into that screen as well.

    I also wrote a scrolling text message MPL, that is running on the Main menu. The toughest part of writing this one, was getting the StuffKey to work properly. There is a bit of a delay when you hit a key, but it is workable. I'll see what I can do to make it better.

    Once I've tested these out some more, and perhaps make them look a little better, I'll release them.

    I have found some older MPEs from 1999 that have been updated to run under Mystic v1.12. There is a Logoff MPL, OneLiners MPL, Auto-Message to next user MPL, and a User's Access Check MPL.

    As these all state they cannot be distributed without permission from the original authors, and I can't get in touch with them, these will not be distributed.

    Stop by and take a look at some of the changes. Let me know what you think. Also, if there is an older MPE that you would like to work with the newer Mystic systems, let me know, and I'll see what I can do to get it working. I have noticed that some were released with only the executable, and not the source.

    Well, it's almost 4am, so I'm gonna head to bed. :)


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    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
    telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Adept@21:2/108 to Black Panther on Sunday, September 27, 2020 11:24:27
    All of the .MPY programs that access the message bases have had their access changed here on CRBBS, as it keeps crashing the nodes with the
    216.

    I suppose that's more of a common thread than I was aware of -- I ran into
    the issue running xqtr's mod to check BBSs for various files. Whenever the
    bit that attempted to look at the forum such things got posted to, it crashed the node.

    Yet others have had no problem with it, and I don't think the setups are
    _that_ different.

    So, yeah, I look forward to hearing about anything that anyone finds out.

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  • From Adept@21:2/108 to Black Panther on Sunday, September 27, 2020 11:44:11
    I also wrote a scrolling text message MPL, that is running on the Main menu. The toughest part of writing this one, was getting the StuffKey to work properly. There is a bit of a delay when you hit a key, but it is workable. I'll see what I can do to make it better.

    I have various kludge-y bits in some of my .mpy attempts where I have a stuffkey followed by a getkey, because it seemed like the terminal program would not update without doing something like that.

    It was specifically fTerm, when I was attempting to get it to work. I think it worked locally without the hack. I don't know if it was a remote versus local sort of deal, though.

    Is it that sort of thing you're dealing with? I haven't worked with MPLs directly (other than reading a bit of code that I didn't make), so I'm wondering, as it seems kinda similar.

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  • From PalKat@21:4/137 to Black Panther on Sunday, September 27, 2020 09:50:30
    On 26 Sep 2020, Black Panther said the following...

    Just a few more updates. I've been busy the last couple days... :)

    I wrote a basic Who's online MPL that is now running on CRBBS. It still

    I was snooping around on your BBS checking out the updates the other day..
    The Who's online looked great then my screen went black and my phone rang,
    when I answered I thought it was you but with a slight accent. You asked me
    to run down to Target and pick up a few $400 gift cards and mail them to you. Then you told me my computer was in bad need of an exorcism, I was so impress that just by looking at Who's Online could do so much!!!

    BTW: you still want those Target gift cards you can not called me back after
    I was disconnected. ;)

    LOL!!!

    Seriously though the Who's online looks great!

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to Adept on Sunday, September 27, 2020 14:11:16
    On 27 Sep 2020, Adept said the following...

    I have various kludge-y bits in some of my .mpy attempts where I have a stuffkey followed by a getkey, because it seemed like the terminal
    program would not update without doing something like that.

    My initial testing was just from a command line. I figured if I was getting
    the key's value at the command line, after the program ended, it should be fine. Well, no... Once run inside of Mystic, it wasn't getting anything, so I had to rewrite it.

    It was specifically fTerm, when I was attempting to get it to work. I think it worked locally without the hack. I don't know if it was a
    remote versus local sort of deal, though.

    I wouldn't think the term program would make a difference. But there was a difference between local and remote.

    Is it that sort of thing you're dealing with? I haven't worked with MPLs directly (other than reading a bit of code that I didn't make), so I'm wondering, as it seems kinda similar.

    I haven't done much with MPY yet, so I'm not too sure. :) It just didn't seem like it was actually stuffing the key into the buffer. It's working now, but
    it seems like there's a delay from the execution of the MPL, to when Mystic
    is registering the keypress...


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    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
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    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to PalKat on Sunday, September 27, 2020 14:15:52
    On 27 Sep 2020, PalKat said the following...

    accent. You asked me to run down to Target and pick up a few $400 gift cards and mail them to you. Then you told me my computer was in bad need of an exorcism, I was so impress that just by looking at Who's Online could do so much!!!

    It does more than it appears. :)

    BTW: you still want those Target gift cards you can not called me back after I was disconnected. ;)

    My phone died, or I would have called back. ;) Yes, I would like those gift cards.

    Seriously though the Who's online looks great!

    In all seriousness, I'm liking the way it's looking. I still want to make a
    few tweaks to it, but I like it. :)


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    Black Panther(RCS)
    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
    telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
    http://github.com/DRPanther
    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Black Panther on Saturday, September 26, 2020 12:52:00
    You dropped it, but I picked it up for you. ;)

    good, now where's my car keys? :)

    Perhaps they're in the netmail ;) You'll have to get them sent back!

    Spec


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