Just worked my way through Paul's video on setting up FidoNet. I don't think
I missed any steps, but when I run fidopoll 3:770/1 I get "No hostname
defined for 3:770/1". I realize the video's a couple of years old. Is the hub still active?

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

* An ongoing debate between nathanael and All rages on ...

think I missed any steps, but when I run fidopoll 3:770/1 I get "No hostname defined for 3:770/1". I realize the video's a couple of years

Yup, make sure your BinkP hostname for the 3:770/1 node is set to agency.bbs.nz


.- Keep the faith, --------------------------------------------------.
| |
| Ben aka cMech Web: http|ftp|binkp|telnet|ssh://cmech.dynip.com |
| |
| vvvvvv Email: fido4cmechSPAM(at)lusfiberBLOCK.net |
| { O O } Home page: http://cmech.dynip.com/homepage/ |
| __m___oo___m__ |
`--| | | |-- -------------------------------------------------'

... Overweight Germans Engaged In Second Battle Of The Bulge.
--- GoldED+/W32-MSVC v1.1.5-g20180902 + Mystic v1.12 A42 2018/12/30 23:39:36
* Origin: FSXNet - Positronium: telnet://cmech.dynip.com (21:2/117)

Yup, make sure your BinkP hostname for the 3:770/1 node is set to

That's what's got me scratching my head -- assuming this means under Networking/Echomail Nodes, it is. My settings there are:

Active: Yes
Description: Agency HUB
Address: 3:770/1
[...]
BINKP Hostname: agency.bbs.nz

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

That's what's got me scratching my head -- assuming this means under Networking/Echomail Nodes, it is. My settings there are:

You have to restart mystic server every time you make a change to your
EchoMail Nodes. Try restarting mis and try again.

--- MagickaBBS v0.12alpha (Linux/armv7l)
* Origin: Fusion ~ MagickaBBS (21:4/132.1)

You have to restart mystic server every time you make a change to your EchoMail Nodes. Try restarting mis and try again.

In fact, I shut down everything, rebooted the pi, and repolled:

pi@mysticbbs:/mystic $ ./fidopoll 3:770/1

FIDOPOLL Version 1.12 A41 2018/12/27

Scanning 3:770/1
Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
No hostname defined for 3:770/1

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

* An ongoing debate between nathanael and Michael Borthwick rages on ...

Scanning 3:770/1
Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
No hostname defined for 3:770/1

Fire up Mystic Config, pull up 3:770/1 BinkD screen, press Enter on Hostname and immediately press Backspace (clears the field) then re-type agency.bbs.nz and press Enter. Exit config and re-start MIS, try again :) If you have anything strange embedded in Hostname field you can't see, this will clear it :)


My options for 3:770/1 BinkD:

=== snip ===
BINKP Hostname agency.bbs.nz 1:General
IP Type IPV4 2:Security
Password ******* 3:Groups
Time Out 30 4:BINKP
Block Size 16384 5:FTP
CRAM-MD5 Yes 6:Dir Toss
Use SSL/TLS Yes
Hide AKAs No
=== snip ===


.- Keep the faith, --------------------------------------------------.
| |
| Ben aka cMech Web: http|ftp|binkp|telnet|ssh://cmech.dynip.com |
| |
| vvvvvv Email: fido4cmechSPAM(at)lusfiberBLOCK.net |
| { O O } Home page: http://cmech.dynip.com/homepage/ |
| __m___oo___m__ |
`--| | | |-- -------------------------------------------------'

... If you have to ask.... you'll never know.
--- GoldED+/W32-MSVC v1.1.5-g20180902 + Mystic v1.12 A42 2018/12/30 23:39:36
* Origin: FSXNet - Positronium: telnet://cmech.dynip.com (21:2/117)

Hostname and immediately press Backspace (clears the field) then re-type agency.bbs.nz and press Enter. Exit config and re-start MIS, try again

Done. Same result.

pi@mysticbbs:/mystic $ ./fidopoll 3:770/1

FIDOPOLL Version 1.12 A41 2018/12/27

Scanning 3:770/1
Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
No hostname defined for 3:770/1

And from fidopoll.log

Jan 27 13:29:56 FIDOPOLL Version 1.12 A41 2018/12/27
Jan 27 13:29:56 Scanning 3:770/1
Jan 27 13:29:56 Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
Jan 27 13:29:56 No hostname defined for 3:770/1

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

My options for 3:770/1 BinkD:

Mine were the same except for Use SSL/TLS and Hide AKAs.

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

Jan 27 13:29:56 FIDOPOLL Version 1.12 A41 2018/12/27
Jan 27 13:29:56 Scanning 3:770/1
Jan 27 13:29:56 Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
Jan 27 13:29:56 No hostname defined for 3:770/1

Do you have a fidonet nodelist included in your MergeNodelists area of your mutil.ini? Can you list 3:770/1 in the nodelist browser?

Maybe you'll need to put the info in the BINKP Hostname section of the echomail
node for that entry.

Curious why that doesn't work though.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

On 27 Jan 2019, nathanael pondered and said...

Hostname and immediately press Backspace (clears the field) then re-t agency.bbs.nz and press Enter. Exit config and re-start MIS, try agai

Done. Same result.

pi@mysticbbs:/mystic $ ./fidopoll 3:770/1

FIDOPOLL Version 1.12 A41 2018/12/27

Scanning 3:770/1
Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
No hostname defined for 3:770/1

And from fidopoll.log

Jan 27 13:29:56 FIDOPOLL Version 1.12 A41 2018/12/27
Jan 27 13:29:56 Scanning 3:770/1
Jan 27 13:29:56 Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
Jan 27 13:29:56 No hostname defined for 3:770/1

Hmm

Active ³ Yes
Description ³ Agency HUB (Fido
SysOp Name ³
Address ³ 3:770/1
Domain ³ fidonet
Session Type ³ BinkP
Archive Type ³
Export Type ³ Crash
Route Info ³ 1:* 2:* 3:* 4:*
Max PKT Size ³ 512
Max ARC Size ³ 2048
Use Filebox ³ No
Filebox Dir ³

do you have the domain name stated as per above?

Best, Paul

--- E:avon@bbs.nz ------ W:bbs.nz ---
--- K:keybase.io/avon --------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A42 2018/12/30 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

do you have the domain name stated as per above?

Have you tried deleting the node entry, restarting mis, then adding a new
node entry. Perhaps it hasn't saved properly in the data files and a
deletion and restart will resolve this?

I did some testing, the only time I get the no hostname defined is if
there is an empty field there. An incorrect dns domain name wilge
get 'Connecting to' and 'Unable to connect' error.

Anything else like garbage or spaces will give a different error.

So either the configurator isn't saving the hostname in the data files or
it's a new bug.

--- MagickaBBS v0.12alpha (Linux/armv7l)
* Origin: Fusion ~ MagickaBBS (21:4/132.1)

Do you have a fidonet nodelist included in your MergeNodelists area of your mutil.ini? Can you list 3:770/1 in the nodelist browser?

Maybe you'll need to put the info in the BINKP Hostname section of the echomail node for that entry.

I've never set up any node lists, so my mutil.ini is just stock:

[General]
MergeNodeLists = false

[MergeNodeLists]
strip_down = true
strip_private = true
nodefile=d:\nodelists\nodelist
nodefile=d:\nodelists\agoranet

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

Session Type ³ BinkP

There's the culprit. Turns out my neighbor snuck in while I was sleeping last night and changed Session Type to FTP. I'll have words with him later, then next week I'll be moving to a better neighborhood :-)

So no more complaints from fidopoll:

pi@mysticbbs:/mystic $ ./fidopoll 3:770/1

FIDOPOLL Version 1.12 A41 2018/12/27

Scanning 3:770/1
Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
Polling BINKP node 3:770/1 by IPV4
Connecting to agency.bbs.nz
Connected IPV4 to 219.89.83.33
System Agency HUB
SysOp Paul Hayton
Location Dunedin, New Zealand
Info NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP
Info TIME Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:41:18 +1300
Info TRF 0 0
Session ended (0 sent, 0 rcvd, 0 skip)

However, I got zero messages despite being subscribed to 195 echoes.

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

Scanning 3:770/1
Queued 0 files (0 bytes) to 3:770/1
No hostname defined for 3:770/1

Just a thought, but could that last line be made a bit more informative, like:

No hostname defined for FTP node 3:770/1

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

On 27 Jan 2019, nathanael pondered and said...

There's the culprit. Turns out my neighbor snuck in while I was sleeping last night and changed Session Type to FTP. I'll have words with him later, then next week I'll be moving to a better neighborhood :-)

Good catch

Info TIME Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:41:18 +1300
Info TRF 0 0
Session ended (0 sent, 0 rcvd, 0 skip)

However, I got zero messages despite being subscribed to 195 echoes.

But are you linked at 3:770/1 ?

Does that HUB even know your fido node exists? What is your fido number?

Best, Paul

--- E:avon@bbs.nz ------ W:bbs.nz ---
--- K:keybase.io/avon --------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A42 2018/12/30 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

I've never set up any node lists, so my mutil.ini is just stock:

[General]
MergeNodeLists = false

You can enable that if you want and run mutil to crate a nodelist for Mystic to
browse or search your nodelists. It gives you information about a node number also when you send netmail.

Not a must have.. but nice to have.

If I'm not mistaken fidopoll can also use the nodelist to find hostnames for your links.

[MergeNodeLists]
strip_down = true
strip_private = true
nodefile=d:\nodelists\nodelist
nodefile=d:\nodelists\agoranet

You can add as many nodelists as you like.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

Does that HUB even know your fido node exists? What is your fido number?

My aren't we the stickler for rules all of a sudden :-)

I was following your video, which uses 3:770/999. I was assuming that works
the same as your Mystic videos -- with the /999 being a sort of open address
to use to get things working before applying for a node number.

So I need to apply for a number first. Umm, I seem to have misplaced my application somewhere ...

Got an extra?

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

My aren't we the stickler for rules all of a sudden :-)

FidoNet works very differently than fsxnet. Avon runs fsxnet and can pretty much do what he wants (shut down hub 1 for example). FidoNet is run by committees and has strict rules .. a lot differently than fsxnet. I don't
think fido runs the same /999 setup that fsxnet does but I could be mistaken.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Fusion BBS ~ Newcastle, Australia (21:4/132)

My aren't we the stickler for rules all of a sudden :-)

FidoNet works very differently than fsxnet. Avon runs fsxnet and can pretty much do what he wants (shut down hub 1 for example). FidoNet is run by committees and has strict rules .. a lot differently than fsxnet. I don't think fido runs the same /999 setup that fsxnet does but I could be mistaken.

There are /999 or /9999 entries for folks to use to netmail the NC and get themselves nodelistsed. If a /999 node was seen in a fidonet echo you could expect a visit from the fido police.. :)

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

My aren't we the stickler for rules all of a sudden :-)

FidoNet works very differently than fsxnet. Avon runs fsxnet and can

Yeah, I realize that, actually. I also realize my comment may have come across too snarky. My apologies to Avon if it did.

I've put in an application at filegate.net/zone6/. I think that's the right place.

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| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

I've put in an application at filegate.net/zone6/. I think that's the right place.

Fido has shrunk a bit. There are only zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 today. I think you will be in zone 3. In any case I'm pretty sure Avon can get things happening for you.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

Fido has shrunk a bit. There are only zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 today. I think

Not at all surprised. The page I visited looked hella old -- pretty much everything I turned up in a google search did. Even the Fidonet policy (4.07)
I was told I was required to read was from 1989.

And I did enjoy the assertion, "Joining FidoNet is not to be done lightly.
You must understand your responsibilities as a sysop."

They take themselves pretty seriously.

So if someone could point me to someplace a little less ancient, I'd
appreciate it.

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

Fido has shrunk a bit. There are only zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 today. I think

Not at all surprised. The page I visited looked hella old -- pretty much everything I turned up in a google search did. Even the Fidonet policy (4.07) I was told I was required to read was from 1989.

Yep, probably hasn't changed in ?? years.

If I have my facts straight that was filegate.net? That site is run by Janis Kracht, if you sent your info there she has likely already sent it to the folks
in Z3.

And I did enjoy the assertion, "Joining FidoNet is not to be done lightly. You must understand your responsibilities as a sysop."

They take themselves pretty seriously.

Yep! Back in the heydays of fidonet there were issues..

Not so much today but fidonet remains much as always.. :)

So if someone could point me to someplace a little less ancient, I'd appreciate it.

This is probably as good a place as you will find upto date info (although not a web page) There is a large pool of fido people here who can give you info about fidonet without any of the fido politics, many of them from Z3.

Paul Hayton (Avon) is an RC in Z3, so I think your are in a good place.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

And I did enjoy the assertion, "Joining FidoNet is not to be done lightl You must understand your responsibilities as a sysop."

They take themselves pretty seriously.

Yes, just take a look at some of their sysop echo's and voting on members for some of their standards committees.... it's like watching a kindergarten
class fight....

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Fusion BBS ~ Newcastle, Australia (21:4/132)

On 28 Jan 2019, Michael Borthwick said the following...

They take themselves pretty seriously.

Yes, just take a look at some of their sysop echo's and voting on
members for some of their standards committees.... it's like watching a kindergarten class fight....

I laughed so hard at that! lmao! It's exactly like that! lol!

Fireball

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Fireball Express!!! Mystic Edition (21:4/145)

Yes, just take a look at some of their sysop echo's and voting on members for some of their standards committees.... it's like watching a kindergarten class fight....

Yep, that last one was a little scarry to watch but it turned out well in the end.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

If I have my facts straight that was filegate.net? That site is run by

Yeah, that was the place. Guess I'll just sit back and wait, then.

So, when I set up the echoes, I subscribed to everything. If I just want friendly, on-topic discussions minus the forays into fido-politics or other shenanigans, any recommendations on which ones I should avoid?

+=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------
| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

On 27 Jan 2019, Al pondered and said...

I've put in an application at filegate.net/zone6/. I think that's the ri place.

Fido has shrunk a bit. There are only zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 today. I think you will be in zone 3. In any case I'm pretty sure Avon can get things happening for you.

Yes I can help with a feed for sure :)

I have Michael in Singapore that I feed so happy to do the same for you also
if you wish. Given you have applied via that form I expect they will likely
aim to assign you a Zone 3 number but probably under Australia's region vs
New Zealand... not sure. But I have created a node number for Michael and fed him from that without issue.

Best, Paul

--- E:avon@bbs.nz ------ W:bbs.nz ---
--- K:keybase.io/avon --------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A42 2018/12/30 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

If I have my facts straight that was filegate.net? That site is run by

Yeah, that was the place. Guess I'll just sit back and wait, then.

So, when I set up the echoes, I subscribed to everything. If I just want friendly, on-topic discussions minus the forays into fido-politics or other shenanigans, any recommendations on which ones I should avoid?

FN_SYSOP and FIDO_SYSOP are the main sysop echoes. I wouldn't avoid them though
but I do avoid having conversations that are not going to do any good in any echo (at least I try to).

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

everything I turned up in a google search did. Even the Fidonet policy (4.07) I was told I was required to read was from 1989.

It might be older than the local hills, but it's still the current
policy, and won't get changed unless god make's an aperance.

If you want to follow the rules, then you would be classed as a zone Independent, in Zone3.

But then there is a single lonley node from the Philippines in net633
(Used to have three), so take your pick.

You will need a nodelist to start with.






\/orlon



--- MagickaBBS v0.12alpha (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: <Sector 550> (21:1/195.1)

So, when I set up the echoes, I subscribed to everything. If I just want friendly, on-topic discussions minus the forays into fido-politics or other shenanigans, any recommendations on which ones I should avoid?

Any of the ones that have SYSOP in the echo tage. #-)

Us in Z3 though are a different bunch, and the local echo would be lucky
to get a post every six months....





\/orlon



--- MagickaBBS v0.12alpha (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: <Sector 550> (21:1/195.1)

So, when I set up the echoes, I subscribed to everything. If I just want friendly, on-topic discussions minus the forays into fido-politics or other shenanigans, any recommendations on which ones I should avoid?

Set up everything you can. There are a lot of great echo's there. The sysop echo's are good (just avoid the politics.. pretty easy) and you can talk to sysops all over the world.. well us and europe mostly... If you were on
dialup back in the day then you might want to narrow your scope but internet
is free so why not get all you can.

I personally no longer set up my echo's anymore. I just set up the auto add feature of mutil and when new echo's come in you can just finish the rest of the settings and you're good to go. There are a lot of fido NA files with a
lot of inactive echo's so the auto add is helpful here.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Fusion BBS ~ Newcastle, Australia (21:4/132)

On 01/28/19, nathanael said the following...

So, when I set up the echoes, I subscribed to everything. If I just want friendly, on-topic discussions minus the forays into fido-politics or other shenanigans, any recommendations on which ones I should avoid?

All of them, and stay here :-P

...deon

_--_|\ | Deon George
/ \ | Chinwag BBS - A BBS on a PI in Docker!
\_.__.*/ |
V | Coming from the 'burbs of Melbourne, Australia

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Chinwag | MysticBBS in Docker on a Pi! (21:2/116.1)

All of them, and stay here :-P

LOL! Planning on it. But fsxNet only has two echoes I frequent -- Chat and Mystic support -- and I see a handful of Fidonet echoes I think I'd be interested in, assuming they're not overrun with infighting, off-topic ramblings and floods of spam a la USENET.

(Which, BTW is what I want to work on after I get Fidonet working when I get back from the States.)

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| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

Us in Z3 though are a different bunch, and the local echo would be lucky to get a post every six months....

Hmm, even with my limited time I think I could handle that traffic :-)

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| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

You will need a nodelist to start with.

From Zone 3? I see filegate has nodelists for Z1 (and/or Z6?).

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| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

Yes I can help with a feed for sure :)

I've already submitted the application, so should I just wait to see what
falls out from that? In any case, I won't be able to do anything till I get back in a couple of weeks. I'll bug you then.

(Or maybe I'm already bugging you :-) My wife says I have that tendency.)

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| *H:U:M:O:N:G:O:U:S* | | B:B:S | nathanael : jenandcal.familyds.org:2323 +=====================+-+=======+----------------------------------------

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A41 2018/12/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: *HUMONGOUS* BBS (21:4/123)

On 28 Jan 2019, nathanael pondered and said...

I've already submitted the application, so should I just wait to see what falls out from that? In any case, I won't be able to do anything till I get back in a couple of weeks. I'll bug you then.

(Or maybe I'm already bugging you :-) My wife says I have that tendency.)

Nah it's all good :).. and have great trip!

Best, Paul

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Hello nathanael!

28 Jan 19 07:04, you wrote to Al:

Fido has shrunk a bit. There are only zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 today.

Not at all surprised. The page I visited looked hella old -- pretty
much everything I turned up in a google search did. Even the Fidonet policy (4.07) I was told I was required to read was from 1989.

Yes, and that is still the "current" version.

And I did enjoy the assertion, "Joining FidoNet is not to be done
lightly. You must understand your responsibilities as a sysop."

They take themselves pretty seriously.

FidoNet policy was written back when FidoNet was still growing rapidly, and when simply sending a single netmail message could potentially cost one or more nodes money to deliver it. Virtually all mail was transferred via dialup modem, either directly to the destination or routed through the network. At the time, controls were needed to prevent abuse of the system.

Andrew

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Hello nathanael!

28 Jan 19 14:35, you wrote to me:

You will need a nodelist to start with.

From Zone 3? I see filegate has nodelists for Z1 (and/or Z6?).

Yes, as each zone's nodelist is slightly different in that the zone it's for is listed first.

ie: z3's start with z3 node's, and z2's starts with z2 nodes, etc.



Vorlon


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There's the culprit. Turns out my neighbor snuck in while I was sleeping last night and changed Session Type to FTP. I'll have words with him later, then next week I'll be moving to a better neighborhood :-)

Haha good catch. Damn those neighbors!

I am going to change it to read "No FTP hostname defined" in FidoPoll so if this happens to anyone else it'll be easier to pinpoint the issue.

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