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    From Fermin Sanchez@2:301/123 to All on Mon May 10 12:10:50 2021

    Hello everybody!

    I realize this is kind of how it's supposed to work. My binkd.cfg has one line defining my uplink:
    *****
    node 2:301/1 * Pa$sw0rd!
    *****
    (nope, not really my password...)

    I have also the following entry:
    *****
    # Default node flags. Binkd will call an unlisted node if "defnode" defined. defnode *
    *****

    But this, according to what is in the config file, only concerns outgoing mails anyway. Noob question, probably - how do others deal with mail arricing in the "inbound-nonsecure" folder? Just copy them manually into the normal inbound to be processed? Have there been malicious attacks with manipulated .pkt files that would warrant such a distinction between normal and non-secure inbound mail?

    Regards
    Fermin


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Fermin Sanchez on Mon May 10 12:57:08 2021
    Hello Fermin,

    On Monday May 10 2021 12:10, you wrote to All:

    But this, according to what is in the config file, only concerns
    outgoing mails anyway. Noob question, probably - how do others deal
    with mail arricing in the "inbound-nonsecure" folder? Just copy them manually into the normal inbound to be processed?

    in binkd.cfg:

    exec d:\\fido\\batch\\mailrcvd.bat *

    in mailrcvd.bat:

    if exist \fido\unsecure\*.pkt move \fido\unsecure\*.pkt \fido\secure\

    So I automatically process *.pkt from the unsecure. Compressed mail is another story...


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Oli@2:280/464.47 to Fermin Sanchez on Mon May 10 12:37:39 2021
    Fermin wrote (2021-05-10):
    Noob question, probably - how do others deal with mail
    arricing in the "inbound-nonsecure" folder? Just copy them manually into the normal inbound to be processed? Have there been malicious attacks
    with manipulated .pkt files that would warrant such a distinction between normal and non-secure inbound mail?

    Have a look in the example binkd.cfg:

    #
    # Run an external program.
    # The "*S" macro in command line substed with S.R.I.F., see !SRIF.TXT
    # The "!" before program pathname means immediate program execution
    # after receiving the file.
    # *** win32 only:
    # The "@" before program pathname means execute program in separate console
    # The "@@" before program pathname means execute program in hidden console
    # ***
    # Macros: *F - complete name of received file,
    # *A0..*A9 - first 10 AKA of remote system,
    # *A*, *A@ - list of all remote AKA separated by spaces
    # *P - password protected [0|1],
    # *L - listed system [0|1]
    # *H - remote hostname or IP,
    # *N - short file name (win32 only).
    #

    something like:

    exec "mv *F /ftn/inbound/secure" /ftn/inbound/non-secure/*.[pP][kK][tT]

    (on unix)

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  • From Fermin Sanchez@2:301/123 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon May 10 13:43:29 2021

    Hello Michiel!

    10 May 21 12:57, you wrote to me:

    But this, according to what is in the config file, only concerns
    outgoing mails anyway. Noob question, probably - how do others
    deal with mail arricing in the "inbound-nonsecure" folder? Just
    copy them manually into the normal inbound to be processed?
    in binkd.cfg:
    exec d:\\fido\\batch\\mailrcvd.bat *

    I actually use "*.pkt" as a file mask, but so far, same difference:
    *****
    exec !@@c:\\bbs\\_batch\\FMail_In.cmd *.pkt
    *****

    in mailrcvd.bat:
    if exist \fido\unsecure\*.pkt move \fido\unsecure\*.pkt \fido\secure\

    I've adapted this and probably somewhat "overengineered" it. "Sharing is caring", so here you go:
    ********
    @echo off
    for %%I in ("%~dp0\..") do set "base=%%~fI"

    set unk_mail="%base%\transfer\in.unknown\*.pkt"
    IF EXIST "%unk_mail%" GOTO MoveUnknown
    GOTO ProcessMail

    :MoveUnknown
    set in="%base%\transfer\in"
    move %unk_mail% "%in%"
    GOTO ProcessMail

    :ProcessMail
    %base%\FMail\fmailw32.exe toss /B
    %base%\FMail\fmailw32.exe import
    %base%\FMail\ftoolsw32.exe AddNew /A
    %base%\FMail\fmailw32.exe toss /B
    *********

    So I automatically process *.pkt from the unsecure. Compressed mail is another story...

    One problem/situation/mailtype at a time... ;-)

    Regards
    Fermin


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