Just a quick question.. How do you make MBSE actually poll out.. I'm using the correct mbout commandline but all it does is create the poll, but never actually makes the network call...

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mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ mbout p f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org

MBOUT: MBSE BBS 1.0.7.3 Outbound Manager
Copyright (C) 1997-2017 MBSE Development Team, All Rights Reserved

Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet

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and the logs

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mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat system.log
25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003]
25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] MBOUT v1.0.7.3
25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] Command line: mbout p f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet
25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] MBOUT finished in 0.00s

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and the task log

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mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat mbtask.log
p 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] last message repeated 5 times
- 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] Registered client pgm "mbout", pid 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0
- 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] Unregistered client pgm "mbout", pid 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Scanning outbound at 13:56 UTC.
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Flavor Out Size Online Modem
ISDN TCP/IP Calls Status Mode Address
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] .....P ...C .. 0 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000004 0 Ok Inet 1:229/426
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Systems to call: Inet=1, ISDN=0, POTS=0, Next event at 00:00 UTC

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The poll sits there forever until I tell mbut to end it, but it never actually makes the call.. I have to force it to call using mbcico .. or is this how its supposed to be done?

mbcico -a bbs.darkrealms.ca:24554 -t ibn f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org

...

I'm at a loss.. if you have to manually tell it to poll that kind of refutes the point of using mbout lol



Greetings, Dave Vandermeer

... "Luke... Luke... Use the MOUSE, Luke" - Obi Wan Gates

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Hello Dave!

Saturday August 25 2018 09:59, you wrote to All:

run:
mbout n f426.n229.z1

and see if it produces valid info.


Out of interest I am running mbse v1.0.7.6 which is available on SF.

and I did as you, mbout p f426.n229.z1

and after some seconds did poll.

Have you also set up this site in your node lists (7.) and if so is there some setting within 7.3 or even 7.1 that over rides the NODELIST settings?

I'm at a loss.. if you have to manually tell it to poll that kind of
refutes the point of using mbout lol

Vince

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Hello Dave!

25 Aug 18 09:59, you wrote to all:

Just a quick question.. How do you make MBSE actually poll out.. I'm
using the correct mbout commandline but all it does is create the
poll, but never actually makes the network call...

[snip]

mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ mbout p f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org

MBOUT: MBSE BBS 1.0.7.3 Outbound Manager
Copyright (C) 1997-2017 MBSE Development Team, All Rights
Reserved

Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet

[snip]

and the logs

[snip]

mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat system.log
25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003]
25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] MBOUT v1.0.7.3
25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] Command line: mbout p f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system
name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00
mbout[4003] Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] MBOUT finished in 0.00s

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and the task log

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mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat mbtask.log
p 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] last message repeated 5 times
- 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] Registered client pgm "mbout", pid 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0 - 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] Unregistered client pgm "mbout", pid 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Scanning outbound at 13:56 UTC.
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20
mbtask[2568] Flavor Out Size Online Modem
ISDN TCP/IP Calls Status Mode Address
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] .....P ...C .. 0 00000001 00000000
00000000 00000004 0 Ok Inet 1:229/426
+ 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Systems to call: Inet=1, ISDN=0, POTS=0, Next event at 00:00 UTC

[snip]

The poll sits there forever until I tell mbut to end it, but it never actually makes the call.. I have to force it to call using mbcico ..
or is this how its supposed to be done?

mbcico -a bbs.darkrealms.ca:24554 -t ibn f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org

...

I'm at a loss.. if you have to manually tell it to poll that kind of refutes the point of using mbout lol

Is mbtask running? If so, load mbmon and display the server statistics (option 2.) Check to see if it shows your Internet as up. If it doesn't, check the IP addresses you entered in mbsetup option 18 (Task Manager) to make sure that they are responding to pings. If both of them are not, mbtask will think your internet connection is down and not attempt any outbound internet calls.

Andrew

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* Origin: Phoenix BBS * phoenix.bnbbbs.net (1:320/219)

Andrew Leary wrote to Dave Vandermeer:

Hello Dave!

Is mbtask running? If so, load mbmon and display the server statistics (option 2.) Check to see if it shows your Internet as up. If it doesn't, check the IP addresses you entered in mbsetup option 18 (Task Manager) to

Good call... I never even thought of that.. I set 2 IP's to ping and everything
automagically started working lol.. call that a learning curve


Greetings, Dave Vandermeer

... (A)bort, (R)etry, (P)retend this never happened...

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