I am confused on how to add other message boards like AmigaNet; HobbyNet, etc. I know about running in init-fidonet.ini and selecting the correct number. After, that I am not sure what to do. Sorry, I am new and maybe a stupid ?.

Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: tmcca to All on Sat Aug 10 2024 07:08 pm

I am confused on how to add other message boards like AmigaNet; HobbyNet, etc. I know about running in init-fidonet.ini and selecting the correct number. After, that I am not sure what to do. Sorry, I am new and maybe a stupid ?.

init-fidonet.ini is just a data file for use by init-fidonet.js. So you run init-fidonet.js, not init-fidonet.ini.

Depending on the network you're joining, if they have an echolist available for download, the script will automatically download the echolist and import it into SCFG for you.

That's what this step is: "Download and import an EchoList (list of FidoNet message areas) in SCFG->Message Areas" and it's automated when running init-fidonet.js, you'll get prompted (if the echolist is retrievable via http or https) if you want to download and install it. Just answer 'Y' to that prompt.
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tmcca wrote to All <=-

I am confused on how to add other message boards like AmigaNet;
HobbyNet, etc. I know about running in init-fidonet.ini and selecting
the correct number. After, that I am not sure what to do. Sorry, I am
new and maybe a stupid ?.

It's pretty well documented on the Wiki. You'll have to spend some time reading and putting some effort into it, though. I suggest you start
here:

https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:fidonet

If you have more specific questions after that, come back and ask.



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I got FidoNet setup waiting for node address now.

I am trying to figure out how to add HobbyNet. Thanks

I got the message board setup and did areafix. I got a reply back and said had messages. However, the message board not updating the messages. Obviously, have something wrong here. I got 2 addresses 954:895/2 mystic-hobbies.com which I think is hub and my node is 954:895/71.

Are there any notes somewhere on how to setup fsx net on synchronet? I did not see any in the “wiki”. I saw your screen name in a series called back to the bbs. He mentioned you by name. It was a show talking about message networks on bbs systems.

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Re: Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: Rixter to Gamgee on Mon Aug 12 2024 01:02 pm

Are there any notes somewhere on how to setup fsx net on synchronet? I did not see any in the "wiki". I saw your screen name in a series called back to
the bbs. He mentioned you by name. It was a show talking about message networks on bbs systems.

Use the init-fidonet.js script as detailed here: https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:fidonet

But choose fsxNet in the initial prompt.
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Rixter wrote to Gamgee <=-

Are there any notes somewhere on how to setup fsx net on synchronet? I
did not see any in the ¬Ç£wiki¬Ç¥. I saw your screen name in a series called back to the bbs. He mentioned you by name. It was a show talking about message networks on bbs systems.

Basically all FTN message networks work the same. If you've already got FidoNet working, just make FSXnet the same way, obviously with different
node numbers, but the concept is exactly the same. I actually find it
easier to edit ../ctrl/sbbsecho.ini by hand, it's pretty
straightforward. Also, although I've never used it, there is that "init-fido.js" (probably not the exactly correct name) setup script that automates much of it. Run that and pick FSX.

If you have specific questions after that, ask them here.



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Re: Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: Rixter to Gamgee on Mon Aug 12 2024 01:02 pm

Use the init-fidonet.js script as detailed here: https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:fidonet

But choose fsxNet in the initial prompt.
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I got the message base working. I am confused on the file area part. Where and how do I add file part for the Node and Info pack. I was told need to make two files.

tmcca wrote to Rixter <=-

I got the message base working. I am confused on the file area part.
Where and how do I add file part for the Node and Info pack. I was told need to make two files.

Honestly, what you really need to do is READ some documentation.

Here: https://wiki.synchro.net/



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Re: Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: tmcca to Rixter on Wed Aug 14 2024 21:03:21

I got the message base working. I am confused on the file area part. Where and how do I add file part for the Node and Info pack. I was told need to make two files.

You'll need to subscribe to file echoes if you haven't already. Generally this means you'll send a message to FileFix at your hub telling it to connect you. Ask your hub operator for details on how to do this.

You'll need to configure TickIT to process the inbound files:

https://wiki.synchro.net/module:tickit

and probably create local file libraries and directories (via scfg) to drop the files into.

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Ok, I got some progress made file area bbs and fidonet areatag HNET_. I got it working for amiganet. Hobby net the files goin into fido/unimported folder so obviously something I have wrong but don't know what.

when I send a filefix to hub I add +HNET_INFO and HNET_NODE. Am I missing something here?

Re: Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: tmcca to echicken on Fri Aug 16 2024 17:45:47

got it working for amiganet. Hobby net the files goin into fido/unimported folder so obviously something I have wrong but don't know what.

In a situation like this I'd really comb through the settings for the working and non-working one side by side and try to spot the differences.

when I send a filefix to hub I add +HNET_INFO and HNET_NODE. Am I missing something here?

Were you given a FileFix / AreaFix password by your hub operator, and are you using that as the subject line in the netmail that you send to it?

Are you getting any response to your netmail to FileFix, even to tell you there was an error?

Does FileFix respond to a LIST command? Are you sure you have the area names correct?

Can you send netmail to other addresses on HobbyNet, like AreaFix or the hub operator, and receive a response?

I haven't used FileFix in many years, so that's all I've got for now.

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I tried another Netmail AmigaNet same thing. I made a file directory named it AmigaNet and sent a filefix to hub. I got response back said it was imported but to where? I don't see it. very strange as it says getting AMYLIST echoed. I am at a loss.

tmcca wrote to echicken <=-

I tried another Netmail AmigaNet same thing. I made a file directory
named it AmigaNet and sent a filefix to hub. I got response back said
it was imported but to where? I don't see it. very strange as it says getting AMYLIST echoed. I am at a loss.

Look at your 'tickit.ini' file (in /sbbs/ctrl). Then, *READ* the top
part of the file where it explains how to set it up. Then, read it
again. Then set it up properly.

This is all documented well on the Wiki.



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Re: Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: tmcca to echicken on Sun Aug 18 2024 16:38:36

I tried another Netmail AmigaNet same thing. I made a file directory named it AmigaNet and sent a filefix to hub. I got response back said it was imported but to where? I don't see it. very strange as it says getting AMYLIST echoed. I am at a loss.

Where the files are going to depends on how you configured TickIT.
There's a global "Dir" setting in tickit.ini that says which of your file directories is used by default if a directory hasn't been configured for a particular echo. So if you have this configured, check that directory.

You might have an [AMYLIST] section in tickit.ini with a "Dir" setting, which would be where incoming files go to.

Note that when I say "directory" here, I don't mean just a path on disk, but a File Directory within a File Library as configured via scfg.

https://wiki.synchro.net/module:tickit

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I ran jsexec init-tickit.js and got the following:

[AMYLIST]
Dir=MAIN_AMYLIST
Handler=tickit/nodelist_handler.js
HandlerArg={"domain":"amiganet" ,"match":"AmyList.1*", "nlmatch":"AmyList.*"} Forcereplace = true

here is my sbbsecho log

2024-08-18 23:43:36 SBBSecho (PID 6620) exiting with error level 0, Bundles(1 unpacked, 0 sent), Packets(20 imported, 0 sent), NetMail(1 imported, 0 exported, 0 packed), EchoMail(72 imported, 0 exported)
2024-08-18 23:44:20 Importing D:\sbbs\fido\inbound\0b67b3e5.pkt (Type 2e, 0.3KB) from 39:902/0 to 39:902/556
2024-08-18 23:44:20 FILEFIX (39:902/0) To: Thomas Mccaffery (39:902/556) Imported
2024-08-18 23:44:20 SBBSecho (PID 12784) exiting with error level 0, Packets(1 imported, 0 sent), NetMail(1 imported, 0 exported, 0 packed)

here is my new tickit.ini:
[AMYLIST]
Links=
Dir=main_amiganet
ForceReplace=true
path=../fido/unimported

Links=39:902/556

tmcca wrote to echicken <=-

here is my sbbsecho log

2024-08-18 23:43:36 SBBSecho (PID 6620) exiting with error level 0, Bundles(1 unpacked, 0 sent), Packets(20 imported, 0 sent), NetMail(1 imported, 0 exported, 0 packed), EchoMail(72 imported, 0 exported) 2024-08-18 23:44:20 Importing D:\sbbs\fido\inbound\0b67b3e5.pkt (Type
2e, 0.3KB) from 39:902/0 to 39:902/556
2024-08-18 23:44:20 FILEFIX (39:902/0) To: Thomas Mccaffery
(39:902/556) Imported
2024-08-18 23:44:20 SBBSecho (PID 12784) exiting with error level 0, Packets(1 imported, 0 sent), NetMail(1 imported, 0 exported, 0 packed)

here is my new tickit.ini:
[AMYLIST]
Links=
Dir=main_amiganet
ForceReplace=true
path=../fido/unimported

Please look at your ../ctrl/tickit.ini file.

Yes, actually *READ* it.

Check out the part near the top there, where it points out that you
can't have both "Dir" and "Path" defined at the same time. There is
some other interesting stuff there too. Please *READ* it.

Also read the Wiki instructions regarding Tickit.



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Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: tmcca to All on Sat Aug 10 2024 07:08 pm

init-fidonet.ini is just a data file for use by init-fidonet.js. So you run init-fidonet.js, not init-fidonet.ini.

Depending on the network you're joining, if they have an echolist available for download, the script will automatically download the echolist and import it into SCFG for you.

That's what this step is: "Download and import an EchoList (list of FidoNet message areas) in SCFG->Message Areas" and it's automated when running init-fidonet.js, you'll get prompted (if the echolist is retrievable via http or https) if you want to download and install it. Just answer 'Y' to that prompt.
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I am setting up FSXNET myself right now. I do not want to set up FIDONET yet. Do I make FSXNET my main? I know you have main and aka. Do I have to run fidoin and fidoout if I am not using fido net to start? I noticed I got a bunch of message packets from FSXNET and they are sitting in my inbound folder. How do I get them to propagate into the actual message area? I got my node ID from FSXnet and the fsxnet.na file came in just fine. I used the javascript setup which works really well btw. If I try to run FIDOIN and FIDOUT right now I get a message from windows that the program has encountered a problem and must shut down and I have to hit OK to a screen prompt. It also creates a sbbsecho.bsy file in the ctrl directory. I have been watching your YOUTUBE video and reading up on fidonet tossers and echocfg. Before you guys tear into me I am trying. I am reading the documentation. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: Rixter to Digital Man on Mon Aug 19 2024 02:44 pm

I am setting up FSXNET myself right now. I do not want to set up FIDONET yet. Do I make FSXNET my main? I know you have main and aka. Do I have to run fidoin and fidoout if I am not using fido net to start?

Yes. And the init-fidonet script enables those timed events for you, automatically.

I noticed I got
a bunch of message packets from FSXNET and they are sitting in my inbound folder. How do I get them to propagate into the actual message area?

SBBSecho is the utility that does this. It's called a "tosser" (or tosser/scanner or EchoMail program). SBBSecho is normally run via the FIDOIN and FIDOOUT timed events (which are also triggered via semaphore file, e.g. from your FTN mailer, e.g. BinkIT).

I got
my node ID from FSXnet and the fsxnet.na file came in just fine. I used the javascript setup which works really well btw. If I try to run FIDOIN and FIDOUT right now I get a message from windows that the program has encountered a problem and must shut down and I have to hit OK to a screen prompt.

That's definitely unexpected. This sounds similar to your SEXYZ problem. Again, I suggest updating your version of SBBSecho to the lateset and greatest and let us know if the problem persists.
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I ran the init-fidonet and getting this after:
BINKPOLL Connection to f2.n895.z954.example.com:24554 failed (Error: No such host is known. ).

Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: tmcca to Digital Man on Mon Aug 19 2024 02:40 pm

I ran the init-fidonet and getting this after:
BINKPOLL Connection to f2.n895.z954.example.com:24554 failed (Error: No such host is known. ).

Looks like you're trying to use DNS-lookup for the node 951:895/2. Instead, specify the IP address or hostname for that node in your echocfg->Linked Nodes configuration ... BinkP Settings... Host.
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I ran the init-fidonet and getting this after:
BINKPOLL Connection to f2.n895.z954.example.com:24554 failed (Error: No such host is known. ).

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Replace example.com with actual domain. That stands out to me. 🤞 good luck. I hope it works.

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Re: How to add other echo message boards?
By: Rixter to Digital Man on Mon Aug 19 2024 02:44 pm

Yes. And the init-fidonet script enables those timed events for you, automatically.

SBBSecho is the utility that does this. It's called a "tosser" (or tosser/scanner or EchoMail program). SBBSecho is normally run via the FIDOIN and FIDOOUT timed events (which are also triggered via semaphore file, e.g. from your FTN mailer, e.g. BinkIT).

That's definitely unexpected. This sounds similar to your SEXYZ problem. Again, I suggest updating your version of SBBSecho to the lateset and greatest and let us know if the problem persists.
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Ok thank you. I did replace them. 😎 sexyz and sbbsecho that is.

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