Hello All,

I am setting up BBBS and I can't remember how to access the waiting for caller mode for use with tcpip. I read in the sysop.txt to run BBBS with the TCPIP device but ./bbbs TCPIP doesn't seem to work.

I'm also trying to start bterm with ./bbbs BTERM but it doesn't start.

Can someone give me a reminder on how to do that? :)

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.1)

Hi Allen,

I am setting up BBBS and I can't remember how to access the waiting for caller
mode for use with tcpip. I read in the sysop.txt to run BBBS with the TCPIP device but ./bbbs TCPIP doesn't seem to work.

Ok, for TCPIP on my
node 2, I use this in my scripts:
==============cut here===========
#!/bin/sh
while :
do
cd /home/bbbs
./bbbs 1 2 /dev/ttyS1 "uid":bbs
# see note below about above line
RC=$?
echo BBBS RC: $RC
if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
exit
fi
if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
exit
fi
reset
done
==========cut here=====

I'm also trying to start bterm with ./bbbs BTERM but it doesn't start.
Can someone give me a reminder on how to do that? :)

To load up the manual, you type ./bag sysop.gui or cat sysop.txt. Press S for
search, then search for bterm.

One way to start bterm is from the WFC screen... 1st, press Esc, then the arrow-right key to Applications->BTERM

To start BTERM from the command line is a bit more involved.. see the docs about that.. Over here I created a separate directory for it.. you rename bterm
to btelnet if IIRC...

bbs@filegate:~/term/bterm$ dir
total 3.3M
drwx------ 3 bbs bbs 4.0K Dec 24 1999 scripts drwx------ 2 bbs bbs 4.0K Jun 4
2005 up drwx------ 4 bbs bbs 4.0K Nov 15 2009 down
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 6.7K Sep 26 2010 LICENSE.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 492 Sep 26 2010 BTERM.doc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 1.2M Sep 26 2010 btelnet
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 608K Sep 26 2010 sysop.gui
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 212K Sep 26 2010 btermcfg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 1.2M Sep 26 2010 bterm
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 9.9K Sep 26 2010 bbbs.002
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 5.5K Sep 26 2010 bbbs.001
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 63K Sep 26 2010 bag
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 184 Aug 13 2013 bterm.pho
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 398 Jun 24 2014 bbbscfg4.000

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

Hi Allen,

I am setting up BBBS and I can't remember how to access the waiting for caller
mode for use with tcpip. I read in the sysop.txt to run BBBS with the TCPIP device but ./bbbs TCPIP doesn't seem to work.

Ok, for TCPIP on my
node 2, I use this in my scripts:
==============cut here===========
#!/bin/sh
while :
do
cd /home/bbbs
./bbbs 1 2 /dev/ttyS1 "uid":bbs
# see note below about above line
RC=$?
echo BBBS RC: $RC
if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
exit
fi
if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
exit
fi
reset
done
==========cut here=====

I'm also trying to start bterm with ./bbbs BTERM but it doesn't start.
Can someone give me a reminder on how to do that? :)

To load up the manual, you type ./bag sysop.gui or cat sysop.txt. Press S for
search, then search for bterm.

One way to start bterm is from the WFC screen... 1st, press Esc, then the arrow-right key to Applications->BTERM

Sorry, my first message got saved by mistake.. this should have been added:

To start BTERM from the command line just rename the bbbs binary to bterm..

Over here I created a separate directory for it.. you rename BBBS to btelnet if
IIRC...

bbs@filegate:~/term/bterm$ dir
total 3.3M
drwx------ 3 bbs bbs 4.0K Dec 24 1999 scripts drwx------ 2 bbs bbs 4.0K Jun 4
2005 up drwx------ 4 bbs bbs 4.0K Nov 15 2009 down
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 6.7K Sep 26 2010 LICENSE.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 492 Sep 26 2010 BTERM.doc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 1.2M Sep 26 2010 btelnet
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 608K Sep 26 2010 sysop.gui
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 212K Sep 26 2010 btermcfg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 1.2M Sep 26 2010 bterm
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 9.9K Sep 26 2010 bbbs.002
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 5.5K Sep 26 2010 bbbs.001
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 63K Sep 26 2010 bag
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 184 Aug 13 2013 bterm.pho
-rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 398 Jun 24 2014 bbbscfg4.000

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

Hi Janis,

I am setting up BBBS and I can't remember how to access the waiting for calle >> mode for use with tcpip. I read in the sysop.txt to run BBBS with the TCPIP >> device but ./bbbs TCPIP doesn't seem to work.

Ok, for TCPIP on my
node 2, I use this in my scripts:
==============cut here===========
#!/bin/sh
while :
do
cd /home/bbbs
./bbbs 1 2 /dev/ttyS1 "uid":bbs
# see note below about above line
RC=$?
echo BBBS RC: $RC
if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
exit
fi
if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
exit
fi
reset
done
==========cut here=====

Thanks, I'm going to borrow your script.. :)

I don't have a modem here so I can't use /dev/ttyS1 here. When I tried running BBBS it tries and fails to initialize the modem then quits so I need a way to start BBBS without a modem.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.1)

Hi again :)

I don't have a modem here so I can't use /dev/ttyS1 here. When I tried running
BBBS it tries and fails to initialize the modem then quits so I need a way to start BBBS without a modem.

Use this script instead, I probably used the wrong one earlier :( ttyS1 is my dev/modem guy.. Sorry about that :(

#!/bin/sh
cd /home/bbbs
BBBSLANG en_US.utf8
while :
do
cd /home/bbbs
./bbbs 2 2 TCPIP
#
RC=$?
echo BBBS RC: $RC
if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
exit
fi
# set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: Mail errorlevel
# if [ $RC = 11 ];
# then nohup /home/bbbs/mailin.sh &
# fi
# Above commented out since I run mailin.sh in a cron job now.
# set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: User mail errl.
# if [ $RC = 12 ];
# then nohup /home/bbbs/mailout.sh &
# fi

if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
exit
fi
reset
done

Warren Hrach sent me those scripts 'eons' ago... He was a great fellow.

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

Hello Alan!

16 Oct 2018 14:00, Alan Ianson wrote to Janis Kracht:

Hi Janis,

I am setting up BBBS and I can't remember how to access the waiting for
calle mode for use with tcpip. I read in the sysop.txt to run BBBS with
the TCPIP device but ./bbbs TCPIP doesn't seem to work.

Ok, for TCPIP on my
node 2, I use this in my scripts:
==============cut here===========
#!/bin/sh
while :
do
cd /home/bbbs

move that line outside of while do ... done

it will not need to be done every time after /bin/sh its should work

./bbbs 1 2 /dev/ttyS1 "uid":bbs
# see note below about above line
RC=$?
echo BBBS RC: $RC
if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
exit
fi
if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
exit
fi

can this 2 if not be combined ?

reset
done
==========cut here=====

Thanks, I'm going to borrow your script.. :)

i dont need it, but i can share opensource aswell

I don't have a modem here so I can't use /dev/ttyS1 here. When I tried running BBBS it tries and fails to initialize the modem then quits so I

need a

way to start BBBS without a modem.

i gave op with modems under linux long time ago, it was to complicated compared
to how simple it was in amiga os

is this echomail a z1 echomail only, sorry then :)


Regards Benny

... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

--- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/4.14.65-gentoo (x86_64))
* Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (2:230/0)

Hi Benny,

I don't have a modem here so I can't use /dev/ttyS1 here. When I tried
running BBBS it tries and fails to initialize the modem then quits so I
need a way to start BBBS without a modem.

i gave op with modems under linux long time ago, it was to complicated compare
to how simple it was in amiga os

It's easy under Linux. Over here, my modem is owned by bbbs:dialout with proper
permissions. For Alan's question, it was a matter of using this line for BBBS
since he is not using a modem :)

./bbbs 2 2 TCPIP
for node 2, for example.

is this echomail a z1 echomail only, sorry then :)

No, but it is for BBBS users or those who want to learn about bbbs... So if you
want to learn how to use bbbs, stick around <g>

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

./bbbs 2 2 TCPIP

Ahh.. that's got it. I can access bterm from there as well. :)

Thanks for helping me in the right direction. I will likely have more questions.

Warren Hrach sent me those scripts 'eons' ago... He was a great fellow.

I remember Warren, I don't recall if I ever conversed with him (probably did) but I remember his posts and I think I have a copy of his BBBS howto around here somewhere.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox ][ - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.1)

i dont need it, but i can share opensource aswell

Sharing open source and shareware/freeware is a good thing.. :)

I don't have a modem here so I can't use /dev/ttyS1 here. When I tried
running BBBS it tries and fails to initialize the modem then quits so I
need a way to start BBBS without a modem.

i gave op with modems under linux long time ago, it was to complicated compare
to how simple it was in amiga os

I never gave up on modems but those dial-up modems are a thing of the past (mostly). I would put a dial-up modem online if anyone would use it.

is this echomail a z1 echomail only, sorry then :)

No need to be sorry, at least in this case.. ;)

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox ][ - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.1)

Hi Benny,

I don't have a modem here so I can't use /dev/ttyS1 here. When I tried
running BBBS it tries and fails to initialize the modem then quits so I
need a way to start BBBS without a modem.

i gave op with modems under linux long time ago, it was to complicated compar >> to how simple it was in amiga os

It's easy under Linux. Over here, my modem is owned by bbbs:dialout with prope >permissions. For Alan's question, it was a matter of using this line for BBBS
since he is not using a modem :)
./bbbs 2 2 TCPIP
for node 2, for example.

Kinda like what I have here:

{0}[c:\bbbs] type tcpnode.cmd
@echo off
cd \bbbs
bbbs.exe 1 1 TCPIP

But for the OS/2 version :)

--- BBBS/2 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: Omicron Theta (BBBS/2) * Southaven MS USA (1:261/20)

Hi Robert,

./bbbs 2 2 TCPIP
for node 2, for example.

Kinda like what I have here:

{0}[c:\bbbs] type tcpnode.cmd
@echo off
cd \bbbs
bbbs.exe 1 1 TCPIP

But for the OS/2 version :)

Yeah :) :)

Take care,
Janis

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)

*** Quoting Alan Ianson from a message to All ***

I am setting up BBBS and I can't remember how to access the waiting fo caller mode for use with tcpip. I read in the sysop.txt to run BBBS wi
the TCPIP device but ./bbbs TCPIP doesn't seem to work.

Itdoes, here is what I use to start it under BBBS/2:

{0}[c:\bbbs] cat tcpnode.cmd
@echo off
cd \bbbs
bbbs.exe 1 1 TCPIP

Basically:

bbbs <node> <port> TCPIP

At least I think that is the correct interpretation of that :)

--- Telegard/2 v3.09.g2-sp4/mL
* Origin: Omicron Theta/2 * Southaven, MS * os2bbs.org:2300 (1:261/20)

bbbs <node> <port> TCPIP

Yep, that's what I needed.

At least I think that is the correct interpretation of that :)

You can also add BTERM to the end of that command to access bterm from the command line.. :)

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox ][ - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.1)