Made some changes to my original BINK.CFG to go from a 5D to a 4D setup.

Do have a question about the paths for the log & the watch file for BINKD.
Will it be better to have \\ than just \?

Thank you to everyone who helped me sort this out.

# Number @ end is the root zone
domain fidonet d:\\fe\\outbound 1
domain fsxnet d:\\fe\\outbound 1
domain wwivftn d:\\fe\\outbound 1
domain scinet d:\\fe\\outbound 1
domain spooknet d:\\fe\\outbound 1
domain micronet d:\\fe\\outbound 1
domain vkradio d:\\fe\\outbound 1
domain amiganet d:\\fe\\outbound 1

# Our Addresses
address 21:1/121@fsxnet
address 11:1/223@wwivftn
address 77:1/129@scinet
address 700:100/70@spooknet
address 618:300/32@micronet
address 1:340/1000@fidonet
address 432:1/145@vkradio
address 39:905/103@amiganet

sysname "ACME BBS"
location "Albany, Oregon"
sysop "Phoobar"

nodeinfo 115200,CM,IBN
try 10
hold 600
send-if-pwd

log d:\binkd\binkd.log
loglevel 4
conlog 4
percents
printq
backresolv

inbound d:\\fe\\inbound
inbound-nonsecure d:\\fe\\inbound\\insecure
inbound-temp d:\\fe\\inbound\\temp

minfree 2048
minfree-nonsecure 2048

kill-dup-partial-files
kill-old-partial-files 86400

prescan

# HUBS
node 21:2/100@fsxnet -md ipv4.error404bbs.ddns.net:24555 ******** c
node 11:1/100@wwivftn -md ipv4.bbs.weather-station.org:24555 ******** c
node 77:1/100@scinet -md ipv4.bbs.diskshop.ca ******** c
node 700:100/70@spooknet -md ipv4.echo.phatstar.org ******** c
node 618:300/32@micronet -md ipv4.realitycheckbbs.org ******** c
node 3:770/1@fidonet -md ipv4.agency.bbs.nz ******** c
node 432:1/100@vkradio -md ipv4.bridge.vkradio.com ******** c
node 39:905/0@amiganet -md ipv4.bbs.diskshop.ca ******** c


# our listening port (default=24554)
# use a different port for basic added security-ish (e.g. avoid generic scans) # iport 54554

pid-file d:\binkd\binkd.pid

# touch a watch file when files are received to kick of toss
flag d:\\fe\\inbound\\toss!.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa?
*.pkt *.tic

# nuke old .bsy/.csy files after 12 hours
kill-old-bsy 12h

ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/21 (Windows/32)
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log d:\binkd\binkd.log

Found out that using the \\ will create the *.log file...so will have done this.

inbound-temp d:\\fe\\inbound\\temp

BINKD threw a fit about this line...so switched it to temp-inbound & it works.

pid-file d:\binkd\binkd.pid

Same as #1.

BINKD does start up & attempts to poll a hub when I do it manually. Here's my BINKS.LOG:

! 04 May 12:34:11 [1] binkd.cfg: 38: d:\fe\inbound\insecure: incorrect directory

! 04 May 12:35:27 [1] binkd.cfg: 39: inbound-temp: unknown keyword

04 May 12:36:48 [1] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.4 binkd.cfg
04 May 12:36:48 [2] clientmgr started
04 May 12:36:48 [1] servmgr started
! 04 May 12:37:27 [1] got signal #4.

04 May 12:39:40 [1] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.4 -P3:770/1 binkd.cfg
04 May 12:39:40 [1] creating a poll for 3:770/1@fsxnet (`i' flavour)
04 May 12:39:40 [2] clientmgr started
04 May 12:39:40 [1] servmgr started
+ 04 May 12:39:40 [3] call to 3:770/1@fidonet
04 May 12:39:41 [3] trying 219.89.83.33...
? 04 May 12:39:41 [3] unable to connect: No route to host
+ 04 May 12:40:40 [3] call to 3:770/1@fidonet
04 May 12:40:40 [3] trying 219.89.83.33...
? 04 May 12:40:40 [3] unable to connect: No route to host
! 04 May 12:40:49 [1] got signal #6.

It's a start! Where do I go from here...other than updating the version?

Thanks to everyone who helped me get this far!

ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/21 (Windows/32)
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Hello Phoobar,

log d:\binkd\binkd.log

Found out that using the \\ will create the *.log file...so will have
done this.

inbound-temp d:\\fe\\inbound\\temp

BINKD threw a fit about this line...so switched it to temp-inbound &
it works.

Yep, dunno where you got that from but get it outa there.. ;)

temp-inbound is what you want.

pid-file d:\binkd\binkd.pid

04 May 12:36:48 [1] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.4 binkd.cfg

I remember that version, that's an oldie but a goodie!

I'm going to plonk BINKD104.ZIP in your inbound at 1:340/1000. Try that maybe?

04 May 12:36:48 [2] clientmgr started
04 May 12:36:48 [1] servmgr started
! 04 May 12:37:27 [1] got signal #4.

04 May 12:39:40 [1] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.4 -P3:770/1 binkd.cfg
04 May 12:39:40 [1] creating a poll for 3:770/1@fsxnet (`i' flavour)
04 May 12:39:40 [2] clientmgr started
04 May 12:39:40 [1] servmgr started
+ 04 May 12:39:40 [3] call to 3:770/1@fidonet
04 May 12:39:41 [3] trying 219.89.83.33...
? 04 May 12:39:41 [3] unable to connect: No route to host
+ 04 May 12:40:40 [3] call to 3:770/1@fidonet
04 May 12:40:40 [3] trying 219.89.83.33...
? 04 May 12:40:40 [3] unable to connect: No route to host
! 04 May 12:40:49 [1] got signal #6.

It's a start! Where do I go from here...other than updating the
version?

That's odd.. the above all looks good. I just polled 3:770/1 without issues. I'm going to send you a very upto date binkd in a minute here. You could try that. It's for OS/2. What OS is this running on?

Ttyl :-),
Al

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inbound-temp d:\\fe\\inbound\\temp

BINKD threw a fit about this line...so switched it to temp-inbound & it works.

Yep, dunno where you got that from but get it outa there.. ;)
temp-inbound is what you want.

Oh yeah. Compared to some of the ones I've done in the past...I would take
this mistake any day of the week.

04 May 12:36:48 [1] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.4 binkd.cfg

I remember that version, that's an oldie but a goodie!
I'm going to plonk BINKD104.ZIP in your inbound at 1:340/1000. Try that maybe?
That's odd.. the above all looks good. I just polled 3:770/1 without issues. I'm going to send you a very upto date binkd in a minute here.
You could try that. It's for OS/2. What OS is this running on?

Am running this on ArcaOS 5.0.4. Can't believe I got that far & had it work. Thank you...thank you...thank you for letting me know I was successful. I
have to work the next 4 days...but knowing I was close makes me very happy
that I am close.

ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/21 (Windows/32)
* Origin: ACME BBS-Beep-Beep! (21:2/147)