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    From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to All on Sun Jan 5 21:48:38 2025
    Running a new test system on Synchronet, I am able to successfully connect and import
    packets, but they reside in the /fido/inbound folder without extracting.

    Can anyone advise what I have to do to make them import?

    If I get this working, I will probably lease a low cost server to run it permanently/

    Thanks,
    Mike Dippel

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  • From CJ@954:100/61 to Mike Dippel on Mon Jan 6 07:27:13 2025
    Re: Status of My New System
    By: Mike Dippel to All on Sun Jan 05 2025 09:48 pm

    Running a new test system on Synchronet, I am able to successfully connect and import packets, but they reside in the /fido/inbound folder without extracting.

    Can anyone advise what I have to do to make them import?

    Synchronet should have two timed events setup. FIDOIN and FIDOOUT. If I remember correctly, a semaphore file gets created when mail is received that triggers the FIDOIN event, which runs sbbsecho to import the messages. Here is the FIDOIN Timed Event that I have configured on my system:

    Internal Code: FIDOIN
    Start-up Directory:
    Command Line: %!sbbsecho%. -ce
    Enabled: Yes
    Execution Node: 4
    Execution Months: Any
    Execution Days of Month: Any
    Execution Days of Week: None
    Execution Time: 00:00
    Requires Exlusive Exec: No
    Force Users Off-line: No
    Native Executable/Script: Yes
    Use Shell or New Context: No
    Background Execution: No
    Always Run After (re)Init: No
    Error Log Level: Error

    As I mentioned, this would be triggered when BINKP receives a mail bundle and touches the semaphore file FIDOIN.NOW. You can manually kick it off by touching or creating the semaphore file /sbbs/data/fidoin.now.


    Chris (CJ)
    SysOp - CJ's Place BBS


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  • From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to Cj on Mon Jan 6 15:54:54 2025
    On 1/6/2025 7:32 AM, Cj wrote to Mike Dippel:


    Internal Code: FIDOIN
    Start-up Directory:
    Command Line: %!sbbsecho%. -ce
    Enabled: Yes
    Execution Node: 4
    Execution Months: Any
    Execution Days of Month: Any
    Execution Days of Week: None
    Execution Time: 00:00
    Requires Exlusive Exec: No
    Force Users Off-line: No
    Native Executable/Script: Yes
    Use Shell or New Context: No
    Background Execution: No
    Always Run After (re)Init: No
    Error Log Level: Error

    As I mentioned, this would be triggered when BINKP receives a mail bundle and
    touches the semaphore file FIDOIN.NOW. You can manually kick it off by touching or creating the semaphore file /sbbs/data/fidoin.now.


    Chris (CJ)
    SysOp - CJ's Place BBS

    Thanks for that. I started a camping trip today, but will check it out when I return on
    Thursday. I'll let you know how it goes.

    Mike Dippel

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  • From CJ@954:100/61 to Mike Dippel on Mon Jan 6 16:45:06 2025
    Re: Re: Status of My New System
    By: Mike Dippel to Cj on Mon Jan 06 2025 03:54 pm

    Thanks for that. I started a camping trip today, but will check it out when I return on Thursday. I'll let you know how it goes.

    Sure thing. I've been running Synchronet for a little over 5 yrs. Happy to help if you have any questions or run into a snag. :)

    Enjoy your trip!


    Chris (CJ)
    SysOp - CJ's Place BBS


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