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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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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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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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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