• Binkp Port

    From Flavio Bessa@4:801/188 to All on Thu Apr 25 20:42:22 2024
    Hello,

    Well, I just realized that despite I can setup the port for my Binkd server at Mystic, I can't select the port if my uplink / downlink port is different than the default one.

    I will have it here on record in case g00r00 takes a look at this echo and can comment if this support will come in future releases.

    Regards,
    Flavio

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  • From Nicholas Boel@1:154/10 to Flavio Bessa on Thu Apr 25 20:59:28 2024
    Hello Flavio,

    On Fri, Apr 26 2024 04:42:22 +0000, you wrote:

    Well, I just realized that despite I can setup the port for my Binkd server at Mystic, I can't select the port if my uplink / downlink port
    is different than the default one.

    I will have it here on record in case g00r00 takes a look at this echo
    and can comment if this support will come in future releases.

    Wait, what?

    You can definitely specify the port of the binkp link you're connecting to.

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From Paul Hayton@3:770/100 to Flavio Bessa on Fri Apr 26 15:03:23 2024
    On 25 Apr 2024 at 08:42p, Flavio Bessa pondered and said...

    Hello,

    Well, I just realized that despite I can setup the port for my Binkd server at Mystic, I can't select the port if my uplink / downlink port
    is different than the default one.

    for your uplink just state the port in your domain name e.g. net4.fsxnet.nz:24560 as an example in Zone 21 for the NET 4 HUB

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  • From Flavio Bessa@4:801/188 to Paul Hayton on Fri Apr 26 12:05:23 2024
    On 26 Apr 2024, Paul Hayton said the following...

    for your uplink just state the port in your domain name e.g. net4.fsxnet.nz:24560 as an example in Zone 21 for the NET 4 HUB

    Nice! I tested it here and it works... I even found another issue on the nodelist: If I try to poll a node that has a binkp port different from the default, the MIS POLL does not acknowledge the IBN flags and will poll with the default port only...

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  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Flavio Bessa on Mon May 13 00:38:37 2024
    Well, I just realized that despite I can setup the port for my Binkd server at Mystic, I can't select the port if my uplink / downlink port
    is different than the default one.

    I will have it here on record in case g00r00 takes a look at this echo
    and can comment if this support will come in future releases.

    Yes you can as it shows in the help line at the bottom of the configuration you use the hostname:port format for the hostname field if you need to change the port. If you don't configure a port it will use the default ports (which varies depending on if you are using SSL or cleartext connection)

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  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Flavio Bessa on Mon May 13 00:47:46 2024
    Nice! I tested it here and it works... I even found another issue on the nodelist: If I try to poll a node that has a binkp port different
    from the default, the MIS POLL does not acknowledge the IBN flags and
    will poll with the default port only...

    Mystic pulls from the INA value not IBN.

    I need to review those flags (or if someone has good knowledge of it and can clarify) to figure out what the correct login should be when INA and IBN are available. I believe having it take the address only from INA was a more recent change and the logic used to be different.

    Once that is done I can check to make sure the port is getting parsed.

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  • From Nicholas Boel@1:154/10 to g00r00 on Mon May 13 18:48:56 2024
    On Mon, 13 May 2024 05:47:46 -0400, G00r00 -> Flavio Bessa wrote:

    Mystic pulls from the INA value not IBN.

    I need to review those flags (or if someone has good knowledge of it and can clarify) to figure out what the correct login should be when INA and IBN are available. I believe having it take the address only from INA
    was a more recent change and the logic used to be different.

    I believe correct practice is INA:<hostname> and IBN:<port>, only if the port being used is *not* the default port. Otherwise, "IBN" with no port specified assumes the default.

    Once that is done I can check to make sure the port is getting parsed.

    By the way, HI AND LONG TIME NO SEE. :D

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to G00R00 on Mon May 13 21:25:15 2024
    On 13 May 24 18:48:56, Nicholas Boel said the following to G00R00:

    Once that is done I can check to make sure the port is getting parsed.

    By the way, HI AND LONG TIME NO SEE. :D

    I'm extremely upset. You did not return with Mystic 10 More Cowbell Edition.

    For shame...

    Atreyu

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  • From Paul Hayton@3:770/100 to Nicholas Boel on Tue May 14 14:17:49 2024
    On 13 May 2024 at 06:48p, Nicholas Boel pondered and said...

    I believe correct practice is INA:<hostname> and IBN:<port>, only if the port being used is *not* the default port. Otherwise, "IBN" with no port specified assumes the default.

    this is how I set up the fsx nodelist entries.

    Once that is done I can check to make sure the port is getting parsed.

    By the way, HI AND LONG TIME NO SEE. :D

    I agree :)

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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to g00r00 on Tue May 14 08:48:07 2024
    Hi g00r00,

    On 2024-05-13 18:48:56, Nicholas Boel wrote to you:

    Mystic pulls from the INA value not IBN.

    I need to review those flags (or if someone has good knowledge of it and
    can clarify) to figure out what the correct login should be when INA and
    IBN are available. I believe having it take the address only from INA
    was a more recent change and the logic used to be different.

    I believe correct practice is INA:<hostname> and IBN:<port>, only if the port
    being used is *not* the default port. Otherwise, "IBN" with no port specified
    assumes the default.

    IBN:<hostname>[:<port>] is also correct.
    or
    The hostname in the system name field, and just a plain IBN.

    I think both forms are in the current Fidonet nodelist. The first one for sure.


    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Nicholas Boel on Sun May 26 23:13:30 2024
    I believe correct practice is INA:<hostname> and IBN:<port>, only if the port being used is *not* the default port. Otherwise, "IBN" with no port specified assumes the default.

    Thank you for that information.

    I took a look in a nodelist which is quite outdated at this point, but the results are not what I expected:

    I see some like "INA:weather-station.org,IBN:24555"
    Then I see one with no INA and an IBN:theoraclebbs.com
    Then I see INA:shenks.synchro.net,IBN:shenks.dyndns.org
    Then I see INA:vintagebbsing.com:24555,IBN

    This logic should handle all of those situations and may be what I experiment with:

    Set default port to binkp default
    Check for INA. If not blank then get hostname
    If INA hostname has ":" in it then pull the port replacing the default
    Check IBN:
    If not blank then check for all numbers. If all numbers then replace default port
    If blank hostname then pull hostname from IBN

    First example would return weather-station.org:24555
    Second example would return theoraclebbs.com:default
    Third example would return shenks.dyndns.org:default
    Fourth example would return vintagebbs.com:24555

    By the way, HI AND LONG TIME NO SEE. :D

    Hey man happy to see you around. I am still lurking! The message backlog can be overwhelming when on limited time because usually each message comes with a queue of work or research for me to respond to.

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  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Paul Hayton on Sun May 26 23:21:32 2024
    I believe correct practice is INA:<hostname> and IBN:<port>, only if port being used is *not* the default port. Otherwise, "IBN" with no p specified assumes the default.

    this is how I set up the fsx nodelist entries.

    Thank you for that.

    Having looked at a couple nodelists briefly it does appear there are some results that are not following it but many do. I probably tried to come up with something that handles many things I saw but missed the mark last time I looked at it.

    I have come up with some new logic that will take care of all the examples I pulled out and I will experiment with that. I put a little more detail in my respond to Nick if you're interested.

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  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Nick Andre on Sun May 26 23:27:08 2024
    I'm extremely upset. You did not return with Mystic 10 More Cowbell Edition.

    For shame...

    Atreyu

    I have done you a great disservice my friend, for that I apologize!

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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to g00r00 on Mon May 27 09:01:56 2024
    Hi g00r00,

    On 2024-05-26 23:13:30, you wrote to Nicholas Boel:

    I see some like "INA:weather-station.org,IBN:24555"
    Then I see one with no INA and an IBN:theoraclebbs.com
    Then I see INA:shenks.synchro.net,IBN:shenks.dyndns.org

    These 3 are correct.

    Then I see INA:vintagebbsing.com:24555,IBN

    This one is wrong! You can't specify a port after an INA, only a hostname! This entry should be ignored.

    Btw: This entry is already corrected in the current nodelist. And the RC that was responsible for it, has been removed.

    Btw2: Why don't you stick to FTS-5001 for this, instead of relying on examples from the nodelis? It's all in there!


    Bye, Wilfred.

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