What software would I use? I found some options on archives.thebbs.org, but I'd like some suggestions before I start digging around...
Dallas Vinson can't get SFNet running right, so I'm trying to see
if I can work around this problem... The QWK networks aren't going
100% either, but they're working better than his BinkP option...
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What software would I use? I found some options on archives.thebbs.org, but I'd like some suggestions before I start digging around... Dallas Vinson can't get SFNet running right, so I'm trying to see if I can work around this problem... The QWK networks aren't going 100% either, but they're working better than his BinkP option...
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you should network via ftn
To: Shurato Re: QWK Networking via Ele/RA... By: Shurato to All on
Mon Feb 12 2024 04:35 pm
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What software would I use? I found some options onarchives.thebbs.org, but
I'd like some suggestions before I start digging around... DallasVinson
can't get SFNet running right, so I'm trying to see if I can workaround
this problem... The QWK networks aren't going 100% either, but they're working better than his BinkP option...
you should network via ftn
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Re: QWK Networking via Ele/RA...
By: Jas Hud to Shurato on Mon Feb 12 2024 08:42 pm
you should network via ftn
Maybe he's trying to set up DOVE-Net and wants to find a QWK solution rather than try to go through one of the hubs that offers it via FTN.
you should network via ftn
I was originally, but the network is having problems with binkp. I was hoping switching to QWK would get around that.
you should network via ftn
I was originally, but the network is having problems with binkp. I was hoping switching to QWK would get around that.
is gert still around? i told that dipshit his feed wasnt working, and i had it
checked by a pro too, and dude told me to just join another one of his network
instead. jfc
He is not trying to join one of Gert's networks, he is trying to join
SFnet. Geri Attricks (sp?) is having issues with his ISP possibly blocking the binkd port, and they are looking into it.
okay dallas is geri apparently.
okay looks like he's got some weird isp i havent heard of.
Or his port being blocked could be operator error. I've seen everything at thi
point.
I would wait until he gets his shit sorted.
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okay dallas is geri apparently.
Yeah, Dallas. Sorry I could not remember his real name at the time I
posted that. ;)
okay looks like he's got some weird isp i havent heard of.Probably his local ISP, or the ISP that feeds it.
I would wait until he gets his shit sorted.
Those were my plans. ;)
And when Shannon Talley wanted to call it quits he wanted to pass it off to me
nd I said NOPE!
To: Mike Powell
Re: QWK Networking via Ele/RA By: Mike Powell to JAS HUD on Sat Feb
17 2024 10:44 am
He is not trying to join one of Gert's networks, he is trying to join SFnet. Geri Attricks (sp?) is having issues with his ISP possiblyblocking
the binkd port, and they are looking into it.
yeah i didn't think it was gert. i'm just saying that guy and other people that run things have constant problems and shouldn't be feeding people.
what is geri's isp? is that the furry guy? i see links online going to http://furmenservices.net/sfnet.zip i see i go on the furmen services
and the sysop name is geri atricks.
okay dallas is geri apparently.
okay looks like he's got some weird isp i havent heard of.
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he's on residential and they probably don't like him running this stuff. He should switch to a business account or rent a cheap server.
Or his port being blocked could be operator error. I've seen everything at this point.
I would wait until he gets his shit sorted.
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And when Shannon Talley wanted to call it quits he wanted to pass it off to me
nd I said NOPE!
Who was Shannon Talley?
He's got one of the provider's modems and can't access it's admin interface. They won't do it for him either and have told him to buy his own modem.
I've offered to chip in some. I've got QWK working with mknet (ra software)
though, only stuff coming in. I'm trying to help him (and get on his net which evidently did work at one point...). I also had never run QWK for a message net, so it was a learning experience.
Shurato wrote to Jas Hud <=-
Ok, QWK isn't quite working. There seems to be an
incompatibility issue with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of
infozip mike powell is using. I can't change what the utility
uses, but I might be able to use a different version once he
sends a packet to me in email and I can unzip it. Or, I could
write a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets sent
out.
Ok, QWK isn't quite working. There seems to be an
incompatibility issue with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of
infozip mike powell is using. I can't change what the utility
uses, but I might be able to use a different version once he
sends a packet to me in email and I can unzip it. Or, I could
write a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets sent
out.
Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to
configure that on each end). No real need to compress things with
modern technology and speeds.
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Ok, QWK isn't quite working. There seems to be an incompatibility issue with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of infozip mike powell is using. I can't change what the utility uses, but I might be able to use a different version once he sends a packet to me in email and I can unzip it. Or, I could write
a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets sent out.
Shurato wrote to Jas Hud <=-
Ok, QWK isn't quite working. There seems to be an incompatibility issue with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of infozip mike powell
is using. I can't change what the utility uses, but I might be able
to use a different version once he sends a packet to me in email
and I can unzip it. Or, I could write a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets sent out.
Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to configure that on each end). No real need to compress things with modern
technology and speeds.
Andrew Leary wrote to Gamgee <=-
Ok, QWK isn't quite working. There seems to be an
incompatibility issue with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of
infozip mike powell is using. I can't change what the utility
uses, but I might be able to use a different version once he
sends a packet to me in email and I can unzip it. Or, I could
write a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets sent
out.
Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to
configure that on each end). No real need to compress things with
modern technology and speeds.
That's true for FTN networking. However, every QWK networking
solution I've ever seen expects the files to be ZIPped into the
.QWK packet.
Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to
configure that on each end). No real need to compress things with modern technology and speeds.
That's true for FTN networking. However, every QWK networking
solution I've ever seen expects the files to be ZIPped into the
.QWK packet.
Ahhhh, yes indeed. Somehow I missed/forgot that he was talking about
QWK instead of FTN... Thanks.
Mike Powell wrote to GAMGEE <=-
Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to configure that on each end). No real need to compress things with modern technology and speeds.
That's true for FTN networking. However, every QWK networking
solution I've ever seen expects the files to be ZIPped into the
.QWK packet.
Ahhhh, yes indeed. Somehow I missed/forgot that he was talking about
QWK instead of FTN... Thanks.
In theory, you can tell ZIP to ZIP files up without compressing
them. As it turned out, it was not the compression method but
something odd that Internet REX was doing. When he uploads the
packets using filezilla or curl they seem to work.
To: Shurato
Re: QWK Networking via Ele/RA By: Shurato to Jas Hud on Thu Feb 22
2024 12:17 pm
From Newsgroup: micronet.bbs
Ok, QWK isn't quite working. There seems to be an incompatibilityissue
with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of infozip mike powell is using.I
can't change what the utility uses, but I might be able to use adifferent
version once he sends a packet to me in email and I can unzip it. Or,I
could write a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets
sent out.
so this program uses pkzip 2.5 and it's hardcoded? i'm surprised. furthermore there's 2 different syntaxes for 2 different
pkzip2.x's.
you can actually upgrade 2.4x to 2.5 and use the same syntax. you can
also use a version that uses the new syntax that pkzip console uses.
Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to
configure that on each end). No real need to compress things with
modern technology and speeds.
That's true for FTN networking. However, every QWK networking
solution I've ever seen expects the files to be ZIPped into the .QWK
packet.
Ahhhh, yes indeed. Somehow I missed/forgot that he was talking about
QWK instead of FTN... Thanks.
In theory, you can tell ZIP to ZIP files up without compressing them. As it turned out, it was not the compression method but something odd that Internet REX was doing. When he uploads the packets using filezilla or curl they seem to work.
In theory, you can tell ZIP to ZIP files up without compressing them. As it turned out, it was not the compression method but something odd that Internet REX was doing. When he uploads the packets using filezilla or curl they seem to work.
Yep, IREX downloads fine, but it was corrupting on uploads, even with binary mode enabled. I'm not sure what was wrong, I posted to the IREX fido echo.
It's software from 1997. Ok, it wasn't pkzip that was corrupting the files, it was IREX. Now I'm using irex to download and curl to upload.
You should seriously consider switching away from Irex if at all
possible.
It served its purpose in time but has many bugs that will never be
fixed.
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Hello Nick!
25 Feb 24 21:59, you wrote to Shurato:
You should seriously consider switching away from Irex if at all possible.
I've been recommending that to people for years.
To: Shurato Re: Re: QWK Networking via El By: Shurato to Mike Powell
on Sun Feb 25 2024 03:39 pm
them.In theory, you can tell ZIP to ZIP files up without compressing
oddAs it turned out, it was not the compression method but something
that Internet REX was doing. When he uploads the packets using filezilla or curl they seem to work.
Yep, IREX downloads fine, but it was corrupting on uploads, even withbinary
mode enabled. I'm not sure what was wrong, I posted to the IREX fidoecho.
you might have some memory going bad. weird stuff like that happens when memory is bad.
i've used irex with no corrupting issue.
i've used irex with no corrupting issue.
I recently ran the MS Windows memory test on my guest and host. Have you
Have you
used irex for ftp uploads with zip files?
what are these bugs? i really want to know. i ran it for like atleast
10 years on 3 systems. i set it up on 3 other people's systems too. is
it the binkd?
The Linux version can't resolve domain names on kernels newer than 2.4. Th BinkP/1.1 implementation is buggy, to the point where other software author needed to implement work arounds to reduce session failures. The FTP serve tends to crash, and apparently corrupts files (the problem Marty is having) The email support doesn't support newer email systems that require SMTPAUTH SSL/TLS.
I'm sure there are more also, but these are the major ones.
The Linux version can't resolve domain names on kernels newer than 2.4. The BinkP/1.1 implementation is buggy, to the point where other software authors needed to implement work arounds to reduce session failures. The FTP server tends to crash, and apparently corrupts files (the problem Marty is having). The email support doesn't support newer email systems that require SMTPAUTH or SSL/TLS.
I'm sure there are more also, but these are the major ones.
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