All,

I'm running Allfix 5.13 w/ Synchronet and wondering how uplink requests work. I figured out how to allow my uplinks to request files, and how to make a filebone.na formatted file available.

Downlinks can request areas, and I see a netmail going to my uplink requesting the areas, but I don't see the areas created in my Allfix configuration. Should this happen as soon as the uplink is requested or does it depend on receiving a file in that echo?

As a result of my config, ALLFIX is making repeated requests for the same areas -- 20-something in a day. Any clues?

Thanks,

Kurt
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Hello Kurt!

15 Sep 15 21:00, you wrote to all:

I'm running Allfix 5.13 w/ Synchronet and wondering how uplink
requests work. I figured out how to allow my uplinks to request files,
and how to make a filebone.na formatted file available.

I use the same version, but with Mystic 1.10w.. it's working fine here.

Downlinks can request areas, and I see a netmail going to my uplink requesting the areas, but I don't see the areas created in my Allfix configuration. Should this happen as soon as the uplink is requested
or does it depend on receiving a file in that echo?

Files are tossed to there config TAG name path and if the path doesn't exist they are tossed to C:\ALLFIX\BADTICS\ here. Also, the badtics.log will tell you the reason why things happen.

As a result of my config, ALLFIX is making repeated requests for the
same areas -- 20-something in a day. Any clues?

Have you told your allfix what bbs software that your using it with? By running fcomp.exe <blank> will show you your bbs types or #255 use fileecho config. Usage: FCOMP <BBS type> <BBS directory>

BBS type:
0 - RemoteAccess 1.11 16 - SearchLight
1 - SuperBBS 17 - TBBS (enter complete filename)
2 - QuickBBS 18 - LoraBBS 2.40
3 - Maximus 2.0x 19 - Telegard 3.0
4 - Ezycom 20 - TriBBS 10.x
5 - ProBoard 21 - SynchroNet BBS 2.x
6 - RemoteAccess 2.0x 22 - Maximus 3.0x
7 - Renegade 4.16 23 - Concord 0.01 gamma 3
8 - PCBoard 15.2 24 - QuickBBS 2.8x
9 - SpitFire 25 - ShotGun Professional 1.38
10 - Telegard 2.7 26 - Terminate BBS
11 - TriBBS 5.x 27 - Magic BBS
12 - EzyCom 1.20 28 - PowerBBS
13 - TAG 29 - AdeptXBBS 1.11+
14 - Renegade v04-05 30 - BBBS
15 - RemoteAccess 2.5x/EleBBS 31 - Tornado BBS
255 - Use Fileecho configuration 32 - Telegard 3.10

Example: FCOMP 0 C:\RA
{PAUSE}
Press any key to continue . . .

In my case, since Mystic BBS is not supported by ALLIX .. I use...
fcomp.exe 255 c:\allfix
FCOMP BBS file area compiler for ALLFIX v5.13.004
Copyright (C) 1992,99 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved.
Processed 512 file areas.

But with Synchnet, you'd use fcomp.exe 21 c:\sbbs\data or something.. whatever path your using for your BBS. Not sure if this will help you any or not :)

Leslie

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Re: Uplink issues
By: Leslie Given to Kurt Weiske on Wed Sep 16 2015 03:33 am

Have you told your allfix what bbs software that your using it with? By running fcomp.exe <blank> will show you your bbs types or #255 use fileecho config. Usage: FCOMP <BBS type> <BBS directory>

I haven't -- since Synchronet 2.x and 3.x have different formats, selecting the 2x option doesn't work. I'll try the fileecho config option. Right now, I toss directly to a destination folder specified in the fileecho manager, write
to a files.bbs file then use Synchronet to import a files.bbs file.

I've since told Allfix to use the fileecho definitions.


Thanks for checking in!

Kurt

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15 Sep 15 21:00, you wrote to All:

Downlinks can request areas, and I see a netmail going to my uplink requesting the areas, but I don't see the areas created in my Allfix configuration. Should this happen as soon as the uplink is requested
or does it depend on receiving a file in that echo?

if you are allowing allfix to create new areas, they will be created with new files arrive... this is the same way that traditional echomail tossers also add
and create new message areas...

As a result of my config, ALLFIX is making repeated requests for the
same areas -- 20-something in a day. Any clues?

what are your FILEECHO_SYSTEM->Uplink_options settings? mine are

Re-request rate 5
Re-request times 3
Auto remove passthru echos No
Auto-add delay 1

the first two are the ones you are concerned with... AFAIR, the above are the defaults... i don't recall changing them over the years...

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Re: Uplink issues
By: mark lewis to Kurt Weiske on Wed Sep 16 2015 06:17 am

Re-request rate 5
Re-request times 3
Auto remove passthru echos No
Auto-add delay 1

Mine were set to Rate->0 and Times->0 -- changed them to 5 and 2, respectively. We'll see if that solves the issue.
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16 Sep 15 09:07, you wrote to me:

Re: Uplink issues
By: mark lewis to Kurt Weiske on Wed Sep 16 2015 06:17 am

Re-request rate 5
Re-request times 3
Auto remove passthru echos No
Auto-add delay 1

Mine were set to Rate->0 and Times->0 -- changed them to 5 and 2, respectively. We'll see if that solves the issue.

it should since the docs say that 0 was indefinitely and every day or every run... F1 help in the setup program is wonderous! too bad that so many programs
have lost that capability... F1 was always help in the past...

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