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Frequently asked questions for MBSE BBS
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Author: P.E. Kimble aka King Kimerud
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kimerud@bayahus.org
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Introduction
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This FAQ is a work in progress. It is not complete, nor does its author claim
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that it is complete. This FAQ only answers questions pertaining to using MBSE
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BBS on your Linux box. It is a compilation of previous questions that Michiel
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Broek has recieved and answered from us newbies in getting MBSE up & running.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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MBSE Installation
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1.1 Why do I have to install mbse in the /opt directory?
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1.2 Will MBSE ever be ported to other Operating Systems?
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1.3 Will MBSE BBS ever be ported to DOS/Windows or OS/2?
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1.4 What does the guest switch in BBS user setup mean?
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1.5 How do I monitor as the things happen?
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FidoNet Setup
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2.1 The nodelist compiler crashes
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2.2 What is the purpose of the "Comment" line in the tic area setup?
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2.3 How do I poll a node?
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2.4 I created a filerequest but mbcico doesn't call out.
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2.5 Does MBSE support fidonet via ftp feeds?
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Internet Setup
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3.1 Posting newsmessages to the newsserver fails.
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3.2 Ftp fidonet feeds how-to
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INSTALLATION
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1.1 Why is MBSE installed in /opt/mbse, I want to install in /usr/local.
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A: The /opt is for extra applications, when mbse is installed there it
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is easier to upgrade the OS. If insist on installing in /usr/local
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the do it in /usr/local/mbse.
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1.2 What other operating systems will MBSE run on?
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A. Currently only linux, most distributions. The author, Michiel Broek,
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has made a valiant effort ensuring that MBSE-0.33.17 will recognize and
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install on the major distributions of linux. Additionally, MBSE will compile
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on FreeBSD, but is still in testing.
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1.3 Will MBSE BBS ever be ported to DOS/Windows or OS/2.
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A: No.
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1.4 What does the guest switch in BBS user setup mean.
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A: Nothing yet.
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1.5 How do I monitor as the things happen?
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A: tail -f /opt/mbse/log/system.log or start mbmon.
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FIDONET SETUP
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2.1 The nodelist compiler crashes
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Note: From previous experience, it is vital that you follow the docs
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closely. Also, ensure that you have a copy of a valid nodelist and
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nodediff file. I have ran into problems where either the noddiffs
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don't match the nodelist, the crc checks fail, or I have files from
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two different zones. I have even had to back up several months before
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finding a valid noddiff that would match the nodelist.
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A: Make sure the domain translations do exist, with mbsetup enter
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menu 17 and save it even if you didn't change anything.
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2.2 In Menu 10.2 (Tic Area Setup) line 1: comment, Is this an internal
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comment or will this be extracted somehow and sent to downlinks?
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A: The downlinks will see this when receiving FileMgr replies. It is
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meant only as a description for the filearea.
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2.3 How do I poll a node?
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A: mbout poll f2802.n280.z2
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2.4 I created a filerequest but mbcico doesn't call out.
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A: You need to add a poll for that node to do the call.
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2.5 Does MBSE support fidonet via ftp transfers?
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A. No, not directly. It is a matter of using scripts to translate the .*lo
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(*.flo, *.clo, *.dlo, *.ilo) files for each node, and copying the node's
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outbound files to their respective directory. Refer to 3.2.
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INTERNET SETUP
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3.1 Posting newsmessages to the newsserver fails.
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A: Check if you need the "mode reader" command for the newsserver.
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Set this flag in mbsetup 1.14.5
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3.2 How do I configure MBSE for my ftp filenet feeds?
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1. In mbsetup menu 1.3.11, remove any reference to a DOS translation path.
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2. In mbsetup menu 1.3.12, remove any reference to a DOS translation path.
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This will give you a "True' path to your files directory where mbcico tosses
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the inbound files.
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3. Ftp Script for running a ftp feed with MBSE
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NOTE: Gracefully contributed by Janis Kacht <janis@filegate.net>
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a. This script does not delete or change the .flo file. It reads it in and
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creates a new script that will be used to move and copy the files to the user's
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outbound directory you specify on the command line. Just call this script,
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then call the finalflo.sh script with the directory name where the files
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should be PUT, like:
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parseflo <enter>
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finalflo.sh /home/fido/jdoe/out <enter>
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b. You will need a full path to the flo file in the "test" line below and change
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the name of the flo file (it's not going to be 00000063.flo)
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Uncomment the "if test" line, and also uncomment the last line (fi)
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#!/bin/sh
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if test -e /opt/mbse/mail/outbound/00000063.flo ; then
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cat 00000063.flo | sed 's/\/home/cp \/home/' > newflo.txt
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cat newflo.txt | sed 's/\^\cp \/home/mv \/home/'> newflo2.txt
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cat newflo2.txt | sed 's/$/ \$1/' > finalflo.sh
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fi
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c. here's what finalflo.sh looks like,
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$1 is a variable for the directory name you specify on the command line,
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or in a cron script:
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cp /home/ftp/pub/filegate/fg_worf/filegate.zxx $1
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mv /opt/mbse/mail/outbound/00000063/dooqi39k.tic $1
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cp /home/ftp/pub/filegate/ss_areas/ss_areas.zip $1
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mv /opt/mbse/mail/outbound/00000063/dooqi39l.tic $1
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cp /home/ftp/pub/filebone/admin/backbone/backbone.z1b $1
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mv /opt/mbse/mail/outbound/00000063/dooqi39m.tic $1
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## Janis Kracht can not and will not be held liable if harm is done to your
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computer system due to any use of this script, either directly or indirectly.
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This script works perfectly when instructions are followed, and the correct
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directories are substitiuted. How it will affect your system, is the
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responsiblity of the system administrator!
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### In the future this segment will be moved to the MBSEBBS-HOWTO!
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4. Do not forget to test this setup. It has work fine on my system, but
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nothing works the way it should the first time out of the box! Pay close
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attention to the ftp script and directories you enter. It seems as if 75%
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of the problems experinced with this sed script is due to improper
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outbound directories.
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"And that is all I am going to say about that"!
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~Forrest Gump
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