Greetings All!

I am having a hard time getting binkd to run the exec nice command after it receives new mail.. Looking at my linux installs compared to this os2 install logs the os2 log never calls for the toss command, it creates the flags and that is all. Here is an example.

06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Remote has 0b of mail and 2372b of files for us
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] pwd protected session (MD5)
- 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] session in CRYPT mode
- 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] receiving ee168600.sa0 (2372 byte(s), off 0)
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] ee168600.sa0 -> \ftn\inb\ee168600.sa0
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] got *.sa?, delayed creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] rcvd: ee168600.sa0 (2372, 2372.00 CPS, 1:105/81@fidonet)
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] done (from 1:105/81@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/1 (0/2372 bytes))
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] session closed, quitting...
06 Aug 00:20:18 [65] rc(128)=0



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Regards,


Rick Smith (Nitro)

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On 6.8.2022 15:48, Rick Smith wrote:

Greetings All!

I am having a hard time getting binkd to run the exec nice command after it receives new mail.. Looking at my linux installs compared to this os2 install logs the os2 log never calls for the toss command, it creates the flags and that is all. Here is an example.

06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Remote has 0b of mail and 2372b of files for us
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] pwd protected session (MD5)
- 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] session in CRYPT mode
- 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] receiving ee168600.sa0 (2372 byte(s), off 0)
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] ee168600.sa0 -> \ftn\inb\ee168600.sa0
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] got *.sa?, delayed creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] rcvd: ee168600.sa0 (2372, 2372.00 CPS, 1:105/81@fidonet)
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] done (from 1:105/81@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/1 (0/2372 bytes))
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] session closed, quitting...
06 Aug 00:20:18 [65] rc(128)=0

Show us the 'exec' line in your binkd conf.

'Tommi

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06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Remote has 0b of mail and 2372b of files for us
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] pwd protected session (MD5)
- 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] session in CRYPT mode
- 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] receiving ee168600.sa0 (2372 byte(s), off 0)
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] ee168600.sa0 -> \ftn\inb\ee168600.sa0
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] got *.sa?, delayed creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] rcvd: ee168600.sa0 (2372, 2372.00 CPS, 1:105/81@fidonet)
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] done (from 1:105/81@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/1 (0/2372 bytes))
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] session closed, quitting...
06 Aug 00:20:18 [65] rc(128)=0

Do you have an exec for your tosser as well? I would check that exec line for errors that might cause it to fail.

I was using flag files at one time and my script/batch would check for that flag file and if found delete it and run the tosser so that might work for you also.

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Hello Alan!

Saturday August 06 2022 11:57, you wrote to me:

* Forwarded from area 'BINKD'

06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Remote has 0b of mail and 2372b of files for
us + 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] pwd protected session (MD5) - 06 Aug
00:20:18 [128] session in CRYPT mode - 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128]
receiving ee168600.sa0 (2372 byte(s), off 0) + 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128]
ee168600.sa0 -> \ftn\inb\ee168600.sa0 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] got
*.sa?, delayed creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now + 06 Aug 00:20:18
[128] rcvd: ee168600.sa0 (2372, 2372.00 CPS,
1:105/81@fidonet)
+ 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] done (from 1:105/81@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/1
(0/2372 bytes)) 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] Creating
C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now 06 Aug 00:20:18 [128] session closed,
quitting... 06 Aug 00:20:18 [65] rc(128)=0

Do you have an exec for your tosser as well? I would check that exec
line for errors that might cause it to fail.

I was using flag files at one time and my script/batch would check for that flag file and if found delete it and run the tosser so that might work for you also.

# Create a flag file after receiving a file
#
flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\netmail.out *.pkt *.PKT
flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\fidoin.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.pkt *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SAT?
#flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\toss.flg
flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\filebone.in *.tic *.TIC

And I have tried all variations of the following I could think of

#exec "nice -n 19 c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[STFWMstfwm][ouaherOUAHER][0-9a-Za-z] *.[pP][kK][tT]
#exec "c:\ftn\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]
#flag /home/fido/ftn/inb *.tic *.TIC
#exec "nice -n 19 \\ftn\\htick toss scan" \\ftn\\inb\\*.tic
#exec "my-pkt-unpacker /options *P *A* *F" *.pkt
exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]

here is my "toss.cmd"

@echo off
cd \ftn\inb
set unixroot=x:
hpt toss scan pack



Regards,

Rick

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Rick wrote (2022-08-06):

flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\netmail.out *.pkt *.PKT
flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\fidoin.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.pkt *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SAT?

Why *.SAT?
^

And I have tried all variations of the following I could think of

#exec "nice -n 19 c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[STFWMstfwm][ouaherOUAHER][0-9a-Za-z] *.[pP][kK][tT]
exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]

Weird. It looks like it should work. Maybe try the same pattern as in the flag line:

exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.pkt *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SA?

or just omit the path, in case there is a problem in pattern matching the "\\":

exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" *.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]

here is my "toss.cmd"

@echo off
cd \ftn\inb
set unixroot=x:
hpt toss scan pack

What is the unixroot=x: line good for?

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06 Aug 22 13:04, Rick Smith wrote to Alan Ianson:

exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]

One of my exec lines:

=== Cut ===
exec "4os2.exe /c d:\\binkd\\talteen.cmd *F *A0 *H" *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.pkt
=== Cut ===

'Tommi

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Hello Rick!

06 Aug 22 13:04, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

# Create a flag file after receiving a file
#
flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\netmail.out *.pkt *.PKT
flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\fidoin.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr?
*.sa? *.pkt *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SAT? #flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\toss.flg flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\filebone.in *.tic *.TIC

Which program is looking for the flags? (AKA semaphore files) Not knowing your knowlege, I won't assume anything. So forgive me if you already know this:

Flag files are created so another program knows to go to work. The "flag" option causes binkd simply to create the file, usually a zero byte file.

exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" c:\\ftn\\inb\\*.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]

This line should run the toss.cmd file with the commands you have listed below.

here is my "toss.cmd"

@echo off
cd \ftn\inb
set unixroot=x:
hpt toss scan pack

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Hello Oli!

Sunday August 07 2022 08:33, you wrote to me:

* Forwarded from area 'BINKD'
Rick wrote (2022-08-06):

flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\netmail.out *.pkt *.PKT
flag C:\\ftn\\flags\\fidoin.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th?
*.fr? *.sa? *.pkt *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SAT?

Why *.SAT?
^

I guess it was a typo...

exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa?
*.pkt *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SA?

or just omit the path, in case there is a problem in pattern matching
the "\\":

exec "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" *.[mwtfs][oehrau][0-9a-zA-Z]

I am giving this a try, will report back

@echo off
cd \ftn\inb
set unixroot=x:
hpt toss scan pack

had to set unixroot to a non existing path at one point to get hpt to work, I just tried it without it and it seems to work now.

Regards,

Rick

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Hello All!

Sorry about the previous message not sure what happened there.. Any how I think binkd is almost working in regards to incoming mail, however still not running the toss.cmd. What I cant figure out is that in the binkd.log it doesnt show the error but on the terminal window where I was watching it, it does.. Here it is below.

Terminial view...

08:02 [98] executing `4os2.exe /c c:\ftn\toss.cmd c:\ftn\inb\efd45000.su0 1:10 /81@fidonet 192.168.1.25'
nknown command "c:ftntoss.cmd"
08:02 [98] rc=2
08:02 [98] Creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
08:02 [98] session closed, quitting...
08:02 [65] rc(98)=0
09:23 [66] idle

Binkd.log

07 Aug 08:02:27 [98] pwd protected session (MD5)
07 Aug 08:02:27 [98] session in CRYPT mode
07 Aug 08:02:27 [98] receiving efd45000.su0 (1110 byte(s), off 0)
07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] efd45000.su0 -> c:\ftn\inb\efd45000.su0
07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] got *.su?, delayed creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] got *.SU?, delayed creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] got *.su?, delayed starting 4os2.exe /c c:\ftn\toss.cmd * 07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] rcvd: efd45000.su0 (1110, 1110.00 CPS, 1:105/81@fidonet) 07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] done (from 1:105/81@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/1 (0/1110 bytes)) 07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] Running 4os2.exe /c c:\ftn\toss.cmd c:\ftn\inb\efd45000.s 07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] executing `4os2.exe /c c:\ftn\toss.cmd c:\ftn\inb\efd4500 07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] rc=2
07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] Creating C:\ftn\flags\fidoin.now
07 Aug 08:02:28 [98] session closed, quitting...
07 Aug 08:02:28 [65] rc(98)=0


Here is the exact line I am using in binkd.cfg

exec "4os2.exe /c "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" *F *A0 *H" *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.pkt

I have tried it with single \ and with \\ for path same result. And with and without the ""

Regards,

Rick

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Hi Rick.

07 Aug 22 09:33:16, you wrote to All:

Here is the exact line I am using in binkd.cfg

exec "4os2.exe /c "c:\\ftn\\toss.cmd" *F *A0 *H" *.su? *.mo? *.tu?

. _ _

Those "'s might be too much there...


'Tommi

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Hi Rick.

07 Aug 22 09:33:16, you wrote to All:

"c:ftntoss.cmd" 08:02

Also set UNIXROOT=X: _before_ running binkd/klibc.

Spawning exes from klibc exes can be nasty... :)

'Tommi

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Hello Tommi!

Sunday August 07 2022 20:19, you wrote to me:

Hi Rick.

07 Aug 22 09:33:16, you wrote to All:

"c:ftntoss.cmd" 08:02

Also set UNIXROOT=X: _before_ running binkd/klibc.

ok so I set unixroot just before running binkd startup.. will see what happens I guess next mail run, but so far its not executing any of the exec lines ive tried... hpt working fine at the moment so that is good I guess..


Regards,

Rick

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Hello Rick!

07 Aug 22 17:17, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

ok so I set unixroot just before running binkd startup.. will see what happens I guess next mail run, but so far its not executing any of the exec lines ive tried... hpt working fine at the moment so that is good
I guess..

Even though I'm running linux this is what my exec line looks like, and it get's executed every time:

exec "/husky/hpt-copy.sh" /husky/inbound.sec/*.[STFWMstfwm][ouaherOUAHER][0-9A-Za-z] *.[pP][kK][tT]

The hpt-copy.sh makes a backup of the mail, in year/month/day directories, and then runs the hpt process's to
do the mail.



Stephen


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Greetings Stephen!

Monday August 08 2022 11:16, you wrote to me about an urgent matter!:

* Forwarded from area 'binkd'

Hello Rick!

Even though I'm running linux this is what my exec line looks like,
and it get's executed every time:

Yeah my linux setups are just find been doing those for years, Os2 is a little finicky with things.

The hpt-copy.sh makes a backup of the mail, in year/month/day
directories, and then runs the hpt process's to do the mail.

Thats really cool...



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Regards,


Rick Smith (Nitro)

... It was good BBSing with you Stephen!
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Hello Rick!

08 Aug 22 05:01, you wrote to me:

Even though I'm running linux this is what my exec line looks
like, and it get's executed every time:

Yeah my linux setups are just fine been doing those for years, Os2 is
a little finicky with things.

I haven't used OS/2 in so long, the cheese has whole's in it. #;)

The hpt-copy.sh makes a backup of the mail, in year/month/day
directories, and then runs the hpt process's to do the mail.

Thats really cool...

someone posted it to either here or another network.

I have hpt creating the lockfile in it's config.

---cut me here---
#!/bin/bash

if [ -f /husky/semafore/hpt ]
then exit
fi

echo "copying packets"
SECURE=/husky/inbound.sec
BACKUPDIR=/husky/mail-backup

pushd $BACKUPDIR

if [ ! -d "`date +%Y`" ]; then
mkdir `date +%Y`
fi

cd `date +%Y`

if [ ! -d "`date +%m`" ]; then
mkdir `date +%m`
fi

cd `date +%m`

if [ ! -d "`date +%d`" ]; then
mkdir `date +%d`
fi

cd `date +%d`

find $SECURE -iname "*.pkt" -exec cp -p \{\} ./ \;
find $SECURE -iname "*.PKT" -exec cp -p \{\} ./ \;

for f in mo tu we th fr sa su; do
find $SECURE -iname "*.${f}?" -exec cp -p \{\} ./ \;
done
/husky/bin/hpt toss
sleep 2
/husky/bin/hpt afix
/husky/bin/htick scan
sleep 2
/husky/bin/hpt pack
rm /husky/semafore/hpt
---cut me here---





Stephen


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