Testing gateway in automatic mode. Got it running using Xvfb as a dummy X server for DOSBox. As a bonus, it's much faster to load. :)


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On 08-17-20 20:55, Vk3jed wrote to All <=-

Testing gateway in automatic mode. Got it running using Xvfb as a
dummy X server for DOSBox. As a bonus, it's much faster to load. :)

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Yep all good. :)





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Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible) X server. The gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail flows between the networks again. :)


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Vk3jed wrote to All:

Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible) X server. The gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail flows between the networks again. :)

It seems to work. :)


Ttyl :-),
Al

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Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running
DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible) X server. The
gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail flows between the

You know, you can use "export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy" to eliminate the need for an xserver?

No need for xvfb

Andrew


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On 08-18-20 00:20, Al wrote to Vk3jed <=-

Vk3jed wrote to All:

Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible) X server. The gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail flows between the networks again. :)

It seems to work. :)

Still seems to be a bit inconsistent. I might have to go the whole hog and setup a 1980s vintage BBS. That might work better with the gateway. Mystic was working, but seems to have stopped for some reaosn. :/


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On 08-18-20 18:08, apam wrote to Vk3jed <=-

You know, you can use "export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy" to eliminate the
need for an xserver?

I'll try that.


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On 08-18-20 15:59, Vk3jed wrote to All <=-

Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible)
X server. The gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail
flows between the networks again. :)

Well, it got through the gateway, but will this reply get back?


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Hello Vk3jed!

18 Aug 20 15:59, you wrote to all:

Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible)
X server. The gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail
flows between the networks again. :)

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You certainly are. This is the third test message I have received.

Ray
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On 08-20-20 16:04, Ray Quinn wrote to Vk3jed <=-

You certainly are. This is the third test message I have received.

Ray
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But they don't seem to be crossing the gateway. Looks like I'm going to have to setup a DOS based gateway with a tosser from the era. :/


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On 08-20-20 16:04, Ray Quinn wrote to Vk3jed <=-

You certainly are. This is the third test message I have received.

Ray
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But they don't seem to be crossing the gateway. Looks like I'm going
to have to setup a DOS based gateway with a tosser from the era. :/

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This one appears to have crossed. It looks like you posted it on VKRADIO
Z432 but I received it in the FSXnet HAM echo.



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On 08-23-20 08:57, Blue White wrote to Vk3jed <=-

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This one appears to have crossed. It looks like you posted it on
VKRADIO Z432 but I received it in the FSXnet HAM echo.

Yes, that has definitely gone through the gateway.


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On 08-20-20 16:04, Ray Quinn wrote to Vk3jed <=-

You certainly are. This is the third test message I have received.

Ray
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Yep, this definitely made the trip through the gateway.. :)


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On 08-17-20 08:49, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-

Testing gateway in automatic mode. Got it running using Xvfb as a dummy
X server for DOSBox. As a bonus, it's much faster to load. :)

You piqued my interest when you mentioned using DOSBox to do this. I've got some of the tweaked builds available with networking & such. Not looking for exact directions...but is there a way you can explain how
you were able to do this using DOSBox?

I used a combination of a shell script outside and an autoexec file on the inside of DOSBox to do the batch jobs.

Hete's the shell script.

#!/bin/bash

#export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy
TEST=YES
mv /mystic/echomail/out/fsxnet.015/0001008f.pnt/*.pkt /mystic/echomail/blkhole mv /mystic/echomail/out/vkradio.1b0/00010064.pnt/*.pkt /mystic/echomail/blkhole if [ "$TEST" = "YES" ]; then
cp /mystic/echomail/blkhole/*.pkt /mystic/echomail/backup
fi
rm -f /mystic/echomail/out/fsxnet.015/0001008f.pnt/00000063.*
rm -f /mystic/echomail/out/vkradio.1b0/00010064.pnt/00000063.*
xvfb-run dosbox -conf ~/.dosbox/echogate.conf -exit
if [ "$TEST" = "YES" ]; then
cp /mystic/echomail/in/*.PKT /mystic/echomail/backup-in
fi

And the autoexec section of dosbox.conf

----------------
[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
# You can put your MOUNT lines here.

mount m: /mystic/echomail
mount d: /home/mystic/blkhole
mount c: /home/mystic/c_drive
d:\hamgate.bat
----------------

d:\hamgate.bat is what starts the DOS side of the system. :)


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On 08-31-20 13:31, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-

Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically.

Yes you are! Great to hear from you.

Cool. :)

Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible) X

Thank you for talking up DOSBox...am using it to configure Telegard to
run eventually.

Yeah it works reasonably well.


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On 08-17-20 08:49, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-

Testing gateway in automatic mode. Got it running using Xvfb as a dummy
X server for DOSBox. As a bonus, it's much faster to load. :)

You piqued my interest when you mentioned using DOSBox to do this. I've got some of the tweaked builds available with networking & such. Not looking for exact directions...but is there a way you can explain how
you were able to do this using DOSBox?

A combination of using Xvfb to run DOSBox under and the autoexec within DOSBox to run the gateway. Having some reliability issues, but it sorts works. :)

BTW...hope you & the rest of you like Andrew are doing okay with all
the news I'm hearing out of Ottawa on the CBC about the flair ups.

Hmm, there's a planet in between. :P


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