Hello All,

I seem ot have an issue processing incoming TIC files from fsxNet. No
doubt there is a misconfiguration on my end. I have a single "Misc"
filebase set up that is not associated with fsxNet, it's merely a local filebase. I can manually put files in this filebase and make it appear in
the BBS. The filesgen.ini file for this filebase looks like this:

---start---
[main]
Visible Sec Level = 10
Visible on Web = true

[Misc]
Database = files_misc
Download Sec Level = 10
Upload Sec Level = 10
Upload Path = /home/bbs/files/files/misc
---end---


My binkd.conf file contains this section for incoming FTN stuff from
fsxNet:

[snip]
inbound /home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/ftn/in_sec
inbound-nonsecure /home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/ftn/in
temp-inbound /home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/ftn/in_temp
[snip]

Upon receiving TIC files, binkd fires off my ticproc script like this:

exec "/home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/ftn/ticproc.sh" *.tic *.TIC

The ticproc.sh script itself:

---start---
#!/bin/bash
/home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/utils/ticproc/ticproc /home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/ftn/ticproc.ini ---end---

The contents of my ticproc.ini file:

---start---
[main]
Ignore Password = false
Ignore Case = false
Inbound Directory = /home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/ftn/in_sec
Bad Files Directory = /home/bbs/MagickaBBS-files/ftn/tic_bad

[FILES_MISC]
Database = /home/bbs/files/files_misc.sq3
File Path = /home/bbs/files/files/misc
Password = <REDACTED>
---end---

I can see files come into the "in_sec" folder, so when Avon hatches new
files it seems to find it to me intact. The problem seems to be that the
files never seem to be tossed from "in_sec" into the [FILES_MISC]
filebase. Can somebody please let me know what it is that I'm doing wrong
(or don't do)? There does not seem to be a permissions problem,
everything belongs to the "bbs:bbs" user:group, leaving me a tad baffled.

Any ideas heartily welcomed! :-)

Cheers,
Jan Henkins


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Database = /home/bbs/files/files_misc.sq3
File Path = /home/bbs/files/files/misc
Password = <REDACTED>

Is FILES_MISC the name of the file echo in the tic file?

Andrew

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Hello Andrew,

[FILES_MISC]
Database = /home/bbs/files/files_misc.sq3
File Path = /home/bbs/files/files/misc
Password = <REDACTED>

Is FILES_MISC the name of the file echo in the tic file?

No, it is not.

Doing some gratitious grepping:

bbs@magickabbs:~/files/ftn/in_sec$ grep "Area" *.tic
fsxinf0.tic:Area fsx_info
fsxinf0.tic:Areadesc Weekly Infopacks (fsxNet, etc.)
fsxinf1.tic:Area fsx_info
fsxinf1.tic:Areadesc Weekly Infopacks (fsxNet, etc.)
fsxinf2.tic:Area fsx_info
fsxinf2.tic:Areadesc Weekly Infopacks (fsxNet, etc.)
fsxinfo.tic:Area fsx_info
fsxinfo.tic:Areadesc Weekly Infopacks (fsxNet, etc.)
FSXNE0.tic:Area FSX_NODE
FSXNE1.tic:Area FSX_NODE
FSXNE2.tic:Area FSX_NODE
FSXNET.tic:Area FSX_NODE

So, jumping to conclusions here - should I create these two areas?

Cheers,
Jan Henkins

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I seem ot have an issue processing incoming TIC files from fsxNet. No

File tossing is only done on file areas carried by the network.

You don't include local file areas in the TIC process.

These are the file areas carried by fsxnet;

fsx_node
fsx_info
fsx_myst
fsx_mutl
fsx_soft
fsx_door
fsx_utls
fsx_arts
fsx_text

All local file areas are kept in the local files .ini specified in the
bbs.ini file and are kept out of any tic processing. You can upload as
much as you like into the local file areas and they will just appear
without having to be processed by the tic utility.

You will need to create the files directory and the files database
directory as well. I have mine set up like;

/extdrive/MagickaBBS/files/fsxnet/fsx_info/ /extdrive/MatickaBBS/files/fsxnet/fsx_info/db/

Hope this helps.

toofargone .:[fusion]:. telnet.fusionbbs.online

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Hello,

File tossing is only done on file areas carried by the network.

You don't include local file areas in the TIC process.

These are the file areas carried by fsxnet;

fsx_node fsx_info fsx_myst fsx_mutl fsx_soft fsx_door fsx_utls
fsx_arts fsx_text

Brilliant, thanks for this info! :-) I had an inkling that this was the
case, but didn't know where to start. This will give me something to chew
on. I will set these areas up, and see what happens when Avon or somebody
else hatch out new files.

Cheers!
Jan Henkins


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Brilliant, thanks for this info! :-) I had an inkling that this was the

Extra info for local files. You'll need to approve the file uploads
before they become visable to users.

you'll need to run;

utils/filecenter/filecenter -c config/bbs.ini

The util is pretty easy just select the local file area(s) you've created
then go in and toggle approval for each of the files.

Hope this helps.

toofargone .:[fusion]:. fusionbbs.online tel:23 ssh:22

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Hello!

Extra info for local files. You'll need to approve the file uploads
before they become visable to users.

you'll need to run;

utils/filecenter/filecenter -c config/bbs.ini

The util is pretty easy just select the local file area(s) you've
created then go in and toggle approval for each of the files.

Yes thanks, I encountered that utility already. There is a massupload
Perl script too, which is what I used to test with.

I have to say, Magicka is really growing on me, it's a great little BBS.

Cheers,
Jan Henkins

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I have to say, Magicka is really growing on me, it's a great little BBS.

I like it, it's got everything you need and it's simple to work with. As
long as you don't have fat fingers like me and muck up all your config
files :) Plus the author doesn't seem to mind answering stupid questions
from stupid users :)

toofargone .:[fusion]:. fusionbbs.online tel:23 ssh:22

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I like it, it's got everything you need and it's simple to work with.
As long as you don't have fat fingers like me and muck up all your
config files :) Plus the author doesn't seem to mind answering stupid questions from stupid users :)

Andrew is a great chap. We are lucky to have the likes of him and g00r00
in the hobby, it broadens the ecosystem. What I also like is other
small(ish) systems that popped up in recent years, like NuSkooler's
Enigma BBS for example. I'm in heaven, having all these shiny toys to
play with! :-)

Cheers,
Jan Henkins

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Hello there,

I have fooled around with my TIC setup, and followed the basic idea
below.

These are the file areas carried by fsxnet;

fsx_node fsx_info fsx_myst fsx_mutl fsx_soft fsx_door fsx_utls
fsx_arts fsx_text

All local file areas are kept in the local files .ini specified in
the bbs.ini file and are kept out of any tic processing. You can
upload as much as you like into the local file areas and they will
just appear without having to be processed by the tic utility.

You will need to create the files directory and the files database directory as well. I have mine set up like;

/extdrive/MagickaBBS/files/fsxnet/fsx_info/ /extdrive/MatickaBBS/files/fsxnet/fsx_info/db/

Mine is subtly different (different paths), but looks kinda like this.
When I run the ticproc utility, files now get tossed into the new
directory scruture I have created. The database files are also in there,
and when I look at them with sqlite3, I can do basic selects and see the
data in them.

Next hurdle: This setup does not seem to work. Magicka itself cannot list
the files in the two newly filled directories, and the web server gives
me a "403 Forbidden" message. Can somebody please help me debug this?

Cheerio,
Jan Henkins

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Hello,

I *think* that I might have a handle on it after a fashion. The "403
Forbidden" errors are due to the sqlite file not being where Magicka
expects it to be. Therefore I had to ditch the idea to have a separate DB folder, and allow Magicka to create the needed .sq3 files in the BBS root folder. This is no doubt due to my lack of logic in setting up the paths
in my bbs.ini file.

So, while understanding is kind-of dawning, I still have to work out why
my paths are so broken.

Cheerio,
Jan Henkins



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So, while understanding is kind-of dawning, I still have to work out
why my paths are so broken.

If you want to email me your config files, I'd be happy to take a look at
it.

Andrew

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