Hi g00r00,

So, I just upgraded fsxnet Hub 4 to the latest release, and noticed a
possible bug.

When logging on locally, via mystic -l, and typing a message in an echomail area, Mystic isn't creating the echomail.out semaphore file to trigger the events.

This system is running Win7, and it's Mystic v1.12 A44 Windows/32 Compiled 2020/02/04 22:48:13.

Not a huge issue for me, but it might be for others who log on locally...

Thank you for the great work over the years. It is greatly appreciated. :)


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Black Panther(RCS)
Castle Rock BBS

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Castle Rock BBS - bbs.castlerockbbs.com (21:1/186)

When logging on locally, via mystic -l, and typing a message in an echomail area, Mystic isn't creating the echomail.out semaphore file to trigger the events.

Do you have it configured to create when you log out not when the message is posted? I think that is the default setting.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Sector 7 (21:1/108)

On 07 Feb 2020, g00r00 said the following...

When logging on locally, via mystic -l, and typing a message in an echomail area, Mystic isn't creating the echomail.out semaphore file trigger the events.

Do you have it configured to create when you log out not when the
message is posted? I think that is the default setting.

It is set to create it when the message is posted. I even tried logging off, and then back on, and it still didn't create the semaphore.

Thanks for taking a look at this.


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Black Panther(RCS)
Castle Rock BBS

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Castle Rock BBS - bbs.castlerockbbs.com (21:1/186)

It is set to create it when the message is posted. I even tried logging off, and then back on, and it still didn't create the semaphore.

Thanks for taking a look at this.

I can't reproduce it. My BBS runs on Linux/64 too and works entirely off of the semaphore/event system so that seems to be working for me. I am sure you checked this but could it be possible the BBS user can't access the semaphore directory that is defined in the configuration? Is it just this semaphore?

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Sector 7 (21:1/108)

On 08 Feb 2020, g00r00 said the following...

I can't reproduce it. My BBS runs on Linux/64 too and works entirely
off of the semaphore/event system so that seems to be working for me. I am sure you checked this but could it be possible the BBS user can't access the semaphore directory that is defined in the configuration? Is it just this semaphore?

This is actually on the Win7/32 hub system.
v1.12 A44 Windows/32 Compiled 2020/02/04 22:48:13

I'm typing this reply from that system, logged in locally. We'll see what happens.


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Black Panther(RCS)
aka Dan Richter
Sysop - Castle Rock BBS
telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
http://www.castlerockbbs.com
The sparrows are flying again...

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Windows/32)
* Origin: fsxHUB Niba [NET4] (21:4/100)

On 08 Feb 2020, g00r00 said the following...

am sure you checked this but could it be possible the BBS user can't access the semaphore directory that is defined in the configuration? Is it just this semaphore?

Nope, it didn't create the echomail.out semaphore file. I just logged out and back in again, and still nothing in the semaphore directory...

I did check, and the permissions are set up correctly...

Maybe it's just my system... :(


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Black Panther(RCS)
aka Dan Richter
Sysop - Castle Rock BBS
telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
http://www.castlerockbbs.com
The sparrows are flying again...

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Windows/32)
* Origin: fsxHUB Niba [NET4] (21:4/100)

This is actually on the Win7/32 hub system.
v1.12 A44 Windows/32 Compiled 2020/02/04 22:48:13

I'm typing this reply from that system, logged in locally. We'll see what happens.

I just installed a fresh A44 on Windows XP and its working fine for me. I tested both Logout and as posted types.

Are you using anything that is checking for that semaphore? The first time I tested it on my Linux machine the semaphore was found, processed and removed before I even had a second to list the semaphore directory lol. Is the base type set to Echomail?

Just trying to see what I could do to reproduce this. Although I think if
this were a wide-spread issue its something that everyone would notice immediately.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Sector 7 (21:1/108)

On 08 Feb 2020, g00r00 said the following...

I just installed a fresh A44 on Windows XP and its working fine for me.
I tested both Logout and as posted types.

It's probably something with this system...

Are you using anything that is checking for that semaphore? The first

Nope, just the Mystic events.

time I tested it on my Linux machine the semaphore was found, processed and removed before I even had a second to list the semaphore directory

Everything does seem to happen quickly on the Linux systems. :)

lol. Is the base type set to Echomail?

Yes, that was the first (maybe second) thing I checked.

Just trying to see what I could do to reproduce this. Although I think
if this were a wide-spread issue its something that everyone would notice immediately.

I'm not sure how many people log in locally... Maybe I'll set up the telnet server in MIS, and see if I can reproduce it that way...

Like I said, not a big deal for me, as I don't log into the hub system that often.

Paul, do you log into the hub locally, or via telnet/ssh?


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Black Panther(RCS)
aka Dan Richter
Sysop - Castle Rock BBS
telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
http://www.castlerockbbs.com
The sparrows are flying again...

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Windows/32)
* Origin: fsxHUB Niba [NET4] (21:4/100)

On 08 Feb 2020, g00r00 said the following...

I just installed a fresh A44 on Windows XP and its working fine for me.
I tested both Logout and as posted types.

Doh... I think I just figured it out...

At one point, I was trying to get this Mystic system set up as a QWK hub. It wasn't working, so I abandonded the idea.

However, the message bases still had the QWK id numbers set in the config, so Mystic was creating the QWKMAIL.OUT semaphore file, which didn't have an
event set up to check...

(Smacks forehead)

Sorry about that... Everything seems to be working now...


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Black Panther(RCS)
aka Dan Richter
Sysop - Castle Rock BBS
telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
http://www.castlerockbbs.com
The sparrows are flying again...

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Windows/32)
* Origin: fsxHUB Niba [NET4] (21:4/100)

On 08 Feb 2020, Black Panther said the following...

Paul, do you log into the hub locally, or via telnet/ssh?

Yep local login, just doing this reply from 1/100 to test it sends as
intended.

Best, Paul

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Windows/32)
* Origin: fsxNet HUB (21:1/100)

I'm not sure how many people log in locally... Maybe I'll set up the telnet server in MIS, and see if I can reproduce it that way...

I don't usually, but I just tried and the semaphore picked up the echomail to fsxnet just fine for me.

|07E|10m|07b|10a|07l|10m|07e|10d |12-----------------------------------------------------
|09Black Lodge Research BBS |11blacklodgeresearch.org:4022
|08fsxNet: 21:4/166

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Black Lodge Research BBS (21:4/166)

At one point, I was trying to get this Mystic system set up as a QWK
hub. It wasn't working, so I abandonded the idea.

What were you struggling with?

However, the message bases still had the QWK id numbers set in the
config, so Mystic was creating the QWKMAIL.OUT semaphore file, which didn't have an event set up to check...

That sounds about right! Glad its been figured out!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A44 2020/02/04 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Sector 7 (21:1/108)