DM and Mojo,

Two of the echoes in one of my QWK Networking setups (specifically RadioWxNet) are erroring out with SMBUTIL, but postings with all the
other echoes in there and elsewhere seem to work.

The command line structure, with the 2 areas in question is:

SMBUTIL -c -i -tAll -f"Daryl Stout" -s"Todays Shack Safety Tip" ic:\hambltns\shksft00.txt c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005.shd

AND

SMBUTIL -c -i -tAll -f"Daryl Stout" -s"Todays New Gear Tip" ic:\hambltns\newrig00.txt c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5013.shd

Both of them get this error when run:

!Error -200 (2 'No such file or directory' opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005.shd) opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005 message base

AND

!Error -200 (2 'No such file or directory' opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5013.shd) opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5013 message base

Yet, even if I go in and manually enter a message, or forward a
message through the QWK Reader (OLX), it posts OK. And, those are the
only 2 message areas that I'm having problems with...but they're set up
just like the others.

Any idea what I may be doing wrong?? The syntax works fine for all the
other message areas.

Daryl
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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Daryl Stout to ALL on Sat Jul 01 2017 09:02 am

DM and Mojo,

Two of the echoes in one of my QWK Networking setups (specifically RadioWxNet) are erroring out with SMBUTIL, but postings with all the
other echoes in there and elsewhere seem to work.

The command line structure, with the 2 areas in question is:

SMBUTIL -c -i -tAll -f"Daryl Stout" -s"Todays Shack Safety Tip" ic:\hambltns\shksft00.txt c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005.shd

AND

SMBUTIL -c -i -tAll -f"Daryl Stout" -s"Todays New Gear Tip" ic:\hambltns\newrig00.txt c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5013.shd

Both of them get this error when run:

!Error -200 (2 'No such file or directory' opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005.shd) opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005 message base

AND

!Error -200 (2 'No such file or directory' opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5013.shd) opening c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5013 message base

Yet, even if I go in and manually enter a message, or forward a
message through the QWK Reader (OLX), it posts OK. And, those are the
only 2 message areas that I'm having problems with...but they're set up
just like the others.

Any idea what I may be doing wrong??

The path to the message base looks incorrect:

Change c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\... to c:\sbbs\data\subs.

The "data/dirs" directory is for file bases.

digital man

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Daryl Stout to ALL on Sat Jul 01 2017 09:02:00

ic:\hambltns\shksft00.txt c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005.shd

should be /sbbs/data/subs/SUBNAME.shd

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Digital Man to Daryl Stout on Sat Jul 01 2017 03:08 pm

Yep, that was it!! It proves that you need a second set of eyes
to proofread something!!

Daryl

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Tim,

ic:\hambltns\shksft00.txt c:\sbbs\data\dirs\subs\radwxnt-5005.shd

should be /sbbs/data/subs/SUBNAME.shd

Yeah, I've been at the computer too long...through in an extra dirs --
more like DERR -- not to mention DUH!! :P

Daryl

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Daryl Stout to KK4QBN on Sun Jul 02 2017 13:20:00

should be /sbbs/data/subs/SUBNAME.shd

Yeah, I've been at the computer too long...through in an extra dirs -- more like DERR -- not to mention DUH!! :P

Yep, know what you mean.. I'm pulling my hair out with this ftp debacle right now. I can see NO REASON why the qnet nodes should be having ANY sort of trouble getting their mail.. still working.

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: KK4QBN to Daryl Stout on Sun Jul 02 2017 09:12 pm

Yep, know what you mean.. I'm pulling my hair out with this ftp debacle right now. I can see NO REASON why the qnet nodes should be having ANY sort of trouble getting their mail.. still working.

Was on your BBS earlier and it was really bogged down for some reason, tried a couple of other BBS's just to make sure it wasn't on my end.
the other BBS's were fine.

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Denn Gray to KK4QBN on Sun Jul 02 2017 19:56:27

Yep, know what you mean.. I'm pulling my hair out with this ftp
debacle right now. I can see NO REASON why the qnet nodes should be
having ANY sort of trouble getting their mail.. still working.

My uplink is'nt too quick, spambots stay active all the time, there are times I would presume it slows to a crawl.

I could see why this would be the issue if the BBS calling was uploading a fairly large rep file and it timed out. I've even quadroupled my QWK timeout in ftp settings.

there are other systems that call in with no issues whatsoever.

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KK4QBN BBS

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: KK4QBN to Denn Gray on Mon Jul 03 2017 00:00:52

My uplink is'nt too quick, spambots stay active all the time, there are times I would presume it slows to a crawl.

I could see why this would be the issue if the BBS calling was uploading a fairly large rep file and it timed out. I've even quadroupled my QWK timeout in ftp settings.

I am posting this from your BBS, it seems fine now.
stupid spam bots
Been trying to set up the score files but it dosen't like the KK4QBN.in folder is there a setting to have it drop the .ans files to another folder on my BBS?

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: KK4QBN to Denn Gray on Mon Jul 03 2017 12:00 am

I could see why this would be the issue if the BBS calling was uploading a fairly large rep file and it timed out. I've even quadroupled my QWK timeout in ftp settings.

The REP file I've been trying to upload has been tiny, a single message.

there are other systems that call in with no issues whatsoever.

I was having similar problems until I played with the PASV settings and opened up some ports to forward specifically for FTP transfers (in addition to port 21).

Check out http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#ftp_nat if you haven't already.

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Denn Gray to KK4QBN on Mon Jul 03 2017 00:34:57

I am posting this from your BBS, it seems fine now.
stupid spam bots
Been trying to set up the score files but it dosen't like the KK4QBN.in folder is there a setting to have it drop the .ans files to another folder on my BBS?

what does'nt like it? your bulleting program?

create a batch or script file that will move them daily to whichever folder you like.

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KK4QBN BBS

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Deepthaw to KK4QBN on Mon Jul 03 2017 00:10:16

I was having similar problems until I played with the PASV settings and opened up some ports to forward specifically for FTP transfers (in addition to port 21).

Check out http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#ftp_nat if you haven't

I've got all PASV ports routed to my BBS machine, the BBS machine is also setup in a DMZ zone. so thats not the issue.

we have to figure out why you are timimg out when uploading a rep file. you will not get a qwk packet until it is uploaded or done away with, and we cant have that :) I'm all out of ideas, everything checks out over here and afaik all other nodes apart from tbolt are connecting correctly and I never see tbolt connect he must have it set to 1 time a day or something.

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KK4QBN BBS

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: KK4QBN to Denn Gray on Mon Jul 03 2017 07:05 am

I am posting this from your BBS, it seems fine now.
stupid spam bots
Been trying to set up the score files but it dosen't like the KK4QBN.in folder is there a setting to have it drop the .ans files to another folder on my BBS?

what does'nt like it? your bulleting program?

create a batch or script file that will move them daily to whichever folder you like.

Ok I figured it out, It does like that DIR it just needed a \ rather than a / It's the Simple things that are the hardest to figure out lol.

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Denn Gray to KK4QBN on Mon Jul 03 2017 08:31:14

create a batch or script file that will move them daily to whichever
folder you like.

Ok I figured it out, It does like that DIR it just needed a \ rather than a / It's the Simple things that are the hardest to figure out lol.

Yessir, it is.

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KK4QBN BBS

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Tim,

Yeah, I've been at the computer too long...through in an extra dirs -- more like DERR -- not to mention DUH!! :P

Yep, know what you mean.. I'm pulling my hair out with this ftp debacle right K>now. I can see NO REASON why the qnet nodes should be having ANY sort of K>trouble getting their mail.. still working.

Well, the BBSLinkNet QWK Networking run worked fine this
morning...filled up my packet big time. <G>

Daryl

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: KK4QBN to Denn Gray on Mon Jul 03 2017 02:59 pm

Ok I figured it out, It does like that DIR it just needed a \ rather than a / It's the Simple things that are the hardest to figure out lol.

Yessir, it is.

Ok I got it figured out but the last score dloads from host had no content for some reason, probably a snafu anyway I can set up the scores now.

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Daryl Stout to KK4QBN on Mon Jul 03 2017 11:06:00

Well, the BBSLinkNet QWK Networking run worked fine this
morning...filled up my packet big time. <G>

Well.... it must have backed up then and just took a big ol fart because it has more traffic now than it ever has.. still to the minute I cannot tell you what happened.. haha..

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KK4QBN BBS

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Re: SMBUTIL PROBLEM
By: Denn Gray to KK4QBN on Mon Jul 03 2017 13:20:29

Ok I got it figured out but the last score dloads from host had no content for some reason, probably a snafu anyway I can set up the scores now.

I'm getting that straightened out. Ill talk further in the net about it.

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KK4QBN BBS

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Tim,

Well.... it must have backed up then and just took a big ol fart because it h K>more traffic now than it ever has.. still to the minute I cannot tell you wha K>happened.. haha..

Or like the sign noting "NO DUMPING ALLOWED"...and here's a dog below
it, squatting down, doing just that. :P

I don't know why they call those toileting functions as
"taking"...unless it applies to toilet paper afterwards. :P

Anyway, it looks like it's all working now.

Daryl

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Re: PACKET DUMP
By: Daryl Stout to KK4QBN on Mon Jul 03 2017 22:37:00

Or like the sign noting "NO DUMPING ALLOWED"...and here's a dog below
it, squatting down, doing just that. :P

I don't know why they call those toileting functions as
"taking"...unless it applies to toilet paper afterwards. :P

Ha! have'nt had enough coffee for this yet!

Anyway, it looks like it's all working now.

Yes it is.. Beautifully too..

Happy Succeed from Great Britian Day!

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KK4QBN BBS

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Tim,

Or like the sign noting "NO DUMPING ALLOWED"...and here's a dog below it, squatting down, doing just that. :P

I don't know why they call those toileting functions as "taking"...unless it applies to toilet paper afterwards. :P

Ha! have'nt had enough coffee for this yet!

Caffeine will cause your colon to get active...see the tagline below.


But, caffeine also has oxylates, which for some people, like me, leads
to excruciatingly painful kidney stones and catheters. :P

So, I mainly drink "flavored water"...peach has been my favorite, as
it reminds me of the classic Nehi Peach Soda. :)

Anyway, it looks like it's all working now.

Yes it is.. Beautifully too..

I discovered another AREAS.BBS error with another network. I had to
add an underscore in the Area Tag, or SBBSEcho wouldn't toss it.

Happy Succeed from Great Britian Day!

Or like a deal I saw on Facebook:

"We will be closed on July 4, to celebrate our Brexit from 1776". <G>

Daryl

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