Hello everyone! is there a special setting to make the synchronet 3.17a FTP service work outside the local network? if I try to query the ftp server with
a client or a browser such as internet explorer, it does not let me see anything while I'm local.
The ports on the 20/21 firewall are open
No, no special setting. If your FTP server is behind a NAT gateway (typical in routers these days), there are special considerations however: http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#ftp_connect
Does anyone have any ideas as to why FTP doesn't work for me in a browser?
I can ftp into my server via command line 'ftp bbs.tdod.org 5021' using my name and password.
However, I'll log into my BBS via browser, then select "File Libraries" which takes me to 'ftp://bbs.tdod.org:5021/00index.html?$jnf436w2' but I keep getting a "This site can't be reached. bbs.tdod.org refuses to connect" error message.
dir200 PORT Command successful.
passivePassive mode on.
dir227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,16,4,0)
Re: FTP
By: Minex to All on Thu Oct 18 2018 03:44 pm
Does anyone have any ideas as to why FTP doesn't work for me in a browser?
I can ftp into my server via command line 'ftp bbs.tdod.org 5021' using my name and password.
However, I'll log into my BBS via browser, then select "File Libraries" which takes me to 'ftp://bbs.tdod.org:5021/00index.html?$jnf436w2' but I keep getting a "This site can't be reached. bbs.tdod.org refuses to connect" error message.
Looks like your FTP server isn't working with passive mode:
$ ftp bbs.tdod.org 5021
Connected to tdod.org.
220-The Dawn of Demise Synchronet BBS (tdod.org)
Synchronet FTP Server 1.476-Linux Ready
220 Please enter your user name.
Name (bbs.tdod.org:root): anonymous
331 User name okay, give your full e-mail address as password.
Password:
230-Guest logged in.
230-You have 20725760 download credits.
230 You are allowed 240 minutes of use for this session.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
dir200 PORT Command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
-r--r--r-- 1 tdod tdod 512 Oct 18 22:21 00index -r--r--r-- 1 tdod tdod 512 Oct 18 22:21 00index.html -r--r--r-- 1 tdod tdod 10240 Oct 18 22:21 tdod.qwk dr-xr-xr-x 1 tdod tdod 512 Oct 18 22:21 main
226 Download complete (582 cps).
passivePassive mode on.
dir227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,16,4,0)
See that IP address there ^ (192.168.1.16)? That means you need to check this FAQ out: http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#ftp_nat
Browsers typically use passive FTP by default, so that's why you're hitting that snag when using a browser.
passivePassive mode on.
dir227 Entering Passive Mode (73,153,13,62,4,0)
Re: FTP
By: Digital Man to Minex on Thu Oct 18 2018 09:24 pm
Re: FTP
By: Minex to All on Thu Oct 18 2018 03:44 pm
Does anyone have any ideas as to why FTP doesn't work for me in a browser?
I can ftp into my server via command line 'ftp bbs.tdod.org 5021' using my name and password.
However, I'll log into my BBS via browser, then select "File Libraries" which takes me to 'ftp://bbs.tdod.org:5021/00index.html?$jnf436w2' but I keep getting a "This site can't be reached. bbs.tdod.org refuses to connect" error message.
Looks like your FTP server isn't working with passive mode:
$ ftp bbs.tdod.org 5021
Connected to tdod.org.
220-The Dawn of Demise Synchronet BBS (tdod.org)
Synchronet FTP Server 1.476-Linux Ready
220 Please enter your user name.
Name (bbs.tdod.org:root): anonymous
331 User name okay, give your full e-mail address as password.
Password:
230-Guest logged in.
230-You have 20725760 download credits.
230 You are allowed 240 minutes of use for this session.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
dir200 PORT Command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
-r--r--r-- 1 tdod tdod 512 Oct 18 22:21 00index -r--r--r-- 1 tdod tdod 512 Oct 18 22:21 00index.html -r--r--r-- 1 tdod tdod 10240 Oct 18 22:21 tdod.qwk dr-xr-xr-x 1 tdod tdod 512 Oct 18 22:21 main
226 Download complete (582 cps).
passivePassive mode on.
dir227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,16,4,0)
See that IP address there ^ (192.168.1.16)? That means you need to check this FAQ out: http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#ftp_nat
Browsers typically use passive FTP by default, so that's why you're hitting that snag when using a browser.
Nice. That makes sense. I ended up modifying my options to include LOOKUP_PASV_IP :
Options=INDEX_FILE | HTML_INDEX_FILE | ALLOW_QWK | LOOKUP_PASV_IP
It looks like the changes took affect :
ftp bbs.tdod.org 5021
Connected to tdod.org.
220-The Dawn of Demise Synchronet BBS (tdod.org)
Synchronet FTP Server 1.476-Linux Ready
220 Please enter your user name.
Name (bbs.tdod.org:rkinney): anonymous
331 User name okay, give your full e-mail address as password.
Password:
230-Guest logged in.
230-You have 20725760 download credits.
230 You are allowed 240 minutes of use for this session.
passivePassive mode on.
dir227 Entering Passive Mode (73,153,13,62,4,0)
However, I still get timeouts via the browser when hitting the URL:
ftp://bbs.tdod.org:5021/00index.html?$jng75m1q
On 10-19-18 10:05, Minex wrote to Digital Man <=-
Hmm, I am testing this while inside my home network. I wonder if thats why ftp://bbs.tdod.org isn't working for me.
Your firewall/gateway is likely disallowing the second incoming connection for the data port. Welcome to the hassles of FTP.
@TZUTC: -0500
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
On 10-21-18 17:18, MRO wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
@TZ: 412c
Re: Re: FTP
By: Tony Langdon to Minex on Sat Oct 20 2018 06:04 pm
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
---
þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
On 10-22-18 09:01, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
This'll be good. Popcorn ready... don't hold back now.
Hi! Tony,
On 21 Oct 18 17:18, MRO wrote to you:
@TZUTC: -0500
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
This'll be good. Popcorn ready... don't hold back now.
Cheers,
On 10-21-18 17:18, MRO wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
@TZ: 412c
Re: Re: FTP
By: Tony Langdon to Minex on Sat Oct 20 2018 06:04 pm
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
---
þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
Sure you're replying to the right person?
On 10-22-18 09:01, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
This'll be good. Popcorn ready... don't hold back now.
Yeah I dunno what he's smoking. :D
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
This'll be good. Popcorn ready... don't hold back now.
Yeah I dunno what he's smoking. :D
On 21 Oct 18 17:18, MRO wrote to you:
@TZUTC: -0500
your signature has characters that cause display problems.
This'll be good. Popcorn ready... don't hold back now.
Cheers,
what?
On 10-21-18 23:19, MRO wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
http://i.imgur.com/32G4wiS.png
i think it was a tagline with control characters in them.
On 10-21-18 23:20, MRO wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
i dont do drugs. i was just telling you about an issue with your
posting. enjoy the popcorn, boys.
On 10-22-18 16:06, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Same same. There was a reference to a QWK reply of yours with a random tagline (text sequence) that might up-fuck a badly EPROM-ed 25 year-old VT-110 terminal. That's just my ill-informed thoughts.
On 10-21-18 23:19, MRO wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
i think it was a tagline with control characters in them.
Actually it also causes a hiccup when viewed online in Synchronet/SyncTerm. I don't know what terminal MRO uses, but the
avoce is the combination I was able to reproduce the issue in.
.. * <- Tribble ^o^ <- Viking Tribble
On 10-22-18 18:21, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Bugger! There it goes again! Bloody troublesome tribbles. ;)
Yeah I dunno what he's smoking. :D
Same same. There was a reference to a QWK reply of yours with a random tagline
(text sequence) that might up-fuck a badly EPROM-ed 25 year-old VT-110 terminal. That's just my ill-informed thoughts.
Same same. There was a reference to a QWK reply of yours with a
random tagline (text sequence) that might up-fuck a badly EPROM-ed
25 year-old VT-110 terminal. That's just my ill-informed thoughts.
that's weird because i'm using a top of the line computer and not
using a vt-100 terminal.
whats with the attitude?
þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::
On 10-23-18 11:38, Paul Quinn wrote to MRO <=-
Same same, here. Though it is three years old and the screen's a bit older (six years). I was seeing two things: a text string. Oh.
Ahmm... I was seeing the same text string with either of two terminal proggies: Linux console on desktop running GoldEd; or, an old (~2009)
Dell netbook running a Linux flavour of Thunderbird. No problem with either. I didn't see any point in trying my DOS or Windows stuff.
I'm sure it would have been reproducible on a Linux terminal
emulator. I didn't initially pick up a problem, because I was
reading my mail using Multimail. You'd get the same result with
GoldEd or Thunderbird, because they're not online viewing.
On 10-24-18 16:15, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I've seen your original post several times in a SSH session to my
Xubuntu desktop, with GoldEd. In fact it's displaying once again in another desktop on this notebook at present without any ill effect(s).
The clue is possibly that it isn't what you refer to as a 'ANSI/text' display. What you're specifying is akin to what your mum told you about malicious vulnerabilities in using ANSI, all those years ago.
No ANSI bombs here, just a screen clearing embedded in the tagline,
by the looks of it. Not harmful, but annoying, so I edited the
escape code out of the tagline.
On 10-24-18 18:54, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
DoOd, now's your chance. You're only a wacky timezone away, not in a different solar system. Your system has binkP as does mine (on two
ports but don't tell anyone)... just send me a copy in a netmail and
let me assess the damage. It'll be the highlight of my week. 8-)
(i.e. logged in as a user, not using GoldEd). :)
On 10-24-18 20:14, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
@TZ: 0258
Hi! Tony,
On 24 Oct 18 20:53, you wrote to me:
(i.e. logged in as a user, not using GoldEd). :)
Crikey! That is a disgusting thought. ;)
(i.e. logged in as a user, not using GoldEd). :)
Crikey! That is a disgusting thought. ;)
Haha, well you gotta get your hands dirty to test. :D
On 10-24-18 21:55, Paul Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I found one... I found one, erm... an old syncTerm. Version 0.9.3b.
:) It has two BBS entries: #1, my old BBS that got blown away in Big
Bang #2 two months back; and, #2, an old listing for a West Australia
BBS, now defunct also.
Could you please set me up and advise your BBS's contact details and ID/pass for me, to: eskimo261@bigfoot.com (redirector address only - I never send from it, so, set it as a spam/trash source after you use
it).
Pretty please. ;)
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