I working on fido gateway to sbbs => worldgroup via old MHS
i need to dump packet content as text plain file to make a MHS
compatible format and inject into wg server.

i found pktdump and i think to replace my actual tools (python-ftn
tools), i gues that pkdump will show me all info that i need (then i
just need work to parse it)

I'm search for windows build of pktdump (not found in the nightly builds
zips)

I never tried to build sbbs for windows before. Now I would like to try
but I did not find some instructions like the ones that exist for unix/linux

Can somebody post some tips to start?
thanks!

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Re: pktdump windows build
By: Ragnarok to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discussion on Thu Apr 23 2020 03:25 am

I working on fido gateway to sbbs => worldgroup via old MHS
i need to dump packet content as text plain file to make a MHS
compatible format and inject into wg server.

i found pktdump and i think to replace my actual tools (python-ftn
tools), i gues that pkdump will show me all info that i need (then i
just need work to parse it)

FTN is not a great message format. If you're gating to Sychronet, it'd be a lot easier to just use the JS object model (see nntpservice.js as an example).

I'm search for windows build of pktdump (not found in the nightly builds zips)

ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/bbs/pktdump.exe

That's a build from 2016. Some features have been added since then. The latest and greatest will be included in today's daily build (sbbs_dev.zip).

I never tried to build sbbs for windows before. Now I would like to try
but I did not find some instructions like the ones that exist for unix/linux

Can somebody post some tips to start?

It's a lot easier to just download the binaries I build. But if you must know, http://wiki.synchro.net/dev:source

digital man

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El 23/4/20 a las 06:21, Digital Man escribi¢:

Re: pktdump windows build
By: Ragnarok to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discussion on Thu Apr 23 2020 03:25 am

I working on fido gateway to sbbs => worldgroup via old MHS
i need to dump packet content as text plain file to make a MHS
compatible format and inject into wg server.

i found pktdump and i think to replace my actual tools (python-ftn
tools), i gues that pkdump will show me all info that i need (then i
just need work to parse it)

FTN is not a great message format. If you're gating to Sychronet, it'd be a lot easier to just use the JS object model (see nntpservice.js as an example).

Yes i know .. my problem are the logic for what messages i need to
export from the sbbs area. Sbbsecho solve me made this magc work. making
the packets and then binkit transfer it

Can be possible to add a user for the WG bbs and mantain the pointer
just like qwk work Maybe must i use qwk. it's a dilema.

then for WG, i can get exported gated messages in MSH format (simil
rcf822) . I thin that this step can be done directly on js as you say

hotw to can i implement the first part (what messages must be exported
from areas?

ohh while writing this mails. i just notice that exist
data/user/XXXX.subs. must i use this file?
it's a replace for the binary ptrs/XXXX.ixb
interesting!
if i can all done in JS could be very very great.

I'm search for windows build of pktdump (not found in the nightly builds zips)

ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/bbs/pktdump.exe

That's a build from 2016. Some features have been added since then. The latest and greatest will be included in today's daily build (sbbs_dev.zip).

thanks!!

I never tried to build sbbs for windows before. Now I would like to try but I did not find some instructions like the ones that exist for unix/linux

Can somebody post some tips to start?

It's a lot easier to just download the binaries I build. But if you must know, http://wiki.synchro.net/dev:source

I constantly build sbbs under linux using make and gcc

i just need howto make a build enviroment and wich command like make
must i use on windows. a mini guia like

* install compiler "xxx" (download click here)
* setup enviromen vars
* downlaod source code
* into and execute "the make" command

Some of this, Im research the wiki and found that need the vs2013
compiler. (only download via msdn account unfortunately) but im missing
on the other steps
I hope that i can build with free compiler under windows like i do in linux

thanks!

Saludos!

digital man

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Re: Re: pktdump windows build
By: Ragnarok to Digital Man on Thu Apr 23 2020 03:59 pm

El 23/4/20 a las 06:21, Digital Man escribi¢:

Re: pktdump windows build
By: Ragnarok to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discussion on Thu Apr 23 2020 03:25 am

I working on fido gateway to sbbs => worldgroup via old MHS
i need to dump packet content as text plain file to make a MHS compatible format and inject into wg server.

i found pktdump and i think to replace my actual tools (python-ftn tools), i gues that pkdump will show me all info that i need (then i just need work to parse it)

FTN is not a great message format. If you're gating to Sychronet, it'd be a lot easier to just use the JS object model (see nntpservice.js as an example).

Yes i know .. my problem are the logic for what messages i need to
export from the sbbs area. Sbbsecho solve me made this magc work. making
the packets and then binkit transfer it

I would avoid all those extra steps if you can.

Can be possible to add a user for the WG bbs and mantain the pointer
just like qwk work Maybe must i use qwk. it's a dilema.

then for WG, i can get exported gated messages in MSH format (simil
rcf822) . I thin that this step can be done directly on js as you say

hotw to can i implement the first part (what messages must be exported
from areas?

ohh while writing this mails. i just notice that exist
data/user/XXXX.subs. must i use this file?

Those files are per-user. You probably would prefer to use the data/subs/*.ini file and add a section for your export pointers in there (similar to how SBBSecho and other tools do it).

it's a replace for the binary ptrs/XXXX.ixb
interesting!
if i can all done in JS could be very very great.

Yes and that would be much easier.

I'm search for windows build of pktdump (not found in the nightly builds zips)

ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/bbs/pktdump.exe

That's a build from 2016. Some features have been added since then. The latest and greatest will be included in today's daily build (sbbs_dev.zip).

thanks!!

I never tried to build sbbs for windows before. Now I would like to try but I did not find some instructions like the ones that exist for unix/linux

Can somebody post some tips to start?

It's a lot easier to just download the binaries I build. But if you must know, http://wiki.synchro.net/dev:source

I constantly build sbbs under linux using make and gcc

i just need howto make a build enviroment and wich command like make
must i use on windows. a mini guia like

* install compiler "xxx" (download click here)
* setup enviromen vars
* downlaod source code
* into and execute "the make" command

Some of this, Im research the wiki and found that need the vs2013
compiler. (only download via msdn account unfortunately) but im missing
on the other steps
I hope that i can build with free compiler under windows like i do in linux

I'm using MSVC++ 2019 these days. You might still be able to use VS2013. It's much easier just to use the binaries that I build daily.

digital man

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