Subj : MRC crashes SBBSCTRL after 50 minutes of connect time
To   : Codefenix
From : Rixter
Date : Thu Aug 28 2025 18:26:38

>   Re: MRC crashes SBBSCTRL after 50 minutes of connect time
>   By: Rixter to Codefenix on Thu Aug 28 2025 07:51 am

> I created a new account on your BBS at ricksbbs.synchro.net and entered MRC.
> I've been mostly idle but occasionally chatting in the lobby for over 2 hours
> now, and the board is still up. Can see others in the lobby chatting away.

> So... looks like it's running fine?

> I'm thinking something else entirely is leading to the crashes. Seems
> doubtful that MRC has anything to do with it at all, based on my own
> observations sitting in your MRC lobby.

> I would taking Digital Man's advice and upgrade from v3.19 to v3.20 when you
> get a chance.

> And close ports 5000 and 5001. You neither need nor want those open to the
> outside.

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to experiment with it. I wonder what
is coinsiding with MRC to make me think its only MRC causing the crashes. I
only get on MRC in the early AM here for chat and coffee and after being on an
hour or so I see that it has been disconnected and when I check the run time on
the BBS remotely I see that is has indeed crashed and restartoncrash.exe has
rebooted the stalled program sbbsctrl.exe. I ran it for hours today on just
plain IRC and IBBS at the same time and nothing happened. I think you and Rob
are right. I will try the upgrade. MRC is simple and should not be crashing
synchronet. It sure seems like the culprit when I am the only one logged in and
running MRC myself and it hangs up the BBS. I do have some of my long time
friends pop in and out reading messages about the same time. Who knows.... I do
appreciate your time Codefenix! 

Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080

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