Subj : Re: Fido via telnet
To   : Charles Claypoole
From : Warren Hrach
Date : Tue Apr 09 2002 04:59 am

>> BBBS does, at least the Linux version.
>>

> hi,  I kinda got it working and sending mail now.  One problem, how do I
>automate tossing of outgoing/incoming messages?  I can manually type bbbs bogu
>w and r but how do I make a batch to do it?  I tried using if errorlevel=0 the
> (goto toss) but that didnt work.  Did you do it like that?  Or do you use the
> scripts?  I am lost there.  I looked at the docs (unless I missed something)
> and saw nothing about that.

> Thanks, Charles!

Charles,
    I use tcpip node to get and send fido mail to my hub.
Part of the script that starts that node has the error codes set to toss mail 
and archive for send and toss on receiving mail, or rather fido echos.

I run an event that polls the tcpip node each 3 hours so it someone posts mail 
using telnet in, it will get archived up and send it when that script runs.

I will include the script below, note that you may use it but need to have 
script files for 'mailin.sh' and 'mailout.sh' which are just
'/home/bbbs/bbbs/bbbs bogus w and r.
You will have to edit this to suit your paths, mine are not the best but that 
is what I did at first and just to lazy to change.

You could also make a event that calls mailout.sh say once an hour if needbe.
------------------------- cut --------------------------------------
# filename 'runppp'
#!/bin/sh

while :
do

  cd /home/bbbs/bbbs
  ./bbbs 2 2 TCPIP
#
  RC=$?
  echo BBBS RC: $RC

  if [ $RC = 137 ]; then
    exit
  fi

# i have event that quits with errorlevel 100 and does filelist updates and
# such thing.

# you must set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: Mail errorlevel
  if [ $RC = 80 ];
    then /home/bbbs/bbbs/mailin.sh &
  fi

# you must set this errorlevel in Global: FidoNet: Sessions: User mail errl.
  if [ $RC = 70 ]; then
    /home/bbbs/bbbs/mailout.sh &
  fi

  if [ $RC = 0 ]; then
    exit
  fi

  reset

done
-------------------------------- end

I used to have a how to file I made years ago that covered all this with 
examples but don't know if still on here. BTW thanks for calling my bbbs using 
telnet. But you called to early for me to chat and besides that my Cox.net 
crapped out for several hours after that.  All OK now however.

Warren

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