Subj : Re: Strange issues
To   : Digital Man
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Nov 12 2025 11:05:56

Hi Digital,

On 2025-11-11 13:58:33, you wrote to me:

 >> 09:29:58.978  Error reading packet header in file:
 >> /home/fido/inbound/f4o5881q.pkt, renamed with extension: '.error'
 >>
 >> # xxd f4o5881q.pkt.error
 >> 0000000: 4269 6e6b 4954 2f32 2e34 3120 6172 6773  BinkIT/2.41 args
 >> 0000010: 3a20 0a                                  : .
 >>
 >>
 >> Firstly the .pkt file that isn't a .pkt file?

 DM> Looks like that is the contents of a lock/.bsy file created by BinkIt. These
 DM> files should *not* sent to the remote host, so that is very weird.

Indeed weird, but what is the solution? ;-)

 >> Secondly the 'recv' from the remote before the connection is complete,
 >> so my binkd flags it as 'failed'...

 DM> I don't follow you there.

A "normal" incoming session, like for instance one with your system ends like this (as seen in the binkd log):

....
- 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] VER BinkIT/2.41,JSBinkP/4,sbbs3.21a/Linux binkp/1.1
+ 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] addr: 1:103/705@fidonet
....
- 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] receiving 691445ca.pkt (1007 byte(s), off 0)
+ 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] rcvd: 691445ca.pkt (1007, 1007.00 CPS, 1:103/705@fidonet)
+ 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] done (from 1:103/705@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/1 (0/1007 bytes))
  12 Nov 09:31:13 [22442] session closed, quitting...

On this system I see this:

....
- 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] VER BinkIT/2.41,JSBinkP/4,sbbs3.20d/FreeBSD binkp/1.1
....
- 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] receiving f4o5881q.pkt (19 byte(s), off 0)
+ 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] rcvd: f4o5881q.pkt (19, 19.00 CPS, 39:***/***@AmigaNet)
? 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] recv: connection closed by foreign host
+ 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] done (from 39:***/***@AmigaNet, failed, S/R: 0/1 (0/19 bytes))
  11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] session closed, quitting...

I don't know the exact meaning of the recv line, but it seems like a forced connection close by the other end. And not a regular protocol "finish". So it's flagged as "failed", and my binkd tries this node again after a configured retry time...


Bye, Wilfred.

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