Subj : oxp: file requests?
To   : August Abolins
From : Martin Foster
Date : Tue May 07 2019 12:46:00

Hello August!

On 05.05.19 at 20:04, August Abolins wrote to All:

 AA> Anyone fully test the filerequest feature in OXP?

Yes :)

 AA> When I create a request, the packet gets generated and sent, examples:

 AA> [1]
 AA> = 19:47:18  CONNECT
 AA>   19:47:19  OPT CRAM-MD5-db902298be5414d22ba963ce4a009d20
 AA>   19:47:19  OPT CRC
 AA>   19:47:19  SYS Outpost BBS
 AA>   19:47:19  ZYZ Sean Dennis
 AA>   19:47:19  LOC Limestone, TN, USA
 AA>   19:47:19  NDL ICM,XX,IBN,IFC
 AA>   19:47:19  TIME Sun, 05 May 2019 19:41:32 -0400
 AA>   19:47:19  VER mbcico/1.0.7.12/GNU/Linux-x86_64 binkp/1.1
 AA>   19:47:19  PHN bbs.outpostbbs.net
 AA>   19:47:19  OPM Outpost BBS in Limestone, TN, USA
 AA>   19:47:22  non-secure
 AA>   19:47:22  OPT EXTCMD GZ BZ2 PLZ CRC
 AA>   19:47:22  TRF 0 0
 AA>   19:47:23  TRF 0 215454
 AA> * 19:47:23  Sent 001200C8.REQ, 14b
 AA> % 19:48:28  User break
 AA> = 19:48:28  hangup
 AA> - 19:48:28  exiting

 AA> [2]
 AA> = 18:59:30  CONNECT
 AA>   18:59:42  OPT CRAM-MD5-1b1d25d6c934cd44e0129856c35d425d
 AA>   18:59:42  SYS Prism BBS
 AA>   18:59:42  ZYZ Janis Kracht
 AA>   18:59:42  LOC Slaterville Springs, NY
 AA>   18:59:42  NDL CM,XX,IBN
 AA>   18:59:42  TIME Sun,  5 May 2019 18:59:36 -0400
 AA>   18:59:42  VER binkd/1.0a-396/Linux binkp/1.1
 AA>   18:59:43  TRF 0 0
 AA>   18:59:43  OPT EXTCMD GZ BZ2
 AA>   18:59:43  non-secure
 AA> * 18:59:43  Sent 01050026.REQ, 41b
 AA> % 19:00:02  User break
 AA> = 19:00:02  hangup
 AA> - 19:00:02  exiting

 AA> After each "Sent XXXXXXX.REQ", the call just stalls and does not finish
 AA> on its own.   I have to end it manually after a long time, hence "user
 AA> break".

 AA> What am I doing wrong?

In your session[2], you didn't wait long enough, here's how it went  
for me .....

= 09:20:11  CONNECT
  09:20:11  OPT CRAM-MD5-54ef230fb97bb23ff97f3aaea2b34439
  09:20:11  SYS Prism BBS
  09:20:11  ZYZ Janis Kracht
  09:20:11  LOC Slaterville Springs, NY
  09:20:11  NDL CM,XX,IBN
  09:20:11  TIME Mon,  6 May 2019 04:20:18 -0400
  09:20:11  VER binkd/1.0a-396/Linux binkp/1.1
  09:20:12  TRF 0 0
  09:20:12  OPT EXTCMD GZ BZ2
  09:20:12  non-secure
* 09:20:12  Sent 01050026.REQ, 6b
* 09:20:48  Rcvd D8F56682.Pkt, 510b
* 09:21:04  Rcvd files.zip, 2270135b
* 09:21:04  Rcvd files, 7066b
= 09:21:04  hangup
- 09:21:04  exiting

In your session[1], you came across a long-standing known issue  
between OpenXP/mbcico systems and here's how it went for me .....

= 09:30:26  CONNECT
  09:30:27  OPT CRAM-MD5-8163d269479606a69c5a42cd9162ad97
  09:30:27  OPT CRC
  09:30:27  SYS Outpost BBS
  09:30:27  ZYZ Sean Dennis
  09:30:27  LOC Limestone, TN, USA
  09:30:27  NDL ICM,XX,IBN,IFC
  09:30:27  TIME Mon, 06 May 2019 04:24:50 -0400
  09:30:27  VER mbcico/1.0.7.12/GNU/Linux-x86_64 binkp/1.1
  09:30:27  PHN bbs.outpostbbs.net
  09:30:27  OPM Outpost BBS in Limestone, TN, USA
  09:30:27  non-secure
  09:30:27  OPT EXTCMD GZ BZ2 PLZ CRC
  09:30:27  TRF 0 0
  09:30:28  TRF 0 755
* 09:30:28  Sent 001200C8.REQ, 6b
% 09:34:33  User break
= 09:34:33  hangup
- 09:34:33  exiting

The cause of this issue is, as yet, undetermined :(

Regards,
Martin

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