Subj : Re: Web hosting
To   : Spectre
From : McDoob
Date : Fri Mar 18 2022 13:11:51

 Sp> I see according to dig pibbs runs out of no-ip space.  You sure its up to
 Sp> date?  Have you been using an IP address to connect to the server
 Sp> instead of name lookup, have your other users used pibbs or some other
 Sp> local name for it maybe? Just some thoughts.

Yes, no-ip provides my DDNS service. I am certain it is up to date, as that
was one of the first things I checked. I have tried both, and the IP address
works perfectly, at least at a ping level. All users and other connections to
PiBBS are through the DNS address. I don't make my IP address public
knowledge.

However, I have just found out that I had used the IP address in my personal
SyncTERM listing for PiBBS. Switching to the web address indeed causes a
resolve failure...and, the hub isn't actually crashing BinkP data, my hourly
(or triggered) polling is what's bringing in the messages...

Looks like I got a bigger problem than I thought...Great! \(-_-)/

I guess I'll be doing that wipe sooner than I expected...but first, I better
get a working version of PiBBS set up on another of my computers...I would be
thouroughly annoyed if I found myself completely cut off from such fine
people as are present in fsxNet...

The joys of being a SysOp, I guess. (Q_Q)

PS: Okay, now, what in the absolute F***? Using the IP address in my favorite
browser brings up my landing page immediately! Somehow, I don't think a wipe
is going to fix this...*facepalm* Might be time to try out a different DDNS
service, since the same IP address is what's showing on the no-ip config...

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
pibbs.sytes.net

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