Subj : MRC
To   : paulie420
From : Barmed
Date : Thu Feb 18 2021 14:51:44

On 16 Feb 2021, paulie420 said the following...
 pa>  Ba> seem to be having much luck testing it. I can enter mrc, and exit, bu
 pa>  Ba> can't seem to get any other commands to do anything.
 pa> 
 pa> I don't want you to get discouraged; I've seen your woes as you start to
 pa> setup a system. Just know that we ALL went thru the setup issues.
 pa> Learning how Mystic
 pa> add-ons work, and etc... LOL.

Discouraged, no. Frustrated?  Big Time.  But that's normal for me.  I read
the instructions, follow them, and it doesn't work, or doesn't work as
expected,  So I go through it again and again, to try and find what I missed.
I'll know it will turn out to be something very simple, but I'll nearly drive
myself crazy figuring it out.

Then I'll vent here or someplace similar, and people will suggest things to
look at, which I will, even if I'm sure I already looked at it, and
eventually it works.

The funny part is that MRC isn't even something I likely would use very
often. But it is something I'd have available because other people might.
 pa> Funny thing is, even way later when you kinda know a LOT; things will
 pa> still trip you up. SO, don't trip...
 pa> 
 pa> Things to remember with MRC. Ok... the server must be loaded, first,
 pa> before you
 pa> try to run any MRC menu commands.
 pa> 
 pa> So, make sure the server is loaded in the background. OK, check.
 pa> Make sure you have the newest MRC software.
 pa> Make sure you've compiled it using './mplc mrcfilename.mps'... 
 pa> Create a menu command in Mystic thats something like: (GX) 
 pa> /home/pi/mystic/themes/default/scripts/mrc_client
 pa> 
 pa> Then jump on yer BBS and enter the MRC rooms.
 pa> Type '/bbses' to see a list of BBSes connected... this will show that
 pa> you're server is all connected.
 pa> Then, try to say hello. Someone is usually in there.

I'll run through the steps again. I'm missing something simple.  Everything
apoears to be working, but The only command when I'm ine MRC that actually
does anything is /quit.

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