Synchronet 3.17, binkit.js and importing
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snoozerd · 2018-02-12 04:54

I am trying to get all this going. I had it running smoothly on
Mystic, but I enjoy SBBS better. Anyone have these setup?

Could you help me if you do?

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RealDeuce · 2018-02-12 15:31

I have it set up.  Have you checked on [the
wiki](http://wiki.synchro.net/util:binkit)?

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snoozerd · 2018-02-12 20:42

Yes, I just went line by line thru the wiki again.
Suggestion: Maybe it could show you what it is doing in the Network
Window (yes a new window).

This is what I get when I run binkit.js from the command line:
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     jsexec binkit.js -p

    JSexec v3.17a-Win32 (rev 1.193) - Execute Synchronet JavaScript
Module
    Compiled Feb  9 2018 05:03:15 with MSC 1800

    Loading configuration files from c:\SBBS\ctrl
    JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
    JavaScript: Creating runtime: 8388608 bytes
    JavaScript: Initializing context (stack: 16384 bytes)

    Reading script from C:\sbbs\exec\binkit.js
    C:\sbbs\exec\binkit.js compiled in 0.01 seconds
    Running outbound
    Locking = c:\sbbs\ftn\out\00010064.bsy
    Lock on = c:\sbbs\ftn\out\00010064.bsy failed.
    Locking = c:\sbbs\ftn\out.050\03060000.bsy
    Lock on = c:\sbbs\ftn\out.050\03060000.bsy failed.
    Locking = c:\sbbs\ftn\out.19b\019b0000.bsy
    Lock on = c:\sbbs\ftn\out.19b\019b0000.bsy failed.
    Locking = c:\sbbs\ftn\out.027\00270000.bsy
    Lock on = c:\sbbs\ftn\out.027\00270000.bsy failed.
    C:\sbbs\exec\binkit.js executed in 4.08 seconds

    JavaScript: Destroying context
    JavaScript: Destroying runtime

     C:\sbbs\exec>

I do not see any polling of my nodes there. I have been wracking my
brains out.

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RealDeuce · 2018-02-13 15:47

So it's unable to write those .bsy files... possibly a file
permissions issue?  If those files exist, try deleting them.  If not,
make sure that the user the BBS is running as can create files in
those directories.

Also, make sure that the directories even exist.

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snoozerd · 2018-02-13 19:06

You mean binkit.js will create the directories on its own?
Interesting.

I will be all over this when I get home.

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RealDeuce · 2018-02-13 19:14

BinkIT doesn't create any messages, why would it create outbound
directories?

If you want a link to be polled via -p, you need to have the Poll=yes
in the ini file for that link.  Generally, you run binkit as a service
and your upstream just connects when there's traffic rather than
holding for you to poll them.

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snoozerd · 2018-02-14 01:29

The things I learn! I did not know that they were to poll me...I have
always polled them...sheez....

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RealDeuce · 2018-02-14 01:34

Well, they don't need to poll... just whoever has messages for someone
else sends them.  So if you have outbound messages, BinkIT will send
them... if they have outbound for you, they send them.

That said, some links *do* require you to poll them... which is what
the Poll=yes option is for.