Subj : Problem with filenames containing spaces To : All From : Paul Hayton Date : Thu Jan 13 2022 11:53 am Hi there. A file was uploaded to Agency BBS by a user and was called MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip There was a space between MyGUI and the V1. but I didn't think anything of it. I know better now :) I'd moved this file using sysop file editor tools in my Mystic BBS and hatched it from Agency BBS to the wider fsxNet. Mystic BBS logs show: ----------------- MUTIL v1.12 A47 2021/11/06 Sun, Jan 09 2022 (loglevel 3) + Jan 09 17:09:35 Startup using mailin.ini - Jan 09 17:09:35 EXEC FileToss - Jan 09 17:09:35 EXEC ImportEchoMail + Jan 09 17:09:35 Process: Toss FDN/TIC Files + Jan 09 17:09:35 Waiting for BUSY nodes + Jan 09 17:09:35 Scanning Hatches + Jan 09 17:09:35 Hatching: MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip from Mystic BBS Utils, Mods Etc. + Jan 09 17:09:35 Tossing to 21:1/100 + Jan 09 17:09:35 Results: 0 import, 1 toss, 1 hatch, 0 bad in 0.02s The TIC file from Mystic contains Created By Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 Area FSX_MUTL AreaDesc Mystic BBS Utils, Mods Etc. File MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip Size 1669424 CRC d39eeb54 Replaces MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip Htick at 21:1/100 HUB then tosses the file to other nodes... ----------------------- Sun 09 Jan 2022, htick/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2021-03-11 1 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 Start 7 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 Checking tmp dir C Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 Start tossing... 7 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 Processing Tic-File /hub/echomail/in/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.tic 7 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 File "MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip": size: 1669424, area: FSX_MUTL, from: 21:1/101, orig: 21:1/101 M Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 Moved /hub/echomail/in/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip to /ftn/files/fsx/fsx_mutl/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip M Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 Report file /ftn/files/announce/1cemsgdy.tic created for file MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip S Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 Linked: /ftn/files/fsx/fsx_mutl/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip S Jan:09:2022:17:11:00 to: /hub/filebox/fsxnet_z21n2n100/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip Using BinkD as the mailer at 21:1/100 I then noticed some BBS nodes polling in were having this issue: + 09 Jan 19:19:38 [24867] call to 21:1/107@fsxnet 09 Jan 19:19:38 [24867] trying bbs.thebytexchange.com [204.12.198.27]... 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] connected + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] outgoing session with bbs.thebytexchange.com:24554 [204.12.198.27] - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] OPT CRAM-MD5-39f913bebc0dbe388a3671b63e62f6f8 + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] Remote requests MD mode - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] SYS The ByteXchange BBS - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] ZYZ Nugax - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] TIME Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:19:39 -0600 - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] VER Mystic/1.12A47 binkp/1.0 - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] BUILD 2020/10/13 12:55:27 Linux/64 + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 1:19/37@fidonet + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 40:100/2@cybernet (n/a or busy) + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 21:1/107@fsxnet + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 10:102/1@araknet (n/a or busy) + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 618:200/32@micronet (n/a or busy) + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 42:256/6@sfnet (n/a or busy) + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 700:100/12@spooknet (n/a or busy) + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 42:972/1@dorenet (n/a or busy) + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 11:1/200@wwivftn (n/a or busy) + 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] pwd protected session (MD5) + 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] sending /hub/filebox/fsxnet_z21n1n107/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip as MyGUI\x20v1.0.2.26.zip (1669424) - 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] QSIZE 0 files 0 bytes ? 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] M_GOT: cannot parse args + 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] done (to 21:1/107@fsxnet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes)) incoming nodes (earlier Mystic version) seem to have the same problem. + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] incoming session with 47-220-170-115.gtwncmkt04.res.dyn.suddenlink.net [47.220.170.115] - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] SYS Cold War Computing BBS - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] ZYZ Jeff - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] TIME Sun, 09 Jan 2022 04:58:08 -0600 - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] VER Mystic/1.12A46 binkp/1.0 - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] BUILD 2020/08/26 19:01:33 Raspberry Pi/32 + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] addr: 21:1/180@fsxnet + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] pwd protected session (MD5) + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] sending /hub/filebox/fsxnet_z21n1n180/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip as MyGUI\x20v1.0.2.26.zip (1669424) - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] QSIZE 0 files 0 bytes ? 09 Jan 23:58:09 [6668] M_GOT: cannot parse args + 09 Jan 23:58:09 [6668] done (from 21:1/180@fsxnet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes)) My fix was to delete the file out of file boxes to get traffic flowing again. I spoke with the Mystic author and his reply was [snip] This seems to be related to a long standing issue with BinkD escaping filenames incorrectly. You'll have to get it fixed in BinkD. A47 has a workaround for the BinkD bugs but A46 would not. PH> v1.0.2.26.zip as MyGUI\x20v1.0.2.26.zip (1669424) This is not a properly escaped filename being sent by BinkD as it does not follow the BINKP protocol specifications for filename escaping: 5.2 File Name Issues -------------------- In Mailer-parseable commands that contain a file name, the file name MUST NOT include a whitespace (ASCII value 20 hex). The file name SHOULD NOT include symbols other than alphanumeric (A-Z,a-z,0-9) and safe characters as defined below in BNF. All other symbols are to be considered unsafe and SHOULD be escaped in the form of two hexadecimal digits preceded by a backslash (e.g. a whitespace must be transmitted as "\20"). filename = *pchar pchar = unreserved | escape unreserved = ALPHA | DIGIT | safe safe = "@" | "&" | "=" | "+" | "%" | "$" | "-" | "_" | "." | "!" | "(" | ")" | "#" | "|" escape = "\" HEX HEX [snip] Is it possible please for BinkD to be updated so that if a file name with a space in it is sent using BinkD to a remote system the filename escaping is transmitted as per suggestions above? With thanks, Paul. --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/11/06 (Linux/64) * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (3:770/100) .