Subj : Re: InterBBS Last Callers
To   : Codefenix
From : xqtr
Date : Thu Jul 17 2025 05:23 pm

 Co> You underestimate sysops. Plenty know to check logs for errors, and do.

I don't under/over estimate no one. It's not about if they know, which i think it's obvious they do, cause setting a BBS in a Linux/Windows machine, is not for an amature... but if they do or have the time and will to do, to debug something. 

Personal speaking, i am not even logging to my BBS daily, about once per two-three days and even then, i don't check logs, unless something went wrong.

 Co> No disrespect, but no. It's not fsxNet's fault that the script is faili
 Co> cess a message. The script should be more fault-tolerant of unexpected sce
 Co>  like the one described here, and handle it gracefully.

I never said that. For the second time in the same post you imply things that i haven't said... don't try to tell others, what i think. Just tell your opinion on the subject.

Of course it's not the fsx/zero/arak net error. The mod uses an echoarea just for data transfer. The "obligation" for the data to be correct is of the sysop that sets it up, to his BBS. And even then, we can't accuse anyone, that did something deliberately. Something may was misunderstood or was setup by mistake... mistakes happen.

 Co> This gets around the current problem at hand, sure. But only until it r
 Co> s. Then the sysop (in fact, all sysops who use this script) will inevitabl
 Co>  themselves in the same situation again.|07                               

Yes and when it happen again, anyone will know and contact the BBS that "caused" it and will be fixed immediately, cause it affects the mod and data transfer for it ;)

 Co> The script needs to be fault-tolerant.

I explained my self earlier. "Hiding" network errors, meaning the corrupt or wrong packet messges, will just delay or not correct the problem at all.

Feel free to make a fork and apply any changes to the original mod/script. All of my mods are under GPL3 lic. and anyone is free to alter them in the way they think.

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