Subj : The BBS has ended for unknown reasons.
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Mvan Le
Date : Fri Jul 27 2007 09:39 pm

* Original Area: C.9.Local
* Original To  : Bob Jones (1:343/41)

 ML>   Thank you.

 ML>   Connection Closed to tophat.darktech.org/23 @ 1:28 pm

 ML> Thanks !

 BJ> Interesting.....  

 BJ> Based on what I am seeing, I am guessing that the 
 BJ> upload completes, and then something "breaks" trying to 
 BJ> unpack the uploaded .rep packet.  My guess is the 
 BJ> archive method you are using is too new for what I run 
 BJ> on the BBS....  What are you using to compress the 
 BJ> file?  What version of the program?  What flags are you 
 BJ> using?

 BJ> It probably works on your BBS setup because you have 
 BJ> matching compression and decompression routines.....

I was going to scrutinise your Compress.Cfg for clues but I don't think it's 
compression related because it appears that any upload / file transfer 
whatsoever from me to your BBS is breaking.  

I've attempted some test uploads: "lanius.zip" and "bitsbaud.mec" which both 
failed. I think lanius.zip was created with WinZip 8.0, and bitsbaud.mec is 
just a flat MECCA file -- the aim was to test if your upload process would 
yield different results between compressed and uncompressed file uploads (which 
it didn't).

Are you currently able to upload files via that Zmodem protocol to your own BBS 
? and is it the Maximus internal Zmodem ? -- the Maximus internal Zmodem is 
what I use for my BBS and uploads with mTelnet work fine.  

I'm using pkzip to upload *.REP packets to Vertrauen (Rob Swindell's BBS ( 
telnet://vert.synchro.net)) successfully. He's runnin his stuff on W2k+3 ...  

So I don't know what the problem is. I can only suspect it's OS/2. I seem to be 
having lots of probs with uploading stuff to OS/2, albeit thus far observed 
only from Bob Juge's and your BBS. 

Anyway, I've provided below some details with what I've attempted to do for 
each of your available compression options.

I'm using PkPak from 1988 and PkZip (1993) so I don't think they're too "new" 
for your ARC 5.xx and Info-zip.

+-----------------+
| Your ARC Option |
+-----------------+

    CMD: "C:\tmp\pkpak -a tophat2.rep *.msg"
Version: PKPAK    FAST!    Archive Create/Update Utility    Version 3.61   
         08-02-88 Copyright (c) 1986-1988 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved.  
                 PKPAK/h for help


+----------------------+
| Your Info-zip Option |
+----------------------+

    CMD: "C:\tmp\pkzip tophat2.rep *.msg"
Version: PKZIP (R)   FAST!   Create/Update Utility   Version 2.04g   02-01-93
         Copr. 1989-1993 PKWARE Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  Shareware Version
         PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off.   Patent No. 5,051,745


+-----------------+
| Your LHA Option |
+-----------------+

    CMD: "C:\tmp\lha a tophat2.rep *.msg"
Version: LHA version 2.13
         Copyright (c) Haruyasu Yoshizaki, 1988-91
=== <<< A High-Performance File-Compression Program >>> ========  07/20/91  ===


If you've got time perhaps you can try uploading files to yourself using
mTelnet or other client with Zmodem.

Apart from that, I think we've reached the end of the line with this.


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 * Origin: Top Hat 2 BBS (1:343/41)

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