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Per my previous post: I've gotten SBBS running rlogin in gameserver mode, and can access it from my ENiGMA system just fine.

If I don't try to pass an xtrn= value, it goes straight to the xtrn menu and I can run anything I'd like from there, and when I quit it sends me back to my bbs. Cool.

But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch external: 'ANSIVIEW'

I've tried multiple external programs, and double checked the internal codes (In this example, I'm trying to use the auto-installed ANSIview and am passing xtrn=ANSIVIEW.)

Any ideas what may begoing on? Do I possibly have the syntax off?
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To: Deepthaw
Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
By: Deepthaw to All on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:24 pm

But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch external: 'ANSIVIEW'

Did you try lowercase?
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To: Digital Man
Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
By: Digital Man to Deepthaw on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:29 pm

Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
By: Deepthaw to All on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:24 pm

But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally
go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch
external: 'ANSIVIEW'

Did you try lowercase?

I did. Same issue. If I don't pass any kind of xtrn= parameter, it takes me straight to the xtrn menu where everything works fine.

I've verified that rlogin_auto_xtrn is set to true as well.
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To: Digital Man
Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
By: Deepthaw to Digital Man on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:50 pm

Did you try lowercase?

I did. Same issue. If I don't pass any kind of xtrn= parameter, it takes me straight to the xtrn menu where everything works fine.

To assist with troubleshooting, I enabled the web server and get the same error message when trying to run externals via the built-in menu there, so it's definitely something systemwide...
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To: Deepthaw
Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
By: Deepthaw to Digital Man on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:50 pm

Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
By: Digital Man to Deepthaw on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:29 pm

Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
By: Deepthaw to All on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:24 pm

But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally
go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch
external: 'ANSIVIEW'

Did you try lowercase?

I did. Same issue. If I don't pass any kind of xtrn= parameter, it takes me straight to the xtrn menu where everything works fine.

I've verified that rlogin_auto_xtrn is set to true as well.

The next thing to check would be the access requirements of that program (and the section containing it) in SCFG->External Programs.
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