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  • BBS problem.

    From Melkor@melkor@STARFRON.remove-ua8-this to All on Sun Jan 3 02:12:27 2021
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    When I login and do a new scan after I read the first message Im getting disconnected. Then I have to manually recycle the servers.
    Error log shows these.
    0005 ! ERROR 13 binding Telnet Server socket to port 23: Permission denied. Also getting
    event BINKPOLL ! JavaScript /sbbs/exec/binkp.js line 220: TypeError: buf is null
    Im sure the binding error was after I got disconnected and is why I had to manually recycle. Not seeing anything that helps me figure out why it keeps booting me after I read the first message though.

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Star Frontiers BBS starfron.synchronetbbs.org
    --- Synchronet 3.18c-Win32 NewsLink 1.113
    * Vertrauen - Riverside County, California - telnet://vert.synchro.net
    --- Synchronet 3.19c-Linux NewsLink 1.113
  • From Melkor@melkor@STARFRON.remove-mi8-this to All on Sun Jan 3 18:00:57 2021
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    This only happens when connected via Telnet. I can read the messages fine when connected via HTTP. If I choose to connect via telnet from the webpage, the same thing happens when reading messages, and the sidebar shows I am at the external programs menu. Btw this is on 3.18c for Linux running the latest build from git.

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Star Frontiers BBS starfron.synchronetbbs.org
    --- Synchronet 3.18c-Win32 NewsLink 1.113
    * Vertrauen - Riverside County, California - telnet://vert.synchro.net
    --- Synchronet 3.19c-Linux NewsLink 1.113
  • From Bob Roberts@bob.roberts@HOVAL.remove-c98-this to Melkor on Sun Jan 3 13:27:02 2021
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    To: Melkor
    Re: BBS problem.
    By: Melkor to All on Sun Jan 03 2021 06:00 pm

    connected via HTTP. If I choose to connect via telnet from the webpage, the
    same thing happens when reading messages, and the sidebar shows I am at the
    external programs menu. Btw this is on 3.18c for Linux running the latest build
    from git.

    It sounds like you're using DDMsgReader, and maybe its crashing? Do you have any errors in your logs?

    Bob Roberts

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Halls of Valhalla =San=Francisco=
    --- Synchronet 3.18c-Win32 NewsLink 1.113
    * Vertrauen - Riverside County, California - telnet://vert.synchro.net
    --- Synchronet 3.19c-Linux NewsLink 1.113
  • From Melkor@melkor@STARFRON.remove-b5q-this to Bob Roberts on Mon Jan 4 00:46:31 2021
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    To: Bob Roberts
    Re: BBS problem.
    By: Bob Roberts to Melkor on Sun Jan 03 2021 01:27 pm

    It sounds like you're using DDMsgReader, and maybe its crashing? Do you have any errors in your logs?
    I am using DDMsgreader. No errors in my logs. As I stated in another post I restored from backup from the day before the last time I recompiled synchronet and it fixed the problem but there were no changes to DDMsgReader so maybe something that changed in Synchronet broke DDMsgReader? I dont know.

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Star Frontiers BBS starfron.synchronetbbs.org
    --- Synchronet 3.18c-Win32 NewsLink 1.113
    * Vertrauen - Riverside County, California - telnet://vert.synchro.net
    --- Synchronet 3.19c-Linux NewsLink 1.113
  • From Digital Man@digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-pel-this to Melkor on Sun Jan 3 17:32:09 2021
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    To: Melkor
    Re: BBS problem.
    By: Melkor to All on Sun Jan 03 2021 02:12 am

    When I login and do a new scan after I read the first message Im getting disconnected. Then I have to manually recycle the servers.
    Error log shows these.
    0005 ! ERROR 13 binding Telnet Server socket to port 23: Permission denied. Also getting
    event BINKPOLL ! JavaScript /sbbs/exec/binkp.js line 220: TypeError: buf is null
    Im sure the binding error was after I got disconnected and is why I had to manually recycle. Not seeing anything that helps me figure out why it keeps booting me after I read the first message though.

    There's like 3 different problems you're reporting in here in one message.

    For the binding issue, see http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#bind

    For the binkp error, looks like its try to decrypt an empty buffer. I just committed a change that should at prevent *that* error.

    For the disconnection issue, log messages from the terminal server would be very helpful (from the time this happens). Are you using a 3rd party message reader maybe?
    --
    digital man

    Sling Blade quote #24:
    Karl: Kaiser blade. I hit my mother upside the head with it. Mmm... Killed her. Norco, CA WX: 56.1øF, 76.0% humidity, 3 mph ENE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs --- Synchronet 3.18c-Win32 NewsLink 1.113
    * Vertrauen - Riverside County, California - telnet://vert.synchro.net
    --- Synchronet 3.19c-Linux NewsLink 1.113
  • From Digital Man@digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-mrf-this to Melkor on Sun Jan 3 17:41:55 2021
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    To: Melkor
    Re: BBS problem.
    By: Melkor to Bob Roberts on Mon Jan 04 2021 12:46 am

    Re: BBS problem.
    By: Bob Roberts to Melkor on Sun Jan 03 2021 01:27 pm

    It sounds like you're using DDMsgReader, and maybe its crashing? Do you have any errors in your logs?
    I am using DDMsgreader.

    That would be an important detail to include in your initial problem report.

    No errors in my logs.

    Is the 'sbbs' process terminating (crashing)? If not, I would expect the terminal server to have reported details about what has happened, if not an error message, something.
    --
    digital man

    This Is Spinal Tap quote #46:
    "Not an Exit" - we don't want an exit. Well that's true.
    Norco, CA WX: 55.5øF, 78.0% humidity, 2 mph E wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    --- Synchronet 3.18c-Win32 NewsLink 1.113
    * Vertrauen - Riverside County, California - telnet://vert.synchro.net
    --- Synchronet 3.19c-Linux NewsLink 1.113