1. Forum
  2. FidoNet
  3. DBRIDGE

  • Using D'Bridge on GNU/Linux (Spanish Guide)

    From Fernando Toledo@4:902/26 to Fidonet.DBRIDGE on Sat Dec 12 11:13:18 2020
    Using D'Bridge on GNU/Linux (Spanish Guide)

    https://fido.bbs.docksud.com.ar/wiki/doku.php?id=fidonet:guia_dbrige_linux
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
    * Origin: Dock Sud BBS - http://bbs.docksud.com.ar (4:902/26)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Fernando Toledo on Sat Dec 12 11:03:55 2020
    On 12 Dec 20 11:13:18, Fernando Toledo said the following to Fidonet.Dbridge:

    Using D'Bridge on GNU/Linux (Spanish Guide)

    Gracias.

    Nick

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Fernando Toledo on Sat Dec 12 11:19:28 2020
    On 12 Dec 20 11:13:18, Fernando Toledo said the following to Fidonet.Dbridge:

    Using D'Bridge on GNU/Linux (Spanish Guide)

    The routing is part of the schedule because multiple mail events can each be defined with their own routing table. That is why I believe it does not make sense to have the routing table in its own menu option.

    The DBRIDGE.UFM file does not tell BinkD to place calls; the D'Bridge mailer manipulates the .FLO files in the C:\DB\DATA\domain directories.
    BinkD senses those changes and acts accordingly. DBRIDGE.UFM is created by BinkD to tell D'Bridge to check for and Unpack/Forward any received Mail.

    I discovered that DosBox caches the file-table of the host OS (at least on Windows). What that means is files that are created outside of Dosbox will not be seen by any program running in Dosbox unless you quit and reload. I believe some Sysop made a custom-compile of Dosbox to resolve this but I am not sure. I am not sure if this behavior happens on Linux.

    Nick

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Troy Tuttle@1:249/1 to Nick Andre on Sat Dec 12 10:08:11 2020
    I discovered that DosBox caches the file-table of the host OS (at least
    on
    Windows). What that means is files that are created outside of Dosbox
    will not
    be seen by any program running in Dosbox unless you quit and reload. I believe
    some Sysop made a custom-compile of Dosbox to resolve this but I am not
    sure.
    I am not sure if this behavior happens on Linux.

    If you issue a "rescan" it will clear the cache and refresh everthing. You can add it to batch files no problem.

    --- D'Bridge 4
    * Origin: Net 249 HUB (1:249/1)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Troy Tuttle on Sun Dec 13 00:29:16 2020
    On 12 Dec 20 10:08:11, Troy Tuttle said the following to Nick Andre:

    I am not sure if this behavior happens on Linux.

    If you issue a "rescan" it will clear the cache and refresh everthing. You add it to batch files no problem.

    You mean "rescan" is a native command in Dosbox?

    Nick

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Fernando Toledo@4:902/26 to Nick Andre on Sun Dec 13 19:08:41 2020
    El 12/12/20 a las 13:19, Nick Andre escribió:
    On 12 Dec 20 11:13:18, Fernando Toledo said the following to
    Fidonet.Dbridge:

    Using D'Bridge on GNU/Linux (Spanish Guide)

    The routing is part of the schedule because multiple mail events can each be defined with their own routing table. That is why I believe it does not make sense to have the routing table in its own menu option.

    Oh! thanks Nick! i will update asap with your comments!


    The DBRIDGE.UFM file does not tell BinkD to place calls; the D'Bridge mailer manipulates the .FLO files in the C:\DB\DATA\domain directories.
    BinkD senses those changes and acts accordingly. DBRIDGE.UFM is created by BinkD to tell D'Bridge to check for and Unpack/Forward any received Mail.

    Ok. I had understood it backwards

    I discovered that DosBox caches the file-table of the host OS (at least on Windows). What that means is files that are created outside of Dosbox will
    not
    be seen by any program running in Dosbox unless you quit and reload. I
    believe
    some Sysop made a custom-compile of Dosbox to resolve this but I am not
    sure.
    I am not sure if this behavior happens on Linux.

    Nick

    Yes, I think you could clear the cache using rescan command whitout
    restarting dosbox

    I will research if dosemu have same behavior
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
    * Origin: Dock Sud BBS - http://bbs.docksud.com.ar (4:902/26)
  • From Fernando Toledo@4:902/26 to Nick Andre on Sun Dec 13 19:11:10 2020
    El 13/12/20 a las 02:29, Nick Andre escribió:
    On 12 Dec 20 10:08:11, Troy Tuttle said the following to Nick Andre:

    I am not sure if this behavior happens on Linux.

    If you issue a "rescan" it will clear the cache and refresh everthing.
    You
    add it to batch files no problem.

    You mean "rescan" is a native command in Dosbox?

    Yes it's a dosbox embeded/internal command

    https://www.dosbox.com/DOSBoxManual.html#InternalPrograms
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
    * Origin: Dock Sud BBS - http://bbs.docksud.com.ar (4:902/26)
  • From Fernando Toledo@4:902/26 to Nick Andre on Sun Dec 13 23:11:20 2020
    El 12/12/20 a las 13:19, Nick Andre escribió:
    On 12 Dec 20 11:13:18, Fernando Toledo said the following to
    Fidonet.Dbridge:

    Using D'Bridge on GNU/Linux (Spanish Guide)

    The routing is part of the schedule because multiple mail events can each be defined with their own routing table. That is why I believe it does not make sense to have the routing table in its own menu option.


    Understanding the schedule:

    If i want to poll every hour to my boss node, should I create all 24
    events for that node or can i create a unique event that poll every hour?

    thanks!
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
    * Origin: Dock Sud BBS - http://bbs.docksud.com.ar (4:902/26)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Fernando Toledo on Sun Dec 13 22:37:47 2020
    On 13 Dec 20 23:11:20, Fernando Toledo said the following to Nick Andre:

    Understanding the schedule:

    If i want to poll every hour to my boss node, should I create all 24 events for that node or can i create a unique event that poll every hour?

    You may find its easier to script a job that runs the command-line program DBUTIL for polling.

    ie. a Dosbox that calls C:\DB\DBUTIL NORMAL POLL 1:229/426

    Nick

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Troy Tuttle@1:249/1 to Fernando Toledo on Sat Dec 19 20:32:16 2020
    If you issue a "rescan" it will clear the cache and refresh
    everthing. You
    add it to batch files no problem.

    You mean "rescan" is a native command in Dosbox?

    Yes it's a dosbox embeded/internal command

    https://www.dosbox.com/DOSBoxManual.html#InternalPrograms

    Thanks for answering for me Fernado! I'm in the middle moving and my ability to reply to things is somewhat limited! :D

    _Troy

    --- D'Bridge 4
    * Origin: Net 249 HUB (1:249/1)