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    From Wang Bu@VERT/JACOBCAT to All on Tue Oct 14 00:21:45 2025
    Hi all,

    I was just playing around with my Synchronet BBS, when I came upon the Sysop commands. When I checked it, there was a command to Spy a Node from inside the BBS session.

    I tried it by logging in as Guest in another terminal, and then from my Sysop terminal, I spied using the ;SPY <node> command. It was successful; I was able to see the other node's activities and I can even do remote control.

    However, I wanted to exit the spy mode, but I don't know how to do it from the BBS. Is there a keystroke/command that I can use to stop spying the node?

    What I just did in the meantime is to disconnect the Sysop terminal, but I'd like to know if there is a keystroke or command to do this.

    Thanks.


    - Wang Bu

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Wang Bu on Mon Oct 13 16:02:19 2025
    Re: Spy node from inside BBS session
    By: Wang Bu to All on Tue Oct 14 2025 12:21 am

    However, I wanted to exit the spy mode, but I don't know how to do it from the BBS. Is there a keystroke/command that I can use to stop spying the node?

    What I just did in the meantime is to disconnect the Sysop terminal, but I'd like to know if there is a keystroke or command to do this.

    Yes, Ctrl-C.
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  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Tue Oct 14 11:55:10 2025
    On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:21:45 +0800
    "Wang Bu" (VERT/JACOBCAT) <VERT/JACOBCAT!Wang.Bu@endofthelinebbs.com>
    wrote:

    Hi all,

    I was just playing around with my Synchronet BBS, when I came upon
    the Sysop commands. When I checked it, there was a command to Spy a
    Node from inside the BBS session.

    I tried it by logging in as Guest in another terminal, and then from
    my Sysop terminal, I spied using the ;SPY <node> command. It was
    successful; I was able to see the other node's activities and I can
    even do remote control.

    However, I wanted to exit the spy mode, but I don't know how to do it
    from the BBS. Is there a keystroke/command that I can use to stop
    spying the node?

    What I just did in the meantime is to disconnect the Sysop terminal,
    but I'd like to know if there is a keystroke or command to do this.

    *** Synchronet MQTT Spy on Node 1: Ctrl-C to Abort ***

    It sort of tells you right there.
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