This should probably go in the WWIV Linux discussion, I wanted to try here first just for the idea that my question could be seen more in here.

I'm trying to set up BBSlink on my system, and have been following the instructions found here: https://docs.wwivbbs.org/en/latest/chains/bbslink/

In it, the instructions advise (after adding your connection codes and such) to setup the door using the following command:

A) Description : BBSLink B) Filename : bash -c "./chains/bbslink/bbslink.sh -f %1" F) Exec Mode: STDIO

I attempt to execute the door, I briefly see 'Please wait.." and then nothing.

I don't like that I cannot see the connection attempt to his service, is there a way to have verbose logging local to screen so that I can trail down the issue? Has anyone else had this issue before, or just simply has an idea that could work?

Path structure is /home/user/wwiv/chains/bbslink/ I left the path exactly as the example but nothing. I even went so far as to put the entire path in the 'B) Filename' field, and still nothing.

For all intent and purposes, the door is literally setup like the URL has it, the only difference is my BBS connection information that I copied and pasted in to be sure I didn't typo that.

Any help is certainly appreciated.


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I don't like that I cannot see the connection attempt to his service, is there a way to have verbose logging local to screen so that I can trail
down the issue? Has anyone else had this issue before, or just simply

Did you try running it from the shell? Just log in and cd into that chains/bbslink directory and run that command line it tells you to put in the BBS. I haven't looked yet at the link so I'm not sure what the -f is expecting and what you should replace %1 with .. Maybe the username. You should be able to see what it's doing that way, though.
 
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On Friday,April 26, 2024 at 08:26 AM, Phigan wrote:

RE: Re: BBSlink Door Help
BY: Patch #1 @142

I don't like that I cannot see the connection attempt to his
service, is
there a way to have verbose logging local to screen so that I
can trail
down the issue? Has anyone else had this issue before, or just
simply

Did you try running it from the shell? Just log in and cd into that chains/bbslink directory and run that command line it tells you to put
in the BBS. I haven't looked yet at the link so I'm not sure what the -f
is expecting and what you should replace %1 with .. Maybe the username.
You should be able to see what it's doing that way, though.

Great question, and yes I did. I sent him what I saw after issuing the ./command from terminal.

It provided a few lines where errors reside but it's not where I input my information in.

I'll run it again and post it here, as I have not heard from him in about a week now.


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Any help is certainly appreciated.

My chain definition:
A) Description : BBSLink Game Network
B) Filename : bash -c "./doors/bbslink/bbslink.sh -f %1"
C) ACS : user.sl >= 50
D) ANSI : Optional
E) Exec Mode : STDIO
F) Launch From : BBS Root Directory
G) Local only : No
H) Multi user : No
I) Usage : 140
J) Registered by: AVAILABLE
L) Pause after : No

Also there is a bbslink.ini file in the same directory as the bbslink.sh script. It needs the correct definition of the following variables:

host
syscode
authcode
schemecode

curl is also a requirement in the rare chance its not installed on your system.

Hope that helps.

Shaggy



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