Subj : .?lo files disappearing error 11
To : deon
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Jun 02 2025 02:45 pm
Re: .?lo files disappearing error 11
By: deon to Digital Man on Mon Jun 02 2025 05:57 pm
> Howdy,
>
> I've just discovered something weird, that has been happening for a month or
> two. Probably since I moved from x86_64 to aarch64.
>
> When outbound FTN mail is created, sbbsecho is correctly placing the .?lo
> file in the zone oubound dir, and triggering binkit to send it.
>
> It seems when binkit calls the remote, when it goes to open the .?lo file to
> see what to send, its gone. I can re-produce this pretty easily, its
> happening for all my FTN networks.
>
> As a consequence, no mail gets sent.
>
> Here is an except from syslog:
>
> Jun 02 15:42:47 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt FIDOOUT Running native timed
> event: /opt/sbbs/exec/sbbsecho -ni
> Jun 02 15:42:49 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt FIDOOUT Timed event:
> '/opt/sbbs/exec/sbbsecho -ni' returned 0
> Jun 02 15:42:50 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BBS Events Semaphore signaled
> for Timed Event: BINKOUT
> Jun 02 15:42:50 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT Running native timed
> event: ?binkit
> Jun 02 15:42:50 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT BinkIT/2.41 invoked
> with options:
> Jun 02 15:42:51 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT Attempting callout
> for 12:1/1@dovenet, file: /opt/sbbs/fido/outbound.00c/00010001.dlo
> Jun 02 15:42:51 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT JSBinkP/4 callout to
> 12:1/1@dovenet started
> Jun 02 15:42:51 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT Connecting to
> 12:1/1@dovenet at clrghouz.bbs.dege.au:24554
> Jun 02 15:43:00 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT Will encrypt session.
> Jun 02 15:43:00 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT Authentication
> successful: secure
> Jun 02 15:43:28 ? local1.err synchronet: evnt BINKOUT Error 11 opening FLO
> file: /opt/sbbs/fido/outbound.00c/00010001.dlo
> Jun 02 15:43:31 ? local1.info synchronet: evnt BINKOUT Timed event:
> '?binkit' returned 0
>
> I just rebuilt sbbs today, as my last build was about a month or two old -
> still the same.
>
> Why the error 11, and what would cause the file to disappear?
/usr/include/asm-generic/errno-base.h:#define EAGAIN 11 /* Try again */
I'm guessing that means the file was opened for exclusive access or the file system was doing something with the file. It's not saying the file "is gone".
> If I create the .?lo manually, and send it interactively with jsexec binkit
> -l ... , the file doesnt disappear (until the mail is sent), and the mail
> gets transfered correctly.
>
> I think this is related to me switching to aarch64. I'm using the same
> config, and the same build process as I have always used.
It sounds like BinkIt should peform an open-retry when getting that specific open error. Submit an issue at gitlab.synchro.net for someone to follow-up on this?
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