Subj : Polling With MBSE
To : Dave Vandermeer
From : Andrew Leary
Date : Sun Aug 26 2018 08:52 pm
Hello Dave!
25 Aug 18 09:59, you wrote to all:
DV> Just a quick question.. How do you make MBSE actually poll out.. I'm
DV> using the correct mbout commandline but all it does is create the
DV> poll, but never actually makes the network call...
DV> [snip]
DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ mbout p f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org
DV> MBOUT: MBSE BBS 1.0.7.3 Outbound Manager
DV> Copyright (C) 1997-2017 MBSE Development Team, All Rights
DV> Reserved
DV> Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet
DV> [snip]
DV> and the logs
DV> [snip]
DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat system.log
DV> 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003]
DV> 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] MBOUT v1.0.7.3
DV> 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] Command line: mbout p
DV> f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org
DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system
DV> name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00
DV> mbout[4003] Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00
DV> mbout[4003] MBOUT finished in 0.00s
DV> [snip]
DV> and the task log
DV> [snip]
DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat mbtask.log
DV> p 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] last message repeated 5 times
DV> - 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] Registered client pgm "mbout", pid
DV> 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0 - 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568]
DV> Unregistered client pgm "mbout", pid 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0
DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Scanning outbound at 13:56 UTC.
DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system
DV> name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20
DV> mbtask[2568] Flavor Out Size Online Modem
DV> ISDN TCP/IP Calls Status Mode Address
DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] .....P ...C .. 0 00000001
DV> 00000000
DV> 00000000 00000004 0 Ok Inet 1:229/426
DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Systems to call: Inet=1, ISDN=0,
DV> POTS=0, Next event at 00:00 UTC
DV> [snip]
DV> The poll sits there forever until I tell mbut to end it, but it never
DV> actually makes the call.. I have to force it to call using mbcico ..
DV> or is this how its supposed to be done?
DV> mbcico -a bbs.darkrealms.ca:24554 -t ibn f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org
DV> ...
DV> I'm at a loss.. if you have to manually tell it to poll that kind of
DV> refutes the point of using mbout lol
Is mbtask running? If so, load mbmon and display the server statistics
(option 2.) Check to see if it shows your Internet as up. If it doesn't,
check the IP addresses you entered in mbsetup option 18 (Task Manager) to make
sure that they are responding to pings. If both of them are not, mbtask will
think your internet connection is down and not attempt any outbound internet
calls.
