Subj : New documentation
To : Sean Dennis
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Sat Apr 16 2022 02:13 pm
Hello Sean!
Answering a msg of <Friday April 15 2022>, from you to All:
Did you take a look at mbse-1.odt ?
It is in the docs directory of the sources along with the mbse-1.pdf file.
It was created using LibreOffice but can be read from MS Word I understand.
(LibreOffice is a O/S product that is free to get and use and works in a
similar way to MS Office and Word).
As I did the convert process a few years back with only light changes,
speeling
errors and other sillies fixed up.
I also started with one or more tables at least for the FAQ's but run out of
time so left the rest 'as is'.
The other issue is that as manual the entire document needs a rehash as it is
impossible to use when setting up a mbse system for the first time.
At the moment I am setting up a new system on a Pi to process the elist
software as an independent system and that box will only make use of :
Echos : ELIST, ECHOLIST and Netmail in the name of elistmaint (at 2:25/21)
Files:
ECHOLIST (the elist monthly archive)
Z2DAILY for a up to date copy of the nodelist and yes it could be Z1DAILY
but the Z2 one is more up to date on a daily basis.
Possibly NODELISZ but made inactive anyway as the DAILY does the same job and
is updated daily.
Mbse using AKA 2:25/21 with its uplink as 2:250/1 (or possibly 1:3634/12 but
made inactive) - I need to speak to Mark Lewis on this if needed as live).
As it is 250/1 is a master Hub for Filegate and passes on echo's and files
to/from all Mark and/or the other FileGate Star Hub systems.
The idea is that a small box will hold the elist system along with the source
programs that make up the elist (and backbone) system so in the event when I
get ill or die etc some one younger can take this role overbut just paying for
P&P and a contribution to wards to cost of the Pi (and HDD and metal casing
and (laptop type Power adaptor).
All that would be required to get it operation is :
1. If not acting as headless - wireless keyboard and mouse (Logitech Kbd -
K360
and mouse - M325):
2. Twin power lead with a sideways 8 connector for country of operation.
3. HDMI cable to connect to a monitor device which as as input HDMI.
4. Lan cable to conenct to router or a hub/switch.
The Pi can use Wireless connection for networking but cable likely to be
faster.
5. Change to Pi to support router network as currently set to 192.168.1.254
for
router and internal address as 192.168.1.75
6. Arrange for new Net address is required but can use initially 2:25/21
with
a change of IBN url.
7. Change mbse to use that address.
8. Change mbse to use another uplink address.
That it.
Vincent
--- Mageia Linux v8 X64/Mbse v1.0.8/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
* Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1)
