[nos-bbs] BPQ (inits connection) to JNOS and forwarding

[Lee D Bengston]

On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 12:02 PM jerome schatten <romers at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I wonder if the problem I’m having: 'bpq inits forwarding to jnos and
> fails’ is the same as what’s being discussed here? Below is what happens
> when BPQ initiates a forward cycle with jnos on my lan:
>
> VE7ASS is BPQ & VE7POO is JNOS.
> -------------------
>
> VE7ASS-1 to VE7POO-7 ttl 25 cct=0294 <CON REQ> w=4 VE7ASS-1 at VE7ASS-1
> t/o 60
> 05:16:38R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <RR R F R1>
> 05:16:40R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S0 R1> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <CON ACK> w=0 my cct=0125
> 05:16:40R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S1 R1> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <INFO S0 R0>:
> [JNOS-2.0p-B1FHIM$]
> You have 0 messages.
> YVRPOO:VE7POO-7 Area: ve7ass (#0) >
> 05:16:40T VE7ASS-7>VE7POO-7 Port=3 <I C P S1 R2> NET/ROM
>  VE7ASS-1 to VE7POO-7 ttl 25 cct=0125  <INFO S0 R1>:
> [BPQ-6.0.24.1-IHJM$]
> 05:16:40R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <RR R F R2>
> 05:16:44R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S2 R2> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <INFO S1 R1>:
> *** User NOT configured for BBS operation
> Bad syntax.
> YVRPOO:VE7POO-7 Area: ve7ass (#0) >
> 05:16:44R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S3 R2> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <INFO ACK R1>
> 05:16:44T VE7ASS-7>VE7POO-7 Port=3 <I C P S2 R4> NET/ROM
>  VE7ASS-1 to VE7POO-7 ttl 25 cct=0125  <INFO S1 R2>:
> SP VE7POO @ VE7POO < VE7ASS $28585_VE7ASS
> 05:16:44R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <RR R F R3>
> 05:16:47T VE7ASS-7>VE7YSF-10 Port=1 <RR C P R2>
> 05:16:48R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S4 R3> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <INFO S2 R2>:
> To: allmail
> Subject:
> 05:16:48R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S5 R3> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <INFO ACK R2>
> 05:16:48T VE7ASS-7>VE7POO-7 Port=3 <I C P S3 R6> NET/ROM
>  VE7ASS-1 to VE7POO-7 ttl 25 cct=0125  <INFO S2 R3>:
> *** Error: Invalid Format
> 05:16:48R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <RR R F R4>
> 05:16:49R VE7YSF-10>VE7ASS-7 Port=1 <RR R F R5>
> 05:16:52R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S6 R4> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <INFO S3 R3>:
> Enter message.  End with /EX or ^Z in first column (^A aborts):
> 05:16:52R VE7POO-7>VE7ASS-7 Port=3 <I C S7 R4> NET/ROM
>  VE7POO-7 to VE7ASS-1 ttl 15 cct=0294  <INFO ACK R3>
> ...
> -------------------------------
>
> My take on this is that poo does not think ass is a bbs and treats the
> connection as if ass is simply sending a message on the bbs. Yet ass can
> connect and forward other jnos bbs’s, without a problem. So I have reason
> to think that the problem is on the jnos side. BPQ shows that the netrom
> link between the two stations is working fine.
>
> Jnos has only the lan connection to BPQ — BPQ has the internet connection.
>
> So… is this the problem you were discussing in this thread or is this a
> different problem? In either case, I need some help with this.
>
> Thanks, and a peaceful and healthy new year to you all!
> jerome - ve7ass & ve7poo
>
>
Hello Jerome,

Yes, it's been a while since I played with JNOS, but I do recall that there
is a way to configure the JNOS instance to understand that VE7ASS is a BBS.
It's the rough equivalent to "checking the BBS box" in BPQ. I forget how to
do it in JNOS, however. Unlike BPQ, once JNOS understands VE7ASS is a BBS,
it will not accept messages left manually via a terminal from VE7ASS - will
only accept them forwarded from the BBS. That's how it used to work the
last time I tried to manually leave a message to a JNOS BBS that was
accepting forwarded messages from my BBS, but I'm not 100% sure if it still
works that way.

73,
Lee K5DAT
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