[nos-bbs] Help with Telnet BBS connection

[David Lounsbury]

My jnos 2.0q BBS is having a problem exchanging bulletins with the one system (the Q1ME Maine gateway.) The connection to Q1ME uses telnet over Hamgate. The problem report is below.

I am hoping this is just a stupid config error on my end, so any help in diagnosing this would be much appreciated. I'd be happy to provide other information or run tests if needed..

Regards,
Dave Lounsbury
KC1UIX



Symptoms:When my node has a bulletin to transfer, it calls Q1ME, it successfully log in, but the FBB exchange seems to fail. The typical log entries on my node report:09:46:04  44.118.0.2:2300 - MBOX (Q1ME) connected
09:46:04  44.118.0.2:2300 - MBOX (Q1ME) forwarding
09:46:04  44.118.0.2:2300 - MBOX (Q1ME) proposal FA B KF5JRV USA WX 12050_KF5JRV 5566
09:46:04  44.118.0.2:2300 - MBOX (Q1ME) FBB error, expected FS, got Huh?
09:46:04  44.118.0.2:2300 - MBOX (Q1ME) fwd exit

N2NOV (the operator of Q1ME) reports similar error messages in the Q1ME logs.

When Q1ME calls my node, transfers are successful. I can manually telnet to Q1ME using the credentials from the spool/forward.bbs file.

Exchanges with other nodes via netrom connections are successful - the problm seem limited to telnet.

Attempted remedies:

- Tried switching from compression to no compression in the Q1ME stanza in the spool/forward.bbs file - I believe we've tried this on both ends
- Reviewed the permissions in the ftpusers file, which are set to: q1me * /home/jnos/rte/public 24635

None of these corrected the problem.

Environment:

Linux: Linux workbench1 6.1.0-38-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.147-1 (2025-08-02) x86_64 GNU/Linux

JNOS Info: 
JNOS 2.0q (Linux), compiled Aug 25 2025 12:22:36 by GCC 12.2
for YORKCTY-ME, containing:

TCP Servers: SMTP(filtered)(deny relay exception list)(translated)(refiled) FINGER FTP TCPGATE
             TELNET RSYSOP TRACE TTYLINK
             CALLBOOK (QRZ) CONVERS NNTP POP3 HTTP TIME
TCP Clients: SMTP FINGER FTP TELNET TTYLINK
             CALLBOOK (CD-ROM) CONVERS NNTP(stat)(2mail) POP3 TIME LOOK
    with LZW compression for TCP sockets
    with TCP/IP access controls
UDP Servers: DOMAIN-NAMESERVER REMOTE(with DYNIP)
UDP Clients: REMOTE
TIP Mailbox Server(with DYNIP)
Full Service BBS with:
     Message and BID expiry
     'Mail For' beaconing
     AX.25 mail forwarding
           with FBB Style Compressed Forwarding
           with B2F Style Forwarding for Winlink (RMS) Systems
     BBS 'R:-line' compatibility
     BBS 'Pseudo-White Pages'
Internet Services:  AX.25 Digipeating (48 ports)  IP Encapsulation
Hopcheck IP path tracing
RIP-2/-98 Routing Protocol
Radio Shortest Path First Protocol (RSPF)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)
MD5 Authentication
Generic termios interface driver
Async interface drivers:  AX.25  NET/ROM-TNC  VARA
NET/ROM network interface with (NRR) netrom route record support
Async IP drivers:  Point-to-Point (PPP)
Generic ethernet driver
Hardware interface packet tracing (minimal monitor-style trace available)
Linked with (n)curses version 6.4
AX.25 UI packet tx/rx
Ed ASCII text editor
trace file sync feature
APRS Services and Igate
AMPRnet RIP Updates (Early 2010)

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