Tillek Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 What time did you try? Others have been on. Wonder if the busy message isn’t working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Tillek said: What time did you try? Others have been on. Wonder if the busy message isn’t working. Just now. I don't think the BBS is busy because when it was sitting there, I tried logging in with another instance of Syncterm and got a busy message right away. -JP Edited May 10, 2021 by JohnPolka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 If you get a chance, please try again. I was at "lunch" right about then (and when I replied). When I was "working" the BBS seemed fine but when I got back it was waiting on a file selector box (as if I hit 0 on the console to execute a program). My keyboard cable had the plastic part that holds it in place broken at both ends (it's been coming off all weekend). So I'm wondering if that is what did it. I put the "replacement" I bought from TBA on just now so I'm hoping that's all it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Just now, Tillek said: If you get a chance, please try again. I was at "lunch" right about then (and when I replied). When I was "working" the BBS seemed fine but when I got back it was waiting on a file selector box (as if I hit 0 on the console to execute a program). My keyboard cable had the plastic part that holds it in place broken at both ends (it's been coming off all weekend). So I'm wondering if that is what did it. I put the "replacement" I bought from TBA on just now so I'm hoping that's all it was. Especially since I've had 8 callers and 10 posts since my last call, so I'm hoping that was just an unlikely quirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 8 hours ago, moonlight_mile said: /s Lol. You know how many emails I have typed with that lately? Hahaha I've started doing it on purpose to promote... BBS Awareness. /s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 21 hours ago, Bikerbob said: What if I want to connect from real hardware .. will it work? Not much point in a wimodem232 if I have to connect with a specific non traditional connection??? Which real hardware? (Define non-traditional? We're BBSing over Telnet, it's all "non-traditional" depending on how you look at it). But what I mean is, what are you using? For an MSS device, just add T to the port (bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983T) and it opens it as a raw TCP connection (yeah, the T is for TCP not Telnet). SyncTerm is easy to set as raw. The UDS line, I don't think there is a way to specify it, but it might work. There are actually a lot of solutions that actually don't do telnet, they do it as a raw TCP but they don't exactly specify it. The WiModem232 can do Telnet, I can set it that way, but unlike the MSS I can't choose both at the same time, so if it turns out the majority need the Telnet, I can go that way... but the Atari community seems to lean towards raw TCP. I could always go back to the MSS, but honestly, unless I'm going to cause a major issue for a lot of my userbase (like 2 out of 6? ) I'd rather have the "busy" message and the ability to do file transfers. But let's see what's what. Let me know what you're trying to use and what experience you have. I'd rather find a way to make everyone happy. /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 ... and when I say "which real hardware" I mean the serial to internet solution, not necessarily the machine/term you're using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) As soon as I changed my SFHQ settings from telnet to RAW, everything started working fine here. (in SyncTerm) Until then, it was super odd - I had to keep hitting <enter> before the BBS would return -1- character at a time. Edited May 11, 2021 by DarkLord Clarification... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 49 minutes ago, Tillek said: I've started doing it on purpose to promote... BBS Awareness. /s Yeah, Atari BBS's matter! /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, DarkLord said: As soon as I changed my SFHQ settings from telnet to RAW, everything started working fine here. (in SyncTerm) Until then, it was super odd - I had to keep hitting <enter> before the BBS would return -1- character at a time. Had that same issue eons ago when I had experimented with the Commodore BBS server (again, so I could have a busy message). Wondering how the file transfer works. /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Well I had basically the same issue as Darklord but I could login and it was duplicating characters.. but only my own input. I was calling on Hyperterm on a PC laptop with a ESP8266 wifi modem I did an ATDT.. so maybe if I just called with ATD.. then it would not force T telnet.. it would be better. no sure. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 12 hours ago, Bikerbob said: Well I had basically the same issue as Darklord but I could login and it was duplicating characters.. but only my own input. I was calling on Hyperterm on a PC laptop with a ESP8266 wifi modem I did an ATDT.. so maybe if I just called with ATD.. then it would not force T telnet.. it would be better. no sure. James If that's how the firmware implements the dial command, yeah... probably want to leave that off and you should be set. I saw there are two downloads. Haven't checked the new messages yet (needed a break yesterday) so I'll be checking those... but if anyone has any experiences with that they'd like to share. Might try some UL/DL tonight to test too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 I see that your version of DDST is much newer than mine.. would not mind getting it.. Though I can play it there too.. REALLY like that game. So it would be cool for us to pool and get the latest ATARI doors games in a archive somewhere. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Bikerbob said: I see that your version of DDST is much newer than mine.. would not mind getting it.. Though I can play it there too.. REALLY like that game. So it would be cool for us to pool and get the latest ATARI doors games in a archive somewhere. James Now that both BBS's are running pretty much as I intended them, the site is the current project. Took awhile to get there, but it's number just got called. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Oh is Veterns back up?? I missed that in all this conversation. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Yep. Though it's been slow. I have it running on an IDE2+, and RoboWar and Zenobia are both working now. It's currently on a UDS-10 but I'll probably try the WIModem 232 again (I tried earlier but had issues... might be RAW related though they were different). As in... when typing a message? There was an extra space on every line of the editor... so to save? BACKSPACE before /s Yeah... that wasn't going to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 When I say it's been slow, I don't mean it's running slow... just that it's not getting 20 callers a day and 20 messages and I can barely take it down to do work because someone is always calling like SFHQ has been lately. That's just my way of saying "Thanks for showing the love everyone!!!!!" Still remembering the days of going days or weeks or maybe even months between callers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I downloaded 2 of 3 files from SFHQ's. First 2 went absolutely fine, no problems. The third file, at approx. 247k or so, was cancelled by the BBS saying that I didn't have time to download it. (I checked with my personal secretary - she said I had plenty of time). It claimed it would take me 137 minutes to complete the download...so I don't know what was up with that. I also left you a message about it on SFHQ's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight_mile Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 8:31 PM, Tillek said: I've started doing it on purpose to promote... BBS Awareness. /s I have a ribbon made out of 1o3o modems wrapped around the tree in front of my house for BBS Awareness!! /s <-I like that idea though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 I was on SFHQ.. using my wifi ESP2866 modem. I was using RAW.. seemed to work ok. with HW FLOW on. I tried to download a SCifi text file.. did not understand Zmodem.. maybe you cant use that for txt file.. timed out.. I went to download ANSIterm.. got about 50% through.. using Zmodem and errored out.. to the point where the only way for me to stop or disconnect was to unplug the modem. Sorry. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 So as to Darklord's issue (with the time because it thought he was on at 300 baud) that should be fixed. It should "think" you're all connected at 19200 now. As to BikerBob's issue..... Hmmm... Syncterm on the PC to the BBS. 45 seconds flawless transfer with ZModem. I'll try later tonight on the Falcon and probably the 1200xl too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Well, I've not been able to get on SFHQ's at all today. Keeps giving me this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 7:18 PM, Tillek said: So as to Darklord's issue (with the time because it thought he was on at 300 baud) that should be fixed. It should "think" you're all connected at 19200 now. As to BikerBob's issue..... Hmmm... Syncterm on the PC to the BBS. 45 seconds flawless transfer with ZModem. I'll try later tonight on the Falcon and probably the 1200xl too. I was not on Syncterm btw.. it was Hyperterm (windows xp) with my ESP2866 modem. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Unfortunately SFHQ is going to be down for a bit. Mega STE died yesterday. Thats 2 MSTEs and a Falcon that its claimed now. Not even a storm this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Oh man.... bummer. Sorry to hear that. Any idea what the cause of "death" is? Hopefully it's something easy to fix. I'll keep my fingers crossed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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