Hello g00r00!

I just tried out the Download via WEB option via the MIS HTTP server, but
after getting the URL from Mystic (http://scbbs.nsupdate.info:50080/dlreq?764aaef6) and visiting it, all I get
is a web page with two empty lines, a "1", and another empty line on it.

The MIS log shows:

+ 2022.03.20 10:18:43 HTTP > Connect on slot 1/10 (192.168.1.1)
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:43 HTTP 1-HostName router.asus.com
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:43 HTTP 1-Country Unknown (-)
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:43 HTTP 1-DLREQ: GET /dlreq?764aaef6 HTTP/1.1
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:43 HTTP 1-Authenticated user: Zip
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:43 HTTP 1-List Batch
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:44 HTTP > Connect on slot 1/10 (192.168.1.1)
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:44 HTTP 1-HostName router.asus.com
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:44 HTTP 1-Country Unknown (-)
+ 2022.03.20 10:18:44 HTTP 1-404: favicon.ico (192.168.1.1)

I also tried with wget but got the same "1" page.
Am I perhaps doing something wrong?

The FTP counterpart, by the way, seems to be working just fine!

Thanks in advance!

Best regards
Björn

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/11 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (2:201/137)

I just tried out the Download via WEB option via the MIS HTTP server, but after getting the URL from Mystic (http://scbbs.nsupdate.info:50080/dlreq?764aaef6) and visiting it, all I get is a web page with two empty lines, a "1", and another empty line on it.

Do you have a www directory in your webroot?

Check the wiki. I forget the exact details but I think you need that, at least it worked for me when I tried.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

Hello Al!

Thank you for your reply!

On 20 Mar 2022, Al said the following...

(http://scbbs.nsupdate.info:50080/dlreq?764aaef6) and visiting it, all I is a web page with two empty lines, a "1", and another empty line on it.

Do you have a www directory in your webroot?

Yep, although it is empty. I tried putting a sample page there to see if it made any difference, but, no, still got the same "1" page on downloads...

Best regards
Björn

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/11 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (2:201/137)

Do you have a www directory in your webroot?

Yep, although it is empty. I tried putting a sample page there to see if it made any difference, but, no, still got the same "1" page on downloads...

It will serve an index.html if it exists.

There is a feature to serve downloads from http. I have never used that feature myself so I don't know how it works.

There is a dlreq.zip at http://mysticbbs.com/downloads/prealpha that might help but I couldn't say since I have not tried that.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

Hello Al!

Thank you for your reply!

On 20 Mar 2022, Al said the following...

There is a dlreq.zip at http://mysticbbs.com/downloads/prealpha that
might help but I couldn't say since I have not tried that.

Thanks a lot! I unpacked http://mysticbbs.com/downloads/prealpha/dlreq.zip into the Mystic webroot/cfg directory, and now I get a download page:

http://scbbs.nsupdate.info:50080/dlreq?d7632aad

Batch Queued Files:
FileName Size
test.zip 480

However, when clicking on the file link (http://scbbs.nsupdate.info:50080/dlreq?d7632aad&test.zip), I get an error:

An error occurred while processing your file download request.

Reason: File not in queue

The MIS log shows:

+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP > Connect on slot 1/10 (192.168.1.1)
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-HostName router.asus.com
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-Country Unknown (-)
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-DLREQ: GET /dlreq?d7632aad&test.zip HTTP/1.1
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-Authenticated user: Zip
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-Refused: File not in queue
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP > Connect on slot 1/10 (192.168.1.1)
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-HostName router.asus.com
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-Country Unknown (-)
+ 2022.03.20 12:35:49 HTTP 1-404: favicon.ico (192.168.1.1)

Hoping g00r00 can clarify if something else is needed. =)

Thanks again!

Best regards
Björn

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/11 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (2:201/137)

Hoping g00r00 can clarify if something else is needed. =)

I'm not sure just how that works. I wonder if there is anything in the whatsnew.txt? I'll be watching for any replies you get on this subject.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

Hello Al!

Thank you for your reply!

On 20 Mar 2022, Al said the following...

I'm not sure just how that works. I wonder if there is anything in the whatsnew.txt? I'll be watching for any replies you get on this subject.

Thanks! Yep, keeping fingers crossed that someone has got this running already... =)

I also noticed that the data files for each download batch (*.dlreq in the Mystic data directory) contain the IP number of the BBS user -- I'm not sure how picky dlreq is about that, but perhaps it could cause some problems for e.g. Telnet-over-the-Web (fTelnet) connections or otherwise tunneled connections (TELNETS connections through stunnel, modem connections through mgetty performing a local Telnet session...), where the IP address known to Mystic differs from the one of the user's web browser...

Best regards
Björn

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/11 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (2:201/137)

I just tried out the Download via WEB option via the MIS HTTP server, bu after getting the URL from Mystic (http://scbbs.nsupdate.info:50080/dlreq?764aaef6) and visiting it, all I is a web page with two empty lines, a "1", and another empty line on it.

Do you have a www directory in your webroot?

https://www.mysticbbs.com/downloads/prealpha/dlreq.zip

For some reason I didn't see the original message posted here, but here are some notes for Web downloads:

1. Create the webroot directory as configured in HTTP server.
2. Create www and cfg subdirectories off of the webroot
3. Download the dlreq.zip templates in the link above and put them in cfg

That should be it.

... Do device drivers need a chauffeur's license?

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/14 (Windows/64)
* Origin: Sector 7 * Mystic WHQ (1:129/215)

I also noticed that the data files for each download batch (*.dlreq in

Hi Bjorn,
did you figure out how to do the http download?
im having the same error
Osito

... Just hand over the chocolate, and nobody gets hurt.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/11 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (1:105/420)

Hello Drago!

Thank you for your reply!

On 08 Apr 2022, drago marelic said the following...

I also noticed that the data files for each download batch (*.dlreq i

did you figure out how to do the http download?
im having the same error

Sorry, no, I haven't heard back on this specific issue from g00r00 yet.

Also there appears to be a problem with my posts to this echo (g00r00 doesn't receive them, neither does his uplink, for unknown reason).

But hopefully he sees your message and will respond here in the echo.

Best regards
Björn

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (2:201/137)

Sorry, no, I haven't heard back on this specific issue from g00r00 yet.

Also there appears to be a problem with my posts to this echo (g00r00 doesn't receive them, neither does his uplink, for unknown reason).

That's a confounding issue. g00r00's uplink (154/10) is listed in the seenbys as I get your message here. I'll include the kludges below.

But hopefully he sees your message and will respond here in the echo.

g00r00 did reply to me with info about that to me a short time ago and I was hoping you saw that message. I'll look for that message and repost it for you in a few minutes.

I haven't had a chance to try it myself as yet.

@SEEN-BY: 103/705 124/5016 153/757 154/10 201/0 137 203/0 124 221/0 1 230/0 @SEEN-BY: 240/5832 280/464 5003 292/854 8125 301/1 320/219 341/234 396/45 @SEEN-BY: 2452/250 3634/24
@PATH: 201/137 0 203/0 280/464 153/757
@TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A48
@MSGID: 2:201/137 1c24e851
@REPLY: 1:105/420 38451709
@TZUTC: 0200

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

Hello Al!

Thank you for your reply!

On 09 Apr 2022, Al said the following...

That's a confounding issue. g00r00's uplink (154/10) is listed in the seenbys as I get your message here. I'll include the kludges below.

Thanks, hmm, yes, looks good...

g00r00 did reply to me with info about that to me a short time ago and I was hoping you saw that message. I'll look for that message and repost
it for you in a few minutes.

Thanks a lot!

Wondering if my messages are trigging some dupe checks or something. :-D

Best regards
Björn

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (2:201/137)

Bj÷rn Wiberg wrote to Al <=-

g00r00 did reply to me with info about that to me a short time ago and I was hoping you saw that message. I'll look for that message and repost
it for you in a few minutes.

Thanks a lot!

I'll import that message below..

Wondering if my messages are trigging some dupe checks or something.
:-D

Yeah, I'm not sure what is going on there.

========================================================================
System: The Rusty MailBox
Area: mystic, Mystic BBS Help & Support
Date: 21 Mar 22 13:18:00
From: g00r00
To: Al
Subj: Re: HTTP downloads return "1"? ------------------------------------------------------------------------

I just tried out the Download via WEB option via the MIS HTTP server, bu after getting the URL from Mystic (http://scbbs.nsupdate.info:50080/dlreq?764aaef6) and visiting it, all I is a web page with two empty lines, a "1", and another empty line on it.

Do you have a www directory in your webroot?

https://www.mysticbbs.com/downloads/prealpha/dlreq.zip

For some reason I didn't see the original message posted here, but here are some notes for Web downloads:

1. Create the webroot directory as configured in HTTP server. 2. Create www and cfg subdirectories off of the webroot 3. Download the dlreq.zip templates in the link above and put them in cfg

That should be it.

.+. Do device drivers need a chauffeur's license?

-+- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/14 (Windows/64)
+ Origin: Sector 7 * Mystic WHQ (1:129/215)

I hope that helps.


Ttyl :-),
Al

... Help! I've fallen and can't reach my beer!

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

Hello Al!

On 09 Apr 2022, Al said the following...

g00r00 did reply to me with info about that to me a short time ago an was hoping you saw that message. I'll look for that message and repos

Thanks for forwarding this -- yes, I checked my message base and I received that message here, too.

Yeah, I'm not sure what is going on there.

Me neither -- it's really strange...

Thanks for all your help!

Best regards
Björn

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/04/03 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (2:201/137)

Hello Al,

On Sat Apr 09 2022 02:12:18, you wrote to Björn Wiberg:

That's a confounding issue. g00r00's uplink (154/10) is listed in the seenbys as I get your message here. I'll include the kludges below.

While I may be in the seenbys, I'm not seeing any of the original messages posted by Bjorn.

Can you (and/or others) by chance post me one or more of Bjorn's original messages with kludges included, please? It may not help much but at least I can take a look at the paths they are taking to get to systems other than myself. Netmail would be fine as to not disrupt the echo.

All I can go off of right now is the original messages that were replied to, which doesn't help since the messages I'm seeing are originating there and not on Bjorn's system.

Your reply to him has arrived here via Tommi's system, but again, I don't have the original that you replied to in my message base. Here must be how the original message arrived to you, since you posted it in your message:

@SEEN-BY: 103/705 124/5016 153/757 154/10 201/0 137 203/0 124 221/0 1 230/0 @SEEN-BY: 240/5832 280/464 5003 292/854 8125 301/1 320/219 341/234 396/45 @SEEN-BY: 2452/250 3634/24
@PATH: 201/137 0 203/0 280/464 153/757

And this is how I see your reply to that same message:

SEEN+BY: 120/616 123/10 129/215 134/100 153/105 757 7083 154/10 30 40 50 700 SEEN+BY: 203/0 218/840 220/90 221/6 226/18 227/201 229/310 664 280/464 301/1 SEEN+BY: 770/1 2320/105 3634/12
@PATH: 153/757 221/6 154/10

Another thing that baffles me is that I'm fairly certain I have multiple feeds to this echo. So I should be getting the original from at least *one* of those systems while the rest would be duped. Makes me wonder if someone else is adding my system to the seenbys early on which would mark the message as a dupe every time it arrives here. With that said, there is not a single message from Bjorn in my dupe base either.

Regards,
Nick

... "Take my advice, I don't use it anyway."
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20210705
* Origin: thePharcyde_ distribution system (Wisconsin) (1:154/10)

g00r00 did reply to me with info about that to me a short time ago and I was hoping you saw that message. I'll look for that message and repost
it for you in a few minutes.

I did send a message on my uplink's BBS to let them know but I haven't logged back in yet to see if he got it. Its just a hobby for all of us so I don't expect instant response but I am sure he'll get to it eventually.

Hopefully its just a technical accident and not someone in zone 2 intentially filtering MYSTIC messages again.

... The dog ate my .REP packet

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/04/03 (Windows/64)
* Origin: Sector 7 * Mystic WHQ (1:129/215)

Can you (and/or others) by chance post me one or more of Bjorn's original messages with kludges included, please? It may not help much but at least I can take a look at the paths they are taking to get to systems other than myself. Netmail would be fine as to not disrupt the echo.

Yes, I will do that shortly. I'll crash them directly to your node so you may find them in your insecure inbound. Just a heads up.

Another thing that baffles me is that I'm fairly certain I have multiple feeds >to this echo. So I should be getting the original from at least *one* of those
systems while the rest would be duped.

If your node is getting added to the seenbys early enough in the path you may not see any dupes, but I don't know where it is getting added.

Makes me wonder if someone else is adding my system to the seenbys early on which would mark the message as a dupe every time it arrives here. With that said, there is not a single message from Bjorn in my dupe base either.

If your node is in the seenbys then connected nodes would not send you any more copies since it appears the message already went to your node.

Anyway, you should see a few netmail replies of messages from Bjorn shortly.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

I did send a message on my uplink's BBS to let them know but I haven't logged back in yet to see if he got it. Its just a hobby for all of us so I don't expect instant response but I am sure he'll get to it eventually.

Yes, it is just a hobby but the issue can probably be cleared up if we can figure why that happens, it shouldn't.

Hopefully its just a technical accident and not someone in zone 2 intentially filtering MYSTIC messages again.

Yes, I suspect it's something accidental. Shouldn't be hard to fix if we can figure out what it is.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

Hello g00r00,

On Sun Apr 10 2022 12:49:14, you wrote to Al:

g00r00 did reply to me with info about that to me a short time
ago and I was hoping you saw that message. I'll look for that
message and repost it for you in a few minutes.

I did send a message on my uplink's BBS to let them know but I haven't logged back in yet to see if he got it. Its just a hobby for all of
us so I don't expect instant response but I am sure he'll get to it eventually.

Hopefully its just a technical accident and not someone in zone 2 intentially filtering MYSTIC messages again.

I sent you an email replying to it in hopes you would see I answered the same day, however.. it seems you check email as often as you log back into a BBS these days. ;)

Regards,
Nick

... "Take my advice, I don't use it anyway."
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20210705
* Origin: thePharcyde_ distribution system (Wisconsin) (1:154/10)

Hello Al,

On Sun Apr 10 2022 13:19:06, you wrote to me:

If your node is in the seenbys then connected nodes would not send you
any more copies since it appears the message already went to your
node.

Exactly. Unfortunately, every response I've gotten so far seem to have the same PATH. So, if Wilfred's system has my node number in the seenbys, then my node is being put into the seenbys by 203/0.

Anyway, you should see a few netmail replies of messages from Bjorn shortly.

Thank you, I've received them.

Regards,
Nick

... "Take my advice, I don't use it anyway."
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20210705
* Origin: thePharcyde_ distribution system (Wisconsin) (1:154/10)