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Use BinkD with Synchronet and SBBSecho
Instructions on using BinkD (FidoNet/TCP/IP mailer) with Synchronet and SBBSecho by Deuce.
Variables
Ok, let's just run through them then... I'll use the following:
| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
| bP | Your binkd path (Mine is /usr/bbs/sbbs/fido) |
| sP | Synchronet installation directory (e.g. /usr/bbs/sbbs) |
| fZ | your Fidonet Zone (1 for north america) |
| fA | Your complete fidonet address (ie: 1:140/17) |
| SysN | your BBS name (e.g. FreeBSD Synchronet) |
| SL | Your BBS location (e.g. Yorkton, Sk) |
| SN | Sysop name (e.g. Stephen Hurd) |
| HfA | Your hub's FidoNet address (e.g. 1:140/1) |
| HiA | Your hub's internet address |
| PASS | The password for the hub |
Note, IONs are listed as 300bps in the nodeinfo.
binkd.cfg
The BinkD configuration file (a.k.a. binkd.conf).
domain fidonet bP/outbound fZ domain fido alias-for fidonet domain fidonet.org alias-for fidonet address fA@fidonet sysname "SysN" location "SL" sysop "SN" nodeinfo 300,TCP,BINKP connect-timeout 60 try 10 hold 600 send-if-pwd log bP/binkd.log loglevel 4 percents printq backresolv inbound bP/inbsecure inbound-nonsecure bP/inbound temp-inbound bP/incomplete minfree 2048 minfree-nonsecure 2048 kill-dup-partial-files kill-old-partial-files 86400 kill-old-bsy 43200 flag /usr/bbs/sbbs/data/fidoin.now *.pkt *.PKT flag /usr/bbs/sbbs/data/fidoin.now *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.SU? *.MO? *.TU? *.WE? *.TH? *.FR? *.SA? prescan node HfA@fidonet -md HiA PASS
Tip: Use forward-slashes (/) in file names and paths in your binkd.cfg file (even on Windows) rather than backslashes (\).
Tip: Use root-domain binkp.net in your binkd.cfg file to enable IP address look-ups from a FidoNet node number (e.g. FidoNet address 1:103/705 can be resolved to an IP address using the hostname f705.n103.z1.binkp.net). This used to be possible using the domains fidonet.net and fidonet.org, but not currently (use binkp.net instead).
NOTE: If root-domain is used, it applies to all FTNs listed. This is not proper if you are in more than one FTN because all f.n.z DNS lookups will go to this domain no matter what FTN they are. In the case of binkp.net, it only knows fidonet. Each FTN that provides DNS lookups for f.n.z format need their own DNS lookup host specified. So you should use the newer format of binkd's domain lines which place the DNS lookup host at the end of the line. At this time, there are only four FTNs that provide f.n.z DNS lookups. For all others, do not put anything in the “DNS lookup host” field of the domain lines. When using this form of domain line, be sure to remove or comment out any root-domain line you may have.
eg:
#domain FTN outbound dir zone DNS lookup host domain fidonet bP/outbound fZ binkp.net domain fsxnet bP/outbound fZ fsxnet.nz domain scinet bP/outbound fZ scinet-ftn.org domain vkradio bP/outbound fZ ftn.vkradio.com
SBBSecho
Here's my sbbsecho.cfg file with the same replacements as above:
NOTIFY 1 SECURE_ECHOMAIL FUZZY_ZONE FLO_MAILER KILL_EMPTY LOG 0FFFFFFF INBOUND bP/inbound/ SECURE_INBOUND bP/inbsecure/ OUTBOUND bP/outbound/ ARCSIZE 0 PKTSIZE 0 PKTPWD ALL PASS PACKER ZIP 0 504B PACK /usr/local/bin/zip %f %s UNPACK /usr/local/bin/unzip -j %f -d %s END USEPACKER ZIP ALL AREAFIX ALL PASS ROUTE_TO HfA ALL
Multiple Zones
That's all fine and dandy if Fido is the only FTN network you're on... but what if you're a member of more than one (a.k.a. “othernets”). Well, things get a teensy bit more complicated. We'll need a couple more replacements.
| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
| xA | Your complete othernet address (e.g.: 777:777/52) |
| HxA | Your x-league hub's FTN address (e.g.: 777:777/0) |
| HxiA | Your x-league hub's internet address |
| xPASS | The password for the othernet hub |
Moreover, we'll have to explicitly route all FidoNet stuff by zone to your fidonet hub. The DEFAULT ZONE does not change per network with sbbsecho... it is what's set up as the zone for your first FTN address. The following lines are added to the previous example binkd.cfg file:
domain othernet bP/outbound fZ address xA@othernet node HxA@othernet -md HxiA xPASS
And the corresponding sbbsecho.cfg looks like this:
NOTIFY 1 SECURE_ECHOMAIL FUZZY_ZONE FLO_MAILER KILL_EMPTY LOG 0FFFFFFF INBOUND bP/inbound/ SECURE_INBOUND bP/inbsecure/ OUTBOUND bP/outbound/ ARCSIZE 0 PKTSIZE 0 PKTPWD 1:ALL PASS PKTPWD 2:ALL PASS PKTPWD 3:ALL PASS PKTPWD 4:ALL PASS PKTPWD 5:ALL PASS PKTPWD 6:ALL PASS PKTPWD 777:ALL xPASS PACKER ZIP 0 504B PACK /usr/local/bin/zip %f %s UNPACK /usr/local/bin/unzip -j %f -d %s END USEPACKER ZIP 1:ALL USEPACKER ZIP 2:ALL USEPACKER ZIP 3:ALL USEPACKER ZIP 4:ALL USEPACKER ZIP 5:ALL USEPACKER ZIP 6:ALL USEPACKER ZIP 777:ALL AREAFIX 1:ALL PASS AREAFIX 2:ALL PASS AREAFIX 3:ALL PASS AREAFIX 4:ALL PASS AREAFIX 5:ALL PASS AREAFIX 6:ALL PASS AREAFIX 777:ALL xPASS ROUTE_TO HfA 1:ALL ROUTE_TO HfA 2:ALL ROUTE_TO HfA 3:ALL ROUTE_TO HfA 4:ALL ROUTE_TO HfA 5:ALL ROUTE_TO HfA 6:ALL ROUTE_TO HxA 777:ALL
