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    From Storm Tracker@1:103/705 to All on Sun Aug 5 01:57:13 2018
    I found a work-around until I get this resolved. I have a script to remove the two .. before the packet name and sbbsecho is able to process it even if it's more than 8 characters. That is for inbound. Outbound works fine.

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to Storm Tracker on Sun Aug 5 08:25:40 2018
    Re: Alternative...
    By: Storm Tracker to All on Sun Aug 05 2018 01:57 am

    I found a work-around until I get this resolved. I have a script to remove the two .. before the packet name and sbbsecho is able to process it even if it's more than 8 characters. That is for inbound. Outbound works fine.

    I've been following what you have been saying about all this and sorry to say I have no idea or comment what might be happening.

    Looks like a linux path beggining with .., that shouldn't happen. Is the tosser you are receiveing these files from running on linux or windows?

    I wonder if it would make a difference if you made sure the path settings there used "/" as a path specifier on linux, or "\" on windows.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al


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  • From Jon Justvig@1:103/705 to Al on Mon Aug 6 02:25:00 2018
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    Re: Alternative...
    By: Storm Tracker to All on Sun Aug 05 2018 01:57 am

    I found a work-around until I get this resolved. I have a script to remove the two .. before the packet name and sbbsecho is able to process it even if it's more than 8 characters. That is for inbound. Outbound works fine.

    I've been following what you have been saying about all this and sorry
    to say I have no idea or comment what might be happening.

    You and me both. I've used SBBS and BinkD a lot and since I returned to
    SBBS Linux, I can't quite get a grip on it.

    Looks like a linux path beggining with .., that shouldn't happen. Is
    the tosser you are receiveing these files from running on linux or windows?

    It is a linux path. The first period (.) makes it hidden as a file
    attribute, thus making SBBSEcho not be able to find it. Running my
    script to rename all the incoming packets with .. seems to allow the
    packets to process, even though they're more of a filename than need be. .._echomail_out.13c_packet.??? for example.

    I wonder if it would make a difference if you made sure the path
    settings there used "/" as a path specifier on linux, or "\" on
    windows.

    I've tried both .. and / or \ and it has the same effect.

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Al on Mon Aug 6 11:52:00 2018
    Re: Alternative...
    By: Al to Storm Tracker on Sun Aug 05 2018 08:25 am

    I wonder if it would make a difference if you made sure the path settings there used "/" as a path specifier on linux, or "\" on windows.

    / usually works just fine (in configuration files, e.g. binkd.cfg) on Windows too and I recommend using it instead of backslash (which must be "escaped" with an additional backslash when used in binkd.cfg).

    digital man

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