Hi everyone,

Just wondering, does anyone have any information with regards to the Networking > Edit File Requests ?

This edits, data/filerequests.txt but I can't seem to find any specs or syntax details regarding the layout.

I'm hoping it's <filename> </location/to/file/>

Does anyone know if this feature even works?

Cheers
Kim aka ZL4KJ aka Ferret

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Hi Ferret,
very good question, which is actually not answered in detail in the Mystic documentation. The function Networking > Edit File Requests in Mystic BBS is somewhat undocumented and is rarely actively used, because file requests (FREQs) in the FTN context are usually handled directly by mailers like BINKD, FD, MBSE, etc. Nevertheless, there are hints and experiences from the community and source files.

Here is, what I know:

In Mystic BBS you can use this function to edit data/filerequets.txt.

Unfortunately, the format is not officially documented, but based on known examples, it looks like this:

<requested_filename> <path/to/file>

INFO.ZIP /mystic/files/info/info.zip
FAQ.TXT /mystic/files/docs/faq.txt

This means:
If a file request comes in for INFO.ZIP, the file /mystic/files/info/info.zip will automatically be sent (if it exists).

The function is integrated into the Mystic File Server and processes FREQ requests that come in via BINKP/BINKD/FTN, if Mystic is acting as the frontend mailer.

In practice, however, many sysops use the FREQ mechanisms of their FTN mailer and do not let Mystic handle FREQs directly, since it is rarely operated in
"frontend" mode.

Does it actually work?

You can test it by sending a request to your Mystic server from an external BBS or with a tool like freq, or via Areafix from another node.

You will then see in the logfile whether Mystic matches the request and deliver the file.

have fun!
neo67

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Hi Neo,

Here is, what I know:
In Mystic BBS you can use this function to edit data/filerequets.txt. <requested_filename> <path/to/file>

Yeah, that was pretty much my thinking as far as format went.

The function is integrated into the Mystic File Server and processes FREQ requests that come in via BINKP/BINKD/FTN, if Mystic is acting as the frontend mailer.
In practice, however, many sysops use the FREQ mechanisms of their FTN

It didn't appear that BinkD gave me any benefit over running Mystic's BinkD server on Linux so I do have Mystic running as the frontend. Which it does pretty well for the most part.

Does it actually work?

From my testing between my Synchronet installation and Mystic, it appears that the file request handling doesn't go much past editing the filerequest.txt file in the config.

I've decided I'm going to write my own processor to handle file requests.

Been a while since I've programmed in Pascal but I think it'll be fun.

Thanks for your input. Much appreciated.

Cheers
Ferret

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From my testing between my Synchronet installation and Mystic, it
appears that the file request handling doesn't go much past editing the filerequest.txt file in the config.

Hi Ferret,

I don't think so, that Mystic and Synchronet can handle Filerequest.
Try a second Mystic-Install for testing.

Greetz
neo67

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neo67 wrote to Ferret <=-

From my testing between my Synchronet installation and Mystic, it
appears that the file request handling doesn't go much past editing the filerequest.txt file in the config.

Hi Ferret,

I don't think so, that Mystic and Synchronet can handle Filerequest.

Synchronet can certainly handle file requests, don't know about Mystic.




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