Hi Nick,

> I think they require you to install usurp020e.zip first, then upgrade to
>usurp024.zip. Otherwise if you're running any of the .21x-23x variants, you ca
> just overwrite .24 over them (minus a couple DOS versions).

I'm trying to find that v20e version for linux, it's out there somewhere
I'd expect.  I'll look some more today.


> Are you running the door with the /P switch? And if so, I'm not sure if
> "/P/path/to/drop/file" would actually work (ie: slashes
being backwards might
> interfere with old DOS ways?), as I didn't bother attempting it since
> Synchronet has a "%n" macro for the node directory..


Can you copy the directory structure for your Sync/Doors/USURPER/NODE directory here?

The way I'm calling the door, I tell bbbs to find the drop file in
doors/USURPER/NODE/ and I also write it out to
doors/USURPER/NODE/nodenumber
'just in case' (i.e., directory names 0-14 since I have 15 nodes running here
and I created the 15 directories in the NODE directory).

~/ls -1 doors/usurper/NODE
0
1
10
11
12
13
14
2
3
4  <---DOOR32.SYS also in this directory since I logged in with telnet. 5
6
7
8
9
DOOR32.SYS


If usurper is expecting something like a directory name such as node# (like
NODE/NODE1 or NODE/NODE2, etc.) I need to change the string I create :)

So, here's what I'm seeing now:

When I enter the door locally I can play the game (./USURPER /L in a terminal).

When I telnet in, I see this:

====cut here===
 Your version of Usurper needs to be upgraded.
   Current: UNKNOWN
   New    : 0.24

 I tried to upgrade for you, but failed:
 Unknown/unsupported version

 Please see UPGRADE.DOC for further instructions.

===cut here===

The above makes me think I do need to find v20e for Linux.

When I log onto my bbs node 2 and enter the door (which is really a local
call to the door) I see the same as when I telnet in.. hmmm.... maybe I
need to extend that string that calls the door to include an "if
local" kind of line to call the door with /L for when I log onto the
bbs from a console.

Argh.. then again, it's Monday 

Take care,
Janis

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