Re: newslink UNRECOGNIZED config keyword
  By: Ragnarok to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discussion on Thu Nov 07 2019 10:59 am

 > Hi , i try to fetch a newsgroup from another bbs. I notice that have a
 > this error at log file:
 >
 > Nov  7 05:08:30 localhost synchronet: evnt Running timed event: NEWSLNK2
 > Nov  7 05:08:30 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Executing external:
 > ?newslink.js /sbbs/ctrl/newslink.ferchobbs.cfg
 > Nov  7 05:08:30 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Synchronet NewsLink
 > 1.111 session started
 > ***********************************************************************
 > Nov  7 05:08:30 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 !UNRECOGNIZED
 > configuration keyword: null
 > ***********************************************************************
 > Nov  7 05:08:30 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 server:
 > ferchobbs.ddns.net
 > Nov  7 05:08:30 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 1 areas
 > Nov  7 05:08:30 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Connecting to
 > ferchobbs.ddns.net port 119 ...
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Connected
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Authenticating...
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Authenticated
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Scanning 1 message
 > bases...
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 sub:
 > FERCHOBBALTFERCH, newsgroup: alt.ferchobbs
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 FERCHOBBALTFERCH.ini
 > export ptr: 171
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 FERCHOBBALTFERCH.ini
 > import ptr: 0
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 alt.ferchobbs import
 > ptr: 0, first_msg: 0, last_msg: 0
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt NEWSLNK2 Synchronet NewsLink
 > 1.111 session complete (0 exported, 0 imported)
 > Nov  7 05:08:31 localhost synchronet: evnt Timed event: NEWSLNK2 returned 0
 >
 >
 > my config have:
 >
 > SERVER ferchobbs.ddns.net
 >
 >
 > USER XXXXXXXXXXX
 >
 >
 > PASS XXXXXXXXXXX
 >
 > AREA FERCHOBBALTFERCH alt.ferchobbs

If you remove the blank lines from your newslink.cfg, does the error go away?
It's really more of a warning than an error and could be safely ignored, but I
am curious what about your newslink.cfg file it doesn't like.

                                            digital man

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