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Hi erich,

Yes but only through the solution you are employing right now the ELLEBBS
Waiting for call (WFC) setup ... Will not work on my other computers without
modem installed. 

Hope this makes sense ...

Have a good day ..
Bert


-----Original Message-----
From: Erich B. [mailto:blueboy4444{at}hotmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:53 AM
To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
Subject: RE: EleBBS: EleBBS with EleServ and Events question ...

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That is strange Bert. So now you're saying you can get the events to work 
with Eleserv? I'm kind of confused here.


>From: "Bert" 
>Reply-To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
>To: 
>Subject: RE: EleBBS: EleBBS with EleServ and Events question ...
>Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:23:30 -0400
>
>* EleBBS Support List
>
>Hi Erich,
>
>There seems to be no pattern to it at all!
>If I set an event at 00:00 active all days it just doesn't display it and
>shows NONE.
>If I change it to 00:01 then it displays it but not for long.
>Yesterday It showed 00:01 next event now it shows NONE after getting up in
>the morning. I go into elconfig it shows the event is listed in it as I
>entered it the previous day.
>I use the same batch file and am also quite careful with the cd command to
>make sure I am in the same path at all time to start elebbs from (root
>\ele\).
>The problem there is no real pattern to it but once it starts showing NONE 
>I
>have to use elconfig again and alter the already present event so it asks
>for save before quit which I do.
>
>Starting the elebbs again shows the event properly again.
>
>This is weirdness :)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Erich B. [mailto:blueboy4444{at}hotmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 11:43 PM
>To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
>Subject: RE: EleBBS: EleBBS with EleServ and Events question ...
>
>* EleBBS Support List
>
>I'm sorry Bert but I am still in configuration mode at the moment. I am 
>also
>
>using Win32 too if anyone wants to know. So if there's a way to spawn the
>bbs somehow into a batch file, then that would be great. Maybe we could get
>the events to trigger that way, you think? I don't use a 56k modem because
>one was not included with my computer otherwise I wouldn't be asking this
>question now. If you want, I can include my batch file and you can point 
>out
>
>where I can fix this problem. Thanks. :-)
>
>
> >From: "Bert" 
> >Reply-To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
> >To: 
> >Subject: RE: EleBBS: EleBBS with EleServ and Events question ...
> >Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:36:02 -0400
> >
> >* EleBBS Support List
> >
> >Hi Erich And Drew.
> >
> >Drew:
> >Thank you for sharing your way for Linux.
> >I forgot to mention I am on a Windows platform. A simple killing off a
> >processes within windows can cause corruption of files. That's windows 
>for
> >ya :)
> >
> >Erich:
> >Yeah I just don't know. There are all kinds of server and other fancy 
>stuff
> >that come with EleBBS but nothing that takes care of events within the
> >TelSrv or EleServ. Quite weird. And having to setup a WFC dummy seems 
>quite
> >overkill for me especially if you do not have a physical modem installed.
> >The you have to start dealing with virtual modems, etc. Seems like 
>another
> >can of worms to me. Back then the events were a major thing now this 
>seems
> >to have been neglected with telnet.
> >Erich do you mind sharing your BBS address with me ? ;)
> >
> >Thanks for the quick response and maybe there will be a solution to this
> >dilemma.
> >
> >Take care
> >Bert
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Drew Baker [mailto:drew.baker{at}gmail.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:16 PM
> >To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
> >Subject: Re: EleBBS: EleBBS with EleServ and Events question ...
> >
> >* EleBBS Support List
> >
> >Under linux I use a combination of cron jobs to handle all this.  I
> >have a script that will start sending messages to the logged in user
> >as midnight approaches. When time hits zero, It will kill any running
> >BBS processes, it will also shutdown xinetd (which handles telnet
> >connections) to prevent new logins.  During this time, the cron
> >manager launches any external programs needed for doors,  restarts
> >various background services (such as the AI aliens in Tradewars)  runs
> >a complete backup of the bbs to second hard drive, cleans up any
> >personal user data, searches personal save files, and config files for
> >local games, deletes old players, users data, then finally restarts
> >xinetd and the bbs is ready for incoming connections. Typically this
> >takes 2 minutes on my system. After the backup is made to the second
> >hard drive, I have 2 more backups that run, One off-site and one to
> >tape. These run while the bbs is running.
> >
> >unfortunately in Linux you don't have a WFC screen because each
> >connection is virtual and spawned only at connection time.
> >
> >On 4/4/07, Erich B.  wrote:
> > > * EleBBS Support List
> > >
> > > I'm also having the same problem Bert which I had asked Maarten about
> > > earlier but I never got a reply back. I have been waiting for an 
>answer
> >on
> > > this and I am so glad you brought this up too as well. He should
> >incorporate
> > > an events function inside the Eleserv file like it is in the Elebbs 
>WFC
> > > (Waiting For Call Screen). That way you can run the events without
> >worrying
> > > about using a 56k modem.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Bert" 
> > > >Reply-To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
> > > >To: 
> > > >Subject: EleBBS: EleBBS with EleServ and Events question ...
> > > >Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:29:02 -0400
> > > >
> > > >* EleBBS Support List
> > > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >- I employed EleBBS.
> > > >- Running EleServ (official replacement for TeleSrv
since 0.10g) on 4
> >nodes
> > > >to accept calls.
> > > >- All is pure Telnet connect, no Dial-Up, etc.
> > > >
> > > >I have problems with events!
> > > >
> > > >Back then in the early 90's I had RemoteAccess which EleBBS is a 
>clone
> >of.
> > > >I remember events were triggered properly outside and during a 
>session.
> > > >
> > > >Now using EleServ the Telnet app for EleBBS IT DOES NOT trigger 
>events
> >at
> > > >all! Once I am logged in it adjusts the time limit if the event 
>occurs
> > > >before the regular time limit of the user is due.
> > > >
> > > >I guess my question is how would I get events working
and accepting
> >telnet
> > > >connections?
> > > >
> > > >Am I missing something ?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks for any help .
> > > >
> > > >-Bert
> > > >
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