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   Paul Hayton to All   
   Problem with filenames containing spaces   
   13 Jan 22 11:53:42   
   
   TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A47   
   MSGID: 3:770/100 111cf092   
   TZUTC: 1300   
   Hi there.   
      
   A file was uploaded to Agency BBS by a user and was called   
      
   MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip   
      
   There was a space between MyGUI and the V1. but I didn't think anything    
   of it. I know better now :)   
      
   I'd moved this file using sysop file editor tools in my Mystic BBS and hatched   
   it from Agency BBS to the wider fsxNet.   
      
   Mystic BBS logs show:   
      
   -----------------  MUTIL v1.12 A47 2021/11/06 Sun, Jan 09 2022 (loglevel 3)   
   + Jan 09 17:09:35  Startup using mailin.ini   
   - Jan 09 17:09:35  EXEC FileToss   
   - Jan 09 17:09:35  EXEC ImportEchoMail   
   + Jan 09 17:09:35  Process: Toss FDN/TIC Files   
   + Jan 09 17:09:35    Waiting for BUSY nodes   
   + Jan 09 17:09:35    Scanning Hatches   
   + Jan 09 17:09:35    Hatching: MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip from Mystic BBS Utils, Mods   
   Etc.   
   + Jan 09 17:09:35    Tossing to 21:1/100   
   + Jan 09 17:09:35  Results: 0 import, 1 toss, 1 hatch, 0 bad in 0.02s   
      
      
   The TIC file from Mystic contains   
      
   Created By Mystic BBS v1.12 A47   
   Area FSX_MUTL   
   AreaDesc Mystic BBS Utils, Mods Etc.   
   File MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip   
   Size 1669424   
   CRC d39eeb54   
   Replaces MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip   
      
      
   Htick at 21:1/100 HUB then tosses the file to other nodes...   
      
   ----------------------- Sun 09 Jan 2022, htick/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2021-03-11   
   1 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  Start   
   7 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  Checking tmp dir   
   C Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  Start tossing...   
   7 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  Processing Tic-File /hub/echomail/in/MyGUI   
   v1.0.2.26.tic   
   7 Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  File "MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip": size: 1669424, area:   
   FSX_MUTL, from: 21:1/101, orig: 21:1/101   
   M Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  Moved /hub/echomail/in/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip to   
   /ftn/files/fsx/fsx_mutl/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip   
   M Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  Report file /ftn/files/announce/1cemsgdy.tic created   
   for file MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip   
   S Jan:09:2022:17:11:00  Linked: /ftn/files/fsx/fsx_mutl/MyGUI v1.0.2.26.zip   
   S Jan:09:2022:17:11:00      to: /hub/filebox/fsxnet_z21n2n100/MyGUI   
   v1.0.2.26.zip   
      
      
   Using BinkD as the mailer at 21:1/100 I then noticed some BBS nodes polling in   
   were having this issue:   
      
   + 09 Jan 19:19:38 [24867] call to 21:1/107@fsxnet   
     09 Jan 19:19:38 [24867] trying bbs.thebytexchange.com [204.12.198.27]...   
     09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] connected   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] outgoing session with bbs.thebytexchange.com:24554   
   [204.12.198.27]   
   - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] OPT CRAM-MD5-39f913bebc0dbe388a3671b63e62f6f8   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] Remote requests MD mode   
   - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] SYS The ByteXchange BBS   
   - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] ZYZ Nugax   
   - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] TIME Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:19:39 -0600   
   - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] VER Mystic/1.12A47 binkp/1.0   
   - 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] BUILD 2020/10/13 12:55:27 Linux/64   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 1:19/37@fidonet   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 40:100/2@cybernet (n/a or busy)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 21:1/107@fsxnet   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 10:102/1@araknet (n/a or busy)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 618:200/32@micronet (n/a or busy)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 42:256/6@sfnet (n/a or busy)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 700:100/12@spooknet (n/a or busy)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 42:972/1@dorenet (n/a or busy)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:39 [24867] addr: 11:1/200@wwivftn (n/a or busy)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] pwd protected session (MD5)   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] sending /hub/filebox/fsxnet_z21n1n107/MyGUI   
   v1.0.2.26.zip as MyGUI\x20v1.0.2.26.zip (1669424)   
   - 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] QSIZE 0 files 0 bytes   
   ? 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] M_GOT: cannot parse args   
   + 09 Jan 19:19:40 [24867] done (to 21:1/107@fsxnet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0   
   bytes))   
      
   incoming nodes (earlier Mystic version) seem to have the same problem.   
      
   + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] incoming session with 47-220-170-115.gt   
   ncmkt04.res.dyn.suddenlink.net [47.220.170.115]   
   - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] SYS Cold War Computing BBS   
   - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] ZYZ Jeff   
   - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] TIME Sun, 09 Jan 2022 04:58:08 -0600   
   - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] VER Mystic/1.12A46 binkp/1.0   
   - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] BUILD 2020/08/26 19:01:33 Raspberry Pi/32   
   + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] addr: 21:1/180@fsxnet   
   + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] pwd protected session (MD5)   
   + 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] sending /hub/filebox/fsxnet_z21n1n180/MyGUI   
   v1.0.2.26.zip as MyGUI\x20v1.0.2.26.zip (1669424)   
   - 09 Jan 23:58:08 [6668] QSIZE 0 files 0 bytes   
   ? 09 Jan 23:58:09 [6668] M_GOT: cannot parse args   
   + 09 Jan 23:58:09 [6668] done (from 21:1/180@fsxnet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0   
   bytes))   
      
   My fix was to delete the file out of file boxes to get traffic flowing again.   
      
   I spoke with the Mystic author and his reply was    
      
   [snip]   
      
   This seems to be related to a long standing issue with BinkD escaping   
   filenames incorrectly.  You'll have to get it fixed in BinkD.   
      
   A47 has a workaround for the BinkD bugs but A46 would not.   
      
    PH> v1.0.2.26.zip as MyGUI\x20v1.0.2.26.zip (1669424)   
      
   This is not a properly escaped filename being sent by BinkD as it does not    
   follow the BINKP protocol specifications for filename escaping:   
      
   5.2 File Name Issues   
   --------------------   
   In Mailer-parseable commands that contain a file name, the file name MUST NOT    
   include a whitespace (ASCII value 20 hex). The file name SHOULD NOT include    
   symbols other than alphanumeric (A-Z,a-z,0-9) and safe characters as defined    
   below in BNF. All other symbols are to be considered unsafe and SHOULD be    
   escaped in the form of two hexadecimal digits preceded by a backslash (e.g. a    
   whitespace must be transmitted as "\20").   
      
     filename        = *pchar   
     pchar           = unreserved | escape   
     unreserved      = ALPHA | DIGIT | safe   
     safe            = "@" | "&" | "=" | "+" | "%" | "$" | "-" | "_" |   
                       "." | "!" | "(" | ")" | "#" | "|"    
     escape          = "\" HEX HEX    
      
   [snip]   
      
   Is it possible please for BinkD to be updated so that if a file name with a   
   space in it is sent using BinkD to a remote system the filename escaping is   
   transmitted as per suggestions above?   
      
   With thanks, Paul.   
      
   --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/11/06 (Linux/64)   
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (3:770/100)   
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