Hello Dave!   
      
   25 Aug 18 09:59, you wrote to all:   
      
    DV> Just a quick question.. How do you make MBSE actually poll out.. I'm   
    DV> using the correct mbout commandline but all it does is create the   
    DV> poll, but never actually makes the network call...   
      
    DV> [snip]   
      
    DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ mbout p f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org   
      
    DV> MBOUT: MBSE BBS 1.0.7.3 Outbound Manager   
    DV>        Copyright (C) 1997-2017 MBSE Development Team, All Rights   
    DV> Reserved   
      
    DV> Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet   
      
    DV> [snip]   
      
    DV> and the logs   
      
    DV> [snip]   
      
      
    DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat system.log   
    DV>   25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003]   
    DV>   25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] MBOUT v1.0.7.3   
    DV>   25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] Command line: mbout p   
    DV> f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org   
    DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system   
    DV> name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00   
    DV> mbout[4003] Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00   
    DV> mbout[4003] MBOUT finished in  0.00s   
      
    DV> [snip]   
      
    DV> and the task log   
      
    DV> [snip]   
    DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat mbtask.log   
    DV> p 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] last message repeated 5 times   
    DV> - 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] Registered client pgm "mbout", pid   
    DV> 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0 - 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568]   
    DV> Unregistered client pgm "mbout", pid 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0   
    DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Scanning outbound at 13:56 UTC.   
    DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system   
    DV> name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20   
    DV> mbtask[2568] Flavor Out        Size    Online    Modem   
    DV>    ISDN   TCP/IP Calls Status  Mode    Address   
    DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] .....P ...C ..       0  00000001   
    DV> 00000000   
    DV> 00000000 00000004     0 Ok      Inet    1:229/426   
    DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Systems to call: Inet=1, ISDN=0,   
    DV> POTS=0, Next event at 00:00 UTC   
      
    DV> [snip]   
      
      
    DV> The poll sits there forever until I tell mbut to end it, but it never   
    DV> actually makes the call.. I have to force it to call using mbcico ..   
    DV> or is this how its supposed to be done?   
      
    DV> mbcico -a bbs.darkrealms.ca:24554 -t ibn f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org   
      
    DV> ...   
      
    DV> I'm at a loss.. if you have to manually tell it to poll that kind of   
    DV> refutes the point of using mbout lol   
      
   Is mbtask running?  If so, load mbmon and display the server statistics    
   (option 2.)  Check to see if it shows your Internet as up.  If it doesn't,    
   check the IP addresses you entered in mbsetup option 18 (Task Manager) to make    
   sure that they are responding to pings.  If both of them are not, mbtask will    
   think your internet connection is down and not attempt any outbound internet    
   calls.   
      
   Andrew   
      
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