TID: FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.4-B20240523   
   RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes   
   TZUTC: 0100   
   CHRS: CP850 2   
   PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20240604   
   MSGID: 2:280/464 69145c05   
   REPLY: 55275.sync@1:103/705 2d79bf74   
   Hi Digital,   
      
   On 2025-11-11 13:58:33, you wrote to me:   
      
    >> 09:29:58.978  Error reading packet header in file:   
    >> /home/fido/inbound/f4o5881q.pkt, renamed with extension: '.error'   
    >>   
    >> # xxd f4o5881q.pkt.error   
    >> 0000000: 4269 6e6b 4954 2f32 2e34 3120 6172 6773  BinkIT/2.41 args   
    >> 0000010: 3a20 0a                                  : .   
    >>   
    >>   
    >> Firstly the .pkt file that isn't a .pkt file?   
      
    DM> Looks like that is the contents of a lock/.bsy file created by BinkIt.   
   These   
    DM> files should *not* sent to the remote host, so that is very weird.   
      
   Indeed weird, but what is the solution? ;-)   
      
    >> Secondly the 'recv' from the remote before the connection is complete,   
    >> so my binkd flags it as 'failed'...   
      
    DM> I don't follow you there.   
      
   A "normal" incoming session, like for instance one with your system ends like   
   this (as seen in the binkd log):   
      
   ...   
   - 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] VER BinkIT/2.41,JSBinkP/4,sbbs3.21a/Linux binkp/1.1   
   + 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] addr: 1:103/705@fidonet   
   ...   
   - 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] receiving 691445ca.pkt (1007 byte(s), off 0)   
   + 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] rcvd: 691445ca.pkt (1007, 1007.00 CPS,   
   1:103/705@fidonet)   
   + 12 Nov 09:31:12 [22442] done (from 1:103/705@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/1 (0/1007   
   bytes))   
     12 Nov 09:31:13 [22442] session closed, quitting...   
      
   On this system I see this:   
      
   ...   
   - 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] VER BinkIT/2.41,JSBinkP/4,sbbs3.20d/FreeBSD binkp/1.1   
   ...   
   - 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] receiving f4o5881q.pkt (19 byte(s), off 0)   
   + 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] rcvd: f4o5881q.pkt (19, 19.00 CPS, 39:   
   **/***@AmigaNet)   
   ? 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] recv: connection closed by foreign host   
   + 11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] done (from 39:***/***@AmigaNet, failed, S/R: 0/1   
   (0/19 bytes))   
     11 Nov 09:29:58 [23984] session closed, quitting...   
      
   I don't know the exact meaning of the recv line, but it seems like a forced   
   connection close by the other end. And not a regular protocol "finish". So   
   it's flagged as "failed", and my binkd tries this node again after a   
   configured retry time...   
      
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
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