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|    Gamgee to echicken    |
|    Re: BBSLink problems (and http.js)    |
|    22 Oct 24 08:06:06    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 56526.sync_sys@1:103/705 2b7dff8d       REPLY: 56518.sync_sys@1:103/705 2b7d3b1d       PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Linux master/867cf8c91 Oct 21 202 GCC 11.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Linux master/8fecd8c5d Oct 21 2024 22:01 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: PALANTIR       CHRS: CP437 2       -=> echicken wrote to Gamgee <=-               ec> Re: BBSLink problems (and http.js)        ec> By: Gamgee to All on Mon Oct 21 2024 17:07:28               Ga> !JavaScript http.js line 117: Error: Unable to connect to        Ga> games.bbslink.net:80               Ga> with no change. I'm not sure why that error message is trying to connect        Ga> to port 80 on the BBSLink end, I would think it would be telnetting to 23.               ec> I've never used BBSLink and it's been a long time since I looked at it,        ec> but I vaguely recall them having a web service in the loop, possibly as        ec> part of the login process, maybe to specify a door to launch upon        ec> connecting. (As opposed to the typical rlogin game server which just        ec> abuses the terminal-type for this purpose.) That may be wildly off-base        ec> though.              As theorized by another poster on this thread, that sounds like it's        accurate.               Ga> Anyone else seeing this? Not sure what else to try here. Thanks.               ec> Their website loads for me, on ports 80 and 443, but that's not to say        ec> it's the same server that handles whatever bbslink.js is calling. Are        ec> you able to view their site in a browser? If not, maybe your address        ec> got blocked for some reason.              The website loads/works fine for me.               ec> Beyond that, can't say more without seeing bbslink.js.              There were a couple of other responses in here from other sysops who are        seeing the same thing on their boards. Appears to be an issue on the        BBSLink side, I will contact the operator there to let them know.              Thanks for your reply!                            ... Internal Error: The system has been taken over by sheep at line 19960       --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52        þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 90/1 103/705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 153/757 7715 154/10       SEEN-BY: 154/30 203/0 218/700 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/110 114 206       SEEN-BY: 229/317 400 426 428 470 550 700 705 240/1120 5832 266/512       SEEN-BY: 280/464 5003 5006 282/1038 291/111 292/8125 301/1 320/219       SEEN-BY: 322/757 341/66 234 342/200 396/45 423/120 460/58 256 1124       SEEN-BY: 467/888 633/280 712/848 770/1 5020/400 5054/30 5075/35       PATH: 103/705 280/464 460/58 229/426           |
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