Subj : New binkd setup Linux-Kubuntu 14.04 64b
To   : rick christian
From : mark lewis
Date : Tue Sep 13 2016 06:18 pm


12 Sep 16 22:23, you wrote to All:

 rc> What I am not sure about is the finer points of its config

 rc> Namely:

 rc> 1) Setting up routing

binkd is a mailer only... in a BSO (Binkleyterm Style Outbound) configuration, 
your tosser will handle the routing of netmails and it will pack them into the 
proper PKTs for the next hop system...

 rc> 2) Auto operation for outbound, correct?
 rc> call-delay 60
 rc> rescan-delay 60

 rc> Will cause binkd to look in the outbound dir for stuff to send every 60
 rc> seconds, correct?

the rescan-delay, yes...

 rc> 3) Is ARC compression still needed???? unar or FreeArc?

no, not really... mostly is zip but these days not even that is needed... all 
my systems send raw PKTs and no bundles (mo1, we2, etc)... bundles are just not 
necessary like they were in the dialup days...

 rc> 4) Nodelist processors for the nodediff?

binkd uses its own nodelist format... it is distributed in the I-BINKD file 
distribution area... plus these days, many are not even worrying about diffs at 
all because the nodelist is so small... in fact, you can subscribe to the 
DAILYLIST FDN (file distribution network) and get a bright shiney complete 
nodelist every day and be up to date within ~24 hours of systems being added or 
removed...

 rc> Is there a crashmail echo anymore??? Since I have been graciously
 rc> allowed to use a JamNNTPD server to get to echos right now, I am not
 rc> seeing it listed..

not that i know of... the talk may be welcome in the JAMNNTPD echo since both 
are written by the same author even though he is no longer in fidonet...

)\/(ark

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