Mail Import / Export and Events don't appear to trigger automatically when using the daemon under linux. Is this a misconfiguration on my part or am I supposed to run them as Linux Cron Jobs?

- Mike

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
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Hello Nazferiti!

On 08 May 2020, Nazferiti said the following...

Mail Import / Export and Events don't appear to trigger automatically
when using the daemon under linux. Is this a misconfiguration on my
part or am I supposed to run them as Linux Cron Jobs?

They should be working, however you will probably need to prefix mutil with "./" if you haven't already, e.g.:

./mutil /mnt/bbs/mystic/import.ini

...if you haven't got your Mystic root directory in the daemon user's PATH, as Mystic launches all binaries from the Mystic root directory.

Best regards
Zip

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/21 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (21:1/202)

Mail Import / Export and Events don't appear to trigger automatically
when using the daemon under linux. Is this a misconfiguration on my
part or am I supposed to run them as Linux Cron Jobs?

In addition to Zip's feedback, once you update these event type jobs, you'll need to stop and restart the mis daemon; it doesn't live reload these config changes.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: monterey bbs (21:1/168)

On 09 May 2020, Zip said the following...

Hello Nazferiti!

On 08 May 2020, Nazferiti said the following...

Mail Import / Export and Events don't appear to trigger automatically when using the daemon under linux. Is this a misconfiguration on my part or am I supposed to run them as Linux Cron Jobs?

They should be working, however you will probably need to prefix mutil with "./" if you haven't already, e.g.:

./mutil /mnt/bbs/mystic/import.ini

...if you haven't got your Mystic root directory in the daemon user's PATH, as Mystic launches all binaries from the Mystic root directory.

This is probably my problem then, I installed my linux, copied over all my config and user files from my Windows 32 version. Currently I have
everything set as a cron and mail is flowing, but I think it would be better
to have mail crash rather than just force a poll ever half hour.

- Mike

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Arcadia BBS | Connecticut USA | bbs.arcadiabbs.com (21:3/107)

They should be working, however you will probably need to prefix mutil with "./" if you haven't already, e.g.:

./mutil /mnt/bbs/mystic/import.ini

You guys are awesome, I made those changes and it's working perfectly now! Been a busy day, got almost everything working in Linux now. Even got MRC
up and running!

- Mike

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Arcadia BBS | Connecticut USA | bbs.arcadiabbs.com (21:3/107)

Hello Nazferiti!

On 09 May 2020, Nazferiti said the following...

my config and user files from my Windows 32 version. Currently I have everything set as a cron and mail is flowing, but I think it would be better to have mail crash rather than just force a poll ever half hour.

Actually you can have both -- first an Interval event polling e.g. every hour:

�� � ���� Active � Yes �����۲gj!
����� No � Description � CUSTOM: Poll echomail/netmail Sun � No � ����
����� No � Event Type � Interval Mon � No �----��۱� � ���� No � Exec Hour � 1 Tue � No � ����� � ���� No � Exec Min � 0 Wed � No � ���
� ۰�� Yes� Shell � timeout -k 600 --preserve-stat Thu � No �WTFS �۰ � ������ Yes� Semaphore � Fri � No � � ��� ��� �� Yes� Kill After � Sat � No � � ۰�
� Yes� Warning � 0 � � ��

Complete Shell command line: timeout -k 600 --preserve-status -v 600 ./mis
poll forced

...and then also a semaphore event watching for indications of outgoing mail:

� ���� Active � Yes �����۲gj!
����� No � Description � CUSTOM: Send outbound echomail Sun � No � ����
����� No � Event Type � Semaphore Mon � No �
� ���� No � Exec Hour � 0 Tue � No �----
� ���� No � Exec Min � 0 Wed � No � ���
� ۰�� No � Shell � ./mutil /mnt/bbs/mystic/export Thu � No � �۰ ������ Yes� Semaphore � echomail.out|netmail.out Fri � No �WTFS �
��� �� Yes� Kill After � netmail.out Sat � No � �
� Yes� Warning � 0 � � ��

Complete Description line: CUSTOM: Send outbound echomail/netmail
Complete Shell command line: ./mutil /mnt/bbs/mystic/export.ini|timeout -k 600 --preserve-status -v 600 ./mis poll send

(At least in the past, mutil ExportEchoMail didn't remove netmail.out after sending, so I ask the event to remove it if left over.)

...and, finally, another semaphore event watching for incoming mail to toss:

�� � ���� Active � Yes �����۲gj!
����� No � Description � CUSTOM: Toss incoming echomail Sun � No � ����
����� No � Event Type � Semaphore Mon � No � ��۱� � ���� No � Exec Hour � 0 Tue � No � ����� � ���� No � Exec Min � 0 Wed � No � ��� �� ۰�� No � Shell � ./mutil /mnt/bbs/mystic/import Thu � No �---- �۰ � ������ No � Semaphore � echomail.in Fri � No � � ��� ��� �� No � Kill After � Sat � No � � ۰�
� Yes� Warning � 0 �WTFS � ��

Complete Description line: CUSTOM: Toss incoming echomail/netmail
Complete Shell command line: ./mutil /mnt/bbs/mystic/import.ini

I've had some problems with the pre-alpha A46 'mis poll' consuming 100% CPU
due to some timer-related stuff (clock not increasing monotonically?), so I added the 'timeout' safety net to ensure it won't get stuck for ever
(requiring a MIS service restart).

N.B.: 'mis poll' is not available in A45, it was introduced in the pre-alpha A46s. The equivalent of 'mis poll' for A45 would be 'fidopoll'.

Best regards
Zip

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/21 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (21:1/202)

Hello Nazferiti!

On 09 May 2020, Nazferiti said the following...

You guys are awesome, I made those changes and it's working perfectly
now! Been a busy day, got almost everything working in Linux now. Even

Glad to hear that! :D
Well done!

Best regards
Zip

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/04/21 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (21:1/202)