hi,ãhow would i make a raspberry pi automate posting to a bbs board? i don't want to make a whole bbs server, just have it post to the board. i've tried looking at the wiki's how-to, but i'm confused which programs i need to install to achieve this..ãã===ãuser generated from /dev/urandom ã ã ãã...Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: how to automate posting messages to a boardã By: candycane to All on Mon Jul 31 2023 06:05 amãã > hi,ã > how would i make a raspberry pi automate posting to a bbs board? i don'tã > want to make a whole bbs server, just have it post to the board. i've triedã > looking at the wiki's how-to, but i'm confused which programs i need toã > install to achieve this..ããIf you install Synchronet, you'll get jsexec and the module postmsg.js which can be invoked with jsexec:ãhttps://wiki.synchro.net/module:postmsgããYou don't need to install anything but Synchronet and then you can use the postmsg module to automate the posting of messages to a Synchronet message base.ã-- ã digital man (rob)ããThis Is Spinal Tap quote #3:ãHow much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.ãNorco, CA WX: 86.8øF, 55.0% humidity, 0 mph ENE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Digital Man wrote to candycane <=-ãã DM> Re: how to automate posting messages to a boardã DM> By: candycane to All on Mon Jul 31 2023 06:05 amãã > hi,ã > how would i make a raspberry pi automate posting to a bbs board? i don'tã > want to make a whole bbs server, just have it post to the board. i've triedã > looking at the wiki's how-to, but i'm confused which programs i need toã > install to achieve this..ãã DM> If you install Synchronet, you'll get jsexec and the module postmsg.jsã DM> which can be invoked with jsexec:ã DM> https://wiki.synchro.net/module:postmsgãã DM> You don't need to install anything but Synchronet and then you can useã DM> the postmsg module to automate the posting of messages to a Synchronetã DM> message base. --ã DM> digital man (rob)ãã DM> This Is Spinal Tap quote #3:ã DM> How much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None moreã DM> black. Norco, CA WX: 86.8øF, 55.0% humidity, 0 mph ENE wind, 0.00ã DM> inches rain/24hrs ---ã DM> = Synchronet = Vertrauen = Home of Synchronet =ã DM> [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netããAh, alright thanks!ãã... 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ -=[ ConstructiveChaos BBS | conchaos.synchro.net ]=-ã

Re: how to automate posting mã By: candycane to Digital Man on Mon Jul 31 2023 07:28 pmãã > -=> Digital Man wrote to candycane <=-ã >ã > DM> Re: how to automate posting messages to a boardã > DM> By: candycane to All on Mon Jul 31 2023 06:05 amã >ã > > hi,ã > > how would i make a raspberry pi automate posting to a bbs board? i don'tã > > want to make a whole bbs server, just have it post to the board. i'veã > > tried looking at the wiki's how-to, but i'm confused which programs iã > > need to install to achieve this..ã >ã > DM> If you install Synchronet, you'll get jsexec and the module postmsg.jsã > DM> which can be invoked with jsexec:ã > DM> https://wiki.synchro.net/module:postmsgã >ã > DM> You don't need to install anything but Synchronet and then you can useã > DM> the postmsg module to automate the posting of messages to a Synchronetã > DM> message base. --ãã > Ah, alright thanks!ããThis guidance does assume you're running a Synchronet BBS (this is the "Synchronet Discussion" message area after all). If you're not running a Synchronet BBS (or any BBS at all), then using standard message posting/network technologies like QWK or FTN (FidoNet Technology) would be better.ã-- ã digital man (rob)ããRush quote #31:ãLive for yourself, there's no one else more worth living forãNorco, CA WX: 87.7øF, 45.0% humidity, 4 mph E wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Re: how to automate posting mã By: Digital Man to candycane on Mon Jul 31 2023 06:12 pmãã DM> This guidance does assume you're running a Synchronet BBS (this is theã DM> "Synchronet Discussion" message area after all). If you're not running aã DM> Synchronet BBS (or any BBS at all), then using standard messageã DM> posting/network technologies like QWK or FTN (FidoNet Technology) would beã DM> better. -- ã DM> digital man (rob)ããOh, is there a guide for QWK/FTN posting?ããcandycaneãã===ãuser is generated from /dev/urandomãã...To a friends' house, the road is never long.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ -=[ ConstructiveChaos BBS | conchaos.synchro.net ]=-ã

Re: how to automate posting mã By: candycane to Digital Man on Mon Jul 31 2023 11:08 pmãã > Re: how to automate posting mã > By: Digital Man to candycane on Mon Jul 31 2023 06:12 pmã >ã > DM> This guidance does assume you're running a Synchronet BBS (this is theã > DM> "Synchronet Discussion" message area after all). If you're not runningã > DM> a Synchronet BBS (or any BBS at all), then using standard messageã > DM> posting/network technologies like QWK or FTN (FidoNet Technology) wouldã > DM> be better. --ã > DM> digital man (rob)ã >ã > Oh, is there a guide for QWK/FTN posting?ããhttps://wiki.synchro.net/ref:qwkããFor FTN, http://ftsc.org/ããThose are the technical references (e.g. if you want to write your own software or scripts to generate message packets).ããIf you want to just use software written by others, seeãhttps://wmcbrine.com/MultiMail/ (for QWK)ããand various "point" software for FTN.ã-- ã digital man (rob)ããSling Blade quote #22:ãKarl: I don't reckon you have to go with women to be a good father to a boy.ãNorco, CA WX: 77.2øF, 69.0% humidity, 0 mph E wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Re: how to automate posting mã By: Digital Man to candycane on Tue Aug 01 2023 10:30 amããAlright ill try to look at this!ããcandycaneãã===ãuser is generated from /dev/urandomãã...Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his boss.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ -=[ ConstructiveChaos BBS | conchaos.synchro.net ]=-ã