Hi Everyone. I'm posting this under unix discussion because I believe this toãbe more of a unix related problem than a Synchronet related one. I've justãcompiled Synchronet on CentOS and the compiling was successful (albeit withãmany warnings on files starting with js). Anyhoo..ããMy question is when I run the command line utilities like scfg all the lineãdrawing is messed up. I'm using putty and UTF-8 on my translation and xtermãfor my term type. (pretty much the default). ããI've tried downloading SyncTerm for windows and I couldn't get it to connectãon SSH - it gave me some sort of handshake error - I was trying to connect toãlinux with it, not the BBS. ããI've tried different fonts in putty and also copying the terminfo and termcapãfiles and setting those up according to the docs. I guess I'm at a loss as toãhow to get the lines to look pretty! :)ããI'm very new to Synchronet but not Linux or computers in general - I own myãown IT consulting company going on about 18 years so I'm competent just needãsome help. Thank you!ããRichã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Re: Terminal Settings (CentOS)ã By: Rwebb616 to All on Mon Jun 11 2018 08:34 pmãã > My question is when I run the command line utilities like scfg all the lineã > drawing is messed up. I'm using putty and UTF-8 on my translation and xtermã > for my term type. (pretty much the default).ããTry the different "interface" modes (i.e. run "scfg -?" to list theãcommand-line options and try the different "-i" combinations) - probably "-iF"ãfor cursors with forced "IBM charset".ããAlso, make sure you have Putty configured for a UTF-8 "Remote characer set"ã(under settings->Window->Translation).ããThere are other tricks for getting the *nix console to send the character codesãyour terminal expects (terminal settings, termcaps, escape sequences).ãã > I've tried downloading SyncTerm for windows and I couldn't get it to connectã > on SSH - it gave me some sort of handshake error - I was trying to connectã > to linux with it, not the BBS.ããWhat version of SyncTERM? Recent builds (after 1.0) incorporate a newer versionãof cryptlib which fixes most SSH incompatibilities.ãã > I've tried different fonts in putty and also copying the terminfo andã > termcap files and setting those up according to the docs. I guess I'm at aã > loss as to how to get the lines to look pretty! :)ããIf you're referrring to the Synchronet docs (wiki?) those termininfo/capsãsettings are for propert *remote* display of cursors programs (e.g. doors) runãby the BBS.ãã > I'm very new to Synchronet but not Linux or computers in general - I own myã > own IT consulting company going on about 18 years so I'm competent just needã > some help. Thank you!ããYou'll get it.ãã digital manããThis Is Spinal Tap quote #18:ãSustain, listen to it. Don't hear anything. You would though were it playing.ãNorco, CA WX: 69.9øF, 56.0% humidity, 5 mph ESE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

ã > Try the different "interface" modes (i.e. run "scfg -?" to list theã > command-line options and try the different "-i" combinations) - probablyã > "-iF" for cursors with forced "IBM charset".ããDid that but it still didn't look quite right. Trying to get it to look likeãthe old Novell utilities (syscon) - I know I'm dating myself!ããã > Also, make sure you have Putty configured for a UTF-8 "Remote characer set"ã > (under settings->Window->Translation).ããYep that is what I have it set to. I'm seeing q's and x's where lines shouldãbe and a's where the background characters are supposed to be.ããã > What version of SyncTERM? Recent builds (after 1.0) incorporate a newerã > version of cryptlib which fixes most SSH incompatibilities.ãããYep I'm running 1.0 - I guess I wasn't seeing where to get a newer version.ãJust went to the website and downloaded. That was under Windows. Under myãlinux desktop I'm ãjust using putty but I can probably just use the built in terminal. ããã > If you're referrring to the Synchronet docs (wiki?) those termininfo/capsã > settings are for propert *remote* display of cursors programs (e.g. doors)ã > run by the BBS.ãããYep the wiki. I didn't know if it would help so I just did it anyway since theãdocs said it can't hurt.ããRichã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Re: Re: Terminal Settings (CentOS)ã By: Rwebb616 to Digital Man on Mon Jun 11 2018 11:05 pmãã >ã > > Try the different "interface" modes (i.e. run "scfg -?" to list theã > > command-line options and try the different "-i" combinations) - probablyã > > "-iF" for cursors with forced "IBM charset".ã >ã > Did that but it still didn't look quite right. Trying to get it to lookã > like the old Novell utilities (syscon) - I know I'm dating myself!ããThat's what those utils look like when things are configured right.ãã > > Also, make sure you have Putty configured for a UTF-8 "Remote characerã > > set" (under settings->Window->Translation).ã >ã > Yep that is what I have it set to. I'm seeing q's and x's where linesã > should be and a's where the background characters are supposed to be.ããYup, so something's off.ãã > > What version of SyncTERM? Recent builds (after 1.0) incorporate a newerã > > version of cryptlib which fixes most SSH incompatibilities.ã >ã >ã > Yep I'm running 1.0 - I guess I wasn't seeing where to get a newer version.ã > Just went to the website and downloaded. That was under Windows.ããThat is how you get v1.0, the latest release. To get the v1.1 beta/dev buildãfor Windows, use this link instead: http://syncterm.net/syncterm.zipãã > Under myã > linux desktop I'mã > just using putty but I can probably just use the built in terminal.ããI've never run putty on Linux myself (on Windows). When using Linux, I just useãthe default terminal program.ãã digital manããSynchronet "Real Fact" #96:ãSynchronet v3.13a was released in September of 2005 (9 months after v3.12a).ãNorco, CA WX: 84.1øF, 42.0% humidity, 3 mph ENE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

ã > > > Also, make sure you have Putty configured for a UTF-8 "Remote characerã > > > set" (under settings->Window->Translation).ãã > > Yep that is what I have it set to. I'm seeing q's and x's where linesã > > should be and a's where the background characters are supposed to be.ãã > Yup, so something's off.ããOddly enough configuring it for ISO-8859-1 made it work perfect... any idea whyãthat might be? ãI don't know what that is going to do to other things. ããã > > > What version of SyncTERM? Recent builds (after 1.0) incorporate aã > > > newer version of cryptlib which fixes most SSH incompatibilities.ããã > > Yep I'm running 1.0 - I guess I wasn't seeing where to get a newerã > > version. Just went to the website and downloaded. That was underã > > Windows.ãã > That is how you get v1.0, the latest release. To get the v1.1 beta/dev buildã > for Windows, use this link instead: http://syncterm.net/syncterm.zipããThanks - will try that out on windows although I tend to like to stay in Linuxãas much as I can.ããã > > Under myã > > linux desktop I'mã > > just using putty but I can probably just use the built in terminal.ãã > I've never run putty on Linux myself (on Windows). When using Linux, I justã > use the default terminal program.ããAh yes I tried that just using ssh blah@bbs and everything just automagicallyãdisplayed properly.ãNow I just need to figure out setting up some icons on my linux desktop toãautomatically ssh over to the bbs machine.ããAre there any solutions for sysop page when running the bbs on a virtualãmachine on vmware?ããRichã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Re: Re: Terminal Settings (CentOS)ã By: Rwebb616 to Digital Man on Tue Jun 12 2018 11:46 amãã > Are there any solutions for sysop page when running the bbs on a virtualã > machine on vmware?ããYou can setup an external chat pager, but what that pager is/would do, is up toãyou. I'm not aware of any specific existing pagers for that use. :-)ãã digital manããSynchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #54:ãUART = Universal Asynchronous Receiver/TransmitterãNorco, CA WX: 83.2øF, 43.0% humidity, 9 mph ENE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã