Subj : Re: FidoBlitz
To   : Spitfire
From : Tanausu M.
Date : Sun May 24 2026 01:04:26

Hello Spitfire!

24 May 26 00:01, Tanausu wrote to Spitfire:

 Sp>         I am currently trying FidoBlits on my system.  So far its working out well.  Much better than AmiBinkD.

 Sp> **Project:**  FidoBlitz - Binkp/1.1 Mailer for Amiga
 Sp> **Author:**   Stephen Walsh (Vorlon/VK3HEG)
 Sp> **Version:**  v0.19 - 11-May-2026


 Sp> ## Overview

 Sp> FidoBlitz is a native Amiga Binkp/1.1 mailer written in AmiBlitz3. It provides a clean, reliable
 Sp> implementation to replace the buggy existing AmiBinkd port.

 Sp> ## Goals

 Sp> - Full Binkp/1.1 protocol support (NR mode, CRC32 file integrity)
 Sp> - Server mode (receive incoming calls) and poll mode (call uplinks)
 Sp> - ASO (Amiga-Style Outbound) support

 Sp> ## Features

 Sp> - Binkp/1.1 NR Mode (Non-Reliable: pipelined file transfer without per-file M_GET wait)
 Sp> - CRC32 File Integrity Verification (ISO 3309 / ITU-T V.42, verified on M_GOT)
 Sp> - CRAM-MD5 Secure Authentication
 Sp> - File Transfer Resume Support
 Sp> - Configurable Server Port
 Sp> - Multi-Network Session Support
 Sp> - Buffer-Based Receive
 Sp> - Disk Space Checking

 Sp> ## Session Modes

 Sp> - Poll mode: Originate connection to remote node
 Sp> - Server mode: Accept incoming connections

 Sp> ## File Transfer

 Sp> - Send and receive files with proper acknowledgment
 Sp> - BSY file locking to prevent concurrent sessions
 Sp> - Inbound/outbound directory support

 Sp> ## Configuration

 Sp> - Config file parser for node definitions
 Sp> - Support for multiple FTN addresses
 Sp> - Password authentication (plain text and CRAM-MD5)

 Sp> ## Logging

 Sp> - Separate log files for poll and server modes
 Sp> - Configurable log levels (console and file)
 Sp> - Timestamp formatting


 Sp> ## Command-Line Interface

 Sp> FidoBlitz -s <configfile>            ; Server mode - listen on port 24554
 Sp> FidoBlitz -p -P<node> <configfile>   ; Poll mode - call specific node
 Sp> FidoBlitz -p -PALL <configfile>      ; Poll mode - call all configured nodes

 Sp> **Examples:**

 Sp> FidoBlitz -s fidoblitz.cfg
 Sp> FidoBlitz -p -P3:633/280 fidoblitz.cfg
 Sp> FidoBlitz -p -PALL fidoblitz.cfg


 Sp> ## Configuration File

 Sp> FidoBlitz uses most keywords from a binkd-compatible configuration. All keywords are parsed;
 Sp> unsupported options are logged and ignored.

 Sp> ## Future Enhancements

 Sp> - **File requests**: .REQ file handling
 Sp> - **AKA masking**: Selectively hide certain addresses from specific nodes (akamask)


 Sp> ## References

 Sp> - FTS-1026: Binkp/1.0 Protocol Specification
 Sp> - FSP-1024: Binkp/1.1 Protocol Specification

 Sp>  * ACIS Member. AmigaNet ArakNet C=Net DescipleNet FidoNet PiNet RetroNet
 Sp>  * C-Net/5


Hi. I've been testing it for a while and, it works very well, quite stable. In my case, I'm using it as a backup while I continue testing pgul's binkd without ixemul. But, if you want to get rid of amibinkd crashes, fidoblitz is definitely the way to go.


Tanausu

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