Subj : qnet-ftp issues
To   : Amessyroom
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Dec 17 2024 11:50:21

  Re: qnet-ftp issues
  By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Tue Dec 17 2024 12:15 pm

 >   Re: qnet-ftp issues
 >   By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Mon Dec 16 2024 12:18 am
 >
 >  >> I've tried to configure modopts.ini to pass username and other settings
 > for
 >  >> qnet-ftp but attempts to manually trigger qnet-ftp.js end with timeout
 > and
 >  >> attemps to use port 1024 ?
 >
 >  >> username = tlqwk
 >  >> address = ricksbbs.synchro.net
 >  >> password = PW
 >  >> port = 21
 >
 >  DM> Looks fine to me. Do you actually have a "tlqwk" account on ricksbbs?
 >  DM> Are you able to login to it using that account and an ftp client?
 >
 > Seems primary issue was passive was being used. I confirmed this by forcing
 > an active ftp session and ls worked; so added passive = false.

Whomever is running the FTP server should fix that: passive FTP is "the way".

 > So I can  get my qwk packets now; but now having difficulty setting up conf.
 > #
 >
 > I tried to take a control.dat file from the qwk packet; and import messages
 > but when bbs tries to unpack; it says they dont exist.

It says *what* dont exist? You need to have the message areas import/setup *first* (in SCFG->Message Areas) and then you need to setup the QWK conference number mapping from the hub in SCFG->Networks->QWK->YOURHUB->Netowrked Sub-boards.

You can import a control.dat file in SCFG for *both* of those lists, but you would need to do so for *both*.

 > If I have a list of the conf # and names, what format should the file be in
 > and what file format from "import messages" should I use to import conf #.
 >
 > Is there another way to setup the conference numbers?

control.dat file should work fine.
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