Subj : Re: Automating mail
To   : 2twisty
From : McDoob
Date : Tue Mar 29 2022 12:03 pm

 2t> I'm running mystic on ubuntu.
 2t> 
 2t> I've seen reports that when participating in EchoMail that "the system
 2t> will automatically send it out within 60 seconds."
 2t> 
 2t> My system is not doing that, so there must be some config that I am
 2t> missing. I am running the mail manually now.

Mystic Guy talks about how to set this up in his videos. You will want to watch 'Connecting to a Message Network - Part 2' and 'Part 3' for information on setting up the 'mutil' half of the equation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T878NkDJUek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I-vd913090

Just remember the differences between Linux and Windows commandline. For instance, you'd type './mutil' instead of just 'mutil'. And, the most recent versions of Mystic have removed './fidopoll' and now use './mis poll' in its place.

For the second half of the equationt, you will want to watch 'Mystic Internet Server + Events System', specifically the events system, starting at 11:30 minutes:

https://youtu.be/JDL4riK80UG?t=690

Keep in mind the differences I already mentioned. Your semaphore events' 'Shell' entries are actual commandline instructions. So, remember to use
'./mutil' instead of 'mutil', and './mis poll' instead of './fidopoll'.

This should be enough to get your new BBS to send and recieve properly. Also check your hourly network polls, to make sure that your BBS is doing its best to keep up!

 2t> Is this as simple as setting it up in cron or is Mystic itself supposed   2t> to trigger these events.  The Wiki on the Mystic web site wasn't 
 2t> terribly useful, and The Mystic Guy's videos are both 5 years old and 
 2t> primarily focused on Windows installations.

Rumour has it that Mystic Guy is working on updating his video tutorials. This rumour may have been started by the Guy himself. (o_-)

Pay closer attention to his videos on his Raspberry Pi installation, as this is pretty much the exact same as doing so in Ubuntu. And, it's not *that* difficult to 'convert' the instructions from Windows to Linux, as long as you remember the minor differences in the commandline.

Hope this helps!

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
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