[Dxspider-support] Newbie question

Dirk Koopman djk at tobit.co.uk
Sun Feb 24 23:35:02 GMT 2002


On Sun, 2002-02-24 at 21:23, Bob Applegate wrote:
> I got my first Spider node running a couple days ago, so this is
> almost certainly a beginner problem.
> 
> I have a Windows based DX Spider connected to an AR Cluster
> node via telnet.  Everything seems to work except for bulletins.
> The ARC node attempts to send bulletins, but the Spider refuses
> the actual text. The basic message flow (without details)
> 
> ARC -> Spider: PC28
> Spider -> ARC: PC30
> ARC -> Spider: PC29 (several of them containing the message)
> Spider -> ARC: PC42 (one per PC29 sent to it).
> 

This is, unfortunately, a known problem caused a) by an error in ARC and
b) by me not coding round it (because I was told it would be fixed).

It is sometime since I last looked at this. Perhaps you might send me
the PC28, PC30 and a tranche of PC29 + the PC42 of a couple of failing
messages for me to look at.

Also, what version of ARC are you connecting to? I was told it was fixed
in something like 4.16. 3.xx will never work.

> The exact error text in the Spider window has scrolled by, but said
> something about the stream being closed.
> 
> Personal messages work fine between the nodes.

I have to say I am slightly surprised by this, because there isn't any
intrinsic difference in operation of the mail protocol between personal
and bulls.

However, careful choice of callsigns will give the impression of
working.

The problem is that two fields in the PC28 (the original node and the
'from' node) are swapped in ARC. If the callsigns are correct then mail
will flow, but this by accident.

Dirk
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