Hello everybody!

In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that runs a couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being minimized. This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure out why. Anyone have a thought on this? It was minimized in the taskbar before.

Windows 11/64 Pro
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Thanks,
RickV


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Re: FIDOIN event issue
By: RickV to All on Wed Apr 29 2026 06:31 pm

Hello everybody!

In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that runs a couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being minimized. This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure out why. Anyone have a thought on this? It was minimized in the taskbar before.

Windows 11/64 Pro
Synchronet 3.21e

How do you have the FIDOIN event configured in SCFG?

Do you have Options = XTRN_MINIMIZED (likely with other option flags) in the [bbs] section of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file? This correlates with the "Minimize externals" checkbox in the SBBSCTRL->Terminal Server->Config dialog.
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Hello Digital!

29 Apr 26 22:41, you wrote to me:

Re: FIDOIN event issue
By: RickV to All on Wed Apr 29 2026 06:31 pm

Hello everybody!

In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that runs a
couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it
opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being minimized.
This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure out
why. Anyone have a thought on this? It
was minimized in the taskbar before.

Windows 11/64 Pro
Synchronet 3.21e

How do you have the FIDOIN event configured in SCFG?

Do you have Options = XTRN_MINIMIZED (likely with other option flags)
in the [bbs] section of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file? This correlates with
the "Minimize externals" checkbox in the SBBSCTRL->Terminal
Server->Config dialog.
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digital man (rob)

My cfg for FIDOIN is this

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nFXgwiUtN5oj-wLLuyHqldBJ-wFLPa36/view?usp=sharing

And I also un-commented the XTRN_MINIMIZE in th sbbs.ini, but it still oper the window in normal mode.


RickV


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Hello Digital!

28 Aug 70 00:16, you wrote to me:

Re: FIDOIN event issue
By: RickV to All on Wed Apr 29 2026 06:31 pm

Hello everybody!

In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that runs a
couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it
opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being minimized.
This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure out
why. Anyone have a thought on this? It
was minimized in the taskbar before.

Windows 11/64 Pro
Synchronet 3.21e

How do you have the FIDOIN event configured in SCFG?

Do you have Options = XTRN_MINIMIZED (likely with other option flags)
in the [bbs] section of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file? This correlates with
the "Minimize externals" checkbox in the SBBSCTRL->Terminal
Server->Config dialog.
--
digital man (rob)

I also have that dialog box checked to "Minimize externals"


RickV


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Re: FIDOIN event issue
By: RickV to Digital Man on Wed Apr 29 2026 08:41 pm

Hello Digital!

29 Apr 26 22:41, you wrote to me:

Re: FIDOIN event issue
By: RickV to All on Wed Apr 29 2026 06:31 pm

Hello everybody!

In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that runs a
couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it
opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being minimized.
This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure out
why. Anyone have a thought on this? It
was minimized in the taskbar before.

Windows 11/64 Pro
Synchronet 3.21e

How do you have the FIDOIN event configured in SCFG?

Do you have Options = XTRN_MINIMIZED (likely with other option flags) in the [bbs] section of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file? This correlates with the "Minimize externals" checkbox in the SBBSCTRL->Terminal Server->Config dialog.

My cfg for FIDOIN is this

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nFXgwiUtN5oj-wLLuyHqldBJ-wFLPa36/view?usp=s har ing

That's text, so you should be able to just select/copy and paste into a messaage (in the future).

And I also un-commented the XTRN_MINIMIZE in th sbbs.ini, but it still oper the window in normal mode.

So that command-line ("?copy_inbound.js") runs in-process, it's not "external". So I'm guessing that whatever copy_inbound.js is doing is what is opening a window on your desktop. So the next obvious question would be, what's in copy_inbound.js?
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RickV wrote to Digital Man <=-

In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that runs a
couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it
opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being minimized.
This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure out
why. Anyone have a thought on this? It
was minimized in the taskbar before.

Do you have Options = XTRN_MINIMIZED (likely with other option flags)
in the [bbs] section of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file? This correlates with
the "Minimize externals" checkbox in the SBBSCTRL->Terminal
Server->Config dialog.

My cfg for FIDOIN is this

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nFXgwiUtN5oj-wLLuyHqldBJ-wFLPa36/view?usp=sharing

Nobody has any idea what that custom .js script is doing. That's
probably what's opening a window.

And I also un-commented the XTRN_MINIMIZE in th sbbs.ini, but it still oper the window in normal mode.

You don't "uncomment" it... you add it to the "Options = " line.




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Hello Digital!

30 Apr 26 16:04, you wrote to me:

Re: FIDOIN event issue
By: RickV to Digital Man on Wed Apr 29 2026 08:41 pm

Hello Digital!

29 Apr 26 22:41, you wrote to me:

Re: FIDOIN event issue

By: RickV to All on Wed Apr 29 2026 06:31 pm

Hello everybody!

In my FIDOIN event I have a java script that I created that

runs a

couple of other things and tosses the mail, but when it runs it

opens a normal sized window on the PC instead if being

minimized.

This seems to have started a few months ago and I can't figure

out

why. Anyone have a thought on this? It
was minimized in the taskbar before.

Windows 11/64 Pro
Synchronet 3.21e

How do you have the FIDOIN event configured in SCFG?

Do you have Options = XTRN_MINIMIZED (likely with other option

flags)

in the [bbs] section of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file? This

correlates with

the "Minimize externals" checkbox in the SBBSCTRL->Terminal
Server->Config dialog.

My cfg for FIDOIN is this

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nFXgwiUtN5oj-wLLuyHqldBJ-wFLPa36/v
iew?usp=s har ing

That's text, so you should be able to just select/copy and paste into
a messaage (in the future).

And I also un-commented the XTRN_MINIMIZE in th sbbs.ini, but it
still oper the window in normal mode.

So that command-line ("?copy_inbound.js") runs in-process, it's not "external". So I'm guessing that whatever copy_inbound.js is doing is
what is opening a window on your desktop. So the next obvious question would be, what's in copy_inbound.js?
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What it's suppose to do is copy all inbound mail, files, etc from the "inbound" directory to my inbound directory for my MysticBBS setup, then toss it for SBBS, and then Mystic. Mail and the tick files

RickV


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Re: FIDOIN event issue
By: RickV to Digital Man on Thu Apr 30 2026 02:12 pm

So that command-line ("?copy_inbound.js") runs in-process, it's not "external". So I'm guessing that whatever copy_inbound.js is doing is what is opening a window on your desktop. So the next obvious question would be, what's in copy_inbound.js?

What it's suppose to do is copy all inbound mail, files, etc from the "inbound" directory to my inbound directory for my MysticBBS setup, then toss it for SBBS, and then Mystic. Mail and the tick files

That doesn't really answer the question: what's in copy_inbound.js?
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