Greetings all,

I'm currently configured as a point system to my Mystic BBS v1.12 A46
using OpenXP 5.0.46. I've recently realized that Mystic has gone sideways when processing AreaFix messages received from OpenXP. I've tested using a couple recent versions of OpenXP with the samy results. My guess is that
it might be an issue with Mystic but I just tried using WinPoint to send
an AreaFix message and it gets processed correctly

From Mystic logs, I see that the arefix message is reconginized and
appears to process but with obvious issues. The AreaFix Response looks similar to the below logging

+ Nov 23 12:09:29 Importing 23120917.PKT (1:267/585.1 to 1:267/585)
+ Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX received from 1:267/585.1
- Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX command [
MSGID:] [1:267/585.1@FIDONET EAB000B4]
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Unknown area _� ��w�F�u� y
- Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX command [
PID:] [OPENXP/5.0.42 (WIN32)]
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Unknown area _� ��w�F�u� y
- Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX command [
CHRS:] [ASCII 1]
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Unknown area _� ��w�F�u� y
- Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX command [
TZUTC:] [-0500]
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Unknown area _� ��w�F�u� y
- Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX command [
%LIST] []
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Unknown area _� ��w�F�u� y
- Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX command [
---] []
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Unknown area _� ��w�F�u� y
- Nov 23 12:09:29 AREAFIX command [
] []
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Unknown area _� ��w�F�u� y
! Nov 23 12:09:29 Import from c:\bbs\mystic\echomail\in\unsecure\
+ Nov 23 12:09:29 Bundling Messages
+ Nov 23 12:09:29 Results: 0 echo, 0 net, 0 dupes, 1 tossed in 0.11s
+ Nov 23 12:09:29 Shutdown Normal (0)

Has anyone experieinced something similar?

Thx,

-k
Salutations from Rochester, NY - (SysOp KnightMare)

--- OpenXP 5.0.46
* Origin: Point KnightMare, Rochester, NY (1:267/585.1)

Hi! Kevin,

On 11/24/2020 05:00 AM, you wrote to All:

From Mystic logs, I see that the arefix message is reconginized and
appears to process but with obvious issues. The AreaFix Response looks similar to the below logging

[chopped]

Has anyone experieinced something similar?

Yes, with my own Mystic A46. I just thought it was a contamination from my current situation, with Mystic not being the primary receiving agent as it's aligned _behind_ a regular tosser.

I suggest that you persist with the matter in the Mystic echo...

Cheers,
Paul.

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Thx for the response Paul...

I've been leaning to this being an issue with Mystic, but I haven't sent
an areafix request to the BBS in some months and a couple version
upgrades. Not sure at which version it broke but it worked briliiantly at
one point

I've posted to the Mystic echo but crickets so far... I'll continue to search.

-k

** 23.11.20 - 23:30, Paul Quinn wrote to Kevin Miller:

Hi! Kevin,

On 11/24/2020 05:00 AM, you wrote to All:

From Mystic logs, I see that the arefix message is reconginized and
appears to process but with obvious issues. The AreaFix Response looks
similar to the below logging

[chopped]

Has anyone experieinced something similar?

Yes, with my own Mystic A46. I just thought it was a contamination from my current situation, with Mystic not being the primary receiving agent as it's aligned _behind_ a regular tosser.

I suggest that you persist with the matter in the Mystic echo...

Salutations from Rochester, NY - (SysOp KnightMare)

--- OpenXP 5.0.46
* Origin: Point KnightMare, Rochester, NY (1:267/585.1)

Hello Kevin!

*** Monday 23.11.20 at 14:00, Kevin Miller wrote to All:

[snip]

Has anyone experieinced something similar?

Nope, not in all my years(26) of using OpenXP and its predecessors and numerous incarnations have I ever seen anything quite like that ??????

Regards,
Martin

--- OpenXP 5.0.47
* Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)

Hello Paul!

*** Monday 23.11.20 at 23:30, Paul Quinn wrote to Kevin Miller:

From Mystic logs, I see that the arefix message is reconginized and
appears to process but with obvious issues. The AreaFix Response looks
similar to the below logging

[chopped]

Has anyone experieinced something similar?

Yes, with my own Mystic A46. I just thought it was a contamination from my current situation, with Mystic not being the primary receiving agent
as it's aligned _behind_ a regular tosser.

I suggest that you persist with the matter in the Mystic echo...

Yeah, good idea :)

Regards,
Martin

--- OpenXP 5.0.47
* Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)

Hey Paul...

** 23.11.20 - 23:30, Paul Quinn wrote to Kevin Miller:

Hi! Kevin,

On 11/24/2020 05:00 AM, you wrote to All:

From Mystic logs, I see that the arefix message is reconginized and
appears to process but with obvious issues. The AreaFix Response looks
similar to the below logging

[chopped]

Has anyone experieinced something similar?

Yes, with my own Mystic A46. I just thought it was a contamination from my current situation, with Mystic not being the primary receiving agent as it's aligned _behind_ a regular tosser.

Just an FYI... I've been working with g00r00 on this bug which he's just fixed. Will be available in Mystic a48.

-km

Salutations from Rochester, NY - (SysOp KnightMare)

--- OpenXP 5.0.46
* Origin: Point KnightMare, Rochester, NY (1:267/585.1)

Kevin wrote (2020-12-03):

Yes, with my own Mystic A46. I just thought it was a contamination
from my current situation, with Mystic not being the primary receiving
agent as it's aligned _behind_ a regular tosser.

Just an FYI... I've been working with g00r00 on this bug which he's just fixed. Will be available in Mystic a48.

What triggered the bug? And why did OpenXP trigger it and other software doesn't?

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* Origin: (2:280/464.47)

Hey Oli...

** 03.12.20 - 15:49, Oli wrote to Kevin Miller:

Kevin wrote (2020-12-03):

Just an FYI... I've been working with g00r00 on this bug which he's just KM>> fixed. Will be available in Mystic a48.

What triggered the bug? And why did OpenXP trigger it and other software doesn't?

Not entirely sure but g00r00 indicated that there were some changes made
in a46 to packet handling, particularly to the areafix processor. His
guess, before the bug was fixed, that is was probably a memory leak in the code.

-k

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+ Origin: (2:280/464.47)

Salutations from Rochester, NY - (SysOp KnightMare)

--- OpenXP 5.0.46
* Origin: Point KnightMare, Rochester, NY (1:267/585.1)

Hi! Kevin,

On 03 Dec 20 08:39, you wrote to me:

Just an FYI... I've been working with g00r00 on this bug which he's
just fixed. Will be available in Mystic a48.

Excellent! I've had a hankering for A47 for the longest time. ;) I haven't seen the release announcement yet.

Cheers,
Paul.

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Hey Paul...

** 04.12.20 - 08:12, Paul Quinn wrote to Kevin Miller:

Hi! Kevin,

On 03 Dec 20 08:39, you wrote to me:

Just an FYI... I've been working with g00r00 on this bug which he's
just fixed. Will be available in Mystic a48.

Excellent! I've had a hankering for A47 for the longest time. ;) I
haven't seen the release announcement yet.

Excited to say that OpenXP is again... working as expected!

g00r00 has actually fixed the bug and compiled it into the a47 pre-alpha.
If you are willing to install a pre-alpha, you can pick it up at the below URL. I updated this morening and confirmed that both areafix and filefix requests are now working again :)

URL: http://mysticbbs.com/downloads/prealpha/

Good luck

-km

Salutations from Rochester, NY...

--- OpenXP 5.0.46
* Origin: Point KnightMare, Rochester, NY (1:267/585.1)

Hi! Kevin,

On 12/05/2020 01:55 PM, you wrote:

g00r00 has actually fixed the bug and compiled it into the a47 pre-alpha.
If you are willing to install a pre-alpha, you can pick it up at the below URL. I updated this morening and confirmed that both areafix and filefix requests are now working again :)

Way cool. Thanks. I used up all my luck already by updating through five versions in an afternoon, once. Since then I have toyed with a pre-alpha. That's the extent of my luck, I'm thinking. No more.

Good luck

Gracias. Be well.

Cheers,
Paul.

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Hello Kevin!

** On Friday 04.12.20 - 22:55, Kevin Miller wrote to Paul Quinn:

Excited to say that OpenXP is again... working as expected!

Welcome to the OpenXP club.
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--- OpenXP 5.0.47
* Origin: ----------Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate.---------- (2:221/1.58)