Hello Apam,

The MagiChat server is running nicely. It's still running in gdb without
making any noise and is always available when I check it on the BBS mind
you I am connecting to localhost.. I am assuming others can connect at
trmb.ca without issues but will keep on eye on that.

How would you suggest I start the server?

Do you think it's a good idea to use systemd?

If anyone running Magicka would like to connect to the server I am
running here feel free. In your config/bbs.ini..

MagiChat Server = trmb.ca
MagiChat Port = 6667
MagiChat BBSTag = something unique to your BBS, I use TRMB.

It's early days now but the intention is to make that a reliable and
always available server for MagickaBBSs and also the door if others would
like to run it.

If you do this I'd be interested in knowing how it works for you.

Ttyl :-)
Al

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* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

Hello Apam,

The MagiChat server is running nicely. It's still running in gdb
without making any noise and is always available when I check it on
the BBS mind you I am connecting to localhost.. I am assuming others
can connect at trmb.ca without issues but will keep on eye on that.

How would you suggest I start the server?

Do you think it's a good idea to use systemd?

Sure. MagiChat doesn't have a forking option and doesn't create a pid
file, so I'm not entirely sure how that works. I think if you have it set
up as a Simple type it should work fine.

Running it through GDB might be useful if we encounter more bugs, but I
think we got them licked already, and there's no reason you can't
temporarily run it through gdb again if we encounter more bugs.

If anyone running Magicka would like to connect to the server I am
running here feel free. In your config/bbs.ini..

MagiChat Server = trmb.ca
MagiChat Port = 6667
MagiChat BBSTag = something unique to your BBS, I use TRMB.

Also try to keep the tag short. I think it will chop it off if it's too
long though I don't remember haha.

It's early days now but the intention is to make that a reliable and
always available server for MagickaBBSs and also the door if others
would like to run it.

The door is available at https://gitlab.com/magickabbs/MagiChatDoor it
compiles like most of my other doors, it is possible to compile it for
windows, but I haven't got a build handy - I'll make one if there is
demand.

If you do this I'd be interested in knowing how it works for you.

I had the door running on my synchronet install before I switched over
and it seemed to work fine.

Also, there is a GUI desktop client available, https://gitlab.com/magickabbs/MagiChatClient it requires QT5 (easiest to
use qtcreator to compile it) or run qmake && make. Using the GUI client
means you can idle all day if you want and not worry about idle timeouts.
It compiles on most OSes, I've had it running on SunOS, Linux, Windows
and macOS.

Andrew

--- MagickaBBS v0.13alpha (Linux/x86_64)
* Origin: HappyLand (21:1/126)

Al wrote to apam <=-

It's early days now but the intention is to make that a reliable and always available server for MagickaBBSs and also the door if others
would like to run it.

If you do this I'd be interested in knowing how it works for you.

I plan to give it a try here in just a bit! :)


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If you do this I'd be interested in knowing how it works for you.

I plan to give it a try here in just a bit! :)

Excellent. I'm hoping to make that work.

There may be a bit of bluster while I figure out how to start the server
and keep it up but the server has been running for 4 or 5 days now
without issues.

Ttyl :-)
Al

--- MagickaBBS v0.13alpha (Linux/x86_64)
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

Quoting Al to Blue White <=-

There may be a bit of bluster while I figure out how to start the
server and keep it up but the server has been running for 4 or 5 days
now without issues.

I've configured my end to connect to your server for chat. I'm still
setting things up so it's not live yet as I already ran Magicka in
parallel with Ezy for over a year, I know it's stable. When I switch
it's the whole she-bang. ;)

Shawn

... Programming is like sex; one mistake and you support it.

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I've configured my end to connect to your server for chat. I'm still
setting things up so it's not live yet as I already ran Magicka in
parallel with Ezy for over a year, I know it's stable. When I switch
it's the whole she-bang. ;)

Good stuff. Even if no one is in there if you type HELP (all caps) you
should get a responce from the server.

If it ever goes unresposive do let me know.. but it's working well from
what I can see..

Ttyl :-)
Al

--- MagickaBBS v0.13alpha (Linux/x86_64)
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (21:4/106)

I've configured my end to connect to your server for chat.

I'm usually idling on the gui client, I've seen Al login and out quickly several times, presumably checking to see if it's still running :P

Andrew

--- MagickaBBS v0.13alpha (Linux/x86_64)
* Origin: HappyLand - telnet://magickabbs.com:2023/ (21:1/126)

I've configured my end to connect to your server for chat.

I'm usually idling on the gui client, I've seen Al login and out quickly several times, presumably checking to see if it's still running :P

Yep, I don't think there are any problems but seeing is believing.. :)

--- MagickaBBS v0.13alpha (Linux/x86_64)
* Origin: Nocturnal - nocturnal.hopto.org:2023 (21:1/125)

I've configured my end to connect to your server for chat.

I'm usually idling on the gui client, I've seen Al login and out quic several times, presumably checking to see if it's still running :P

Yep, I don't think there are any problems but seeing is believing.. :

Hehehe :)



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Quoting apam to Tiny <=-

I'm usually idling on the gui client, I've seen Al login and out
quickly several times, presumably checking to see if it's still running

I still have the GUI client installed, I'll try to remember to launch
it! LOL

Shawn

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