Mystic SysOps:

Let users page you for a chat via email with an easy Python script:

#!/usr/bin/python
import smtplib

sender = 'shitty@hotmail.com'
receivers = ['shitty@gmail.com']

message = """From: CompuBBS <shitty@hotmail.com>
To: To Person <to@todomain.com>
Subject: CompuBBS Paging System

Somebody has paged you from the BBS."""
try:
smtpObj =
smtplib.SMTP('localhost')
smtpObj.sendmail(sender, receivers, message)

except SMTPException:
print "Error: unable to send email"

This thing works good for me. You need 2 email addresses (one to send from and one to receive with.) Then just make a rule to your spam filter in the receiving email account, or add yourself to your contacts, depending on which email systems you use.

Not many sysops really want to be paged probably, but I do. I'll chat if I'm not busy. How do you chat in Mystic though? It's not ALT-C like Renegade. I guess that will be tomrrow's lesson for me.

Reading manuals is the lamer way of finding stuff out. :)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Compufuck | Binghamton, NY | compufuck.xyz (77:1/142)

On 23 Dec 2020, Shitty said the following...

Not many sysops really want to be paged probably, but I do. I'll chat if I'mnot busy. How do you chat in Mystic though? It's not ALT-C like Renegade. Iguess that will be tomrrow's lesson for me.

Reading manuals is the lamer way of finding stuff out. :)

Run ./nodespy & then press Enter on the user to bring up the chat option.

Jay

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2020/11/23 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Northern Realms (77:1/156)

Mystic SysOps:
Let users page you for a chat via email with an easy Python script:

Not many sysops really want to be paged probably, but I do. I'll chat if I'mnot busy. How do you chat in Mystic though? It's not ALT-C like Renegade. Iguess that will be tomrrow's lesson for me.

Reading manuals is the lamer way of finding stuff out. :)

Shitty, thats a really cool script! Great job, I think I might have to steal that one and tweak it for my needs... sometimes you just gotta think outside the box at some of these BBS needs. Good job man!

For chatting:

If you load up nodespy real quick, and hit [ENTER] on the user, you
just press C to chat. Also, if you're logged into your BBS you can always force a user into chat with either the /P or /C commands...



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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2020/11/23 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (77:1/158)

This thing works good for me. You need 2 email addresses (one to send
from and one to receive with.) Then just make a rule to your spam filter in the receiving email account, or add yourself to your contacts, depending on which email systems you use.

There are certain email endpoints you can hit to send yourself a text
message. I do this and have my cell phone set to use "do not disturb" hours. That said, nobody has paged me because my board is closed, but I've paged myself and it works :P

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/06 (Linux/64)
* Origin: monterey bbs (77:1/128)

This thing works good for me. You need 2 email addresses (one to send from and one to receive with.) Then just make a rule to your spam fil in the receiving email account, or add yourself to your contacts, depending on which email systems you use.

There are certain email endpoints you can hit to send yourself a text message. I do this and have my cell phone set to use "do not disturb" hours.That said, nobody has paged me because my board is closed, but
I've pagedmyself and it works :P

Ok, I have to reply on this one...

I know your pain; I've modified SO much on my BBS - and its basically for no one/me. Oh well, I'm going to keep it up long term so... Whenever someone DOES want some kickass file areas, vintage pinup photos/videos, and all of mods - its there.

LOL @ so much time spent for things that WE see.



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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2020/11/23 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (77:1/158)

Run ./nodespy & then press Enter on the user to bring up the chat option.

I suspected that. Ok. My design flaw is that by the time I do all that the
user will be gone. I'll look for a way to log in via SSH quickly, because for now, it's a lot of typing. (My BBS is on a remote server.)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Compufuck | Binghamton, NY | compufuck.xyz (77:1/142)

I know your pain; I've modified SO much on my BBS - and its basically
for no one/me. Oh well, I'm going to keep it up long term so... Whenever someone DOES want some kickass file areas, vintage pinup photos/videos, and all of mods - its there.

Ok. I'm calling your board after I logoff here ;)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/06 (Linux/64)
* Origin: monterey bbs (77:1/128)

Shitty, thats a really cool script! Great job, I think I might have to

No problem! I didn't write it but I found it online and I knew other sysops might like it.

For chatting:

If you load up nodespy real quick, and hit [ENTER] on the user, you
just press C to chat. Also, if you're logged into your BBS you can
always force a user into chat with either the /P or /C commands...

Thanks for this info! I'm infamous for not reading Mystic docs! I'll go with th nodespy method, but I think it will be challenging to log in and chat with them quick enough, before they hang up.

That other method you mentioned: /P or /C are for Windows only, I think.

I haven't been "sysop-paged" yet, it would be a rare thing. But I know it's gonna be kinda hilarious whenever it finally happens :)

Maybe sometime in the future it will be better to do something other than
email for the chat page, but that's the best I could think of for now.

I think Skuz uses VLC media player in a .bat file or something, which aint bad unless you're on the road.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Compufuck | Binghamton, NY | compufuck.xyz (77:1/142)

There are certain email endpoints you can hit to send yourself a text message. I do this and have my cell phone set to use "do not disturb" hours. That said, nobody has paged me because my board is closed, but
I've paged myself and it works :P

Using text sounds like a better idea. If you're in a remote area where coverage is limited, you'll be more likely to get your text message delivered vs email.

Instead of that code that I posted here, it would be better to pass a string of text submitted by the BBS user to the sysop's phone in a text message. I'll look into that. Did you do it with Python?

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Compufuck | Binghamton, NY | compufuck.xyz (77:1/142)

Instead of that code that I posted here, it would be better to pass a string of text submitted by the BBS user to the sysop's phone in a text message. I'll look into that. Did you do it with Python?

There's a mod - cl_paging - written by niter3 of clutch.

It isn't working for me at the moment and I need to debug what's going on,
lol. Just realized this as well haha.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/06 (Linux/64)
* Origin: monterey bbs (77:1/128)

On 2020-12-23 23:02:49 +0000, ryan said:

Instead of that code that I posted here, it would be better to pass a string of text submitted by the BBS user to the sysop's phone in a text message. I'll look into that. Did you do it with Python?

There's a mod - cl_paging - written by niter3 of clutch.

It isn't working for me at the moment and I need to debug what's going on, lol. Just realized this as well haha.

I have a mod I wrote that will let you know when a new user has been
created via email. If people are interested, I will gladly pack it up
and release it.
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I have a mod I wrote that will let you know when a new user has been created via email. If people are interested, I will gladly pack it up
and release it.

Psh, do you have to ask!? If there's one thing people around here want, it's more mods :P

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/06 (Linux/64)
* Origin: monterey bbs (77:1/128)

On Thursday December 24, 2020, Ryan said to Netsurge...

Psh, do you have to ask!? If there's one thing people around here want, it's more mods :P

I will clean it up and whip up some documentation. Maybe we can get Demonic back and release it as a demonic mod, why the hell not.

*ducks from jack phlash*

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--- Zeus BBS 1.5
* Origin: hysteria - amiga 4ooo - hysteriabbs.com (77:1/111.0)

I have a mod I wrote that will let you know when a new user has been created via email. If people are interested, I will gladly pack it up
and release it.

That's a good idea! Especially for people who have the new user bbs email disabled. I never find out if I have new users unless I check the last callers or if they post a message.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Compufuck | Binghamton, NY | compufuck.xyz (77:1/142)

I know your pain; I've modified SO much on my BBS - and its basically for no one/me. Oh well, I'm going to keep it up long term so... Whene someone DOES want some kickass file areas, vintage pinup photos/video and all of mods - its there.

Ok. I'm calling your board after I logoff here ;)

LOL - I saw that you dialed in. Thanks kindly, and hope you thought my brain explosion of a BBS was... nifty. :P



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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2020/11/23 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (77:1/158)

That other method you mentioned: /P or /C are for Windows only, I think.

I haven't been "sysop-paged" yet, it would be a rare thing. But I know it'sgonna be kinda hilarious whenever it finally happens :)

No, I mean... those are just menu commands on [stock] the main menu. So if YOU are logged in, you can just page the other nODE... but since yer a sysop theres an option to FORCE the user into chat.



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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2020/11/23 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (77:1/158)

LOL - I saw that you dialed in. Thanks kindly, and hope you thought my brain explosion of a BBS was... nifty. :P

Yep! Cool theming :)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/06 (Linux/64)
* Origin: monterey bbs (77:1/128)