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<h1 class="page-title">BSO Import / Export</h1>
<h2 id="bso-import--export">BSO Import / Export</h2>
<p>The scanner/tosser module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ftn_bso</code> provides <strong>B</strong>inkley <strong>S</strong>tyle <strong>O</strong>utbound (BSO) import/toss and scan/export of messages EchoMail and NetMail messages. Configuration is supplied in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">config.hjson</code> under <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">scannerTossers.ftn_bso</code>.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><img class="emoji" title=":information_source:" alt=":information_source:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/2139.png" height="20" width="20"> ENiGMA½s <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ftn_bso</code> module is not a mailer and <strong>makes no attempts to perform packet transport</strong>! An external <a href="http://www.filegate.net/bbsmailers.htm">mailer</a> such as <a href="https://github.com/pgul/binkd">Binkd</a> is required for this task!</p>
</blockquote>
<h3 id="configuration">Configuration</h3>
<p>Lets look at some of the basic configuration:</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Config Item</th>
<th>Required</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">schedule</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":+1:" alt=":+1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44d.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Sets <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">import</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">export</code> schedules. <a href="https://bunkat.github.io/later/parsers.html#text">Later style text parsing</a> supported. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">import</code> also can utilize a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@watch:&lt;path/to/file&gt;</code> syntax while <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">export</code> additionally supports <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@immediate</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">packetMsgEncoding</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Override default <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">utf8</code> encoding.</td>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">defaultNetwork</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Explicitly set default network (by tag found within <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">messageNetworks.ftn.networks</code>). If not set, the first found is used.</td>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">nodes</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":+1:" alt=":+1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44d.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Per-node settings. Entries (keys) here support wildcards for a portion of the FTN-style address (e.g.: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">21:1/*</code>). See <strong>Nodes</strong> below.</td>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">paths</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>An optional configuration block that can set a additional paths or override defaults. See <strong>Paths</strong> below.</td>
</tr>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">packetTargetByteSize</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Overrides the system <em>target</em> packet (.pkt) size of 512000 bytes (512k)</td>
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<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">bundleTargetByteSize</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Overrides the system <em>target</em> ArcMail bundle size of 2048000 bytes (2M)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4 id="nodes">Nodes</h4>
<p>The <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">nodes</code> section defines how to export messages for one or more uplinks.</p>
<p>A node entry starts with a <a href="http://ftsc.org/docs/old/fsp-1028.001">FTN address</a> (up to 5D) <strong>as a key</strong> in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">config.hjson</code>. This key may contain wildcard(s) for net/zone/node/point/domain.</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Config Item</th>
<th>Required</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">packetType</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">2</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">2.2</code>, or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">2+</code>. Defaults to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">2+</code> for modern mailer compatibility.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">packetPassword</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Optional password for the packet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">encoding</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Encoding to use for message bodies; Defaults to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">utf-8</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">archiveType</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Specifies the archive type (by extension or MIME type) for ArcMail bundles. This should be <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">zip</code> (or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">application/zip</code>) for most setups. Other valid examples include <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">arc</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">arj</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">lhz</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pak</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">sqz</code>, or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">zoo</code>. See <a href="/enigma-bbs/configuration/archivers.html">Archivers</a> for more information.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>Example</strong>:</p>
<pre><code class="language-hjson">{
scannerTossers: {
ftn_bso: {
nodes: {
"21:*": { // wildcard address
packetType: 2+
packetPassword: D@TP4SS
encoding: cp437
archiveType: zip
}
}
}
}
}
</code></pre>
<h4 id="paths">Paths</h4>
<p>Paths for packet files work out of the box and are relative to your install directory. If you want to configure <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">reject</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retain</code> to keep rejected/imported packet files respectively, set those values. You may override defaults as well.</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Key</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">outbound</code></td>
<td>
<em>Base</em> path to write outbound (exported) packet files and bundles.</td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_out/</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">inbound</code></td>
<td>
<em>Base</em> path to write inbound (ie: those written by an external mailer) packet files an bundles.</td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_in/</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">secInbound</code></td>
<td>
<em>Base</em> path to write <strong>secure</strong> inbound packet files and bundles.</td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_secin/</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">reject</code></td>
<td>Path in which to write rejected packet files.</td>
<td>No default</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retain</code></td>
<td>Path in which to write imported packet files. Useful for debugging or if you wish to archive the raw .pkt files.</td>
<td>No default</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3 id="scheduling">Scheduling</h3>
<p>Schedules can be defined for importing and exporting via <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">import</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">export</code> under <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">schedule</code>. Each entry is allowed a “free form” text and/or special indicators for immediate export or watch file triggers.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@immediate</code>: A message will be immediately exported if this trigger is defined in a schedule. Only used for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">export</code>.</li>
<li>
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@watch:/path/to/file</code>: This trigger watches the path specified for changes and will trigger an import or export when such events occur. Only used for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">import</code>.</li>
<li>Free form <a href="https://bunkat.github.io/later/parsers.html#text">Later style</a> text — can be things like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">at 5:00 pm</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">every 2 hours</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>See <a href="http://bunkat.github.io/later/parsers.html#text">Later text parsing documentation</a> for more information.</p>
<h4 id="example-schedule-configuration">Example Schedule Configuration</h4>
<pre><code class="language-hjson">{
scannerTossers: {
ftn_bso: {
schedule: {
import: every 1 hours or @watch:/path/to/watchfile.ext
export: every 1 hours or @immediate
}
}
}
}
</code></pre>
<h3 id="a-more-complete-example">A More Complete Example</h3>
<p>Below is a more complete example showing the sections described above.</p>
<pre><code class="language-hjson">scannerTossers: {
ftn_bso: {
schedule: {
// Check every 30m, or whenever the "toss!.now" file is touched (ie: by Binkd)
import: every 30 minutes or @watch:/enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_in/toss!.now
// Export immediately, but also check every 15m to be sure
export: every 15 minutes or @immediate
}
// optional
paths: {
reject: /path/to/store/bad/packets/
retain: /path/to/store/good/packets/
}
// Override default FTN/BSO packet encoding. Defaults to 'utf8'
packetMsgEncoding: utf8
defaultNetwork: fsxnet
nodes: {
"21:1/100" : { // May also contain wildcards, ie: "21:1/*"
archiveType: ZIP // By-ext archive type: ZIP, ARJ, ..., optional.
encoding: utf8 // Encoding for exported messages
packetPassword: MUHPA55 // FTN .PKT password, optional
tic: {
// See TIC docs
}
}
}
netMail: {
// See NetMail docs
}
ticAreas: {
// See TIC docs
}
}
}
</code></pre>
<h2 id="binkd">Binkd</h2>
<p>Since Binkd is a very common mailer, a few tips on integrating it with ENiGMA½.</p>
<h3 id="example-binkd-configuration">Example Binkd Configuration</h3>
<p>Below is an <strong>example</strong> Binkd configuration file that may help serve as a reference.</p>
<div class="language-bash highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="c"># Number @ end is the root zone</span>
<span class="c"># Note that fsxNet is our *default* FTN so we use "outbound" here!</span>
domain fsxnet /home/enigma/enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_out/outbound 21
domain araknet /home/enigma/enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_out/araknet 10
<span class="c"># Our assigned addresses</span>
address 21:1/1234@fsxnet
address 10:101/1234@araknet
<span class="c"># Info about our board/op</span>
sysname <span class="s2">"My BBS"</span>
location <span class="s2">"Somewhere Out There"</span>
sysop <span class="s2">"SysOp"</span>
nodeinfo 115200,TCP,BINKP
try 10
hold 600
send-if-pwd
log /var/log/binkd/binkd.log
loglevel 4
conlog 4
percents
printq
backresolv
inbound /home/enigma/enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_in
temp-inbound /home/enigma/enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_in_temp
minfree 2048
minfree-nonsecure 2048
kill-dup-partial-files
kill-old-partial-files 86400
prescan
<span class="c"># fsxNet - Agency HUB</span>
node 21:1/100@fsxnet <span class="nt">-md</span> agency.bbs.nz:24556 SOMEPASS c
<span class="c"># ArakNet</span>
node 10:101/0@araknet <span class="nt">-md</span> whq.araknet.xyz:24556 SOMEPASS c
<span class="c"># our listening port (default=24554)</span>
iport 54554
pid-file /var/run/binkd/binkd.pid
<span class="c"># touch a watch file when files are received to kick of toss</span>
<span class="c"># ENiGMA can monitor this (see @watch information above)</span>
flag /home/enigma/enigma-bbs/mail/ftn_in/toss!.now <span class="k">*</span>.su? <span class="k">*</span>.mo? <span class="k">*</span>.tu? <span class="k">*</span>.we? <span class="k">*</span>.th? <span class="k">*</span>.fr? <span class="k">*</span>.sa? <span class="k">*</span>.pkt <span class="k">*</span>.tic
<span class="c"># nuke old .bsy/.csy files after 24 hours</span>
kill-old-bsy 43200
</code></pre></div></div>
<h3 id="scheduling-polls">Scheduling Polls</h3>
<p>Binkd does not have its own scheduler. Instead, youll need to set up an Event Scheduler entry or perhaps a cron job:</p>
<p>First, create a script that runs through all of your uplinks. For example:</p>
<div class="language-bash highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="c">#!/bin/bash</span>
<span class="nv">UPLINKS</span><span class="o">=(</span><span class="s2">"21:1/100@fsxnet"</span> <span class="s2">"80:774/1@retronet"</span> <span class="s2">"10:101/0@araknet"</span><span class="o">)</span>
<span class="k">for </span>uplink <span class="k">in</span> <span class="s2">"</span><span class="k">${</span><span class="nv">UPLINKS</span><span class="p">[@]</span><span class="k">}</span><span class="s2">"</span>
<span class="k">do</span>
/usr/local/sbin/binkd <span class="nt">-p</span> <span class="nt">-P</span> <span class="nv">$uplink</span> /home/enigma/xibalba/misc/binkd_xibalba.conf
<span class="k">done</span>
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Now, create an Event Scheduler entry in your <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">config.hjson</code>. As an example:</p>
<pre><code class="language-hjson">eventScheduler: {
events: {
pollWithBink: {
// execute the script above very 1 hours
schedule: every 1 hours
action: @execute:/path/to/poll_bink.sh
}
}
}
</code></pre>
<h2 id="additional-resources">Additional Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://l33t.codes/enigma-12-binkd-on-centos-7/">Blog entry on setting up ENiGMA + Binkd on CentOS7</a>. Note that this references an <strong>older version</strong>, so be wary of the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">config.hjson</code> references!</li>
<li>
<a href="https://medium.com/@alpha_11845/setting-up-ftn-style-message-networks-with-enigma%C2%BD-bbs-709b22a1ae0d">Setting up FTN-style message networks with ENiGMA½ BBS</a> by Alpha.</li>
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