How often is too often to run 'mis poll'?

Somewhat related, if I understand Mystic and BinkP, if properly configued, it's supposed to send messages on-demand (i.e.: trigger the server to deliver the message). In my fsx EchoMail Node, Export Type is set to crash. It seems like messages aren't being sent until I run mis poll. Did I miss a setting? Is there a good way to troubleshoot this?

Thanks!

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How often is too often to run 'mis poll'?

I've set up an hourly event to do my polling. Just in case PiBBS goes offline for a while, and doesn't get her messages.

Somewhat related, if I understand Mystic and BinkP, if properly
configued, it's supposed to send messages on-demand (i.e.: trigger the server to deliver the message). In my fsx EchoMail Node, Export Type is set to crash. It seems like messages aren't being sent until I run mis poll. Did I miss a setting? Is there a good way to troubleshoot this?

Erm, yes, that's basically right. Keep in mind, every time you recieve a message through BinkP, your BBS won't see it until that message gets 'tossed' (ie 'mis mailin'). You may have to set up an event that looks for incoming data, and then tosses the messages/files. Avon's tutorials cover this in much greater detail in his videos:

(three parts, can't remember which one talks about this) https://youtu.be/o_jn-xhqaKs
https://youru.be/T878NkDJUek
https://youtu.be/2I-vd913090

It is wise to also have an hourly event to run your poll and toss your messages. Just in case! :)

McDoob
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On 26 Jan 2022 at 04:07p, Sporathan pondered and said...

How often is too often to run 'mis poll'?

Like 'mis poll 21:1/100' to poll the NET 1 hub?

You could set up an event to poll every 15 mins if you wanted, too often would be every 60 secs, most nodes poll somewhere between 5 mins to 60 mins.

Somewhat related, if I understand Mystic and BinkP, if properly
configued, it's supposed to send messages on-demand (i.e.: trigger the server to deliver the message). In my fsx EchoMail Node, Export Type is set to crash. It seems like messages aren't being sent until I run mis poll. Did I miss a setting? Is there a good way to troubleshoot this?

is your message base linked to export messages to the echomail node you are trying to send fsxNet traffic to/from?

do you run a semaphore event to trigger when you post a message?

is the semaphore created on message post or user logoff?

when you run the event to export message and poll what is your ini contents that you use :)

We'll get you sorted :)

Best, Paul

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is your message base linked to export messages to the echomail node you are trying to send fsxNet traffic to/from?

Let's see.. Export To is pointing to 1 node, 21:1/100.

do you run a semaphore event to trigger when you post a message?

I think I see what you mean, in the Event Editor.. I just activated the outbound and inbound semephore events, we'll see if it works when I save this message. :)

is the semaphore created on message post or user logoff?

Looks like it's set to MsgPost.

when you run the event to export message and poll what is your ini contents that you use :)

I was using a shell script manually (and through cron), with mutil mailout.ini (from your video), followed by mis poll 21:1/100, followed by mailin.ini. The native event editor looks like the way to go though.

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On 26 Jan 2022 at 01:00p, Sporathan pondered and said...

Let's see.. Export To is pointing to 1 node, 21:1/100.

good

do you run a semaphore event to trigger when you post a message?

I think I see what you mean, in the Event Editor.. I just activated the outbound and inbound semephore events, we'll see if it works when I save this message. :)

you will want to check the shell lines for those events to confirm they are calling the correct ini files you have setup

have a look at the output of the mis server to confirm when they run the result code is 0 which means no errors.

is the semaphore created on message post or user logoff?

Looks like it's set to MsgPost.

yep that's what I do I like it sent asap :)

when you run the event to export message and poll what is your ini contents that you use :)

I was using a shell script manually (and through cron), with mutil mailout.ini (from your video), followed by mis poll 21:1/100, followed
by mailin.ini. The native event editor looks like the way to go though.

yes I think it's a smoother option to have the mystic events system run this, and just have the correct syntax in the shell line and have mystic create semaphores to trigger it by on message post or if packets arrive when you poll etc.

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have a look at the output of the mis server to confirm when they run the result code is 0 which means no errors.

That was the clue that finally helped me fix it. I look at log files all day at work but for some reason res 128 didn't jump out at me at first. *shrug*

So yeah it's all working now! Thanks again for the help, the videos, etc.

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