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  • Re: Test

    From Vk3jed@21:1/143 to Phoobar on Wed May 12 18:32:00 2021
    On 08-17-20 08:49, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    Testing gateway in automatic mode. Got it running using Xvfb as a dummy
    X server for DOSBox. As a bonus, it's much faster to load. :)

    You piqued my interest when you mentioned using DOSBox to do this. I've got some of the tweaked builds available with networking & such. Not looking for exact directions...but is there a way you can explain how
    you were able to do this using DOSBox?

    I used a combination of a shell script outside and an autoexec file on the inside of DOSBox to do the batch jobs.

    Hete's the shell script.

    #!/bin/bash

    #export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy
    TEST=YES
    mv /mystic/echomail/out/fsxnet.015/0001008f.pnt/*.pkt /mystic/echomail/blkhole mv /mystic/echomail/out/vkradio.1b0/00010064.pnt/*.pkt /mystic/echomail/blkhole if [ "$TEST" = "YES" ]; then
    cp /mystic/echomail/blkhole/*.pkt /mystic/echomail/backup
    fi
    rm -f /mystic/echomail/out/fsxnet.015/0001008f.pnt/00000063.*
    rm -f /mystic/echomail/out/vkradio.1b0/00010064.pnt/00000063.*
    xvfb-run dosbox -conf ~/.dosbox/echogate.conf -exit
    if [ "$TEST" = "YES" ]; then
    cp /mystic/echomail/in/*.PKT /mystic/echomail/backup-in
    fi

    And the autoexec section of dosbox.conf

    ----------------
    [autoexec]
    # Lines in this section will be run at startup.
    # You can put your MOUNT lines here.

    mount m: /mystic/echomail
    mount d: /home/mystic/blkhole
    mount c: /home/mystic/c_drive
    d:\hamgate.bat
    ----------------

    d:\hamgate.bat is what starts the DOS side of the system. :)


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/143 to Phoobar on Wed May 12 18:33:00 2021
    On 08-31-20 13:31, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically.

    Yes you are! Great to hear from you.

    Cool. :)

    Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible) X

    Thank you for talking up DOSBox...am using it to configure Telegard to
    run eventually.

    Yeah it works reasonably well.


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/143 to All on Sun Jan 11 02:51:52 2026
    Testing gateway in automatic mode. Got it running using Xvfb as a dummy X server for DOSBox. As a bonus, it's much faster to load. :)


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/143 to All on Sun Jan 11 02:51:52 2026
    Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible) X server. The gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail flows between the networks again. :)


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  • From Ray Quinn@21:1/143 to Vk3jed on Sun Jan 11 02:51:52 2026
    Hello Vk3jed!

    18 Aug 20 15:59, you wrote to all:

    Am I getting out? I'm trying to get the gateway to run automatically. Running DOSBox under Xvfb, to eliminate the need for a local (visible)
    X server. The gateway seems to process mail. Let's see if the mail
    flows between the networks again. :)


    ... If the polls are so accurate, why are there so many polling
    companies?
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    You certainly are. This is the third test message I have received.

    Ray
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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/143 to Ray Quinn on Sun Jan 11 02:51:52 2026
    On 08-20-20 16:04, Ray Quinn wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    You certainly are. This is the third test message I have received.

    Ray
    Hills Fire
    Avenal, CA
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    But they don't seem to be crossing the gateway. Looks like I'm going to have to setup a DOS based gateway with a tosser from the era. :/


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