Hi, hope all is well...
i had a question about setting up other echo networks.
I am trying to import HOBBYNET into my bbs, but i think
i am missing some steps. i uploaded the hobbynet.na and hobbyfile.na to the mystic directory. i also created a seperate importin-hobbynet.ini file,
to try and import the *.na files. however it keeps turning up errors.

for inside of the mystic -cfg, i added the node info for the remote node, and then in the local node number, i put the one that was given to me by the other network owner. i also added an entry for HOBBYNET as one of the areas,
however none of it is showing up in the bbs menus, and will not import... i think i am missing something but not sure what...
any advice would help...
thanks

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
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Hi sorry i forgot to mention, for importing the NA file, i uploaded the files HOBBYNET.NA, HOBBYFILE.NA, and the node list text to the root of the mystic directory. i also made a copy of the importna.ini script to importna-HOBYNET.ini. below is how i have it setup... for some reason it does not seem to be importing any of the message bases or anything...


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[General]
Import_HOBBYNET.NA = true
Import_HOBBYFILE.NA = true
mystic_directory=/mnt/Mystic/mystic/mystic.dat
logfile=/mnt/Mystic/mystic/logs/mutil.log
logcache=true
loglevel = 3
logtype = 2
maxlogfiles = 10
maxlogsize = 50000

[Import_HOBBYNET.NA]
filename = HOBBYNET.NA
lowercase_filename = 1
lowercase_filename = 1

netaddress = 954:895/16
acs_list = s10g1
acs_read = s10g1
acs_post = s20g1
acs_sysop = s255g1
header = msghead
read_template = ansimrd
index_template = ansimlst
max_msgs = 0
max_msgs_age = 365

use_autosig = 1
use_realname = 0
kill_kludge = 1
private_base = 0
new_scan = 1
qwk_scan = 1

base_format = 0

[Import_HOBBYFILE.NA]

filename = HOBBYFILE.NA
root_dir = /mnt/Mystic/mystic/msgs/Hobbynet
use_echotag = false
lowercase_filename = true

dispfile =
template = ansiflst
acs_list = s10z1
acs_ftp = s255z1
acs_download = s20z1
acs_upload = s255z1
acs_hatch = s255z1
acs_sysop = s255z1

new_scan = 1
free_files = 0
show_uploader = 1
anon_ftp = 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
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On 11 May 2021 at 08:17p, gcubebuddy pondered and said...

Import_HOBBYNET.NA = true
Import_HOBBYFILE.NA = true

I think the issue here is there are no such functions known to Mystic by these names. You would want to use the correct stanza names.

I'm at work (sneaking a peek at echomail) but will post some more when I get home tonight. I'm sure we can get you up and running with Hobbynet :)

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Import_HOBBYNET.NA = true
Import_HOBBYFILE.NA = true

I think the issue here is there are no such functions known to Mystic by these names. You would want to use the correct stanza names.

Hi, i uploaded two files with these names... so for this area, i assume it is not used for naming the files then that it needs to import?

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
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Here is my import file for fidonet:
[Import_FIDONET.NA]

; filename to import

filename = ELIST.NA

; convert tags to lower case for message base filename 1=yes

lowercase_filename = 1

; The following options define the "default" values used when creating
; any new message bases. netaddress must match an exiting network
; address configured within Mystic BBS. default values are also
; taken from the system configuration for origin line, colors, etc.

netaddress = 1:120/457
acs_list = s10g3
acs_read = s10g3
acs_post = s20g3
acs_sysop = s255g3
header = msghead
read_template = ansimrd
index_template = ansimlst
max_msgs = 5000
max_msgs_age = 365


; true/false type values 0=false 1=true (newscan 2=forced)

use_autosig = 1
use_realname = 0
use_ansi = 1
private_base = 0
new_scan = 1
qwk_scan = 1

; value is either 0 for JAM or 1 for Squish

base_format = 0

Make sure you set the logging level to 3 so you can see IF/WHEN there is an error (the part that comes just before the stuff above)
Make sure the NA file is structured:
MESSAGE_Group_Name Description
Jeff

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Make sure you set the logging level to 3 so you can see IF/WHEN there is an error (the part that comes just before the stuff above)
Make sure the NA file is structured:
MESSAGE_Group_Name Description
Jeff

Ok cool, i will check my script again.
thanks :-)

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)

I think the issue here is there are no such functions known to Mystic by these names. You would want to use the correct stanza names.

Hi again, so i renamed the functions in the script back to the original
names. when i did the import, it did import the message bases. however, it actually imported them into the FSXNET message base, instead of the Hobbynet base... also it does not appear that there are any messages populating to
those bases... i am closer than i was before, i just need to figure out what
i am missing in the setup....
thanks everyone for helping me troubleshoot this...

Thanks
- Gamecube Buddy

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Hive32 (21:4/129)

OK, I see right where the problem is:

Import_HOBBYNET.NA = true
Import_HOBBYFILE.NA = true

As Avon said, there is no command in Mystic like you have above, it should read:
Import_FIDONET.NA = true
Import_FILEBONE.NA = true

As the INI file is parsed it tell it to go down to the section [Import_FIDONET.NA] and do what is in that section where you have the rest of your config you tell Mystic the name of the file in this case HOBBYNET.NA.
Jeff

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