• ecwebv4

    From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Wed Feb 10 20:02:53 2021
    Hello echicken,

    I have been getting reports of problems from a user running Jeopardized getting disconnected. I don't use the web interface myself so I don't know it well or understand what these problems are all about. My BBS uses a non standard telnet port, so I am thinking that might be part of it but at this point I don't know.

    I have been wondering if it might work better from the ecweb interface?

    Is it possible to run the ecweb interface along side the default runemaster interface? If so how to do that?

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 11 08:26:01 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Wed Feb 10 2021 08:02 pm

    Is it possible to run the ecweb interface along side the default runemaster interface? If so how to do that?

    I had done that for a while. I just had them in two different directories that were both accessible from the web (I think I had ecweb in a subdirectory in the web directory).

    Nightfox

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to Nightfox on Thu Feb 11 17:16:57 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Nightfox to Al on Thu Feb 11 2021 08:26 am

    Is it possible to run the ecweb interface along side the default
    runemaster interface? If so how to do that?

    I had done that for a while. I just had them in two different directories that were both accessible from the web (I think I had ecweb in a subdirectory in the web directory).

    Yes, my install by default has symlinks to the web and webv4 directories. I think I can use those?

    Next question, how do I add the second web server alongside the other? There are a few already using that web interface so I don't want it to go away.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 11 20:32:43 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to Nightfox on Thu Feb 11 2021 05:16 pm

    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Nightfox to Al on Thu Feb 11 2021 08:26 am

    Is it possible to run the ecweb interface along side the default
    runemaster interface? If so how to do that?

    I had done that for a while. I just had them in two different directories that were both accessible from the web (I think I had ecweb in a subdirectory in the web directory).

    Yes, my install by default has symlinks to the web and webv4 directories. I think I can use those?

    Next question, how do I add the second web server alongside the other? There are a few already using that web interface so I don't want it to go away.

    Read about virtual hosts here: https://wiki.synchro.net/server:web#configuration

    Or you could just simply have a sub-directory off of your web/root that pointed to your webv4 directory (maybe?).
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  • From Nightfox@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 11 20:20:21 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to Nightfox on Thu Feb 11 2021 05:16 pm

    I had done that for a while. I just had them in two different
    directories that were both accessible from the web (I think I had
    ecweb in a subdirectory in the web directory).

    Yes, my install by default has symlinks to the web and webv4 directories. I think I can use those?

    Next question, how do I add the second web server alongside the other? There are a few already using that web interface so I don't want it to go away.

    ecweb and the Runemaster web interface don't need 2 separate servers. The Synchronet web server can serve both of them. They're both just different interfaces to the same Synchronet instance.

    Nightfox

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Fri Feb 12 07:25:15 2021
    Read about virtual hosts here: https://wiki.synchro.net/server:web#configuration

    Thank you. I am having a look around there now.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to Nightfox on Fri Feb 12 07:27:28 2021
    ecweb and the Runemaster web interface don't need 2 separate servers. The Synchronet web
    server can serve both of them. They're both just different interfaces to the same Synchronet
    instance.

    Thanks. I was thinking I need another instance but what I needed was the virtual server setup.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Fri Feb 12 23:11:00 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Wed Feb 10 2021 20:02:53

    I have been getting reports of problems from a user running Jeopardized getting disconnected. I don't use the web interface myself so I don't know it well or understand what these problems are all about. My BBS uses a non standard telnet port, so I am thinking that might be part of it but at this point I don't know.

    Are users able to play any other games from your web interface? It'd be weird if this problem were particular to Jeopardized. It's most likely that you'll need to correct something about your fTelnet and websocket server configuration.

    I have been wondering if it might work better from the ecweb interface?

    Unlikely, but I'm not very familiar with the external programs part of the Runemaster UI so I am not certain.

    Is it possible to run the ecweb interface along side the default runemaster interface? If so how to do that?

    It's possible, but there may be a few bugs yet. (If CG sees this, perhaps he can chime in.) It mostly involves copying or symlinking the 'webv4/root/' directory to a location under the document root of your webserver (usually /sbbs/web/root), so that you end up with eg. a /sbbs/web/root/webv4 directory which contains all the stuff from /sbbs/webv4/root.

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Fri Feb 12 21:56:26 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Fri Feb 12 2021 11:11 pm

    Are users able to play any other games from your web interface? It'd be weird if this problem were particular to Jeopardized. It's most likely that you'll need to correct something about your fTelnet and websocket server configuration.

    Yes, I don't use it often but am able to look at bulletins, the BBS list and play blackjack.

    If I can figure out any problems I'll make adjustments.

    It's possible, but there may be a few bugs yet. (If CG sees this, perhaps he can chime in.) It mostly involves copying or symlinking the 'webv4/root/' directory to a location under the document root of your webserver (usually /sbbs/web/root), so that you end up with eg. a /sbbs/web/root/webv4 directory which contains all the stuff from /sbbs/webv4/root.

    OK, I have it working as a virtual server now, with a symlink pointing to /sbbs/webv4/root.

    I have not done any configuration at all. Will I need entries in sbbs.ini or modopts.ini?

    I have asked Cyberpope to post his reports here. I don't know what button he is pressing when these errors happen, but he told me he was getting a "red line" on his screen. I have not seen that but it sounds like this is happening in ftelnet? I'm not sure but if the problem continues I'll try to zero in on it and your help would be appreciated.. :)

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Al on Sat Feb 13 18:09:00 2021
    On 02-12-21 07:27, Al wrote to Nightfox <=-

    ecweb and the Runemaster web interface don't need 2 separate servers. The Synchronet web
    server can serve both of them. They're both just different interfaces to
    he
    same Synchronet
    instance.

    Thanks. I was thinking I need another instance but what I needed was
    the virtual server setup.

    I must get around to that myself. ecwebv4 has been on my to do list for years LOL. Damn executive dysfunction. :/


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  • From Daryl Stout@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Sat Feb 13 05:54:00 2021
    Tony,

    I must get around to that myself. ecwebv4 has been on my to do list
    for years LOL. Damn executive dysfunction. :/

    Is that the corporate version of E.D.?? According to one ham radio
    operator, he thought it stood for "Electronic Doofus"!! Now, I can
    relate to that...especially when it comes to Violet (hi hi).

    Daryl, WX4QZ

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  • From DesotoFireflite@1:103/705 to Al on Sat Feb 13 11:19:56 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Wed Feb 10 2021 08:02 pm

    Is it possible to run the ecweb interface along side the default runemaster interface? If so how to do that?

    Yes, you can, assuming you have the newest version of webv4. make a dir called /sbbs/web/root/webv4 and move all of your root directory of webv4 into this directory, you should have 6 directories and 2 files in the newly created dir (api, bootstrap, css, error, images, js, .gitignore, index.xjs)

    Now make a directory /sbbs/webv4, and put the other directories form webv4 in this newly created dir. You should have 4 dirs and 1 file, (components, lib, pages. sidebar, .gitignore).

    Be sure you move all the files included in the webv4 directories to their respected new dirs.

    now go into sbbs/ctrl/modopts.ini and change the following line in the web section from: web_directory=../web/root/webv4 to: web_directory=../webv4

    Now you can point to your new web page as "http://yoursiteaddress.com/webv4"

    If you want, you can see it in action on my site http://bbs.valhallabbs.com/ then click on the test button located on the left hand side. I'm still tweaking it, thats why it's labeled test. The rest of my site is the old ruinmaster.

    Good luck. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, If I can't answer, I'm sure echicken can.

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  • From Denn@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Sat Feb 13 11:18:39 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Tony Langdon to Al on Sat Feb 13 2021 06:09 pm

    Thanks. I was thinking I need another instance but what I needed was
    the virtual server setup.

    I must get around to that myself. ecwebv4 has been on my to do list for years LOL. Damn executive dysfunction. :/

    I love ecwebv4, just the stuff that can be done with it using HTML is way cool.
    outwestbbs.com to see some of the mod's I made to mine.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to DesotoFireflite on Sat Feb 13 17:39:02 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: DesotoFireflite to Al on Sat Feb 13 2021 11:19 am

    Is it possible to run the ecweb interface along side the default
    runemaster interface? If so how to do that?

    Yes, you can, assuming you have the newest version of webv4. make a dir called /sbbs/web/root/webv4 and move all of your root directory of webv4 into this directory, you should have 6 directories and 2 files in the newly created dir (api, bootstrap, css, error, images, js, .gitignore, index.xjs)

    Now make a directory /sbbs/webv4, and put the other directories form webv4 in this newly created dir. You should have 4 dirs and 1 file, (components, lib, pages. sidebar, .gitignore).

    Be sure you move all the files included in the webv4 directories to their respected new dirs.

    I tried this. I have symlinked the webv4/root directory to web/root/trmb.ddns.net and it works as expected. It seems to consume RAM after a time. The BBS eventually slows down and stops responding.

    If you want, you can see it in action on my site http://bbs.valhallabbs.com/ then click on the test button located on the left hand side. I'm still tweaking it, thats why it's labeled test. The rest of my site is the old ruinmaster.

    I did have a look. Your site is nicely modified and behaved.

    now go into sbbs/ctrl/modopts.ini and change the following line in the web section from: web_directory=../web/root/webv4 to: web_directory=../webv4

    This is what I don't have. I'll look into what needs to be done with modopts.ini and try again.

    That's for the info.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Sat Feb 13 17:51:49 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Tony Langdon to Al on Sat Feb 13 2021 06:09 pm

    I must get around to that myself. ecwebv4 has been on my to do list for years LOL.

    It has a nice interface.

    Damn executive dysfunction. :/

    Yep, it all takes time that's not always easy to find.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Daryl Stout on Sun Feb 14 20:42:00 2021
    On 02-13-21 05:54, Daryl Stout wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Tony,

    I must get around to that myself. ecwebv4 has been on my to do list
    for years LOL. Damn executive dysfunction. :/

    Is that the corporate version of E.D.?? According to one ham radio operator, he thought it stood for "Electronic Doofus"!! Now, I can
    relate to that...especially when it comes to Violet (hi hi).

    LOL if only it was that simple, no, it's a real psychological thing, unfortunately. :/


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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Denn on Sun Feb 14 20:43:00 2021
    On 02-13-21 11:18, Denn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I love ecwebv4, just the stuff that can be done with it using HTML is
    way cool.
    outwestbbs.com to see some of the mod's I made to mine.

    Yeah I've heard nothing but good things, and tried the ecweb interface on another BBS and found it quite good (for a web interface, they're not really my thing). :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Al on Sun Feb 14 20:44:00 2021
    On 02-13-21 17:51, Al wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I must get around to that myself. ecwebv4 has been on my to do list for years LOL.

    It has a nice interface.

    Certainly one of the better web based messaging interfaces.

    Damn executive dysfunction. :/

    Yep, it all takes time that's not always easy to find.

    Not just time, but also information gathering, planning, etc.


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  • From DesotoFireflite@1:103/705 to Alan Ianson on Sun Feb 14 08:33:38 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Alan Ianson to DesotoFireflite on Sat Feb 13 2021 05:39 pm

    I tried this. I have symlinked the webv4/root directory to web/root/trmb.ddns.net and it works as expected. It seems to consume RAM after a time. The BBS eventually slows down and stops responding.

    I'm assuming since you said symlinked, you are running linux. I know nothing about linux, so echicken would be the one to ask about running webv4 on linux

    I did have a look. Your site is nicely modified and behaved.

    Thanks, but still have a lot of tweeking to do.

    now go into sbbs/ctrl/modopts.ini and change the following line in
    the web section from: web_directory=../web/root/webv4 to:
    web_directory=../webv4

    This is what I don't have. I'll look into what needs to be done with modopts.ini and try again.

    This is what made the difference on my site. Hope it works for you.

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:103/705 to Tony Langdon on Mon Feb 15 07:16:00 2021
    Tony,

    I must get around to that myself. ecwebv4 has been on my to do list
    for years LOL. Damn executive dysfunction. :/

    Is that the corporate version of E.D.?? According to one ham radio operator, he thought it stood for "Electronic Doofus"!! Now, I can
    relate to that...especially when it comes to Violet (hi hi).

    LOL if only it was that simple, no, it's a real psychological thing, unfortunately. :/

    In today's world, any bit of levity is helpful.

    Daryl

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Daryl Stout on Tue Feb 16 18:46:00 2021
    On 02-15-21 07:16, Daryl Stout wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    In today's world, any bit of levity is helpful.

    True, except when it can cause a misunderstanding. :)


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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Wed Feb 17 11:19:59 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Fri Feb 12 2021 21:56:26

    I have not done any configuration at all. Will I need entries in sbbs.ini or modopts.ini?

    In your case, nothing needs to be changed in sbbs.ini.

    You can add a [web] section to modopts.ini; an annotated example is available here:

    http://wiki.synchro.net/config:webv4

    If you omit that section or any settings, then the defaults (as shown on that page) will be applied. The most important setting to consider is "guest".

    he is pressing when these errors happen, but he told me he was getting a "red line" on his screen. I have not seen that but it sounds like this is happening in ftelnet? I'm not sure but if the problem continues I'll try

    fTelnet will have a red bar across the bottom in some situations (loss of input focus, disconnection). Typically that bar contains some text, and it would be nice to know what it says (probably "Disconnected from ...").

    Yes, I don't use it often but am able to look at bulletins, the BBS list and play blackjack.

    Does Jeopardized work if you call in via, say, SyncTERM?

    When the problem occurs, does Jeopardized even launch, or does the disconnection happen before you see any output from it?

    Does anything interesting show up in the logs when this happens?

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Alan Ianson on Wed Feb 17 11:27:47 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Alan Ianson to DesotoFireflite on Sat Feb 13 2021 17:39:02

    I tried this. I have symlinked the webv4/root directory to web/root/trmb.ddns.net and it works as expected. It seems to consume RAM after a time. The BBS eventually slows down and stops responding.

    There are a few changes I need to make which may help with this, but I'm only guessing. Since almost every script that's involved has a short lifecycle (an HTTP request and response) you would think any memory that's used would get freed up afterward, but it's not quite so simple.

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 00:56:27 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Wed Feb 17 2021 11:19 am

    You can add a [web] section to modopts.ini; an annotated example is available here:

    http://wiki.synchro.net/config:webv4

    If you omit that section or any settings, then the defaults (as shown on that page) will be applied. The most important setting to consider is "guest".

    I'll have a look at the wiki page and add those settings.

    fTelnet will have a red bar across the bottom in some situations (loss of input focus, disconnection). Typically that bar contains some text, and it would be nice to know what it says (probably "Disconnected from ...").

    I'll get more input and better details.

    Does Jeopardized work if you call in via, say, SyncTERM?

    Yes, I was just in there using telnet and I was able to read the news, scores etc and it seemed to work well for me. I'll haven't played at all but given some time I'll try that but it seemed to work for me.

    When the problem occurs, does Jeopardized even launch, or does the disconnection happen before you see any output from it?

    I'll try to get better info from that user, or maybe he will participate here.

    Does anything interesting show up in the logs when this happens?

    Not that I have noticed. I'll try to figure out what time this happens and look in the log and see if it shed's any light.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 00:58:39 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Alan Ianson on Wed Feb 17 2021 11:27 am

    There are a few changes I need to make which may help with this, but I'm only guessing. Since almost every script that's involved has a short lifecycle (an HTTP request and response) you would think any memory that's used would get freed up afterward, but it's not quite so simple.

    I'll add the [web] section to modopts.ini and see if that makes a difference.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 18 09:32:53 2021
    Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Thu Feb 18 2021 00:58:39

    I'll add the [web] section to modopts.ini and see if that makes a difference.

    Shouldn't be necessary unless you want to change one of the default settings. Definitely won't fix a memory leak, which is what seems to be happening.

    I made some changes last night but have no idea if they will do anything re: this issue. An update might help.

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 07:19:12 2021
    Shouldn't be necessary unless you want to change one of the default settings. Definitely won't fix a memory leak, which is what seems to be happening.

    I did have a web section in my modopts.ini that I didn't notice before.

    I made some changes last night but have no idea if they will do anything re: this issue. An update might help.

    Leaving the modopts.ini intact the ecweb interface seems to load. The title bar says "The Rusty MailBox..." but the page does not display. I get an empty browser window.

    If I comment out the [web] section from modopts.ini I get this in my browser..

    !JavaScript /sbbs/web/root/trmb.ddns.net/index.xjs.ssjs line 3: Error: can't open /sbbs/web/root/../lib/init.js: No such file or directory

    I hope that makes sense.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 18 13:23:35 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Thu Feb 18 2021 07:19:12

    If I comment out the [web] section from modopts.ini I get this in my browser..

    !JavaScript /sbbs/web/root/trmb.ddns.net/index.xjs.ssjs line 3: Error: can't open /sbbs/web/root/../lib/init.js: No such file or directory

    That's to be expected in this scenario, since you aren't specifying the web_directory setting and the default doesn't work for your system.

    I would suggest that you add [web] back to modopts.ini, but start with just this:

    [web]
    web_directory = ../webv4

    (Adjust the value as needed to point to your webv4 directory; the location is relative to the exec directory.)

    After that, you'll most likely end up back in this state:

    Leaving the modopts.ini intact the ecweb interface seems to load. The title bar says "The Rusty MailBox..." but the page does not display. I get an empty browser window.

    At which point there will probably be errors in your logs to help us find out what's going wrong.

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 18 13:27:58 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Thu Feb 18 2021 07:19:12

    !JavaScript /sbbs/web/root/trmb.ddns.net/index.xjs.ssjs line 3: Error:

    Incidentally if I go here:

    http://trmb.synchro.net/trmb.ddns.net/

    everything does seem to work, but if I go here:

    http://trmb.ddns.net/

    I see the runemaster UI, which strikes me as odd.

    Do you have VIRTUAL_HOSTS in the Options line under [Web] in sbbs.ini?

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 11:38:06 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Thu Feb 18 2021 01:27 pm

    Incidentally if I go here:

    http://trmb.synchro.net/trmb.ddns.net/

    everything does seem to work, but if I go here:

    http://trmb.ddns.net/

    I see the runemaster UI, which strikes me as odd.

    Do you have VIRTUAL_HOSTS in the Options line under [Web] in sbbs.ini?

    I had it disabled because of the ram usage but it is enabled now.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 18 14:58:01 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Thu Feb 18 2021 11:38:06

    I had it disabled because of the ram usage but it is enabled now.

    Interestingly, now fTelnet is missing from your Home page but other things (such as Forum and Files) appear to work just fine. I'll try to figure out why that is.

    Incidentally, you may wish to lock down permissions on some of your file areas. Right now, any guest user from the web could leech The BBS Documentary off of your server, for example. (This is a good case for setting up a dedicated guest user account for your website.)

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 18 15:08:42 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Thu Feb 18 2021 11:38:06

    I had it disabled because of the ram usage but it is enabled now.

    An update - or adding 'ftelnet=true' to modopts.ini->[web] - might make your Home page look correct. If not, please let me know.

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 12:37:18 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Thu Feb 18 2021 02:58 pm

    Interestingly, now fTelnet is missing from your Home page but other things (such as Forum and Files) appear to work just fine. I'll try to figure out why that is.

    Is that the runemaster interface? The externals menu option doesn't show unless you login.

    Incidentally, you may wish to lock down permissions on some of your file areas. Right now, any guest user from the web could leech The BBS Documentary off of your server, for example. (This is a good case for setting up a dedicated guest user account for your website.)

    I sometimes wonder if that should be a protected area, but I don't think so. I got those files many years ago now from legaltorrents.com when that site was running. I think Jason is OK with those files being freely shared. You can actually download iso images of the documentary from archive.org.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 12:40:19 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Thu Feb 18 2021 03:08 pm

    An update - or adding 'ftelnet=true' to modopts.ini->[web] - might make your Home page look correct. If not, please let me know.

    I enabled that option but I don't see any difference. I still don't see anything in my browser when I go to trmb.ddns.net.

    Ram usage seems to be OK, so far anyway.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 18 15:52:07 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Thu Feb 18 2021 12:37:18

    I sometimes wonder if that should be a protected area, but I don't think so. I got those files many years ago now from legaltorrents.com when that site was running. I think Jason is OK with those files being freely shared. You can actually download iso images of the documentary from archive.org.

    I believe it was released under a Creative Commons license, so distributing it is no problem. I was mainly thinking about it as a bandwidth consideration; that's around 2GB of video, which is probably fine, but could add up if for some reason you got a lot of downloads one month.

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Thu Feb 18 15:53:32 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Thu Feb 18 2021 12:40:19

    I enabled that option but I don't see any difference. I still don't see anything in my browser when I go to trmb.ddns.net.

    You see nothing at all in your browser?

    When I go to trmb.ddns.net now, I see a full working webv4 site. fTelnet appears to be working now too.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 13:05:20 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Thu Feb 18 2021 03:53 pm

    You see nothing at all in your browser?

    Yes, just a blank page at trmb.ddns.net. If I go to trmb.synchro.net/trmb.ddns.net then I see the ecweb page fine.

    My router is known for playing strange tricks, this might be one of them.

    When I go to trmb.ddns.net now, I see a full working webv4 site. fTelnet appears to be working now too.

    Excellent. Thank you for your efforts, it is appreciated. :)

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Denn@1:103/705 to echicken on Thu Feb 18 15:02:45 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Thu Feb 18 2021 03:53 pm

    I enabled that option but I don't see any difference. I still don't
    see anything in my browser when I go to trmb.ddns.net.

    You see nothing at all in your browser?

    When I go to trmb.ddns.net now, I see a full working webv4 site. fTelnet appears to be working now too.

    I also get to his webv4 page just fine and ftelnet works for me as well.

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  • From Al@1:103/705 to echicken on Sat Feb 20 00:30:25 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Thu Feb 18 2021 03:53 pm

    I enabled that option but I don't see any difference. I still don't
    see anything in my browser when I go to trmb.ddns.net.

    You see nothing at all in your browser?

    Further to this I have noticed I can go to http://trmb.ddns.net and I see the page fine. It's when I use https://trmb.ddns.net that I see a blank page.

    The memory usage does not seem to be a problem anymore.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Al on Sat Feb 20 11:12:19 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: Al to echicken on Sat Feb 20 2021 00:30:25

    Further to this I have noticed I can go to http://trmb.ddns.net and I see the page fine. It's when I use https://trmb.ddns.net that I see a blank page.

    I am not seeing that problem here - webv4 appears and seems to be working whether via http or https.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to echicken on Sat Feb 20 09:21:21 2021
    Re: Re: ecwebv4
    By: echicken to Al on Sat Feb 20 2021 11:12 am

    I am not seeing that problem here - webv4 appears and seems to be working whether via http or https.

    I wonder if it could be my virtual server setup, but that's not an ecweb issue.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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