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Wordlink Forums and Information - 06/10/2012

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Worldlink Official Forums Revised:06/10/2012
(c) Elwynor Technologies (www.themajorbbs.com)

HUB: worldlink.themajorbbs.com
Worldlink Support: questman@pheedom.net
Worldgroup Information/Support: admin@themajorbbs.com

Please email questman@pheedom.net with the following information about your system:

Operator Handle
Operator Real Name
System Location (City/State/Country, etc.)
Telnet Address
Dial up # if applicable
Worldgroup Registration #
Contact Email Address

Once we have received this information, it takes about 2-12 hours to approve your system and add it to the HUB approved systems list. You will receive an approval email when the process is completed. Once activiated, please configure your Wordlink dialer and forum echos. If you need an updated DLL file, you can aquire that from Pheedom BBS under the Worldlink downloads section.

Worldlink is currently providing the following services:

Teleconference Chat Link Ups
Forum Message Echos
Forum File Echos

NOTE: When setting up these forums on your board. Please make sure you prefix the description with (WL). You are responsible for YOUR users behavior on the forums and chat. Vulgarity, flaming, and Spamming will get your system removed permanently!

Forums listed as ‘SYSOP ONLY’ are only for the SYSOP of a particular BBS. Co-Sysops, Admins, Forum-Ops, General Users etc. should NOT be given access to these sections. Violation of this will again cause your system to be removed.

Name Description Echo

BBS/Sysop Level Forums
(These forums are for SYSOP ONLY)

WGSysop General Sysop Messages WF:wl.sysop.general
WGTech Worldgroup Tech Support WF:wl.sysop.tech
WGUsers Troublesome User Report WF:wl.sysop.users
WGISV Worldgroup ISV Software WF:wl.sysop.isv


Music Forums
Club Club Music Discussion WF:wl.music.club
Rock Rock Music Discussion WF:wl.mucic.rock
House House Music Discussion WF:wl.music.house
AltRock Alternative Rock Discussion WF:wl.music.altr
Latin Latin Music Discussion WF:wl.music.latin
ProgRock Progressive Rock Discussion WF:wl.music.prog
Techno Techno Music Discussion WF:wl.music.techo
Dubstep Dubstep Music Discussions WF:wl.music.dub

Sports Forums

Hockey Hockey Discussion WF:wl.sports.hockey
Baseba Baseball Discussion WF:wl.sports.baseb
FootBall Football Discussion WF:wl.sports.football
BasketB Basketball Discussion WF:wl.sports.basketball
Soccer Soccer Discussion WF:wl.sports.soc

Lifestyle Forums

Gay Gay Men’s Discussion WF:wl.life.gay
Lesbian Lesbian’s Discussion WF:wl.life.lesbian
HIV HIV Support Forum WF:wl.life.hiv

Political Forums

Repub Republican Discussion WF:wl.pol.repub
DemoC Democrat Discussion WF:wl.pol.democ
Elec12 Election 2012 Discussion WF:wl.pol.elec12
UKPol United Kingdom Political Discussion WF:wl.pol.uk

Computer Forums

Amiga Amiga Discussions WF:wl.comp.amiga
Atari Atari Discussions WF:wl.comp.atari
CPM CPM Discussions WF:wl.comp.cpm
WIN Windows Discussions WF:wl.comp.win
OSX Mac Discussions (X86) WF:wl.comp.osx
MAC Mac Discussions (Classic) WF:wl.comp.mac
LINUX Linux Discussions WF:wl.comp.linux
BBS BBS Discussions WF:wl.comp.bbs

Hobby & General Interest Forums

Brew Micro & Home Beer Brewing WF:wl.hob.brew
HAM Ham Radio WF:wl.hob.ham
Audio Home & Studio Audio Discussion WF:wl.hob.audio
Fire Firearms Discussion WF:wl.hob.fire
Prog Programming Discussion WF:wl.hob.prog

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Post by Franchise_24 »

Can you go into detail on how to set the Forums up through wordlink. That is all new to me. Thanks!

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Sent my info to Rick. Still waiting for further info...

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Oh, I forwarded it to OhASys. Don't send the info to me... I'm too backlogged. OhASys was handling this.

Rick

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Ok, well someone get ahold of me since you have my info so I can try to get this set up :-)

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Note that if your BBS connects to WorldLink you can use the forums! You don't need prior approval. We're just trying to keep track of who is who.

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Questman wrote:Note that if your BBS connects to WorldLink you can use the forums! You don't need prior approval. We're just trying to keep track of who is who.
sent ya an email at your gmail on a unrelated matter.
try and get back to me as soon as ya got a free sec.

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Post by Franchise_24 »

that's great, but I still don't know how to set them up, or send/receive. If I can get help getting it going I'm sure I can do the rest.

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dspain wrote:
Questman wrote:Note that if your BBS connects to WorldLink you can use the forums! You don't need prior approval. We're just trying to keep track of who is who.
sent ya an email at your gmail on a unrelated matter.
try and get back to me as soon as ya got a free sec.
I didn't get it?

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Ok, I'll ask again politely (bats eyes) can someone give me direction on setting up the world link forums? I created a new forum WGSysop for example. Got to the end where it asked to add an echo and added WF:wl.sysop.general and it adds it but I dont think my messages are going out. When I look at it online in the settings in the remote management it has a red question mark next to it and then it says
Your request could not be completed for the following reason:

The requested item could not be found.

What am I doing wrong? I added the 4 sysop ones and thats what they all say.

Please HELP!! <G>

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Since you asked nice :)

I just logged onto your board. The first thing I noticed is you're connected to worldlink, but not to our worldlink hub. Go into your worldlink schedule configuration and change the address to worldlink.themajorbbs.com and reconnect. My guess is you're connecting to the netvillage hub, and that's the problem.
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Really? I'm almost positive I changed it over...lemme look and report back...

Edit:
Ok I checked it, and I *DID* switch over to the majorbbs Worldlink, but some how it was still connecting to netvillage?? GO figure. The only problem I saw was it didn't like to resolve worldlink.themajorbbs.com so I had to ping it and use the actual IP Address and it connected right up, and I instantly got messages in the Sysop section of the worldlink forums. I sent a message out so if any Sysops can check it that'd be great. Now I just need to take some time to load in all the other ones.

P.S.
How do you configure the QWK packets? I wanted to download a packet and all it scanned was the HELLO forum thats preloaded. I couldn't even find and option to select what all ones you'd want to download.

Thanks for all the help

Neal

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Franchise_24 wrote:Really? I'm almost positive I changed it over...lemme look and report back...

Edit:
Ok I checked it, and I *DID* switch over to the majorbbs Worldlink, but some how it was still connecting to netvillage?? GO figure. The only problem I saw was it didn't like to resolve worldlink.themajorbbs.com so I had to ping it and use the actual IP Address and it connected right up, and I instantly got messages in the Sysop section of the worldlink forums. I sent a message out so if any Sysops can check it that'd be great. Now I just need to take some time to load in all the other ones.

P.S.
How do you configure the QWK packets? I wanted to download a packet and all it scanned was the HELLO forum thats preloaded. I couldn't even find and option to select what all ones you'd want to download.

Thanks for all the help

Neal
if your dns server is blank in the level 4 setting it wont resolve domains into ips

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Yep! I learned a lot I did wrong lol

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Franchise_24 wrote:Yep! I learned a lot I did wrong lol
yeah running the worldgroup setup wizard will bring ya to the tcp/ip settings window, set your ip to <AUTO> dns to your router ip and you'll be golden.

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As per a request, games forums have been added, here are the echos:


Games Forums

TA Tele-Arena Discussion WF:wl.games.ta
Mutants Mutants Discussion WF:wl.games.mut
MajorMud MajorMud Discussions WF:wl.games.mm
T-Lord T-Lord Discssuions WF:wl.games.tl
OhASys - pheedom.net

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Thank you :-)

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OhASys wrote:As per a request, games forums have been added, here are the echos:


Games Forums

TA Tele-Arena Discussion WF:wl.games.ta
Mutants Mutants Discussion WF:wl.games.mut
MajorMud MajorMud Discussions WF:wl.games.mm
T-Lord T-Lord Discssuions WF:wl.games.tl
Getting a red question mark on wl.games.tl. Suggestions?

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Re: Wordlink Forums and Information - 06/10/2012

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OhASys wrote:

Worldlink Official Forums Revised:06/10/2012
(c) Elwynor Technologies (www.themajorbbs.com)

HUB: worldlink.themajorbbs.com
Worldlink Support: questman@pheedom.net
Worldgroup Information/Support: admin@themajorbbs.com

Please email questman@pheedom.net with the following information about your system:

Operator Handle
Operator Real Name
System Location (City/State/Country, etc.)
Telnet Address
Dial up # if applicable
Worldgroup Registration #
Contact Email Address

Once we have received this information, it takes about 2-12 hours to approve your system and add it to the HUB approved systems list. You will receive an approval email when the process is completed. Once activiated, please configure your Wordlink dialer and forum echos. If you need an updated DLL file, you can aquire that from Pheedom BBS under the Worldlink downloads section.

Worldlink is currently providing the following services:

Teleconference Chat Link Ups
Forum Message Echos
Forum File Echos

NOTE: When setting up these forums on your board. Please make sure you prefix the description with (WL). You are responsible for YOUR users behavior on the forums and chat. Vulgarity, flaming, and Spamming will get your system removed permanently!

Forums listed as ‘SYSOP ONLY’ are only for the SYSOP of a particular BBS. Co-Sysops, Admins, Forum-Ops, General Users etc. should NOT be given access to these sections. Violation of this will again cause your system to be removed.

Name Description Echo

BBS/Sysop Level Forums
(These forums are for SYSOP ONLY)

WGSysop General Sysop Messages WF:wl.sysop.general
WGTech Worldgroup Tech Support WF:wl.sysop.tech
WGUsers Troublesome User Report WF:wl.sysop.users
WGISV Worldgroup ISV Software WF:wl.sysop.isv


Music Forums
Club Club Music Discussion WF:wl.music.club
Rock Rock Music Discussion WF:wl.mucic.rock
House House Music Discussion WF:wl.music.house
AltRock Alternative Rock Discussion WF:wl.music.altr
Latin Latin Music Discussion WF:wl.music.latin
ProgRock Progressive Rock Discussion WF:wl.music.prog
Techno Techno Music Discussion WF:wl.music.techo
Dubstep Dubstep Music Discussions WF:wl.music.dub

Sports Forums

Hockey Hockey Discussion WF:wl.sports.hockey
Baseba Baseball Discussion WF:wl.sports.baseb
FootBall Football Discussion WF:wl.sports.football
BasketB Basketball Discussion WF:wl.sports.basketball
Soccer Soccer Discussion WF:wl.sports.soc

Lifestyle Forums

Gay Gay Men’s Discussion WF:wl.life.gay
Lesbian Lesbian’s Discussion WF:wl.life.lesbian
HIV HIV Support Forum WF:wl.life.hiv

Political Forums

Repub Republican Discussion WF:wl.pol.repub
DemoC Democrat Discussion WF:wl.pol.democ
Elec12 Election 2012 Discussion WF:wl.pol.elec12
UKPol United Kingdom Political Discussion WF:wl.pol.uk

Computer Forums

Amiga Amiga Discussions WF:wl.comp.amiga
Atari Atari Discussions WF:wl.comp.atari
CPM CPM Discussions WF:wl.comp.cpm
WIN Windows Discussions WF:wl.comp.win
OSX Mac Discussions (X86) WF:wl.comp.osx
MAC Mac Discussions (Classic) WF:wl.comp.mac
LINUX Linux Discussions WF:wl.comp.linux
BBS BBS Discussions WF:wl.comp.bbs

Hobby & General Interest Forums

Brew Micro & Home Beer Brewing WF:wl.hob.brew
HAM Ham Radio WF:wl.hob.ham
Audio Home & Studio Audio Discussion WF:wl.hob.audio
Fire Firearms Discussion WF:wl.hob.fire
Prog Programming Discussion WF:wl.hob.prog
we need to devise some form of auto register option, maybe using a listserver type option (i have a worldgroup list server running actually)
where they could send it messages and "subscribe" to forums...

example:


mailto: listserver-at-pheedom.net
from: sysop-at-arcticzone.dyndns.org
subject: !list to get a list of available sent to ya
subject: !add <forumid> to add a forum
subject: !remove <forumid> to remova a forum

with wg 5.2 we devised an option similiar to this
and i know we could use the worldgroup listserver
to do this, i mean hell why cant we get all high tech too?

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Is this finally working. I would like to join this, I still run the largest BBS and have about 60 24/7 users. I believe some of them will like it. We talk about the old char system from time to time. My top user base has increased lately with the closing of a lot of boards that have gotten frustrated and given up.

If it is working.. I would like to sign up for it.

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SouthernCross wrote:Is this finally working. I would like to join this, I still run the largest BBS and have about 60 24/7 users. I believe some of them will like it. We talk about the old char system from time to time. My top user base has increased lately with the closing of a lot of boards that have gotten frustrated and given up.

If it is working.. I would like to sign up for it.
There really isn't anything to sign up for. Just point your Worldlink dialer to worldlink.themajorbbs.com and it will connect. Currently, there are about 8-10 boards, with a total of 60 or so users, connecting to it. Be nice to have another big one.
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SouthernCross wrote:Is this finally working. I would like to join this, I still run the largest BBS and have about 60 24/7 users. I believe some of them will like it. We talk about the old char system from time to time. My top user base has increased lately with the closing of a lot of boards that have gotten frustrated and given up.

If it is working.. I would like to sign up for it.
yeah thats a pretty good sized average userbase, ods is running around 125 online.

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OK, I will set it up later. I put in the new DLL awhile back trying to get it on Questman's server, only to find out it was offline. I will work on it later. My wife had an early biopsy, so worked all night and was at the hospital with her for 7 hours.

I will set it up after I get some sleep and have a fresh mind to look at it.

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I tried connecting, I posted the pics here for the dialer. The connection times out.

http://hatedreality.homeunix.net/worldlink/

Is there other settings besides the scheduler/dialup I need to set up?

thanks
Dave/Southern

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SouthernCross wrote:I tried connecting, I posted the pics here for the dialer. The connection times out.

http://hatedreality.homeunix.net/worldlink/

Is there other settings besides the scheduler/dialup I need to set up?

thanks
Dave/Southern
Reverse the time settings. You have it connecting from 11:59 til 12:00. I'd bump up the redial tries also.
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Changes, I changed the IP in the wordlink scheduler to my board IP and put these changes in the dialer.

Anything with change is what I changed.

Are there any other settings I need to work change anywhere besides what I posted in the pics to log on?

Also is a picture of my dialsoft control, do I need to set it to accept the incoming? It is the one titled control

http://hatedreality.homeunix.net/worldlink/

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It doesn't affect if you can connect or not, but you should make two changes in this picture: http://hatedreality.homeunix.net/worldlink/Capture5.PNG

HOSTNAM should be hatedrelaity
DOMAIN should be homeunix.net

This will allow it to show up properly in the systems list. If you want your board to be mail enabled you also need to set SMTIHST to YES if it needs to include the hostname portion of your FQDN in outgoing messages (i.e. southerncross@hatedreality.homeunix.net vs. southerncross@homeunix.net).

As for CONNECT 0 NEVER RECEIVED, I've seen that when it's attempting to dial out on an invalid channel (or a dial up line if you have one). Looks like it's trying to use channel C8 from your audit pic. Is C8 a valid TCP/IP channel in your setup?

Another issue could be DNS resolution is failing (i.e. the board isn't translating worldlink.majorbbs.com to an IP). Make sure you've got a valid DNS server IP specified under CNF -> General -> DNS Resolver -> IPNSVR. I'm using Google's 8.8.8.8 as my ISP's has had reliability issues.

I've got my BBSIP address set to the FQDN for my BBS, I think the only thing this effects is the output of the ^I (info) command in WL.

I'm not sure how/if Dialsoft control messes with WL as WL is just a dial out from the BBS not in.

I'm happy to help and can usually be found lurking these forums semi-regularly, or in any of the board's that are on WL in the main WL teleconference channel.
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We are Connected :)

I posted on the site I put on my FTP the changes I made and the new trails.

Thanks for your help :)


Dave/Southern

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Post by Vector »

I see you guys on there now! Might want to make one more setting change.

Under CNF -> General -> Worldlink Scheduler -> DOMTYP

It's probably set to DOMAIN, should be HOSTNAME. Right now you're advertised as "homeunix.net" instead of "hatedreality.homeunix.net"

Dave

p.s. Welcome to Worldlink! :)
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Will work on linking to forums in a short bit, but nods changed that to will take effect after cleanup.

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Post by SouthernCross »

Omne last problem ro work out. How do I add the forums to my board and teleconference. I added a new screenshot to the FTP link called forums. How do I set it so players can read the forums and use the teleconference feature?

I also set it to hostname and getting the 0 message again.

Thanks Again
Dave

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I'll be honest, I have no idea how to do them via the Active HTML pages.

I just do it in terminal text mode. It's under the Forums menu, then Operations, then Create new Forum.

Just add the appropriate echo after the other info is setup using the WF:wl.forum.name as the echo name.
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Ok got that figured out, trying to reconnect now, keeps giving me the Connect 0 never received again. the only thing I changed was the hostmane from domain.

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Ok this is the message i get from the new audit trail when I try to link back up.

http://hatedreality.homeunix.net/worldl ... Trail2.PNG

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Assuming you have it enabled if you type /host worldlink.themajorbbs.com from a terminal mode session does it resolve?

Example:
Networking Connectivity Menu
Command (T,R,F,H,L,? for help, or X to exit): /host worldlink.themajorbbs.com

Looking up worldlink.themajorbbs.com (Press ENTER to abort) ...
The DNS server says worldlink.themajorbbs.com is at 205.166.250.238.

EDIT: I just logged on your board, you do have it enabled, the /host command has the same error: Receiver error 10054: Connection reset by peer

Sounds like a DNS server/setting issue, or if you have something blocking outbound DNS requests... port 53.

What do you have under CNF -> General -> DNS Resolver -> IPNSVR?
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I do not have anything under that.

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You need the IP address of a DNS server.

8.8.8.8 or 4.4.4.4 for Google.

208.67.222.222 or 208.67.220.220 for OpenDNS.

Any one of those should work fine, or if your ISP provides a quality DNS server, that IP is good too.

I use the 8.8.8.8 without issue.
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Good now, I just used the IP addy and hooked up fine. I will do the forums tomorrow. How do you access the WL teleconference?

thanks for your patience and help.

I develop PHP, Perl, HTML, MYSQL, PSQL and do C++, but for some reason this was racking my brain.

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Post by Vector »

It looks like your board is already set to use the WorldLink channel by default. I just tested it out. If you've joined the Teleconference before Worldlink links you might have to type JOIN Worldlink in the teleconference to switch the channel.

You likely want to figure out what the issue is with your DNS resolution as if the IP of the WL hub changes it will stop linking. It doesn't change regularly, but it has in the past.

You're welcome for the help, I'm happy to provide it. Patience is required when dealing with this stuff. :)
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Ok I added a couple forums to test before I set up the rest. I amm club music and TA, I get a blue diamond next to them and it says I am linked. Do we need to be approved to see the messages?

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I'm pretty sure that's it. Blue diamond, I think, means it's working.

Most of the forums currently have little or no activity.

Be sure to add WGSysop and only allow sysops to view it, you can send test messages there. It has a little of activity.
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Got them all added.

How do you add new ones to be listed.

I would like to have two added

One is for Majormud Edited Realms

Other and for Hated Reality's Radio Station

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(we have our own radio station and the first ever BBS/MUD Related)

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I believe requests for new forums go to QMan since he has to add them on the hub. You can try on WGSysop or shoot him an e-mail.
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Posted on there a short bit ago to make sure it was all working :)

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Everything is running smooth, even got email to work.

However, when I try to send emails out I get the same error message I get when trying to connect by name to Worldlink.

It is an Invalid Ip Address.

Is there a re setting to help resolve that?

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Hmm - do you have your DNS server's IP address in GALDNS.MSG?

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SouthernCross wrote:Everything is running smooth, even got email to work.

However, when I try to send emails out I get the same error message I get when trying to connect by name to Worldlink.

It is an Invalid Ip Address.

Is there a re setting to help resolve that?
does your provider block certain outgoing ports? I know email is blocked on port 25 to stop spammers on many networks now... if not sure, you could open a telnet program, and telnet out on port 25 to whatever domain you're trying to connect to, and see if you get a prompt... if it appears to connect you should be able to type HELO and get a response?

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Iceman wrote:
SouthernCross wrote:Everything is running smooth, even got email to work.

However, when I try to send emails out I get the same error message I get when trying to connect by name to Worldlink.

It is an Invalid Ip Address.

Is there a re setting to help resolve that?
does your provider block certain outgoing ports? I know email is blocked on port 25 to stop spammers on many networks now... if not sure, you could open a telnet program, and telnet out on port 25 to whatever domain you're trying to connect to, and see if you get a prompt... if it appears to connect you should be able to type HELO and get a response?
i have redesigned galsmtp.dll you can now enter authentication credentials as well as what port to use.

so what ya do is in the smart host use your isp's outgoing smtp address set useauth to yes and submit your name/password and what port to use.

be sure to use regular text i wrote a converter that will encode it to base64 automatically during the transmission.

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dspain wrote: i have redesigned galsmtp.dll you can now enter authentication credentials as well as what port to use.

so what ya do is in the smart host use your isp's outgoing smtp address set useauth to yes and submit your name/password and what port to use.

be sure to use regular text i wrote a converter that will encode it to base64 automatically during the transmission.
now THAT is something many people could use, really everytime I see you mention an update to the tcp/ip stuff its something many could use... so if anyone hasn't mentioned it thanks for modernizing things a little, I know people get stuck in a jam when they only have one ISP to work with and all sorts of loops to jump through.

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Iceman wrote:
dspain wrote: i have redesigned galsmtp.dll you can now enter authentication credentials as well as what port to use.

so what ya do is in the smart host use your isp's outgoing smtp address set useauth to yes and submit your name/password and what port to use.

be sure to use regular text i wrote a converter that will encode it to base64 automatically during the transmission.
now THAT is something many people could use, really everytime I see you mention an update to the tcp/ip stuff its something many could use... so if anyone hasn't mentioned it thanks for modernizing things a little, I know people get stuck in a jam when they only have one ISP to work with and all sorts of loops to jump through.
yeah i am gonna release it to the public soon as 1 complete pack with smtp, telnet, and rlogin.

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