Good day, ??? I have linbpq and VARA running on different computers, I connect VARA no problem, but I have to reload BPQ daylies it lose the TCPIP? connection to my VARA. Is there a watch dog of some sort in BPQ to re-connect VARA automatically? -- 73 de Jean, VA2OM / VE2PKT Sysop de: VE2PKT (BBS), VE2PKT-2 (BPQNode), VE2PKT-4 (XRPI) : VE2PKT-5 (Jnos), VE2PKT-9 (DXCluster) RF: 145.05 Mhz (1.2K Bps) Packet, 147.435 Mhz, VARA Internet: (XRLin node) - VE2PKT-4 (BPQ BBS ) - VE2PKT Telnet: ve2pkt.dyndns.org port 2323 (Xrpi Node) - VE2PKT-4 Telnet: ve2pkt.dyndns.org port 9000 (DXCluster) - VE2PKT-9 AMPR Network: Telnet xrouter.ve2pkt.ampr.org Port 2323 (XRPI Node) = VE2PKT-4 Telnet dxc.ve2pkt.ampr.org Port 9000 (DXCluster) = V2PKT-9 Telnet jnos.ve2pkt.ampr.org Port 23 (Jnos) = VE2PKT-5 E-Mail: packet: va2om@ve2pkt.#qbc.qc.can.noam ampr net: va2om@... Inet: ve2pkt@... Membre Createur du groupe [email protected]/g/PacketQuebecCarte des Station RF au Quebec
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Accountability for NTS messages retrieved from MBO/BBS
NTS requires accountability for messages relayed through the NTS including the Digital Traffic Network (DTN). If a DTN hub station, using BPQ, auto-forwards a message to a specific station, there is a record as to whom a message was forwarded. However if a destination hub station is queried as to message traffic available for download and the one making the query reads and then kills a message, is there a way for a Sysop to determine who accepted the message? And if not, could that be implemented? Thanks for any help.?
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Re: BBS Error not connecting on all our linbpq nodes with latest 2 versions.
John
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I had some family emergency that could not follow trough with your previous request.
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I did upgrade to the latest version .70 but still the same is occurring, any one trying to connect to the BBS via RF it would not work.
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I am including the console log of linbpq as previously requested.
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At the end of the file you will see I did tried to connect to the BBS and it just ended the stream it was around local time 2:50 pm.
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Thanks
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Re: Strange SEG Fault - need help on this one.
Hi John - captured the output off the terminal window for two files (attached)...?
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gdb_output1.txt was when I went out on the VHF port directly to the BBS alias (BCSBBS) via the TAMU-11 digipeater using QTterm TCP?
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gdb_output2.txt is a call made the same way but calling the node alias (BCS) first, playing back the INFO text, then using the BBS menu option to try to reach the BBS.
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Hope that this is helpful.
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Charlie (N4NVD)
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Re: Strange SEG Fault - need help on this one.
Charlie,
Can you try to get a debug trace of the crash using gdb. See this
for details:
Thanks,
John
On 14/05/2025 16:55, Charlie Hein
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Apologies in advance if this is a repeat message, but my
earlier reply did not show up and I fear that it was lost.
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I found an older backup running 6.0.24.40 and when I loaded
it up was pleased to discover that it worked okay - in that it
did NOT end with a segment fault if someone connected to the BBS
on the node's VHF port.??
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I made a copy of the card for safekeeping and replaced the
executable (and the HTML folder) with the newest executable
(6.0.24.70) without making any other changes to the
configuration, and the problem returned.? Deleting the .70
executable and returning to .40 restored access to the BBS over
the VHF port.? Clearly there's been a change that brought on
this behavior at some point between when I made the backup of
.40 and the release of .70.?
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@John(G8BPQ):? I'm very sorry that I did not think to check
for this sort of odd behavior.? My local VHF port doesn't get a
lot of use, and most of that is connections to the node itself.
or the chat, both of which do not exhibit this issue.? I would
certainly have noticed it sooner if I had more BBS traffic over
that port.
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The node is running on a Pi 3B+ using an NW Digital Radio
DRAWS Hat.? ().?
The soundmodem is DIREWOLF.??
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Obviously, I'm glad to help in any way I can - just let me
know what you need.?
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Charlie (N4NVD)
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Re: Strange SEG Fault - need help on this one.
Apologies in advance if this is a repeat message, but my earlier reply did not show up and I fear that it was lost.
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I found an older backup running 6.0.24.40 and when I loaded it up was pleased to discover that it worked okay - in that it did NOT end with a segment fault if someone connected to the BBS on the node's VHF port.??
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I made a copy of the card for safekeeping and replaced the executable (and the HTML folder) with the newest executable (6.0.24.70) without making any other changes to the configuration, and the problem returned.? Deleting the .70 executable and returning to .40 restored access to the BBS over the VHF port.? Clearly there's been a change that brought on this behavior at some point between when I made the backup of .40 and the release of .70.?
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@John(G8BPQ):? I'm very sorry that I did not think to check for this sort of odd behavior.? My local VHF port doesn't get a lot of use, and most of that is connections to the node itself. or the chat, both of which do not exhibit this issue.? I would certainly have noticed it sooner if I had more BBS traffic over that port.
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The node is running on a Pi 3B+ using an NW Digital Radio DRAWS Hat.? ().? The soundmodem is DIREWOLF.??
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Obviously, I'm glad to help in any way I can - just let me know what you need.?
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Charlie (N4NVD)
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I don't know if this applies to your test setup or not but:
aprsis will reject duped packets automagically
so, if you send the 'same' packet three different ways, only the first will show up on
usually, the 'winner' would be direct internet connection to aprsis.
:)
good luck kb0wlf
Good day and thanks for the response.
I am currently using QtSoundModem which seems to be receiving and transmitting ok. As I love a challenge and do a lot of experimentation, I've been comparing DW as a standalone vs LinBPQ and Qt Sm.
On Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 9:20 AM, Lee Bengston via <kilo5dat= [email protected]> wrote:
Looking at , it says that W9JUN-10 is BPQ and that it was heard directly via radio by 7 stations. If it was actually Direwolf transmitting when it was heard, that implies you are using the same callsign/SSID in Direwolf that you are using in BPQ. That may be the problem right there. I would configure Direwolf with a different SSID, and also comment out anything in the dw config that would cause it to transmit on RF, i.e. igating or digipeating. That should remove any conflict with what BPQ is trying to do.
Also, when you first start Direwolf, it should tell you when it receives either a KISS over TCP or AGW connection from BPQ. If you don't see one, then you will never see BPQ transmit on RF.
73, Lee K5DAT
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I'll do so when I get home this evening. Just taking a chance while I'm away -
I appreciate it
On Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 9:22 AM, Mark Taylor <mtaylor@...> wrote:
Don, perhaps if you provided some relevant information we could assist.
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Your Call, your APRSCall, all of your DigiMap lines, all of your APRSPath lines, and a description of your ports including the port number and description (RF, VHF, etc.)
Maybe your entire APRSDIGI section.
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Something that might give us a clue to help you get a working configuration that you want.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Good day and thanks for the response.
I am currently using QtSoundModem which seems to be receiving and transmitting ok. As I love a challenge and do a lot of experimentation, I've been comparing DW as a standalone vs LinBPQ and Qt Sm.
On Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 9:20 AM, Lee Bengston via groups.io <kilo5dat@...> wrote:
Looking at , it says that W9JUN-10 is BPQ and that it was heard directly via radio by 7 stations. If it was actually Direwolf transmitting when it was heard, that implies you are using the same callsign/SSID in Direwolf that you are using in BPQ. That may be the problem right there. I would configure Direwolf with a different SSID, and also comment out anything in the dw config that would cause it to transmit on RF, i.e. igating or digipeating. That should remove any conflict with what BPQ is trying to do.
Also, when you first start Direwolf, it should tell you when it receives either a KISS over TCP or AGW connection from BPQ. If you don't see one, then you will never see BPQ transmit on RF.
73, Lee K5DAT
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Don, perhaps if you provided some relevant information we could assist.
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Your Call, your APRSCall, all of your DigiMap lines, all of your APRSPath lines, and a description of your ports including the port number and description (RF, VHF, etc.)
Maybe your entire APRSDIGI section.
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Something that might give us a clue to help you get a working configuration that you want.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Looking at , it says that W9JUN-10 is BPQ and that it was heard directly via radio by 7 stations.? If it was actually Direwolf transmitting when it was heard, that implies you are using the same callsign/SSID in Direwolf that you are using in BPQ. That may be the problem right there. I would configure Direwolf with a different SSID, and also comment out anything in the dw config that would cause it to transmit on RF, i.e. igating or digipeating. That should remove any conflict with what BPQ is trying to do.
Also, when you first start Direwolf, it should tell you when it receives either a KISS over TCP or AGW connection from BPQ. If you don't see one, then you will never see BPQ transmit on RF.
73, Lee K5DAT
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Good evening
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Enjoying trying to get linbpq setup for aprs -
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Currently the only path I see on aprs.fi is tcpip. However, if I run Direwolf alone, I get an RF path frequently.
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I have digimap setup, and the aprs path is wide2-1, as well.?
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Re: Looking for testers for an AX.25 Terminal app for iOS
Hopefully more radios will be added for HF etc.. with internal
sound cards.? Looks like a great app to have .?
Anyway I can help you, please let me know
73
KG5KS
hamming49@...
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On 5/12/2025 1:39 AM, Georges WH6AZ via
groups.io wrote:
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Aloha,
I¡¯m looking for a few more testers to help field test Packet
Commander, a new iOS app I¡¯ve been developing. It¡¯s a terminal
for AX.25 packet radio, built specifically for iPhone and iPad.
So far, it¡¯s been in closed beta with a small group of operators
and has received great feedback.
You can learn more about the app here:
I¡¯d like to expand testing across a broader range of setups.
Currently, most testers are using BTECH UV-PRO HTs to connect to
node running linbpq. I¡¯m hoping to gain more coverage across
different TNCs and node types. (Yes, I realize this is a BPQ
mailing list, but it¡¯s one of the most active packet communities
I¡¯ve found, and I¡¯m hoping to reach folks with deep experience
and access to a variety of AX.25 node platforms. My knowledge in
that regard is still developing, and I literally live on an
island with zero packet activity.)
If you¡¯re interested and meet the following criteria: ? You
have an iPhone or iPad running iOS 18.2 or later ? You regularly
connect to AX.25 nodes on VHF/UHF ? You use a TNC that works
with iOS (see the supported list at the link above) ? You¡¯re
familiar with TestFlight ? You¡¯re willing to provide thoughtful
feedback and bug reports
Please reach out directly with the configuration you¡¯d like to
test.
Thanks and 73,
Georges
WH6AZ
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Re: LinBPQ and Python smtplib
Thanks John. I did get EHLO and HELO working in telnet if uppercase :-)
You are right to expect them uppercase, RFC 5321 requests that.
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I have found an article here on the Python smtplib issue -
It's supposed to be fixed in the latest release, so I am currently removing anything legacy from my PC and will reinstall just the latest version and see what happens.
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Thanks again.
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Re: LinBPQ and Python smtplib
It seems to work here:
[johnw.SkigACER] ? telnet 127.0.0.1 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 BPQMail SMTP Server ready
EHLO
250-BPQ Mail Server
250 AUTH LOGIN
It looks like you are sending ehlo - I expect SMTP commands to be in
upper case.
73,
John
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It appears that an EHLO is sent to LinBPQ, but nothing is
returned.
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Re: LinBPQ and Python smtplib
Thanks for your response, you are likely right. I did try HELO but that failed also. I didn't packet capture to see the exchange as I decided to try very old school telnet (on port 25) :-)
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Putty (from my Windows 11 machine) connects and gives me "220 BPQMail SMTP Server ready" but doesn't respond to any commands (e.g HELO, AUTH LOGIN).
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I tried TeraTerm (as it's easier to send LF not CR) and am now getting responses. I am now at least getting "535 authorization failed" when I try AUTH LOGIN. So progress!
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Wrt the python library, I'll come back to that once I get a terminal to play nicely.
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Re: Looking for testers for an AX.25 Terminal app for iOS
Hi,
Sure I can and would like to help. Like with radiomail. Have iphone+ipad+tnv+uhf/vhf.
Presume it can connect to a network software tnc, like the usual, direwolf etc, tcp/KISS mode?
good stuff and radiomail is a great success for the ham community!
Nice work, all the best, Louis
On Mon, 12 May 2025 at 03:40, Chris Lance WW2BSA via <Ww2bsa= [email protected]> wrote:
Sounds cool. Sounds like a commercial. So how much does it cost and what does it have to do with BPQ?
Chris ww2bsa?
-------- Original message -------- Date: 5/12/25 3:32 AM (GMT-05:00) Subject: [bpq32] Looking for testers for an AX.25 Terminal app for iOS
Aloha,
I¡¯m looking for a few more testers to help field test Packet Commander, a new iOS app I¡¯ve been developing. It¡¯s a terminal for AX.25 packet radio, built specifically for iPhone and iPad. So far, it¡¯s been in closed beta with a small group of operators and has received great feedback.
You can learn more about the app here:
I¡¯d like to expand testing across a broader range of setups. Currently, most testers are using BTECH UV-PRO HTs to connect to node running linbpq. I¡¯m hoping to gain more coverage across different TNCs and node types. (Yes, I realize this is a BPQ mailing list, but it¡¯s one of the most active packet communities I¡¯ve found, and I¡¯m hoping to reach folks with deep experience and access to a variety of AX.25 node platforms. My knowledge in that regard is still developing, and I literally live on an island with zero packet activity.)
If you¡¯re interested and meet the following criteria:
? You have an iPhone or iPad running iOS 18.2 or later
? You regularly connect to AX.25 nodes on VHF/UHF
? You use a TNC that works with iOS (see the supported list at the link above)
? You¡¯re familiar with TestFlight
? You¡¯re willing to provide thoughtful feedback and bug reports
Please reach out directly with the configuration you¡¯d like to test.
Thanks and 73,
Georges
WH6AZ
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Re: LinBPQ and Python smtplib
Probably, because EHLO is from ESMTP, it is not supported.
Have you tried old school SMTP? A hunch says that BPQ does not do E(nchanced)SMTP.
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Re: LinBPQ and Python smtplib
It appears that an EHLO is sent to LinBPQ, but nothing is returned.
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LinBPQ and Python smtplib
Has anyone had success using Python smtplib (https://docs.python.org/3/library/smtplib.html) with LinBPQ?
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I have got poplib working -
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Thanks in advance.
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Ray - G7TWZ
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Don
KG5KS