After the BBS power supply and hardware failed in late
April...combined with nearly nonstop springtime storms,
I'm back online. I got the QWK Mail Downloads working,
but when I try to upload REP Packets, I get a message
that the system can't extract the packet. I'm not sure
if it's a directory error, or something else. I tried
it with both PKZIP, PKUNZIP, ZIP, and UNZIP.

With thunderstorms forecast mid to late this week (as
it has been much of the spring), and outpatient hernia
surgery for me on Thursday (providing I pass the COVID-19
test on Monday), I won't get much BBS work done. The BBS
had to be moved to my late Mom's computer.

Daryl
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Re: Extraction Problem With REP Packets
By: Daryl Stout to All on Sun May 31 2020 08:59 pm

After the BBS power supply and hardware failed in late
April...combined with nearly nonstop springtime storms,
I'm back online. I got the QWK Mail Downloads working,
but when I try to upload REP Packets, I get a message
that the system can't extract the packet. I'm not sure
if it's a directory error, or something else. I tried
it with both PKZIP, PKUNZIP, ZIP, and UNZIP.

Please paste the exact and complete error message (e.g. from data/error.log file) for us to analyze.

digital man

Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #69:
SMTP = Simple Message Transfer Protocol
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Rob,

I'm back online. I got the QWK Mail Downloads working,
but when I try to upload REP Packets, I get a message
that the system can't extract the packet. I'm not sure
if it's a directory error, or something else. I tried
it with both PKZIP, PKUNZIP, ZIP, and UNZIP.

Please paste the exact and complete error message (e.g. from data/error.log file) for us to analyze.

Rob,

Nothing posts to error.log -- but the display with SyncTerm
shows this:

Archive: c:/sbbs/node1/temp/TBOLT.REP
checkdir: cannot create extraction directory: *.*

Can't Extract (flashing magenta)

[Hit a key]

**

But, when I go into shell, the directories are there.

Then, in the node window in the Synchronet Control
Panel, it shows the date, time, node number, the user
(me), and "Attempted to upload REP packet" on one line,
then the next line has the same data, with "Extraction
failed".

I switched to ZIP and UNZIP for the archivers for my
QWK Mail.

Daryl

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Re: Extraction Problem With R
By: Daryl Stout to Digital Man on Mon Jun 01 2020 09:28 pm

Rob,

I'm back online. I got the QWK Mail Downloads working,
but when I try to upload REP Packets, I get a message
that the system can't extract the packet. I'm not sure
if it's a directory error, or something else. I tried
it with both PKZIP, PKUNZIP, ZIP, and UNZIP.

Please paste the exact and complete error message (e.g. from data/error.log file) for us to analyze.

Rob,

Nothing posts to error.log -- but the display with SyncTerm
shows this:

Archive: c:/sbbs/node1/temp/TBOLT.REP
checkdir: cannot create extraction directory: *.*

Can't Extract (flashing magenta)

[Hit a key]

Looks like your SCFG->File Options->Extractable File Types are setup wrong.

**

But, when I go into shell, the directories are there.

Then, in the node window in the Synchronet Control
Panel, it shows the date, time, node number, the user
(me), and "Attempted to upload REP packet" on one line,
then the next line has the same data, with "Extraction
failed".

I switched to ZIP and UNZIP for the archivers for my
QWK Mail.

Here's the correct configuration for info-zip in SCFG->File Options->Extractable Files->ZIP:

File Extension zip
Command Line %@unzip -Cojqq %f %s -d %g
Access Requirements

While, you're there, Compressable Files->ZIP should be set like so:

File Extension zip
Command Line %@zip -jD %f %s
Access Requirements



digital man

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Rob,

Looks like your SCFG->File Options->Extractable File Types are setup wrong.

They were. I found the original docs, and re-entered it, and it fixed
the issue.

Here's the correct configuration for info-zip in SCFG->File Options->Extractable Files->ZIP:

File Extension zip
Command Line %@unzip -Cojqq %f %s -d %g
Access Requirements

While, you're there, Compressable Files->ZIP should be set like so:

File Extension zip
Command Line %@zip -jD %f %s
Access Requirements

Saved that to another file, in case I need it again.

Daryl

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Re: Extraction Problem With R
By: Daryl Stout to Digital Man on Mon Jun 08 2020 09:25 am

Rob,

Looks like your SCFG->File Options->Extractable File Types are setup wrong.

They were. I found the original docs, and re-entered it, and it fixed
the issue.

What "original docs" are those? If they from the DOS days, they're going to be wrong in this regard.

Here's the correct configuration for info-zip in SCFG->File Options->Extractable Files->ZIP:

File Extension zip
Command Line %@unzip -Cojqq %f %s -d %g
Access Requirements

While, you're there, Compressable Files->ZIP should be set like so:

File Extension zip
Command Line %@zip -jD %f %s
Access Requirements

Saved that to another file, in case I need it again.

From the sounds of your previous message, you need it now.

digital man

Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #9:
BSO = Binkley Style Outbound
Norco, CA WX: 79.4øF, 9.0% humidity, 2 mph S wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs

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Rob,

What "original docs" are those? If they from the DOS days, they're
going to be wrong in this regard.

That was the one with PKZIP and PKUNZIP.

From the sounds of your previous message, you need it now.

I switched it over.

Daryl

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