Anyone that uses ecwebv3 having any troubles with the email function? Not sure if its an issue since I'm not running a standard web port (port 8856 instead of 80 as my ISP blocks 80) or if its something else going on with the page.

As it stands now when I click on the email link it only goes to the page and says "loading..." and goes no further.

Have no errors showing up anywhere so not even sure where to begin looking.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Deepend to All on Thu Dec 03 2015 21:01:26

Anyone that uses ecwebv3 having any troubles with the email function? Not sure if its an issue since I'm not running a standard web port (port 8856 instead of 80 as my ISP blocks 80) or if its something else going on with

I've just updated web/root/ecwebv3/pages/999-email.ssjs with a change that should get around your problem.

Ultimately, the best fix for an ecWeb v3 problem is to not use ecWeb v3. If you're feeling adventurous, you could always ditch ecWeb and try its successor:

https://github.com/echicken/synchronet-web-v4

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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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I just upgraded to your synchronet-web-v4. It's different, but I like it. Everything seems to work fine so far.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Yeah I'm having a problem viewing an e-mail. When I click on the e-mail I want to view, all I get is an option to reply and delete. Which neither one works. So here's your first feedback.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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þ Synchronet þ Scruffy Bill's BBS - telnet://bills.synchro.net

I've just updated web/root/ecwebv3/pages/999-email.ssjs with a change that >should get around your problem.

Thanks for that. It works great.

Ultimately, the best fix for an ecWeb v3 problem is to not use ecWeb v3. If >you're feeling adventurous, you could always ditch ecWeb and try its successor:

https://github.com/echicken/synchronet-web-v4

I may set a test bbs up and try that out. Thanks

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 13:47:53

Yeah I'm having a problem viewing an e-mail. When I click on the e-mail I want to view, all I get is an option to reply and delete. Which neither one works. So here's your first feedback.

Thanks - I think I see why that's happening; will sort it out later today.

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: echicken to Deepend on Fri Dec 04 2015 12:20 am

Ultimately, the best fix for an ecWeb v3 problem is to not use ecWeb v3. If you're feeling adventurous, you could always ditch ecWeb and try its successor:

https://github.com/echicken/synchronet-web-v4

I'm still running ecwebv2 on realitycheckBBS.org, but I'm mostly using it as a CMS to serve a couple of pages and host a ftelnet page.

The new version looks good, but for some reason both the Synchronet ANSI and my custom ANSI look garbled. V4 looks and feels much more polished than any other web to BBS interface I've seen, looking forward to it.

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 13:47:53

Yeah I'm having a problem viewing an e-mail. When I click on the e-mail I want to view, all I get is an option to reply and delete. Which neither one works. So here's your first feedback.

I've fixed these and a couple of other related bugs.

Changed files were:

web/lib/forum.js
web/root/js/forum.js

Method of updating depends on how you chose to install this in the first place, but at worst you can just grab those files piecemeal from the repository and overwrite your local copies.

I suspect that I'll want to move this to the Synchronet CVS soon, for ease of updating and notifying users. Just need to decide on a place for it.

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That's good. I get most of my e-mail on my gmail account. I can always telnet in and read my mail there.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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I'm also getting the following error in my error log.

Fri Dec 04 2015 01:07 pm bills.synchro.net
1460 WebSocket Byte out of range: 233

Fri Dec 04 2015 02:16 pm bills.synchro.net
2692 WebSocketRLogin Byte out of range: 233

Fri Dec 04 2015 02:48 pm bills.synchro.net
1844 WebSocket Byte out of range: 233

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Got the updates, but still can't reply to e-mail.

Thanks for the help,
Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Also, I am able to view e-mail now.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Poindexter Fortran to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 11:47:47

The new version looks good, but for some reason both the Synchronet ANSI and my custom ANSI look garbled. V4 looks and feels much more polished than any other web to BBS interface I've seen, looking forward to it.

I *just* committed a change to v4 which may or may not have any impact on the garbled splash screen. (web/lib/ftelnet.js)

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicke

Yeah, the splash screen looks a lot better. But I am having problems playing the games menu. When I click on a game the screen just fades out.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to Bill Chaney on Fri Dec 04 2015 15:52:27

I'm also getting the following error in my error log.

Fri Dec 04 2015 01:07 pm bills.synchro.net
1460 WebSocket Byte out of range: 233

Safe to ignore. I'll either stop logging that or change it to a debug-level message in the near future.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 16:18:23

Got the updates, but still can't reply to e-mail.

Hmm, not sure what to tell you. I sent an email (from my BBS) to my account on your system, then replied to it from your web interface, and received the reply on my BBS - so it's working for me.

One of the changes was to a client-side javascript file, so you might try clearing your browser cache (or doing a ctrl-F5, ctrl-r, cmd-r, etc. to reload the page) to make sure that it's updated.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 17:27:02

Yeah, the splash screen looks a lot better. But I am having problems playing the games menu. When I click on a game the screen just fades out.

It looks like you have it almost working, but I apparently left a crucial bit out of the setup instructions. Your 'Games' section works for me up to a point, but just short of actually loading the intended game.

I've updated the instructions, and here's what I added:

- Open your mods/logon.js file or, if it doesn't exist yet copy your
exec/logon.js file to mods/logon.js and then open it.

- Add the following block of code to the top of the file, under the line that
says load('sbbsdefs.js'):

if (bbs.connection.toUpperCase() === 'RLOGIN' &&
typeof xtrn_area.prog[console.terminal] !== 'undefined'
) {
bbs.exec_xtrn(console.terminal);
bbs.hangup();
exit();
}

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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com

Yeah, the splash screen looks a lot better. But I am having problems playing the games menu. When I click on a game the screen just fades out.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

When trying to go into the games menu it just takes me to the telnet menu. And I get the following error when I exit. Hope this helps.

12/4 05:55:36p 3104 !ERROR 38 closing socket
12/4 05:55:42p 2736 WebSocketRLogin connection accepted from: 8.17.126.126 port 55140
12/4 05:55:55p 1588 WebSocketRLogin service thread terminated (2 clients remain, 2 total, 13 served)
12/4 05:55:55p 1588 !ERROR 38 closing socket
12/4 05:56:17p 3384 WebSocketRLogin service thread terminated (1 clients remain, 1 total, 13 served)
12/4 05:56:17p 3384 !ERROR 38 closing socket
12/4 05:57:46p 2736 WebSocketRLogin Byte out of range: 224
12/4 05:57:46p 2736 WebSocketRLogin Byte out of range: 165
12/4 05:57:46p 2736 WebSocketRLogin Byte out of range: -7
12/4 05:57:46p 2736 WebSocketRLogin Byte out of range: 234
12/4 05:57:46p 2736 WebSocketRLogin Byte out of range: 166
12/4 05:57:47p 2736 WebSocketRLogin service thread terminated (0 clients remain, 0 total, 13 served)
12/4 05:57:47p 2736 !ERROR 38 closing socket
12/4 06:03:24p 1600 WebSocketRLogin connection accepted from: 8.17.126.126 port 55743
12/4 06:05:24p 1600 WebSocketRLogin Byte out of range: 233
12/4 06:05:25p 1600 WebSocketRLogin service thread terminated (0 clients remain, 0 total, 14 served)
12/4 06:05:25p 1600 !ERROR 38 closing socket

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to Bill Chaney on Fri Dec 04 2015 15:52:27

Safe to ignore. I'll either stop logging that or change it to a debug-level message in the near future.

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I didn't see this message before I posted my last message about this error. Please disregard the last message on this.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 17:27:02

It looks like you have it almost working, but I apparently left a crucial bit out of the setup instructions. Your 'Games' section works for me up to a point, but just short of actually loading the intended game.

I've updated the instructions, and here's what I added:

- Open your mods/logon.js file or, if it doesn't exist yet copy your
exec/logon.js file to mods/logon.js and then open it.

- Add the following block of code to the top of the file, under the line that
says load('sbbsdefs.js'):

if (bbs.connection.toUpperCase() === 'RLOGIN' &&
typeof xtrn_area.prog[console.terminal] !== 'undefined'
) {
bbs.exec_xtrn(console.terminal);
bbs.hangup();
exit();
}

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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
â–  Synchronet â–  electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com

Done, works good now. Thanks for everything.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: echicken to Poindexter Fortran on Fri Dec 04 2015 04:14 pm

I *just* committed a change to v4 which may or may not have any impact on the garbled splash screen. (web/lib/ftelnet.js)

That did it -- thanks!

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: echicken to Bill Chaney on Fri Dec 04 2015 06:03 pm

- Add the following block of code to the top of the file, under the line that
says load('sbbsdefs.js'):

if (bbs.connection.toUpperCase() === 'RLOGIN' &&
typeof xtrn_area.prog[console.terminal] !== 'undefined'
) {
bbs.exec_xtrn(console.terminal);
bbs.hangup();
exit();
}

That looks a lot like this code in the stock (in CVS) version of logon.js:

// Check if we're being asked to auto-run an external (web interface external programs section uses this)
if (options && (options.rlogin_auto_xtrn) && (bbs.sys_status & SS_RLOGIN) && (console.terminal.indexOf("xtrn=") === 0)) {
var external_code = console.terminal.substring(5);
if (!bbs.exec_xtrn(external_code)) {
alert(log(LOG_ERR,"!ERROR Unable to launch external: '" + external_code + "'"));
}
bbs.hangup();
exit();
}

Could you use the same syntax ("xtrn=<code>") so that the stock logon.js would just work as-is?

digital man

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Digital Man to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 18:28:54

Could you use the same syntax ("xtrn=<code>") so that the stock logon.js would just work as-is?

Sure. The "xtrn=<code>" part is good. I'll add it to the list, I guess.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 17:27:02

It looks like you have it almost working, but I apparently left a crucial bit out of the setup instructions. Your 'Games' section works for me up to a point, but just short of actually loading the intended game.

I've updated the instructions, and here's what I added:

- Open your mods/logon.js file or, if it doesn't exist yet copy your
exec/logon.js file to mods/logon.js and then open it.

- Add the following block of code to the top of the file, under the line that
says load('sbbsdefs.js'):

if (bbs.connection.toUpperCase() === 'RLOGIN' &&
typeof xtrn_area.prog[console.terminal] !== 'undefined'
) {
bbs.exec_xtrn(console.terminal);
bbs.hangup();
exit();
}

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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
â–  Synchronet â–  electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com

I'm having a problem trying to download a file. I get the following error on my web server window when I go into a file area and then when I try to download a file it opens another window on my web browser and sits there and works and works and works and does nothing.

12/4 10:39:57p 2596 DirFile: No ixb record found.
12/4 10:39:58p 2596 DirFile: No ixb record found.
12/4 10:39:58p 2596 DirFile: No ixb record found.
12/4 10:40:00p 2596 DirFile: No ixb record found.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: echicken to Digital Man on Fri Dec 04 2015 09:53 pm

Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Digital Man to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 18:28:54

Could you use the same syntax ("xtrn=<code>") so that the stock logon.js would just work as-is?

Sure. The "xtrn=<code>" part is good. I'll add it to the list, I guess.

That came from Ree's committed change to logon.js, back in 2011. Is it not in your copy of logon.js maybe?

digital man

Synchronet "Real Fact" #5:
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Norco, CA WX: 55.5øF, 54.0% humidity, 0 mph SSE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs ---
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Digital Man to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 20:35:25

That came from Ree's committed change to logon.js, back in 2011. Is it not in your copy of logon.js maybe?

I hadn't bothered to look at the stock logon.js in quite a while, though I'm sure I have it on hand. There are a bunch of little things like that which I want to deal with yet.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
þ Synchronet þ electronic chicken bbs - b

Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 22:48:04

I'm having a problem trying to download a file. I get the following error on my web server window when I go into a file area and then when I try to download a file it opens another window on my web browser and sits there and works and works and works and does nothing.

I think I can see where the 'does nothing' part might be coming from, and I'll do something about that shortly. It's probably doing something, but slowly - and could be interrupted sooner than it is.

12/4 10:39:57p 2596 DirFile: No ixb record found.

It's been a while since I worked on this particular bit, but I suspect this means that you have some files in one of your 'data/dirs/' subdirectories that don't have records in your file database. I'll look at making the message more informative so you can locate the file in question - but it's just an informational message and can be ignored.

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echicken
electronic c

Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 22:48:04

I think I can see where the 'does nothing' part might be coming from, and I'll do something about that shortly. It's probably doing something, but slowly - and could be interrupted sooner than it is.

It's been a while since I worked on this particular bit, but I suspect this means that you have some files in one of your 'data/dirs/' subdirectories that don't have records in your file database. I'll look at making the message more informative so you can locate the file in question - but it's just an informational message and can be ignored.

Got it, thanks for the reply.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

I also noticed that whenever I post an e-mail when I telnet in It shows up in the sent area on the web side. But when I http
and send an e-mail it doesn't post in the sent area.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Sat Dec 05 2015 11:17 am

I also noticed that whenever I post an e-mail when I telnet in It shows up in the sent area on the web side. But when I http
and send an e-mail it doesn't post in the sent area.

Sounds like ecweb[v3] isn't setting the "from_ext" msg header field to the sending user number.

digital man

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Fri Dec 04 2015 22:48:04

I think I can see where the 'does nothing' part might be coming from, and I'll do something about that shortly. It's probably doing something, but slowly - and could be interrupted sooner than it is.

It's been a while since I worked on this particular bit, but I suspect this means that you have some files in one of your 'data/dirs/' subdirectories that don't have records in your file database. I'll look at making the message more informative so you can locate the file in question - but it's just an informational message and can be ignored.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
â–  Synchronet â–  electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com

Ok I'm able to download a file using Chrome, but not IE or Firefox.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: echicken to Deepend on Fri Dec 04 2015 12:20 am

If you're feeling adventurous, you could always ditch ecWeb and try its successor:
https://github.com/echicken/synchronet-web-v4

I have been using this for a couple months, and I think it's awesome work! Since it's built on Bootstrap, I definitely want to try customizing the look, but I haven't been able to find the time to do it yet.

My main hangup has been logging in. Usually the first time I submit my credentials, the "Who's Online" sidebar shows me as being online, but the rest of the page acts as if I haven't logged in. I can't access the Message Boards, Files, etc. (these are restricted on my BBS so guests can't see them)

I usually have to log in 4-5 times before it finally seems to "stick."

--Josh

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BiC -=- http://breakintochat.com -=- bbs wiki and blog

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You know, you have a really nice program here. And I really appreciate your reply.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to Digital Man on Sun Dec 06 2015 10:33 pm

You know, you have a really nice program here. And I really appreciate your reply.

You're very welcome!

digital man

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Synchronet's Windows DLLs are built with Microsoft Visual Studio/C++.
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Sun Dec 06 2015 13:07:16

Ok I'm able to download a file using Chrome, but not IE or Firefox.

Interesting - thanks for the info. I'll look into it.

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echicken
electronic chicken bbs

Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Kirkman to echicken on Sun Dec 06 2015 13:57:19

My main hangup has been logging in. Usually the first time I submit my credentials, the "Who's Online" sidebar shows me as being online, but the rest of the page acts as if I haven't logged in. I can't access the Message Boards, Files, etc. (these are restricted on my BBS so guests can't see them)

Yes, this is an annoyance that I've had as well, but I haven't bothered to look at it yet. Will spend some time on it soon.

I usually have to log in 4-5 times before it finally seems to "stick."

Ouch. That doesn't happen to me. Usually I still see the 'Log in' link on the first page load after I have actually authenticated, but it goes away after I load some other page. Anyway, it's annoying and I'll see what I can do.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Kirkman to echicken on Sun Dec 06 2015 13:57:19

My main hangup has been logging in. Usually the first time I submit my

Thanks for reminding me about this. I've made some changes which should help. If you don't want to pull everything, you can just update the following:

web/lib/auth.js
web/root/index.xjs
web/root/js/common.js
web/root/api/auth.ssjs

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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
þ Synchronet þ electronic c

I was just wondering if you could do something about whenever I send mail to someone, it doesn't show up in the sent area.
If I send mail through telnet then it shows up as sent on the web side.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Mon Dec 07 2015 14:43:45

I was just wondering if you could do something about whenever I send mail to someone, it doesn't show up in the sent area.
If I send mail through telnet then it shows up as sent on the web side.

Yes. There's now a fix for this in 'web/lib/forum.js'. (Works for me, anyway.)

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Mon Dec 07 2015 14:43:45

Yes. There's now a fix for this in 'web/lib/forum.js'. (Works for me, anyway.)

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
â–  Synchronet â–  electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com

Works for me too! Thanks

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Mon Dec 07 2015 14:43:45

Yes. There's now a fix for this in 'web/lib/forum.js'. (Works for me, anyway.)

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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
â–  Synchronet â–  electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com

Yeah It isn't working. I thought it was, but I was wrong.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: Bill Chaney to echicken on Mon Dec 07 2015 16:03:56

Yeah It isn't working. I thought it was, but I was wrong.

Hmm. I just tested it on your BBS, and it appears to be working. I'll need some more info then. What kind of mail are you sending - is it addressed to a local username, to an internet email address, or to some other kind of network address?

Be aware that the 'Sent' list isn't like a typical 'Sent items' email folder. It's not an authoritative list, it's a bit confusing, and it's probably borderline useless. Messages will disappear from that list frequently and for totally legitimate reasons. (This makes me think it should just be removed.)

In the case of local mail, the 'sent' item that you see is the same copy of the message that the other party would see in their inbox. If the receiving party deletes that message, then it will disappear from their inbox and your 'Sent' list at the same time. (Note that if they're picking up their mail via POP3, their client is probably deleting the message once it's been downloaded.)

In the case of internet email, the message is (from my observation, anyway) marked as deleted after Synchronet has successfully delivered it.

Unrelatedly, I've updated 'web/lib/forum.js' again, to fix another problem related to sending local private mail.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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I've got sent mail, but it's mail that I sent via telnet. Local messages and test e-mail that I sent my gmail account.

Bill Chaney
Scruffy Bill's BBS
Telnet://bills.synchro.net
http://bills.synchro.net

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Ultimately, the best fix for an ecWeb v3 problem is to not use ecWeb v3. If you're feeling adventurous, you could always ditch ecWeb and try its successor:

I'm currently running your webv4. Works great.. Even with changing the bootstrap theme.

Thanks for the great work you do!

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I'm currently running your webv4. Works great.. Even with changing the bootstrap theme.

Glad to hear it. I recently tried all of the themes available from https://bootswatch.com/ and they worked nicely, which was good to see.

When using a darker colour-scheme, it's probably desirable to make some changes to web/root/css/style.css. A few rules are applied in there beyond what a Bootstrap stylesheet usually provides. I recently did a bit of streamlining on that stylesheet to make it easier to change the appearance of many types of similar elements at once.

Thanks for the great work you do!

Well, thanks for switching to the newer web interface. It's been great to get all of the feedback and bug reports from everybody who's been trying it out so far. I've been dragging my heels on it a bit, so this has helped me to get moving again.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: echicken to Deepend on Sun Dec 13 2015 05:57 pm

Glad to hear it. I recently tried all of the themes available from https://bootswatch.com/ and they worked nicely, which was good to see.

I will have to try that one out.. There is actually a theme I really wanted to use but it broke the dropdown menus.. https://kristopolous.github.io/BOOTSTRA.386/

Really is my style.. (goes well with my main website retrodigital.net)
But really do like the more modern look.

Will test out some of those themes on bootswatch.com and see how they look.

Well, thanks for switching to the newer web interface. It's been great to get all of the feedback and bug reports from everybody who's been trying it out so far. I've been dragging my heels on it a bit, so this has helped me to get moving again.

Is very nice to see improvements to things. Anything is a great step towards keeping BBS's moving forward.

Thanks again,
DeepEND

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I will have to try that one out.. There is actually a theme I really wanted to use but it broke the dropdown menus.. https://kristopolous.github.io/BOOTSTRA.386/

I've looked at that one, and I think it will require a customized layout script (index.xjs). I plan on making an example at some point, because I do expect a few people would want to use it.

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electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com - 416-273-7230
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Re: ecwebv3 email
By: echicken to Kirkman on Mon Dec 07 2015 02:56 am

My main hangup has been logging in. Usually the first time I submit

Thanks for reminding me about this. I've made some changes which should help. If you don't want to pull everything, you can just update the following:

I made the changes, and logging in works great every time I try. Awesome work!

--Josh

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