Hi All,

I've just started playing around with makenl. I downloaded v3.5.0 from sourceforge (https://sourceforge.net/projects/makenl/files/makenl) and
compiled it on the Pi.

However it doesn't seem to allow -Unpublished- as a phone number:

MakeNL 3.5.0 (Linux) compiled with GNU C on Aug 16 2021 18:49:33
No directory for output file specified -- using '/tmp/master'
Cmdline: makenl "node.ctl"
Using 'node.ctl' in '/home/pi'
Begin processing 'node.664' -- 11:49, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 ,664,Northern_Realms,Binbrook_ON,Jay_Harris,-Unpublished-,300,CM,INA:bbs.nrbbs. net,IBN
node.ctl -- Invalid phone number -- '-Unpublished-'
Fatal error(s) caused file 'node.ctl' to be rejected
Fatal error in node.ctl
MakeNL finished (rc=255)

If I change -Unpublished- to just 0 or a bunch of random numbers, it appears
to run ok and compiles the node, which can then be ingested by net-l.ctl and so on. Is there a setting I need to change to allow the use of -Unpublished-?


Jay

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On 07 Sep 21 12:00:25, Warpslide said the following to All:

However it doesn't seem to allow -Unpublished- as a phone number:

Try adding "Allowunpub 1" to the config.

Atreyu

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On 07 Sep 2021, Atreyu said the following...

However it doesn't seem to allow -Unpublished- as a phone number:

Try adding "Allowunpub 1" to the config.

Yup, that did it! Thanks so much!

I'll play around with it more when I get home later. It seemed complicated, but it's really not so bad.


Jay

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Am 07.09.21 schrieb Warpslide@21:3/110 in FSX_BBS:

Hallo Warpslide,

I've just started playing around with makenl. I downloaded v3.5.0
from sourceforge (https://sourceforge.net/projects/makenl/files/
makenl) and compiled it on the Pi.

Just fyi and if it might help someone, here is the configuration that
I'm using to create the nodelist for WeedNet:

------< makenl.ctl >----------
logfile weednet.log
master ./master
name WeedNet
make composite
outfile WEEDNET.
outpath ./output
allowunpub 1
alphaphone 1
arccopy Z zip -j9o
arcmove Z zip -j9mo

files
zone 420 zone420.txt
------< /makenl.ctl >----------

In the directory 'master', I have prolog.txt, epilog.txt, cpyright.txt
and zone420.txt.
zone420.txt contains the real nodelist entries.

Now, just by issueing 'makenl', the nodelist will be created in the
'output' directory.

I've created a shell script around all this which runs makenl, creates
the .zip files, adds it to the Synchronet filebase and hatches it to
the fileecho.
This script is run via a cronjob every friday in the morning.

If of interest, I can post this script.

My setup is pretty small and as it is not a segment of FidoNet etc.
but a single othernet, I don't have to send or receive messages etc.

Regards,
Anna

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On 08 Sep 2021, acn said the following...

Just fyi and if it might help someone, here is the configuration that I'm using to create the nodelist for WeedNet:

This is awesome, thanks so much Anna.

arccopy Z zip -j9o
arcmove Z zip -j9mo

Would it be these lines that create the .Z## file that's distributed?

I've created a shell script around all this which runs makenl, creates the .zip files, adds it to the Synchronet filebase and hatches it to
the fileecho.

Or this is where the .Z## is made?

This script is run via a cronjob every friday in the morning.
If of interest, I can post this script.

I wouldn't mind having a gander, please & thanks.


Jay

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On 07 Sep 2021 at 12:36p, Atreyu pondered and said...

Try adding "Allowunpub 1" to the config.

Hi Nick, could you guide me as to the best way to generate daily nodelists using MakeNL?

At present I have a weekly one set up and NETs send in their segments but I
was pondering a daily option too for the hell of it.

Any tips appreciated. I was wondering if I needed to set up multiple
instances one for each day or?

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Am 08.09.21 schrieb Warpslide@21:3/110 in FSX_BBS:

Hallo Warpslide,

This is awesome, thanks so much Anna.

No problem! :)

arccopy Z zip -j9o
arcmove Z zip -j9mo

Would it be these lines that create the .Z## file that's distributed?

Normally, yes.
I have this comment in my makenl.ctl:

; always compress (0), don't create diff:
;threshold 0 -1

I have to re-read the documentation, but I guess enabling the
threshold line would normally create the .Z## files via makenl.

But I've put this part into my script.

I've created a shell script around all this which runs makenl, creates ac>> the .zip files, adds it to the Synchronet filebase and hatches it to
the fileecho.

Or this is where the .Z## is made?

In my case, yes. I don't remember at the moment why I've used this
way, but there has been a reason :)

This script is run via a cronjob every friday in the morning.
If of interest, I can post this script.

I wouldn't mind having a gander, please & thanks.

My script looks like this:

-------------< process.sh >--------------
#!/bin/bash

# first: run makenl to create new nodelist
if ! makenl; then
echo "MakeNL error!"
exit 1
fi

# get latest nodelist file and create ZIP filename

nlfile=$(ls ./output/WEEDNET.[0-9]* -rt|tail -1)
nlfile=$(basename $nlfile)
zipname=${nlfile/\.[0-9]/.Z}
day=${nlfile##*.}
year=$(date +%Y)

# create ZIP file:
# -j: ignore directories
# -9: max compression
# -o: zip filedate = latest filedate in archive

zip -j9o ./output/${zipname} ./output/${nlfile}

# copy to SBBS filebase, add it fo filebase and hatch it:
cp ./output/${zipname} /sbbs/files/weednet/nodelist

SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl
/sbbs/exec/addfiles weednet_nodelist ${zipname} "WeedNet nodelist for
day ${day}/${year}"
/sbbs/exec/jsexec /sbbs/exec/hatchit-acn.js -dir=WEEDNET_NODELIST - file=${zipname} -area=WEEDNET-NODELIST -origin=420:2/1

# copy the nodelist to SBBS nodelist directory:
cp ./output/${nlfile} /sbbs/data/nodelist/weednet.nl
-------------< process.sh >--------------

The most complicated part of the script is the filename creation part
where I've used some bash string mangling functions :)

Regards,
Anna

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