XFBB archive - August 1998: Re: XFBB Locking out callsigns

Re: XFBB Locking out callsigns

vk5ham (sof@bs.ch)
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 02:30:18 +0000

VE7IHL (Lane) wrote:
>
> Hello all on the list.
>
> Name here is Lane, ve7ihl
> I look after two Linux/Xfbb systems.
>
> Here are two problems we are seeing, that I hope somebody may recognize,
> and may have some help for us.
>
> Sometimes, XFBB will refuse to allow certain callsigns to connect. The
> latest problem has been with N7NEI. We have to reboot Linux to clear this
> up. The problem will come back again later, sometimes with a different
> callsign.
>
The symptoms you describe are very similar to those I had after i set up
xfbb:

The problem turned out to be entirely due to the fact that the 5 users
in question were ALL using WINPACK & winpack has a problem with all
forms of fbb7.00 .
Problem is caused by winpacks upload/download modes - it attempts to
change protocols in the same connect (ie/ it downloads a compressed
message then attempts to upload a compressed msg in same connect).

I realise this may not be ur prob BUT it sounds extremely similar.
The winpack author has an FAQ on the problem & there is refernce to the
prob buried in the winpack help files.

So, are the 2 users in question using winpack??????? (or similar
program)
cheers, Phil VK5HAM