Hello,

I am going through the .ctl file configuration, but I am stuck now at the final section of the file:

; Your region source data goes here.

files

Node <nbr> <explicit file name> ; node files must precede any network files Node <nbr> <explicit file name> ; (unless it is your intent to move an
; independant node into someone's net on

; on the sly)

Net <nbr> <file name> ; either generic or explicit file name, but must
Net <nbr> <file name> ; match convention used by Net.
Net <nbr> <file name> <notification address> ; if not "net/0"
Net <nbr> <file name>
; etc.

Would anyone have any examples that I could find? This is to automate the maintenance of my R80.

Regards,
Flavio

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Hello Flavio!

Thursday May 16 2024 11:45, you wrote to All:

This for 2:25, 250 and 263

--
LOGFile region25.log
LOGlevel 1

; MakeNL - control file for Region 25, submission nodelist

Make region 25
;region.lst

outfile region25 ; use generic name for output file

; process tuesday ; if altering these change crontab as well
process wednesday

; master master
outpath outbound/

; master region ; where master files reside (default - current)
; update update ; where to save received files 'till processing
; mailfiles inbound ; where mail server places received files
; uploads uploads ; where BBS places uploaded files (if needed)
; badfiles bad ; optional "waste can" for files with fatal errors messages netmail

notify errors crash ; notify of errors (CRASH optional) and/or
notify receipt ; use either of these or both with different
notify self ; attributes.
clean

FORcesubmit 1
ALLOWUnpub 1
NAME Fidonet

submit 2:292/854 INTL

netaddress 2:25/0 ; your network address here

data Region,25,United_Kingdom_&_Ireland,United_Kingdom_&_Ireland,Vince_Coen,-Unpubli shed-,300,CM,XA,INA:applewoodbbs.linkpc.net,IBN,U,REC

; Host,250,British_Net,United_Kingdom_&_Ireland,Vince_Coen,-Unpublished-,300,CM,X A,INA:applewoodbbs.linkpc.net,IBN

etc for nodes in 250...

; Host,263,Ireland(EIRE)_Net,Hatfield_Hertfordshire_UK,Vince_Coen,-Unpublished-,3 00,CM,XA,IFT,INA:applewoodbbs.linkpc.net,IBN

etc for nodes in 263

--

Hello,

I am going through the .ctl file configuration, but I am stuck now at
the final section of the file:

; Your region source data goes here.

files

Node <nbr> <explicit file name> ; node files must precede any network
files Node <nbr> <explicit file name> ; (unless it is your intent to
move an
; independant node into someone's net
on

; on the sly)

Net <nbr> <file name> ; either generic or explicit file name, but
must Net <nbr> <file name> ; match convention used by Net. Net
<nbr> <file name> <notification address> ; if not "net/0" Net <nbr>
<file name> ; etc.

Would anyone have any examples that I could find? This is to automate
the maintenance of my R80.

Regards,
Flavio

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Would anyone have any examples that I could find? This is to automate the maintenance of my R80.

So now it's a handjob?

\%/@rd

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On Thu, 16 May 2024 16:45:28 -0300, Flavio Bessa -> All wrote:

I am going through the .ctl file configuration, but I am stuck now at
the final section of the file:

; Your region source data goes here.

Under data, that would be your RC entry for the nodelist.

Node <nbr> <explicit file name> ; node files must precede any network files
Node <nbr> <explicit file name> ; (unless it is your intent to move an
; independant node into someone's net on
; on the sly)

These would be your RIN nodes.

Net <nbr> <file name> ; either generic or explicit file name, but must Net <nbr> <file name> ; match convention used by Net.
Net <nbr> <file name> <notification address> ; if not "net/0"
Net <nbr> <file name>
; etc.

These are your nets. The <file name> would basically be an include file if you get net segments sent to you, or even if you keep your nets in separate files.

Would anyone have any examples that I could find? This is to automate
the maintenance of my R80.

data

Region,11,Midwest_USA,Pewaukee_WI,Nicholas_Boel,-Unpublished-,300,CM,INA:binkp.pharcyde.org,IBN

files

net 104 net104.txt
net 114 net114.txt
net 120 net120.txt
net 128 net128.txt
net 154 net154.txt
net 220 net220.txt
net 226 net226.txt
net 227 net227.txt
net 2320 net2320.txt

There is a fairly plain example. I have NCs who send their segments to me as the filenames listed above. When they're detected in my inbound by binkd, they're moved to the "received" directory for makenl, and with the above settings makenl will know to process those files if they reside in the 'received' directory.

Once makenl is done, the 'data' line, along with all of the files below the 'files' line are appended together into one file, region11.xxx.

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Nick

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Hello Flavio!

16 May 24 11:45, you wrote to All:

Hello,

I am going through the .ctl file configuration, but I am stuck now at the final section of the file:

; Your region source data goes here.

If you have a large region you can make it as sophisticated as you like.

But there is also the KISS principle. You have a Region with one Net and
maintain both. There are two easy solutions:

1)

make region 80 region80.000 ;"master data file", No input data
; is below.

Copy your region from a current nodelist to master/region80.000
the name of the file is irrellevant but should comply with the line above.
You apply changes in your segment to this file.

2)

make region 80
...
...


Data

; Your source data goes here.

Region,80,.....
,1,Internet_Hub.........

Host,801,Rede_Bras.........
etc.


Copy your region segment from a recent nodelist here.

You apply changes to your region in the CTL file.


Including Net files is only usefull when the are multiple nets maintained
by others

Just my 2 cents

Kees

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Re: Re: Question about makenl.ctl
By: Ward Dossche to Flavio Bessa on Fri May 17 2024 12:39 am

Would anyone have any examples that I could find? This is to automate th maintenance of my R80.

So now it's a handjob?

\%/@rd

No. Some folks have non-functional NCs though and have to it that way.

Proper would me (made up data)

NET100 NET100.*
NET200 NET200.*

ETC.
xxcarol


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Re: Re: Question about makenl.ctl
By: Carol Shenkenberger to Ward Dossche on Fri May 17 2024 04:24 pm

Re: Re: Question about makenl.ctl
By: Ward Dossche to Flavio Bessa on Fri May 17 2024 12:39 am

Would anyone have any examples that I could find? This is to automate maintenance of my R80.

So now it's a handjob?

\%/@rd

No. Some folks have non-functional NCs though and have to it that way.

Proper would me (made up data)

NET100 NET100.*
NET200 NET200.*

ETC.
xxcarol

Oh and if they don't use the expected filename, you use the optional filemas

Typo, missing space. Sorry all.
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On 17 May 2024, Ward Dossche said the following...

So now it's a handjob?

It has always been, I have never dug up into MakeNL before :)

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On 20 May 24 13:36:48, Flavio Bessa said the following to Ward Dossche:

So now it's a handjob?

It has always been, I have never dug up into MakeNL before :)

You don't need MakeNL for a handjob...

Nick

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