Hello Dave!

25 Aug 18 09:59, you wrote to all:

 DV> Just a quick question.. How do you make MBSE actually poll out.. I'm
 DV> using the correct mbout commandline but all it does is create the
 DV> poll, but never actually makes the network call...

 DV> [snip]

 DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ mbout p f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org

 DV> MBOUT: MBSE BBS 1.0.7.3 Outbound Manager
 DV>        Copyright (C) 1997-2017 MBSE Development Team, All Rights
 DV> Reserved

 DV> Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet

 DV> [snip]

 DV> and the logs

 DV> [snip]


 DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat system.log
 DV>   25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003]
 DV>   25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] MBOUT v1.0.7.3
 DV>   25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] Command line: mbout p
 DV> f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org
 DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbout[4003] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system
 DV> name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00
 DV> mbout[4003] Created poll for 1:229/426@fidonet 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00
 DV> mbout[4003] MBOUT finished in  0.00s

 DV> [snip]

 DV> and the task log

 DV> [snip]
 DV> mbse@ghostrider:~/log$ cat mbtask.log
 DV> p 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] last message repeated 5 times
 DV> - 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568] Registered client pgm "mbout", pid
 DV> 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0 - 25-Aug-2018 09:56:00 mbtask[2568]
 DV> Unregistered client pgm "mbout", pid 4003, slot 2, mailers 0, TCP/IP 0
 DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Scanning outbound at 13:56 UTC.
 DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] getnlent: 1:229/426@fidonet system
 DV> name override with bbs.darkrealms.ca + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20
 DV> mbtask[2568] Flavor Out        Size    Online    Modem
 DV>    ISDN   TCP/IP Calls Status  Mode    Address
 DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] .....P ...C ..       0  00000001
 DV> 00000000
 DV> 00000000 00000004     0 Ok      Inet    1:229/426
 DV> + 25-Aug-2018 09:56:20 mbtask[2568] Systems to call: Inet=1, ISDN=0,
 DV> POTS=0, Next event at 00:00 UTC

 DV> [snip]


 DV> The poll sits there forever until I tell mbut to end it, but it never
 DV> actually makes the call.. I have to force it to call using mbcico ..
 DV> or is this how its supposed to be done?

 DV> mbcico -a bbs.darkrealms.ca:24554 -t ibn f426.n229.z1.fidonet.org

 DV> ...

 DV> I'm at a loss.. if you have to manually tell it to poll that kind of
 DV> refutes the point of using mbout lol

Is mbtask running?  If so, load mbmon and display the server statistics 
(option 2.)  Check to see if it shows your Internet as up.  If it doesn't, 
check the IP addresses you entered in mbsetup option 18 (Task Manager) to make 
sure that they are responding to pings.  If both of them are not, mbtask will 
think your internet connection is down and not attempt any outbound internet 
calls.

Andrew

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