axgetlist - read the message list from the BBS
axgetlist [-b bbsname] [-s startnum]
Axgetlist works as a replacement of
ulistd(8) for those users who
don´t have permission to use the unproto lists or who find it
unreliable. Axgetlist connects the home BBS, sends the commands for getting
the list of new messages and adds it to the same file as ulistd does. This
allows one to use all the mail utilities the same way as with ulistd.
Each BBS can use different format of message lists. The format for your BBS must
be carefuly specified in the configuration file
/etc/ax25/axgetlist.conf (see the example configuration file for more
information).
After the successful connect to the BBS
axgetlist attempts to execute the
script
/var/ax25/auth_agent and redirects its stdin and stdout to the
BBS. The BBS callsign is passed as the first command line argument. The script
should take actions needed for user's authorization to the BBS. When the
script execution fails,
axgetlist continues downloading the message
list without authorization.
/etc/ax25/axgetlist.conf
/etc/ax25/axports
/var/ax25/auth_agent
/var/ax25/ulistd/*
ulistd(8) axgetmsg(1) msgcleanup(1) ax25(4)
Radek Burget OK2JBG <
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