Outpost Packet Message Manager

BBS and PBBS Information
 

MFJ-1270, MFJ-1274, MFJ-1278 PBBS

General Information:

28-Dec-09: The MFJ-1274 was identified as another variation of PBBS, and is now supported by Outpost. 

27-Mar-07: The 1270a/ b/c and MFJ-1278b products have been discontinued.  While MFJ doesn't appear to be in the TNC business anymore (per a cursory search of their catalog), there appears to be plenty of them still out there and in use.

See the MFJ links below for specifications and information on these TNCs.
References:

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/index.php

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/products.php?catid=8
User Settings: None Identified.
Outpost Notes::

IMPLEMENTATION
SID = [MFJ-2.0-M$]
SID = [MFJ-2.1-HM$]
SID = [MFJ-2.1a-IH$]
SID = [MFJ-2.1b-IH$]
SID = [MFJ-2.1c-IH$]
Outpost looks for the "[MFJ-2.0" or "[MFJ-2.1" phrases of the SID to identify 5 of the 6 MFJ TNC versions.  For the 6th version that does not produce a SID listing, Outpost will look for the string "Mailbox (B,H(".

Most of the MFJ PBBS Prompt are different; prompts will be determined automatically at connect time.

CONFIRMATION
Assumed operational as of the v2.2 release.  No reported problems with these PBBSs. 

CONSIDERATIONS
1.  MFJ-127X PBBS do not cleanly differentiate between private and bulletin messages.  When sending a message with the SB command (SB), the message status flag is set to BN (Bulletin, New(?)).  However, the L, LM, LB, L> xxx, and LT list commands all do the same thing... list everything.  Care should be taken when using the MFJ PBBS as a common mail drop in a multi-user environment with Outpost.
BBS Notes:

SPECIAL CONFIGURATIONS, SETTINGS

Accessing the MFJ PBBs can be done either over the radio port or when directly connected to a PC.  For Connecting:

  • If the PBBS is connected directly to a PC, set Outpost's connect command to "sysop".

  • For connections by the radio port, set Outpost's connect command to the standard TNC "connect" or "c".

 For Disconnecting:

  • If the PBBS is connected directly to a PC, set Outpost's disconnect command to "cntl-c" (spell it out as shown).

  • For connections by the radio port, set Outpost's disconnect command to the standard TNC "bye" or "b".

MFJ 1270C TNC-2 Release 1.2.9 

*MFJ MAILBOX COMMANDS*

Logout            - B

Edit msg header   - E msg_no

This msg          - H

Heard log         - J

Kill your old mail- K

Kill msg          - K msg_no

List msg titles   - L

Read your mail    - R

Read msg          - R msg_no

Send regular msg  - S callsign

Send personal msg - SP callsign

Page the sysop    - T

7744 free Mailbox (B,E,H(elp),J,K,L,R,S,T) >

 

MFJ-1278 TNC - [MFJ-2.1a-IH$]

MFJ MAILBOX COMMANDS 

Logout            - B

This msg          - H

Kill msg          - K msg_no

List msg titles   - L

Read msg          - R msg_no

Send regular msg  - S callsign

Send personal msg - SP callsign

Mailbox (B,H(elp),K,L,R,S) >

 

Listing:

The MFJ TNCs do not present a standard message list format.  Instead, there are different variations of the listing that show up with variations around the following 3 areas:

1. listings with and with-out @BBS

2. listings with and with-out date/times

3. listings with and with-out the Msg # and Status being a single appended field (last 4 examples below).

 

Slot:1  PN To:NS7XIN         From:NS7OUT                   test1

Slot:22 PN To:NS7XIN         From:NS7OUT 03/10/06 11:18:31 test2

Slot:333 N To:NS7XIN @WIRACA From:NS7OUT                   test3

Slot:44  Y To:NS7XIN @K6FB-2 From:NS7OUT 12/12/06 11:18:31 test4

Slot:5P    To:KN6PE          From:KK5OUT                   test5

Slot:66P   To:KN6PE          From:KK5OUT 12/10/06 16:02:23 test6

Slot:77P   To:KN6PE @K6FB-2  From:KK5OUT                   test7

Slot:888PN To:KN6PE @K6FB-2  From:KK5OUT 12/10/06 16:02:23 test8

Other than the message listing variations described above, the following is a typical listing from an MFJ PBBS that could be seen by Outpost.

 

cmd:c ns7c-4

1:Fm NS7C To NS7C-4 <SABM P>[09:29:37]

*** CONNECTED With Station NS7C-4

[MFJ-2.1a-IH$]

Mailbox ready

You have new mail!

7640 free Mailbox (B,E,H(elp),J,K,L,R,S,T) >

lm

Slot:1 PN To:NS7C               From:NS7C             Test

Slot:2 PN To:NS7C               From:NS7C             Test msg

Slot:3 PN To:NS7C               From:NS7C             more tests

7394 free Mailbox (B,E,H(elp),J,K,L,R,S,T) >

r 1

Slot:1 PN To:NS7C               From:NS7C             Test

Message for Outpost testing.

7394 free Mailbox (B,E,H(elp),J,K,L,R,S,T) >

k 1

Message #1 Deleted

7498 free Mailbox (B,E,H(elp),J,K,L,R,S,T) >

b 

*** DISCONNECTED From Station NS7C-4

 

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updated:  March 10, 2010