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    From Amessyroom@1:103/705 to All on Sat Oct 18 09:34:20 2025
    Can syncterm be used as a native program to login to
    a configured BBS in the dialing directory?

    I use telegate to login to a few bbs but would like to
    be able to get the full ANSI experience, when logging
    in.

    I have determined a command line that works as I want, but
    have not been able to determine the correct settings to
    have it run. No error just hangs when I try to access it
    through external door menu.

    Is there a specific screen mode I should use to allow it
    to be called from the BBS? I have read about the different
    screen modes curses, sdl, x11, ansi stdout (although this
    didn't seem to generate the same ANSI experience as curses
    and other modes).

    Curiously.
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    Amessyroom
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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Sat Oct 18 13:18:55 2025
    Re: can syncterm be called from synchronet
    By: Amessyroom to All on Sat Oct 18 2025 09:34 am

    Can syncterm be used as a native program to login to
    a configured BBS in the dialing directory?

    Yes, I think so. I also think you'd want to run it in "Safe Mode" (with the '-s' option) if you're going to make that available to public users.

    I use telegate to login to a few bbs but would like to
    be able to get the full ANSI experience, when logging
    in.

    I have determined a command line that works as I want, but
    have not been able to determine the correct settings to
    have it run. No error just hangs when I try to access it
    through external door menu.

    Is there a specific screen mode I should use to allow it
    to be called from the BBS?

    Yes, 'scfg -ia' ("ANSI mode")
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  • From Amessyroom@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Sat Oct 18 21:20:07 2025
    Re: can syncterm be called from synchronet
    By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Sat Oct 18 2025 01:18 pm

    Thanks DM.

    I got it working through a javascript calling bbs.exec but should it be able to be called as a native executable ?

    load('sbbsdefs.js'); bbs.exec('/sbbs/repo/src/syncterm/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/syncterm -IA -S -Q landofthelost.ca',EX_STDIO|EX_NATIVE|EX_NOLOG);

    This above js is working; but I could not figure out how to do it
    as a native linux program/executble.
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    Amessyroom
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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Amessyroom on Sun Oct 19 20:32:10 2025
    Re: can syncterm be called from synchronet
    By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Sat Oct 18 2025 09:20 pm

    Re: can syncterm be called from synchronet
    By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Sat Oct 18 2025 01:18 pm

    Thanks DM.

    I got it working through a javascript calling bbs.exec but should it be able to be called as a native executable ?

    Yes.

    load('sbbsdefs.js'); bbs.exec('/sbbs/repo/src/syncterm/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/syncterm -IA -S -Q landofthelost.ca',EX_STDIO|EX_NATIVE|EX_NOLOG);

    This above js is working; but I could not figure out how to do it
    as a native linux program/executble.

    I'm not clear what you mean.
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