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    From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Feb 23 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 2 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 9 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 16 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 23 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 30 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Apr 6 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Apr 13 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Apr 20 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Apr 27 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat May 4 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat May 11 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat May 18 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat May 25 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jun 1 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jun 8 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jun 15 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jun 22 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jun 29 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jul 6 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jul 13 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jul 20 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jul 27 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Aug 3 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Aug 10 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Aug 17 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Aug 24 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Aug 31 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Sep 7 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Sep 14 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Sep 21 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Sep 28 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Oct 5 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Oct 12 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Oct 19 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Oct 26 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Nov 2 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Nov 9 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Nov 16 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Nov 23 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Nov 30 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Dec 7 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Dec 14 01:15:02 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Dec 21 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Dec 28 01:15:00 2019
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jan 4 01:15:00 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jan 11 01:15:00 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jan 18 01:15:00 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Jan 25 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Feb 1 01:15:00 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Feb 8 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Feb 15 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Feb 22 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Feb 29 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 7 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From
    inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 14 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 21 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Mar 28 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Apr 4 01:15:02 2020
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2019/01/23 07:16:15 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    http://sites.google.com/site/vasilyevmax/fido
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 21-02-18
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Phillip Taylor@1:275/201.30 to Binkd Team on Wed Apr 22 10:14:24 2020

    Good morning.

    I am using Binkd for the Amiga and it's giving me a permission denied error due
    to a firewall issue. I was wondering if it's giving the same results on the other OS systems? If so, I think the proper response should be connection refused not permission denied. This could cause a lot of confussion and it's just not the way programming in the private sector and in the federal gov applications work.
    --- CNet/5
    * Origin: 1:275/201.0 (1:275/201.30)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Phillip Taylor on Wed Apr 22 18:34:44 2020
    Hi Phillip,

    On 2020-04-22 10:14:24, you wrote to Binkd Team:

    I am using Binkd for the Amiga and it's giving me a permission denied error due to a firewall issue. I was wondering if it's giving the same results on the other OS systems? If so, I think the proper response
    should be connection refused not permission denied. This could cause a
    lot of confussion and it's just not the way programming in the private sector and in the federal gov applications work.

    No one can update Amiga Binkd unfortunately. The source is lost afaik. So you will have to live with this error text I'm afraid...

    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Phillip Taylor on Wed Apr 22 09:48:10 2020
    Hello Phillip,

    I am using Binkd for the Amiga and it's giving me a permission denied error due to a firewall issue.

    On my linux box a permission denied error is usually that, a file system permission denied error.

    I sometimes see Connection refused if I poll on the wrong port or if the remote
    side has not opened the port (24554 by default) in their router.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

    --- GoldED+/LNX
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Rick Smith@1:340/202.1 to Phillip Taylor on Wed Apr 22 10:25:08 2020
    Greetings Phillip!

    22 Apr 20 10:14, you wrote to Binkd Team about an urgent matter!:


    Good morning.

    I am using Binkd for the Amiga and it's giving me a permission denied error due to a firewall issue. I was wondering if it's giving the same results on the other OS systems? If so, I think the proper response
    should be connection refused not permission denied. This could cause a
    lot of confussion and it's just not the way programming in the private sector and in the federal gov applications work.

    Linux? I run mine on linux and I dont get any errors like that. If your on linux maybe try sudo? If that works maybe then change permissions to it? *DISCLAIMER* I am new to both linux and golded. But I would be happy to share my setup with you.
    -+-
    Regards,

    Rick // (Nitro)

    ... Hmmm ... isn't BBSing just full of surprises?
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20170303
    * Origin: ----> Abacus Sysop Point (1:340/202.1)
  • From Joacim Melin@2:221/242 to Phillip Taylor on Wed Apr 22 20:51:20 2020

    Good morning.

    I am using Binkd for the Amiga and it's giving me a permission denied error due to a firewall issue. I was wondering if it's giving the
    same results on the other OS systems? If so, I think the proper
    response should be connection refused not permission denied. This
    could cause a lot of confussion and it's just not the way programming
    in the private sector and in the federal gov applications work.

    There was a "fork" of BinkD for the Amiga made years go called AmiBinkD. Several versions was released and they are all more or less equally bad, eating
    up the stack and crashing.


    --- NiKom v2.5.0
    * Origin: Delta City (deltacity.se, Vallentuna, Sweden) (2:221/242.0)
  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to binkd Team on Sat May 9 03:30:56 2020
    This list of Frequently Asked Questions

    How about an echo where *really* frequently asked questions were posted, as in asked since the last posting, or three or four or so?

    Not as in questions accumulated during 20 years, but rather kinda like a diff echo. Just for us regular users that's only interested in whatever novelties we might find, and want to discuss, in our beloved binkd program...




    ..

    --- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; sv-SE; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20101125
    * Origin: news://eljaco.se (2:203/2)
  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to binkd Team on Fri May 21 07:02:38 2021
    binkd Team -> All skrev 2021-05-15 01:15:
    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102): http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)


    I get "502 Bad Gateway" on both links.



    ..
    --- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; sv-SE; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20101125
    * Origin: news://eljaco.se (2:203/2)
  • From binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Sep 3 01:15:02 2022
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2022/07/01 07:11:10 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    https://sites.google.com/view/vasilyevmax/
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] trying 195.209.235.3, port 24554...
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] connected to proxy.osu.ru:24554
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9 2022-07-03
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From binkd Team@2:5020/1042 to All on Sat Sep 9 22:15:00 2023
    binkd FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions on FTN Mailer binkd
    $Date: 2022/07/01 07:11:10 $

    This list of Frequently Asked Questions was compiled from the questions that were asked in the Russian echo conference RU.BINKD. Some part of the answers is based on the developers' recommendations. Please send your
    comments and updates to Stas Degteff 2:5080/102. This list was translated
    from Russian by Michael Dukelsky 2:5020/1042.

    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?
    02. What Is binkd?
    03. binkp Protocol.
    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?
    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?
    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?
    07. How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy?
    08. IP-Point: How Can I Make binkd to Get My Mail From My Bossnode?
    09. "start_file_transfer: .: Permission denied" Error.
    10. binkd/win and Dial-up: Dialing-up and Disconnecting Automatically.
    11. I Have Changed binkd Configuration File On-The-Fly. When Will It Be Reloaded?
    12. How Can binkd Work With T-mail/IP?
    13. Is There At Least One Log Analyzer Under Unix?
    14. binkd Connects Too Slowly Though I Have a High-Speed LAN.
    15. Why Does binkd Not Understand Command Line Options When I Start It From inetd?
    16. Can One Make a File Request From binkd?
    17. How Can my binkd Respond to a File Request?
    18. How Can I Add binkd To a Fidonet Box Working With a Modem?
    19. Flags Are Not Created On Receiving a File, Programs Do Not Start.
    20. 'skipmask' Keyword Does Not Work.
    21. binkd Under Windows 3.x.
    22. Different FTN Domains in binkd And a Tosser Without 5D Support.
    23. How Does "domain ... alias-for ..." In The Configuration File Work?
    24. What Does "send: TCP/IP error (-10000)" Mean and How To Cure It?
    25. Argus (Radius) and binkd: Argus Error "Aborting due to carrier loss"
    26. The Outbound Name Has a Comment Char and binkd Doesn't See It
    27. Is There a Possibility to Start an Application On an Event From binkd?
    28. What Is the Difference Between binkd/w32 and binkd/w9x?
    29. I Miss a Chat in binkd And I Want To Synchronize Time!
    30. binkd Receives an Incoming Call Only After an Outgoing One.
    31. "start_file_transfer: ECHO is off.: No such file or directory" Error.
    32. How to Create a Poll Correctly.
    33. What Does the Number in Brackets in the Log Mean?
    34. How to Configure binkd for sending outgoing mail?
    35. What for Does One Need the "share" Directive in the Configuration File?
    36. What for Does One Need the "ftrans" Directive in the Configuration File?
    37. Why binkd in Windows Works As a Service With Admin Rights Only?
    38. Will Anybody Make Nodelist Support in binkd After All?
    39. Does binkd Support non-ASCII Domain Names?
    A1. I Have Found a Bug in binkd!
    A2. I Want To Talk To Developers.
    A3. I Want To Get Information About Changes In binkd Immediately!
    A4. And When Will binkd Do ... ?


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    01. Where Can One Find a Current Copy of Stable or Beta binkd Version?

    In fileecho AFTNBINKD.

    In Internet:

    Release versions, documentation, log analyzers etc. (Pavel Gulchouck
    2:463/68):
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/

    Binaries (windows, os/2):
    http://download.binkd.org
    https://sites.google.com/view/vasilyevmax/
    (Max Vasilyev 2:5057/77)

    Binary for OS/2:
    https://www.fidonet.fi/pub/binkdos2/
    (Tommi Koivula 2:221/6)

    One may find the sources at github:
    https://github.com/pgul/binkd
    or at synchronized with it CVS server:
    :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs , module binkd, empty password

    Command examples for CVS server.
    Login to the cvs server:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs login
    Retrieve the latest sources of the current branch (v.1.1 at the moment):
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co binkd
    Retrieve the latest sources of the binkd 1.0.x-stable branch:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0-stable binkd
    Retrieve the sources of the binkd 1.0.0-release:
    cvs -d :pserver:binkd@cvs.happy.kiev.ua:/cvs co -r binkd-1_0_0 binkd

    Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/mailer/binkd/snapshot

    binkd/2 1.1a (current, EMX), compiled everynight:
    FREQ from node 2:221/1, file alias: binkd2e. It's possibe to download from
    BBS of node 2:221/1 (accessed also via telnet:rbb.dy.fi)
    http://rbb.homeip.net/pub/os2/comm/bbs/binkd2e.rar
    (Suomi, Tommi Koivula 2:221/1 & 2:221/360)

    Man page, binkp description, binaries etc. (Stas Degteff 2:5080/102):
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/

    This FAQ list:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkdfaq.shtml.en (or .txt.en)

    The official binkd binaries are named in a way that shows the OS, the compiler and the way of building the program.

    Windows (32bit) versions:
    binkd.exe, binkdw32.exe - binkd/w32, console, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd-dll.exe - binkd/w32, console, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd-mingw.exe - binkd/w32, console, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, compiled by MS Visual C
    binkd9x-dll.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MS Visual C, needs msvcrt.dll
    binkd9x-mingw.exe - binkd/w9x, w/o a window, MinGW32, needs msvcrt.dll

    OS/2 versions:
    binkd2.exe - Watcom C compiler, no Perl
    binkd2e.exe - emx, can load the Perl dll and can work without it
    binkd2pl.exe - emx, Perl is liked staticly (i.e. no need in a Perl dll)
    binkd2eo.exe - emx/omf (multithreaded), no Perl.


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    02. What Is binkd?

    binkd is a fidonet mailer working via Internet and using binkp protocol (FSP-1018 & other). This protocol is also supported by such mailers as Argus (win32; RitLabs; https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/) and it's clones Radius and Taurus, BForce (unix), Internet Rex program (DOS/W32/OS2) and BeeMail (win32; Stephen Proffitt, 1:105/10)

    binkd features:
    - freeware, open source;
    - there are versions for Unix (linux, freebsd, SCO, ...), OS/2 (native
    & EMX), Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 3.x, DOS;
    - it can work as daemon in Unix and as service in Windows NT/2000/XP,
    there is a separate version for working as service in Windows 9x;
    - simple TCP-connection (data integrity is supported at TCP level);
    - BSO (bink-style outbound);
    - ASO (Amiga-style outbound);
    - path translation in ?LO files (it is used when the outbound resides
    on a net drive);
    - personal fileboxes for each node for the files to send and to receive;
    - T-mail-style and The Brake!-style fileboxes are supported;
    - translation of a FTN-address into a domain name (*.binkp.net) is
    supported;
    - a password file in the style of T-mail is supported starting with
    version 0.9.4 and a password file in the style of ifcico starting with
    version 1.0;
    - file requests using SRIF are supported;
    - a flag on receiving files (using a template) may be created;
    - a program on receiving files (using a template) may be started;
    - receiving files (using a template) may be refused starting with
    version 0.9.4;
    - working via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy server (starting with version
    0.9.3.https);
    - password encryption (MD5) starting with 0.9.4 release;
    - traffic encryption starting with version 0.9.5;
    - the remote node IP-address check for an incoming connection is
    supported starting with version 0.9.5;
    - IPv6 support starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of IN SRV DNS records starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of perl hooks starting with 1.0.0;
    - support of bandwidth limitations starting with 1.0.0.


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    03. binkp Protocol

    The name binkp means binkd protocol. It is described in FSP-1018
    (FIDOnet standard proposal) and port 24554 is assigned for binkp in
    RFC-1700 (request for comments, issued by IANA).

    The file transfer protocol using two-way TCP connection is developed for FTN mailer binkd. Port 24554 is used on default.

    There are two versions of the protocol: 1.0 and 1.1. They are backward compatible. The main difference of version 1.1 is a possibility of making
    a FREQ during a session. Besides binkp 1.1 has at present NR option (non-reliable mode dealing with a non-reliable channel) and ND option (no
    dupes mode protecting from repeated file transmission), MD5 (password
    hashing), CRYPT (traffic encryption).

    Protocol version 1.0 is supported by binkd, version 1.0 is implemented
    in Argus and its clones (binkp is implemented there with addition of FREQ processing technique of its own and other changes), in MBSE, Internet Rex, BForce and others. In Internet Rex (version 2.24 and later) an incompatible variant of binkp 1.1 of its own is implemented.

    One can find the protocol description here:
    http://binkd.grumbler.org/binkp


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    04. What Is binkp.net Domain and Why Is It Necessary?

    'binkp.net' is the domain registered for FTN-address to Internet
    domain name translation. It is used primarily at binkp connections. The
    address 1:2/3.4 is translated to the domain name p4.f3.n2.z1.binkp.net;
    after that binkd (or another IP mailer) obtains the node IP-address by
    means of the operating system. If the domain name exists one can try to set
    a connection.

    A node can get address in the binkp.net domain by one of the two ways:
    set her address for incoming binkp connections in the official fidonet nodelist,
    or specify it manually via http://binkp.net interface (and then sysop can
    set address from binkp.net in the nodelist).


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    05. binkd Doesn't Connect. What Should I Do?

    1. Please check whether the remote node responds at port 24554 using
    the 'telnet' command. If a connection is not set check whether your
    computer is connected to the net at this moment (using ping command). If
    the checks are successful then check binkd configuration. Increasing the loglevel to 6 or more can help here.


    Here are some examples for node 2:5080/68:

    1.1.
    (The control characters are removed from the telnet reply and it is
    broken down to lines for the sake of convinience)

    m:\>telnet f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net 24554

    -.OPT CRAM-MD5-593e3e5411515fc1cf75816bb74e41d0-SYS Academ
    -ZYZ Alexei Kuklin-LOC Ekaterinburg, Russia-NDL 115200,TCP,BINKP,HUB
    -%TIME Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:25:20 +0500- VER binkd/0.9.4/Win32 binkp/1.1
    - 2:5080/68@fidonet-OPT ND

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=505ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=555ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=406ms TTL=122
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=372ms TTL=122

    The node works. Check your binkd configuration. Maybe the timeout is too small (it is the time necessary for setting up a connection, it can be evaluated using the delay before response in telnet).

    Another case: telnet connects but ping says "Request timed out".

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    It means that ICMP messages are forbidden somewhere between your nodes. That does not influence binkd performance.



    1.2.

    M:\>ping f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Unknown host f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Such a reply means that your computer could not find a DNS entry for the node. Check the DNS configuration in your system. If it is correct make
    sure the DNS server works and the remote node address is correct.



    1.3.

    If ping replies positively but telnet cannot set up a connection it is possible that binkd is not started at the remote node currently. Try to ask
    the node's sysop whether his/her binkd is started. If it is started and can connect to other nodes then access to port 25554 is denied by the firewall
    of your net. Try to start binkd via a proxy server (see "How Can binkd Work
    via HTTP-proxy" and "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy").


    1.4.

    M:\>ping -w 5000 f68.n5080.z2.binkp.net

    Pinging fido68.imp.uran.ru [195.19.130.68] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=3674ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 195.19.130.68: bytes=32 time=4232ms TTL=122
    Request timed out.

    Telnet sometimes connects to port 24554 but more often it does not.


    The node works but the link channel between the partners is overloaded or too slow. Because of that binkd connects not at every try (some IP packets
    are lost) or it does not connect at all (the time to wait for the remote
    node reply is too small). You cannot get it over in the first case because
    the packets are lost in their way and you cannot improve it. In the second
    case one should increase timeouts in the binkd configuration file (the
    values are in seconds):

    timeout 60
    connect-timeout 300
    call-delay 60

    If increasing the values does not help then change your uplink.


    1.5.
    Telnet does not connect to the port 24554 and the remote host does not reply to ping.

    The node does not reply. Possible variants are:

    1 - your computer or the remote node is disconnected from the internet at the moment or routing is corrupt (the line is broken, power supply is
    switched off, some of the internet providers carries out maintenance work
    etc.) so please make several tries later.

    2 - your computer is in Intranet and getting out to the internet is possible only via a proxy server. See "How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy",
    "How Can binkd Work via SOCKS-proxy".


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    06. How Can binkd Work via HTTP-proxy?

    It is not a rare case when users go out to the internet from their corporate LAN exclusively via the proxy server based at the only computer connected to the internet. Thus binkd cannot make a direct connection to
    the remote node and one must use the proxy server. Proxy servers support
    was included in versions 0.9.3.https, 0.9.4 and the later ones.

    One can use binkd via a HTTP proxy only if CONNECT host 24554 command
    is allowed in the proxy server or the CONNECT command is allowed for all
    remote ports. The command is usually used for the secure HTTP protocol
    (URLs of the "HTTPS://..." type), it is also known as S-HTTP. Because of
    that such a proxy is quite often referred to as a HTTPS proxy.

    If binkd reports of an authorization error then the necessary command
    is prohibited in the proxy configuration or it is allowed for some ports
    only (usually 443).

    Suppose the connected to the Internet computer has the IP address 192.168.0.1 in its LAN and the proxy server at the computer responds on
    port 3128. Here is the line in binkd configuration file necessary for
    working via the HTTP proxy.

    1. A proxy server without user authorization (no login and password are demanded):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128

    2. A proxy server with user authorization (it is necessary to type login and password, e.g. login "user", password "password"):

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password

    3. Microsoft proxy server with NTLM protocol of user authorization (one must be inside a domain). Suppose login is "user", password is "password",
    the user computer is "host" and the domain name is "ntdomain":

    proxy 192.168.0.1:3128/user/password/host/ntdomain

    If the proxy server administrator has allowed connection only to some selected ports (usually to port 443) then binkd reports "Connection
    rejected by proxy". Here is an example:

    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.3/SOCKS/HTTPS -p BINKD.CFG
    31 Mar 16:48:43 [59987] clientmgr started
    + 31 Mar 16:48:43 [40423] call to 2:5000/44@fidonet
    --- hpt/lnx 1.9 2023-02-09
    * Origin: Moscow, Russia (2:5020/1042)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464.112 to binkd Team on Mon Sep 11 08:34:08 2023
    Hi binkd,

    On 09 Sep 23 22:15, binkd Team wrote to All:
    about: "binkd FAQ [1/4]":

    $Date: 2022/07/01 07:11:10 $

    This still needs updating! After this recent addition:

    - Binary for OS/2:
    - https://www.fidonet.fi/pub/binkdos2/
    - (Tommi Koivula 2:221/6)


    Wilfred.

    --- FMail-W64 2.2.0.0
    * Origin: point@work (2:280/464.112)