#88 m_filter error to stdout kills forward session

[Chris]

I get the following error that gets injected into a forwarding session:

m_filter : file '/usr/local/var/ax25/fbb/mail/mail4/m_009604.mes' openedm_filter : message file '/usr/local/var/ax25/fbb/mail/mail4/m_009604.mes' appended to 'm_filter.fwd'FF

and since this is not part of the FBB forwarding command set, the session terminates before forwarding is finished.

-Thanks
Chris KQ6UP

[Chris]

Here is a patch:

--- m_filter.c.dist 2025-04-08 05:25:34.045019283 -0700
+++ m_filter.c 2025-04-08 05:32:23.175029662 -0700
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
hptr_m = open (av[1], O_RDONLY, S_IREAD|S_IWRITE);
if (hptr_m == -1) {
/ DEBUG F6BVP /
- printf ("m_filter : could not open file '%s'\n", av[1]);
+ fprintf(stderr, "m_filter : could not open file '%s'\n", av[1]);

            return (0);
    }

/ DEBUG F6BVP /
- printf ("m_filter : file '%s' opened\n", av[1]);
+ fprintf(stderr, "m_filter : file '%s' opened\n", av[1]);

    nb = 0;
    match = 0;

@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
if (found)
{
/ DEBUG F6BVP /
- printf ("m_filter : file '%s' is a 7+ file\n", av[1]);
+ fprintf(stderr, "m_filter : file '%s' is a 7+ file\n", av[1]);

            /* The pattern has been found. This is a 7+ file */
            hptr_d = open ("m_filter.fwd", O_APPEND|O_CREAT|O_WRONLY, S_IREAD|S_IWRITE);
            if (hptr_d == -1) {

/ DEBUG F6BVP /
- printf ("m_filter : did not find or could not open file 'm_filter.fwd'\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, "m_filter : did not find or could not open file 'm_filter.fwd'\n");

                    return (0);
            }

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
}

/ DEBUG F6BVP /
- printf ("m_filter : message file '%s' appended to 'm_filter.fwd'\n", av[1]);
+ fprintf(stderr, "m_filter : message file '%s' appended to 'm_filter.fwd'\n", av[1]);

    close (hptr_m);
    return (0);

[Dave van der Locht]

I thought message filters aren't part of the LinFBB package itself as they're external tools invoked by LinFBB.

For which message filter is this patch intended? I can't find a packaged m_filter.c.

[Chris]

It is a separate package here on the sourceforge site:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/linfbb/files/7plus/7plus.tar.bz2/download

This is to provide 7plus compression in the file server.

One sends a message like this 7pserv@km6jtd Subject:gtjbios.com
and you get 7plus message in return. If it is big, it is
automatically broken into parts.

[Dave van der Locht]

Ah, it's regarding the M_FILTER example in the 7plus 'addon' in the files section.

I'll repackage that one with your patch applied. Sourceforge is stripping stuff (no code block used?) but that's fine. I see the issue and your suggestion to fix it seems to be good too.

[Chris]

I can send the patch to you directly. It did fix the issue.

Thanks,
Chris Maness
-Sent from my iPhone

On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM Dave van der Locht davevdl@users.sourceforge.net wrote:

• labels: 7plus --> 7plus, m_filter

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[tickets:#88] https://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/88/ m_filter
error to stdout kills forward session

Status: accepted
Milestone: 7.0.12
Labels: 7plus m_filter
Created: Tue Apr 08, 2025 12:15 PM UTC by Chris
Last Updated: Wed Apr 09, 2025 09:18 AM UTC
Owner: Dave van der Locht

I get the following error that gets injected into a forwarding session:

m_filter : file '/usr/local/var/ax25/fbb/mail/mail4/m_009604.mes'
openedm_filter : message file
'/usr/local/var/ax25/fbb/mail/mail4/m_009604.mes' appended to
'm_filter.fwd'FF

and since this is not part of the FBB forwarding command set, the session
terminates before forwarding is finished.

-Thanks
Chris KQ6UP

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