On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 11:50:35 -0700
"Digital Man" (VERT) <VERT!Digital.Man@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

> Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
> By: Diamond Dave to All on Sun Apr 09 2023 01:58 pm
>
> > Question...
> >
> > This is nothing new, just wondering if it's a bug or just
> > something in Windows that we have to deal with...
> >
> > On 32-bit Windows, you can log on locally to SBBS from the GUI by
> > selecting BBS, then Login. Works great, been using it for years.
> >
> > On 64-bit Windows, this doesn't work. Every time I try to do it,
> > it ignores it.
> >
> > Doesn't matter what flavor of Windows (10 or 11) but it just never
> > works. I created an icon shortcut on the desktop to do a "telnet
> > localhost" and that is a good work around.
> >
> > So just wondering if it's a setting I'm missing, or is 64-bit
> > Windows just that way and that's just an annoyance that I'll have
> > to deal with?
>
> Check your setting of File->Properties->Login Command. I'm guessing
> it's different between your 32-bit and 64-bit Windows systems?
>
> If it's just "telnet://localhost" (which I think is still the
> default), then that used to run whatever program was registered to
> handle the "telnet:" scheme in a URI. You can test that with the
> Windows-key-R (and just type "telnet://localhost") and see what
> happens. If SyncTERM is registered as the "telnet:" handler, then it
> should run SyncTERM (and used to), but I think that stopped working
> on newere Windows systems. Nothing to do with 32-bit versus 64-bit.

I know on my Windows 10 system, the MS telnet client isn't installed as
default. You have to install it through "Turn windows features on or
off" > Telnet client.
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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Nelgin to All on Mon Apr 10 2023 12:53 am

> I know on my Windows 10 system, the MS telnet client isn't installed as
> default. You have to install it through "Turn windows features on or
> off" > Telnet client.

Yep, I did that and still didn't work from the SBBS GUI. Works fine from the
command line, though.

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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Diamond Dave to Nelgin on Mon Apr 10 2023 06:36 pm

> Yep, I did that and still didn't work from the SBBS GUI. Works fine from the
> command line, though.

C:\>telnet://localhost
'telnet:' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

What exactly "works fine from the comamnd line"?
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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Digital Man to Diamond Dave on Mon Apr 10 2023 04:24 pm

> Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
> By: Diamond Dave to Nelgin on Mon Apr 10 2023 06:36 pm
>
> > Yep, I did that and still didn't work from the SBBS GUI. Works fine from
> > command line, though.
>
> C:\>telnet://localhost
> 'telnet:' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>
> What exactly "works fine from the comamnd line"?

I can open up a CMD prompt and it works fine. But not from the GUI as I've been
saying.

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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Diamond Dave to Digital Man on Tue Apr 11 2023 04:12 am

>> C:\>telnet://localhost
>> 'telnet:' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.

>> What exactly "works fine from the comamnd line"?

DD> I can open up a CMD prompt and it works fine. But not from the GUI as I've
DD> been saying.

I think he was asking what command are you running from the command line that works?

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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Diamond Dave to Digital Man on Tue Apr 11 2023 04:12 am

> Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
> By: Digital Man to Diamond Dave on Mon Apr 10 2023 04:24 pm
>
> > Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
> > By: Diamond Dave to Nelgin on Mon Apr 10 2023 06:36 pm
>
> > > Yep, I did that and still didn't work from the SBBS GUI. Works fine
> > > from command line, though.
>
> > C:\>telnet://localhost
> > 'telnet:' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> > operable program or batch file.
>
> > What exactly "works fine from the comamnd line"?
>
> I can open up a CMD prompt and it works fine. But not from the GUI as I've
> been saying.

Define "it" please. As you can see from my example, "telnet://localhost" does not work from a Windows command prompt, in my experience. Perhaps you're typing something slightly different?
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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Nightfox to Diamond Dave on Tue Apr 11 2023 10:21 am

> DD> I can open up a CMD prompt and it works fine. But not from the GUI as I
've
> DD> been saying.
>
> I think he was asking what command are you running from the command line tha
t works?
>
> Nightfox
>

"telnet localhost"

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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Digital Man to Diamond Dave on Tue Apr 11 2023 11:14 am

> > I can open up a CMD prompt and it works fine. But not from the GUI as I'v
e > > been saying.
>
> Define "it" please. As you can see from my example, "telnet://localhost" doe
s not work from a Windows command prompt

"telnet localhost"

Works great from the CMD prompt, not from the SBBS GUI. Found out it just can't
find it from GUI in the default location. Copy the telnet.exe executable to a
location where the SBBS GUI can find it, and it magically works. :)

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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Diamond Dave to Digital Man on Tue Apr 11 2023 04:10 pm

> Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
> By: Digital Man to Diamond Dave on Tue Apr 11 2023 11:14 am
>
> > > I can open up a CMD prompt and it works fine. But not from the GUI as
> > > I'v
> e
> > > been saying.
>
> > Define "it" please. As you can see from my example, "telnet://localhost"
> > doe
> s not work from a Windows command prompt
>
> "telnet localhost"
>
> Works great from the CMD prompt, not from the SBBS GUI. Found out it just
> can't find it from GUI in the default location. Copy the telnet.exe
> executable to a location where the SBBS GUI can find it, and it magically
> works. :)
>

can't you just put it it in your path statement.
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Re: Re: Login to SBBS from Windows GUI
By: Diamond Dave to Digital Man on Tue Apr 11 2023 04:10 pm

DD> "telnet localhost"

DD> Works great from the CMD prompt, not from the SBBS GUI. Found out it just
DD> can't find it from GUI in the default location. Copy the telnet.exe
DD> executable to a location where the SBBS GUI can find it, and it magically
DD> works. :)

If that works from the command prompt, then I'd think 'telnet' is in your system path variable, and thus should also work from the SBBS GUI - unless somehow the SBBS GUI has a different system environment with a path variable that doesn't include the path to telnet..?

Nightfox

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