VMatik MiniFAQ / Troubleshooting
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Q: Uploads/files seem to disappear or are not moved, etc?
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A: Directories or files may have incorrect permissions. Check that
   the archive transforming util really copies the files. Some just
   try to rename() them, and if the src & dest are on different
   drives (mount points), shit happens.


Q: My telnet users complain that zmodem doesn't work?
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A: Unix telnetd is in 7-bit mode as default. Your users need to 
   configure their telnet-clients correctly.


Q: I want to skip that "login: bbs" stuff!
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A: Telnet ports: make a new port for VMatik. Use telnetd for that port, 
   but add -L parameter to run a script that does "exec login bbs".

   mgetty: Hack the mgetty source not to ask for username. Make it 
   supply a fixed name (the one you have in passwd and vmatik.cfg, 
   naturally) for login instead.


Q: zmodem won't compile
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A: change into zmodem directory and execute "./configure". It
   just might help.


Q: smodem or zmodem just won't work!
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A: See that mgetty sets the serial port ownership to the user & group
   that you have specified in "vmatik.cfg" (Default is bbs:bbs)


Q: smodem complains "unable to access terminal" and won't start?
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A: Perhaps you don't have the needed terminfo files 
   in "/usr/share/terminfo". Redhat, for example, has them in 
   "/usr/lib/terminfo", so you'll just have to make a soft link.


