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Mystic and other BBS programs

Any BBS program that can make an outgoing RLogin connection can use the connector. Set up the connector exactly as for Synchronet; only the door entry is different.

What the connector expects

An RLogin connection to local_interface:local_port (normally 127.0.0.1:9998) with the fields in the order Synchronet and SyncTERM use:

RLogin field What to send
client user name the caller's hub password. Any string, but it must stay the same for that caller.
server user name the caller's name. The connector adds [TAG].
terminal type the game code (for example lord), or blank for the hub menu

Mystic

Not yet tested with Door Hub; reports welcome.

Add a menu item with the command IR (outbound RLogin) and data like:

/addr=127.0.0.1 /port=9998 /user=@USER@ /pass=hubpass /term=lord

Using the rlogin program

If your BBS can run a Linux command for a door, the system rlogin program works too, the same way DoorParty's Mystic script does it:

rlogin -p 9998 -l "CallerName" localhost

rlogin sends your Linux user name as the hub password (so every caller has the same one) and no game code, so callers get the hub menu. A terminal type can be passed with TERM=lord rlogin … on systems whose rlogin sends $TERM.

Other software

If your BBS can only telnet out, it can't use Door Hub directly: the hub needs the caller's name, which telnet doesn't carry. Ask on your BBS software's support channels about outbound RLogin, or contact the hub's sysop.