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    From Xorek@VERT/NECROBBS to All on Thu May 1 18:03:49 2025
    If I save something in scfg while logged into the BBS and then log out afterward, it appears to trigger the following error:

    term 0008 !ERROR 98 binding Telnet Server socket to port 23: Address already in use

    As far as I can tell, repeatedly logging in and out won't trigger the error unless changes are made in scfg. Has anyone encountered this issue before or knows how to fix it?

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Xorek on Thu May 1 21:16:36 2025
    Re: Address already in use
    By: Xorek to All on Thu May 01 2025 06:03 pm

    If I save something in scfg while logged into the BBS and then log out afterward, it appears to trigger the following error:

    term 0008 !ERROR 98 binding Telnet Server socket to port 23: Address already in use

    After saving something in SCFG, Synchronet normally recycles its servers in order to pick up the latest configuration. Sometimes I've noticed that error too. It's like the previous instance of the Synchronet servers don't fully exit before they start again. I'm running my BBS in Linux, and after saving my configuration, I've been in the habit of doing this, which stops the Synchronet service, waits just over 2 minutes (to allow time for the servers to fully stop), and then starts Synchronet again:

    sudo systemctl stop sbbs;sleep 121;sudo systemctl start sbbs

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Xorek on Thu May 1 21:23:20 2025
    Re: Address already in use
    By: Xorek to All on Thu May 01 2025 06:03 pm

    If I save something in scfg while logged into the BBS and then log out afterward, it appears to trigger the following error:

    term 0008 !ERROR 98 binding Telnet Server socket to port 23: Address already in use

    As far as I can tell, repeatedly logging in and out won't trigger the error unless changes are made in scfg. Has anyone encountered this issue before or knows how to fix it?

    https://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#rebind
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