I am currently trying FidoBlits on my system. So far its working out well. Much better than AmiBinkD.

**Project:** FidoBlitz - Binkp/1.1 Mailer for Amiga
**Author:** Stephen Walsh (Vorlon/VK3HEG)
**Version:** v0.19 - 11-May-2026


## Overview

FidoBlitz is a native Amiga Binkp/1.1 mailer written in AmiBlitz3. It provides a clean, reliable
implementation to replace the buggy existing AmiBinkd port.

## Goals

- Full Binkp/1.1 protocol support (NR mode, CRC32 file integrity)
- Server mode (receive incoming calls) and poll mode (call uplinks)
- ASO (Amiga-Style Outbound) support

## Features

- Binkp/1.1 NR Mode (Non-Reliable: pipelined file transfer without per-file M_GET wait)
- CRC32 File Integrity Verification (ISO 3309 / ITU-T V.42, verified on M_GOT) - CRAM-MD5 Secure Authentication
- File Transfer Resume Support
- Configurable Server Port
- Multi-Network Session Support
- Buffer-Based Receive
- Disk Space Checking

## Session Modes

- Poll mode: Originate connection to remote node
- Server mode: Accept incoming connections

## File Transfer

- Send and receive files with proper acknowledgment
- BSY file locking to prevent concurrent sessions
- Inbound/outbound directory support

## Configuration

- Config file parser for node definitions
- Support for multiple FTN addresses
- Password authentication (plain text and CRAM-MD5)

## Logging

- Separate log files for poll and server modes
- Configurable log levels (console and file)
- Timestamp formatting


## Command-Line Interface

FidoBlitz -s <configfile> ; Server mode - listen on port 24554 FidoBlitz -p -P<node> <configfile> ; Poll mode - call specific node
FidoBlitz -p -PALL <configfile> ; Poll mode - call all configured nodes

**Examples:**

FidoBlitz -s fidoblitz.cfg
FidoBlitz -p -P3:633/280 fidoblitz.cfg
FidoBlitz -p -PALL fidoblitz.cfg


## Configuration File

FidoBlitz uses most keywords from a binkd-compatible configuration. All keywords are parsed;
unsupported options are logged and ignored.

## Future Enhancements

- **File requests**: .REQ file handling
- **AKA masking**: Selectively hide certain addresses from specific nodes (akamask)

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## References

- FTS-1026: Binkp/1.0 Protocol Specification
- FSP-1024: Binkp/1.1 Protocol Specification

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Hello Spitfire!

24 May 26 00:01, Tanausu wrote to Spitfire:

I am currently trying FidoBlits on my system. So far its working out well. Much better than AmiBinkD.

**Project:** FidoBlitz - Binkp/1.1 Mailer for Amiga
**Author:** Stephen Walsh (Vorlon/VK3HEG)
**Version:** v0.19 - 11-May-2026

## Overview

FidoBlitz is a native Amiga Binkp/1.1 mailer written in AmiBlitz3. It provides a clean, reliable
implementation to replace the buggy existing AmiBinkd port.

## Goals

- Full Binkp/1.1 protocol support (NR mode, CRC32 file integrity)
- Server mode (receive incoming calls) and poll mode (call uplinks)
- ASO (Amiga-Style Outbound) support

## Features

- Binkp/1.1 NR Mode (Non-Reliable: pipelined file transfer without per-file M_GET wait)
- CRC32 File Integrity Verification (ISO 3309 / ITU-T V.42, verified on M_GOT)
- CRAM-MD5 Secure Authentication
- File Transfer Resume Support
- Configurable Server Port
- Multi-Network Session Support
- Buffer-Based Receive
- Disk Space Checking

## Session Modes

- Poll mode: Originate connection to remote node
- Server mode: Accept incoming connections

## File Transfer

- Send and receive files with proper acknowledgment
- BSY file locking to prevent concurrent sessions
- Inbound/outbound directory support

## Configuration

- Config file parser for node definitions
- Support for multiple FTN addresses
- Password authentication (plain text and CRAM-MD5)

## Logging

- Separate log files for poll and server modes
- Configurable log levels (console and file)
- Timestamp formatting

## Command-Line Interface

FidoBlitz -s <configfile> ; Server mode - listen on port 24554 FidoBlitz -p -P<node> <configfile> ; Poll mode - call specific node FidoBlitz -p -PALL <configfile> ; Poll mode - call all configured nodes

**Examples:**

FidoBlitz -s fidoblitz.cfg
FidoBlitz -p -P3:633/280 fidoblitz.cfg
FidoBlitz -p -PALL fidoblitz.cfg

## Configuration File

FidoBlitz uses most keywords from a binkd-compatible configuration. All keywords are parsed;
unsupported options are logged and ignored.

## Future Enhancements

- **File requests**: .REQ file handling
- **AKA masking**: Selectively hide certain addresses from specific nodes (akamask)

## References

- FTS-1026: Binkp/1.0 Protocol Specification
- FSP-1024: Binkp/1.1 Protocol Specification

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Hi. I've been testing it for a while and, it works very well, quite stable. In my case, I'm using it as a backup while I continue testing pgul's binkd without ixemul. But, if you want to get rid of amibinkd crashes, fidoblitz is definitely the way to go.


Tanausu

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On Sun 24-May-2026 1:04a, Tanausu M.@64:500/60.2 said to Spitfire:

Hi. I've been testing it for a while and, it works very well, quite stable. In my case, I'm using it as a backup while I continue testing pgul's binkd without ixemul. But, if you want to get rid of amibinkd crashes, fidoblitz is definitely the way to go.

Tanausu

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Now if I can get a good TIC program for the Amiga, I will be 100% happy.

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I have been running FidoBlitz now for probably 5 months, I dumped the PC BinkD copy this copy that at the time. Not one crash or issue. No more files come in wait for a cron event to toss them, with FidoBlitz its all automatic now. Only thing I want now with it is semaphore support for when a post is made it automatically see it waiting tosses it and sends it out, especially if your system is setup to crash outgoing mail/messages.
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Hello Spitfire!

24 May 26 20:56, you wrote to me:

On Sun 24-May-2026 1:04a, Tanausu M.@64:500/60.2 said to Spitfire:

Hi. I've been testing it for a while and, it works very well, quite
stable. In my case, I'm using it as a backup while I continue testing
pgul's binkd without ixemul. But, if you want to get rid of amibinkd
crashes, fidoblitz is definitely the way to go.

Tanausu

... To err is human, to really foul things up requires a computer.

Now if I can get a good TIC program for the Amiga, I will be 100% happy.

And here. A small sample of what I'm working on. But the editor is incredibly slow, and I still have to change the colors to use the Amiga palette... from Ncurses to this monstrosity. I think I went overboard adding areas...

https://citlmbbs.synchro.net/img/1_ansi.jpg

https://citlmbbs.synchro.net/img/2_ansi.jpg

I didn't know you had so much ansi arts. The color problems are due to the terminal I'm using.

https://citlmbbs.synchro.net/img/3_ansi.jpg

https://citlmbbs.synchro.net/img/4_ansi.png

https://citlmbbs.synchro.net/img/amiga_ansi.png

https://citlmbbs.synchro.net/img/amiga_2.png



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Hello Spitfire!

24 May 26 20:40, you wrote to me:

On Sun 24-May-2026 1:04a, Tanausu M.@64:500/60.2 said to Spitfire:

Hi. I've been testing it for a while and, it works very well, quite
stable. In my case, I'm using it as a backup while I continue testing
pgul's binkd without ixemul. But, if you want to get rid of amibinkd
crashes, fidoblitz is definitely the way to go.

... To err is human, to really foul things up requires a computer.

Now if I can get a good TIC program for the Amiga, I will be 100% happy.

If you're using version aos 3.2, you could try this one, although I'm still testing it on amiga, linux, and bsd.

Or try compiling it for 3.1, if you have a cross-compiler. It doesn't require ixemul.

https://github.com/skbn/binkd/releases/tag/1.1a-115%2FAmiga

https://github.com/skbn/binkd/blob/master/doc/process_tic.txt



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Hello Bucko!

24 May 26 20:44, Tanausu wrote to Bucko:

I have been running FidoBlitz now for probably 5 months, I dumped the PC BinkD copy this copy that at the time. Not one crash or issue. No more files come in wait for a cron event to toss them, with FidoBlitz its all automatic now. Only thing I want now with it is semaphore support for when a post is made it automatically see it waiting tosses it and sends it out, especially if your system is setup to crash outgoing mail/messages.

They'll improve it little by little. You can always leave them a message to see if they're interested in adding more features.



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On Sun 24-May-2026 7:45p, Tanausu M.@64:500/60.1 said to Bucko:

Hello Bucko!

They'll improve it little by little. You can always leave them a message
to see if they're interested in adding more features.

I am in touch with Vorlon almost daily, I am sure he will do much much more for it. :)
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