An initial FidoNet setup script (interactive, executed via JSexec).

As a result of a making a "how-to" video for YouTube, I realized the initial
FidoNet setup for a new sysop/node is harder than it should be. This script
prompts the sysop for a bunch of details and automates pretty much all of
the initial setup for FidoNet support in Synchronet. You're welcome. :-)

exec/init-fidonet.js

+// $Id$
+
+// Initial FidoNet setup script - interactive, run via JSexec
+
+/* Prompt for FidoNet node address (support points and othernets)
+ * Prompt for hub address
+ * Prompt for areafix password
+ * Prompt for BinkP session password
+ * Prompt for Origin Line
+ * Create FidoNet msg group
+ * Prompt for backbone.na file location (to download from)
+ * Download backbone.na (using http-get) to ctrl dir
+ * Import backbone.na in SCFG
+ * Ask for default route to be created (e.g. 1:ALL)
+ * Update sbbsecho.ini (add uplink, enabled BinkpPoll)
+ * Run binkit.js install
+ * Send an AreaFix %+ALL netmail to the hub
+ * Generate a report with all details, mention log/lst/ini files
+ */
+ 
+"use strict";
+
+var netname = "FidoNet";
+var fidoaddr = load({}, 'fidoaddr.js');
+print("Initializing " + netname + " support in Synchronet");
+print("Use Ctrl-C to abort the process, if desired");
+
+print("Reading Message Area configuration file: msgs.cnf");
+var cnflib = load({}, "cnflib.js");
+var msgs_cnf = cnflib.read("msgs.cnf");
+if (!msgs_cnf) {
+	alert("Failed to read msgs.cnf");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+if(system.fido_addr_list.length
+	&& deny("You already have a " + netname + " Address (" + system.fido_addr_list[0] + "), continue"))
+	exit(0);
+	
+var hub = {zone: NaN, net: NaN, node: NaN};
+do {
+	while(isNaN(hub.zone) || hub.zone < 1)
+		hub.zone = parseInt(prompt("Your hub/uplink's zone number (e.g. 1 for FidoNet North America)"));
+	while(isNaN(hub.net) || hub.net < 1)
+		hub.net = parseInt(prompt("Your hub/uplink's network number"));
+	while(isNaN(hub.node) ||  hub.node < 0)
+		hub.node = parseInt(prompt("Your hub/uplink's node number"));
+} while(!confirm("Your hub's address is: " + fidoaddr.to_str(hub)));
+
+if(hub.zone > 6) {
+	do {
+		var str = prompt("Network name (no spaces or illegal filename chars) [" + netname + "]");
+		if(str)
+			netname = str;
+	} while(!confirm("Network name is " + netname));
+}
+
+var your = {zone: hub.zone, net: hub.net, node: 9999, point: 0};
+if(system.fido_addr_list.length)
+	your = fidoaddr.parse(system.fido_addr_list[0]);
+while(!confirm("Your node address is: " + fidoaddr.to_str(your))) {
+	your.zone = NaN;
+	your.net = NaN;
+	your.node = NaN;
+	while(isNaN(your.zone) || your.zone < 1)
+		your.zone = parseInt(prompt("Your zone number (e.g. 1 for FidoNet North America)"));
+	while(isNaN(your.net) || your.net < 1)
+		your.net = parseInt(prompt("Your network number (i.e. normally the same as your hub)"));
+	while(isNaN(your.node) || your.node < 1)
+		your.node = parseInt(prompt("Your node number (e.g. 9999 for temporary node)"));
+	while(isNaN(your.point))
+		your.point = parseInt(prompt("Your point number (i.e. 0 for a normal node)"));
+}
+msgs_cnf.fido_addr_list.push(your);
+
+var areafixpwd;
+while(!areafixpwd)
+	areafixpwd = prompt("Your AreaFix (a.k.a. Area Manager) Password (case in-sensitive)");
+var sessionpwd;
+while(!sessionpwd)
+	sessionpwd = prompt("Your BinkP Session Password (case sensitive)");
+if(!msgs_cnf.fido_default_origin)
+	msgs_cnf.fido_default_origin = system.name + " " + system.inet_addr;
+if(!confirm("Your origin line (" +	msgs_cnf.fido_default_origin + ")")) {
+	msgs_cnf.fido_default_origin = prompt("Your origin line");
+}
+
+/*******************/
+/* UPDATE MSGS.CNF */
+/*******************/
+if(!msg_area.grp[netname.toLowerCase()]
+	&& confirm("Create " + netname + " message group")) {
+	print("Adding Message Group: " + netname);
+	msgs_cnf.grp.push( {
+			"name": netname,
+			"description": netname,
+			"ars": "",
+			"code_prefix": netname.toUpperCase() + "_"
+			});
+	if(confirm("Update Message Area configuration file: msgs.cnf")) {
+		if(!cnflib.write("msgs.cnf", undefined, msgs_cnf)) {
+			alert("Failed to write msgs.cnf");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		print("msgs.cnf updated successfully.");
+	}
+}
+
+/***********************/
+/* UPDATE SBBSECHO.INI */
+/***********************/
+if(confirm("Update FidoNet configuration file: sbbsecho.ini")) {
+	var file = new File("sbbsecho.ini");
+	if(!file.open("r+")) {
+		alert("Error " + file.error + " opening " + file.name);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	var section = "node:" + fidoaddr.to_str(hub);
+	if(!file.iniGetObject(section) 
+		|| confirm("Overwrite hub [" + section + "] configuration in " + file.name)) {
+		if(!file.iniSetObject(section,
+			{
+				AreaFixPwd: areafixpwd,
+				SessionPwd: sessionpwd,
+				GroupHub: netname,
+				BinkpPoll: true
+			})) {
+			alert("Error " + file.error + " writing to " + file.name);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+	var section = "node:" + hub.zone + ":ALL";
+	if(confirm("Route all zone " + hub.zone + " netmail through your hub")) {
+		if(!file.iniSetObject(section,
+			{
+				Comment: "Everyone in zone " + hub.zone,
+				Route: fidoaddr.to_str(hub)
+			})) {
+			alert("Error " + file.error + " writing to " + file.name);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+	file.close();
+	print(file.name + " updated successfully.");
+}
+
+/*********************/
+/* DOWNLOAD ECHOLIST */
+/*********************/
+if(confirm("Download and install " + netname + " EchoList")) {
+	var echolist_fname = "echolist.txt";
+	var echolist_url = "http://www.filegate.net/backbone/BACKBONE.NA";
+	load("http.js");
+	while(!js.terminated) {
+		while(!echolist_url	|| !confirm("Download EchoList from " + echolist_url)) {
+			echolist_url = prompt("Echolist URL");
+		}
+		var file = new File(echolist_fname);
+		if(!file.open("w")) {
+			alert("Error " + file.error + " opening " + file.name);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		var http_request = new HTTPRequest();
+		var contents = http_request.Get(echolist_url);
+		if(http_request.response_code == 200) {
+			print("Successfully downloaded " + echolist_url + " to " + file.name);
+			file.write(contents);
+			file.close();
+			break;
+		}
+		alert("Error " + http_request.respons_code + " downloading " + echolist_url);
+	}
+
+	if(confirm("Import " + echolist_fname)) {
+		print("Importing " + echolist_fname);
+		system.exec(system.exec_dir + "scfg -i" + echolist_fname + " -g" + netname);
+	}
+}
+
+/******************/
+/* INSTALL BINKIT */
+/******************/
+if(confirm("Install BinkIT")) {
+	load("binkit.js", "install");
+}
+
+/************************/
+/* SEND AREAFIX NETMAIL */
+/************************/
+if(confirm("Create an AreaFix request to link ALL EchoMail areas with "
+	+ fidoaddr.to_str(hub))) {
+	var msgbase = new MsgBase("mail");
+	if(msgbase.open() == false) {
+		alert("Error opening mail base: " + msgbase.last_error);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if(!msgbase.save_msg({
+			to: "areafix",
+			to_net_addr: fidoaddr.to_str(hub),
+			from: system.operator,
+			from_ext: 1,
+			subject: areafixpwd
+		}, /* body text: */ "%+ALL")) {
+		alert("Error saving message: " + msgbase.last_error);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	msgbase.close();
+	print("AreaFix NetMail message created successfully");
+}
+
+/***********************/
+/* DISPLAY FINAL NOTES */
+/***********************/
+print(netname + " initial setup completely successfully");
+print();
+print("Note: If you used a temporary (e.g. /9999) node address, you will need to");
+print("update your SCFG->Networks->FidoNet->Address once your permanent node address");
+print("has been assigned to you.");
+print();
+print("See your 'data/sbbsecho.log' file for mail import/export activity.");
+print("See your 'data/badareas.lst' file for unrecognized received EchoMail areas.");
+print("See your 'data/echostats.ini' file for detailed EchoMail statistics.");
+print("See your 'Events' log output for outbound BinkP connections.");
+print("See your 'Services' log output for inbound BinkP connections.");
+print("Use exec/echocfg for follow-up FidoNet-related configuration.");
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