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# bash-bbs-loader
-Bash script that uses xinetd to load a dos bbs on linux
+
+Bash script that uses xinetd and telnetd to load a dos bbs on linux
+
+### Requirements
+
+Debian based/deb based distribution (for now)
+telnetd and xinetd
+
+### Usage
+
+Run the setup_xinetd script
+Modify the variables in the bbs script
+
+
diff --git a/bbs b/bbs
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+++ b/bbs
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+########################################
+# #
+# script to load renegade under dosemu #
+# finds open node and executes bbs #
+# todo : recognize and handle hangup #
+# #
+########################################
+
+
+
+export HOME=/home/bbs/
+export TERM=xterm
+export LANG=en_US.utf8
+pressed_escape=0
+SCRIPT_NAME=$0
+SCRIPT_BASENAME=$(basename $SCRIPT_NAME)
+HOSTNAME=$REMOTEHOST
+PID=$$
+
+LOG=/home/bbs/REN/LOGS/connect.$(date "+%W.%u")
+BBS_NAME="godta"
+SOFTWARE="Renegade v05.26.0/DOS (Compiled June 2, 2013) ..."
+MAINT=false
+total=9
+TEMP_BASE="/tmp/node."
+TEMP_DIR=$(dirname $TEMP_BASE)
+DISPLAY_ANSI=0
+ANSI_HEAD=""
+ANSI_MIDDLE=""
+ANSI_FOOTER=""
+WILL_BE_BACK="" # Will be back message during maintenance, date is probably a good idea.
+PAUSE_STRING=".oO Pause Oo."
+BBS_COMMAND="/usr/bin/dosemu.bin -t -f /home/bbs/scripts/config/bbs.conf D:\SCRIPTS\BAT\BBS.BAT $NODE $IP"
+
+current_sessions=$(ls $TEMP_BASE* 2> /dev/null|wc -l)
+UPTIME=$(uptime -p|sed s/up//)
+
+function message()
+{
+ [[ -n $1 ]] && echo -ne "$1"
+}
+
+setup_xinetd()
+{
+ if [ $(whoami) != "root" ] ; then
+ message "\nRe-run this script as root\n\n"
+ message "sudo $(realpath -s $0) [port] [user]\n\n"
+ message "Where \n [port] is the port you want telnet to listen on and \n [user] is the user that will run telnetd\n\n"
+ exit
+ fi
+
+ if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
+ RELEASE_ID=$(awk -F= '$1=="ID" { print $2 ;}' /etc/os-release)
+ RELEASE_NAME=$(awk -F= '$1=="NAME" { print $2 ;}' /etc/os-release)
+ else
+ message "Sorry, it looks like your os is not supported\n"
+ exit
+ fi
+
+ if [ $RELEASE_ID != "ubuntu" ] || [ $RELEASE_ID != "debian" ]; then
+ message "$RELEASE_NAME is currently not supported at this time\n"
+ exit
+ else
+ apt-get install xinetd telnetd -y
+ fi
+
+ if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+ message "$0 takes exactly 2 arguments - \n"
+ message "$0 [port] [user] \n"
+ exit
+ fi
+
+ CURRENT_PATH=$(realpath -P .)
+ SCRIPT_REPLACEMENT=$(realpath -P $0)
+
+ PORT=$1
+ USER=$2
+ cp "$CURRENT_PATH/telnet.dist" "$CURRENT_PATH/telnet"
+
+ sed -i s:__SCRIPT_NAME__:$SCRIPT_REPLACEMENT: "$CURRENT_PATH/telnet"
+ sed -i s:__PORT__:$PORT: "$CURRENT_PATH/telnet"
+ sed -i s:__USER__:$USER: "$CURRENT_PATH/telnet"
+
+ cp $SCRIPT_REPLACEMENT /etc/xinet.d/telnet
+ systemctl restart xinetd
+ exit
+}
+
+if [ $SCRIPT_BASENAME == "setup_xinetd" ] ; then
+ setup_xinetd $1 $2
+ exit
+fi
+
+function pause()
+{
+ if [ ! -n $1 ]; then
+ PAUSE_STRING=$1
+ fi
+ echo -ne "$PAUSE_STRING" && read -N1 -s
+ echo -e "[1K[1F"
+ # could also be read -N1 -s -p $PAUSE_STRING
+}
+
+function is_ip()
+{
+ local ip=$1
+ local is_ip=0;
+ if [[ $ip =~ ^[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}$ ]]; then
+ is_ip=1
+ fi
+ return $is_ip
+}
+
+function readEscape() {
+ read -N2 -r -s -p " Press [ESC] twice to continue ..." ESCAPE
+
+ if [ "$ESCAPE" == "" ]
+ then
+ pressed_escape=1
+ else
+ echo -e "[1K[1F"
+ pressed_escape=0
+ fi
+}
+
+function log() {
+
+ LOG=/home/bbs/REN/LOGS/conn$(date +%j).log
+ SYSOP_LOG=/home/bbs/REN/LOGS/sysop.log
+
+ MESSAGE=$1
+
+ DATE=$(date "+%x")
+ TIME=$(date "+%I:%M.%S%P")
+
+ echo -e "\n|03[|11$NODE|03]|15:|03[|11$DATE|03]|15:|03[|11$TIME|03]|15: |07$MESSAGE\n" >> $SYSOP_LOG
+ echo "[$NODE]:[$DATE]:[$TIME]: $MESSAGE" >> $LOG
+
+}
+
+function message()
+{
+ [[ -n $1 ]] && echo -ne "$1"
+}
+
+if [ $MAINT == true ] ; then
+message "\n\nConnection from $HOSTNAME ...\n";
+message "Sorry $BBS_NAME is under maintenance. Please call back later.\n";
+
+[[ -n $WILL_BE_BACK ]] && echo -e "$WILL_BE_BACK"
+
+exit;
+fi
+
+
+
+if [ $current_sessions -eq $total ]; then
+ log "---"
+ log "Connection from $HOSTNAME"
+ log "Connection refused : To many connections"
+ message "[2J"
+ message "\n Too many connections, please try again later. \n"
+ sleep 2
+ message " Goodbye."
+
+ log "Disconnected : $HOSTNAME"
+
+ exit
+else
+
+ NODE=1
+ for i in `seq 1 $total` ; do
+ if [ ! -f "$TEMP_BASE$i" ]
+ then
+ log "---"
+ log "Connection to from $HOSTNAME"
+ let NODE=$i
+ echo $PID > $TEMP_BASE$i
+
+ break
+ fi
+ done
+
+ trap "rm -rf $TEMP_BASE$NODE; exit" SIGHUP SIGINT SIGQUIT SIGABRT SIGURG SIGPIPE SIGQUIT SIGKILL SIGTERM
+
+ if [[ $DISPLAY_ANSI -eq 1 ]];
+ then
+ log "Displaying intro ansi"
+ clear
+ [[ -n $ANSI_HEAD ]] && cat $ANSI_HEAD
+ [[ -n $ANSI_MIDDLE ]] && cat $ANSI_MIDDLE
+ [[ -n $ANSI_FOOTER ]] && cat $ANSI_FOOTER
+ pause
+ fi
+
+ message "[2J"
+ message "\n connected to $BBS_NAME on node $NODE of $total\n"
+ message " from host name $HOSTNAME ... \n"
+ sleep 1
+ message " resolving hostname ... "
+ sleep 1
+
+ is_ip $HOSTNAME
+ if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
+ IP=$HOSTNAME
+ else
+ IP=$(host -4 $HOSTNAME|awk '/has.*address/{print $NF; exit;}')
+ fi
+
+ if [ -z $IP ] ;
+ then
+ IP="169.254.0.$NODE"
+ fi
+
+ message " using IP ... $IP\n"
+ message " logged on `date '+%A %B %d, %Y %I:%M %P'`\n"
+ message " $BBS_NAME has been up continually for $UPTIME\n\n"
+ message " welcome.\n\n"
+
+ while [ $pressed_escape -ne 1 ]
+ do
+ readEscape
+ done
+
+ message "\n\n Loading $SOFTWARE \n\n"
+ message " "
+
+ sleep 2
+
+ log "Loading bbs ... "
+
+ $BBS_COMMAND
+
+ message "\n node $NODE disconnected ...\n\n"
+
+ log "Disconnected from $HOSTNAME"
+ rm -rf $TEMP_BASE$NODE
+
+ log "Removed $TEMP_BASE$NODE"
+ log "Node waiting ..."
+
+ exit
+
+fi
diff --git a/setup_xinetd b/setup_xinetd
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+bbs
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diff --git a/telnet.dist b/telnet.dist
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+service login
+{
+ flags = NODELAY KEEPALIVE IPv4
+ bind = 0.0.0.0
+ disable = no
+ type = UNLISTED
+ port = __PORT__
+ socket_type = stream
+ protocol = tcp
+ wait = no
+ user = __USER__
+ server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
+ server_args = -h -L __SCRIPT_NAME__
+ log_on_failure += USERID
+}
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