FSX Beyond Gamespy bot malfunction, I therefore temporarily deleted our FSXBG session listing

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

The FSX Beyond Gamespy information gathering bot that is normally logged on to our FSX multiplayer sessions has gone crazy in the last day. I have temporarily deleted our FSX host's listing from FSXBG to get this bot log on-log off cycling to stop. I will continue to try to fix it. Until I fix this, msFLIGHTS.net FSX host is not listed on FSXBG sessions. I wrote an inquiry to FSXBG. It asked:

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Evan, gentlemen, the FSX Beyond Gamespy information gathering bot has started logging on to msFLIGHTS.net and then disconnecting. At first, the bot connection cycling was sporadic (yesterday). Today, the connection cycling has become constant, every half minute or so. The bot has worked flawlessly for msFLIGHTS.net ever since you invented the technology.


I have temporarily deleted our FSXBG host-server from the FSXBG sessions just now, 17:00 EDT 3 July. This deletion was the only way I could think of to expeditiously halt the disruptive multiple cycling. The cycling did not seem to cause any other disruption other than FSOpen Sessions2 data misalignment and the obvious effects of such a cyclical log on-log off. I will later tonight attempt to reregister our FSX host with FSXBG sessions again. I have performed multiple FSX host/FSOpen Server2 reboots as well as total system power reboots. These reboots did not fix the problem.


Is FSXBG bot having any current known issues that would cause such a bot cycling on our FSX host?


Respects, Bob...
RSDunn2@msflights.net

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[HawgDawg4life]

We need to address this. I just got back home from a 2 day work trip and am now debriefing myself on the latest activity. Have you received a reply?

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

Yes, we need to figure this one out. I have not contacted any other communities for similar occurances of bot cycling and I haven't heard from FSXBG, Evannet nor anyone else. I'll reinstall our listing at FSXBG now, monitor the FSX Briefing Room Chat for a while for bot cycling, leave it if it behaves, re-delete it if the bot continues to cycle and put out an all-call for technical advise here in FLIGHTS.net for further counsel. The address to install and delete our FSXBG session listing is "http://fscloud.net/gamespy.php". The text to be pasted in our description is:

In addition to our 24/7/365 FSX host server and website, our community maintains a TeamSpeak3 server msflights.jmainguy.com, virtual airline, FSOpen session manager, Facebook page, and YouTube channel.

You know the FSXBG session edit password as it is common 'round here. I'll TS PM you that password again.

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

FSXBG bot is now logged on to msFLIGHTS.net but still cycling log ins
I sent this to Evanet at FSXBG via "contact us" regarding cycling bot:

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Thank you Evan for your help. The bot is once again logged onto our FSX host at 04:15 EDT today, 7 July. We are once again correctly listed in the upper "on line" table of communities with that data being correctly retrieved. The bot still seems to be logging off and on continually at a frequency of about once every minute. I will check it again in the morning and further report to you here in "contact us".

I enjoyed hearing your official FSXBG forums opening announcement today at EasternHops' cross community flight. I registered on the FSXBG forum and will contribute their soon.

Respects, Bob...
ROBERT DUNN 2

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[Mulderpilot13]

What about the Bot being able to fly? The bot is in the air currently as of 1:30 PM Eastern Time. Is that a player using that name?

EDIT: Actually, Sorry, Now that I look at the details, The person flying is Falkensteiner53. The bot I guess with its continuous logging in and out is throwing off FSopen (As you said before).

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

The bot persists in log on log off cycling, much to our collective chagrin. I have therefore again deleted our FSXBG session listing to alliviate this FSX host pilot data corruption. Until we fix it, FLIGHTS.net will remain listed as off line with FSXBG sessions page and the FSXBG bot will not be listed on our FSX host.

Also, (bad time to bring this up but...) y'all go register on FSXBG forums and type about cross community relevant stuff. Tell them Bob sent you.

http://www.fsxbeyondgamespy.com/Forums/

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

Last night, early morning of 9 July, I reconnected the FSXBG bot with preliminary success. HawgDawg and I spent time analyzing cause and effect of various FSOpen Server2 parameters (ban list, autokick aircraft etc). Today I found the FSXBG bot continuing to connect cycle as before. I have therefore again temporarily diconnected it. I will pursue this issue further with the FSXBG author (Chris) later. I have not heard a reply from Chris yet. Until further indication that the bot is fixed for us, I will not again implement it. Therefore we are not listed in FSXBG sessions until that happens.

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

FSXBG, Evannet, started a thread on FSXBG forum to work on FSXBG bot cyclical connection issues. In an email to Chris, the FSXBG author, Evan said this:

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Some users are discussing this on our forums:
http://www.fsxbeyondgamespy.com/foru....php?f=10&t=16. Maybe we can
try to work collaboratively to resolve there.

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Further correspondence from me to you all and to FSXBG on this bot cycling issue will be primarily made on that FSXBG forum thread. Please read that forum if you want information on this. Several communities are experiencing similar bot issues. Many communities are not seeing any abnormal bot behavior. HawgDawg and I are working on this. Thanks, Hawg.

Please consider registering on the FSXBG forum and using that forum in general to discuss with other communities items of mutual interest.

[WarHawK]

Interesting push to the forums :P

Putting them to good use though for something like this.