# MBSE BBS Programs - mbchat - the Sysop to user chat program.
MBSE BBS Manual
Author: Michiel Broek
Keywords: MBSE BBS, MBSE, BBS, manual, fido, fidonet, gateway, tosser, mail, tic, mailer

> ##### Last update 30-Jan-2001

> # mbchat - The Sysop to User chat program.

> ### Synopsys.

> `mbchat <device>`

> ### Description.

> The program mbchat is used for Sysop to User chat. It must be started by the sysop if the user has paged the sysop. The sysop must be logged in as user mbse in order to have write permissions to the same tty as the user has. For example, if the user is at ttyS0 (COM1), the command to chat would be mbchat ttyS0.

> ### Environment.

> In order to run mbchat you must set the global variable $MBSE_ROOT. This variable must point to the root directory of the bbs structure. The main configuration file config.data must be present in the ~/etc directory.

> ### Bugs.

> When you try to chat with a user who is up or downloading a file, the transfer will fail or may even block. You need to check what the user is doing before using this program.

> This program will not be developed anymore and will be replaced by a program that will chat via mbsed. This is safer and can be used even from a remote site over the net.

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