Last update 09-Seo-2005
Last update 01-Mar-2007
MBSE BBS Basic Installation
Introduction.
@@ -40,62 +40,62 @@ some features. Here is a short list of these packages: MBSE BBS is default installed in /opt/mbse. The default filesystem layout looks like this:-/opt/mbse 0775 Default MBSE_ROOT -/opt/mbse/bin 0770 Binaries -/opt/mbse/chinese/macro 0750 Chinese macro files -/opt/mbse/chinese/menus 0750 Chinese menu files -/opt/mbse/chinese/txtfiles 0770 Chinese ANSI files -/opt/mbse/dutch/macro 0750 Dutch macro files -/opt/mbse/dutch/menus 0750 Dutch menu files -/opt/mbse/dutch/txtfiles 0770 Dutch ANSI files -/opt/mbse/english/macro 0750 Default english macro files -/opt/mbse/english/menus 0750 Default english menu files -/opt/mbse/english/txtfiles 0770 Default english ANSI files -/opt/mbse/etc 0770 System configuration files -/opt/mbse/etc/dosemu 0750 DOSemu configuration files -/opt/mbse/ftp/pub 0755 Default FTP root for download areas. -/opt/mbse/galego/macro 0750 Galego macro files -/opt/mbse/galego/menus 0750 Galego menu files -/opt/mbse/galego/txtfiles 0770 Galego ANSI files -/opt/mbse/home 0770 Users homedirectories -/opt/mbse/home/bbs 0770 Newuser account -/opt/mbse/html 0755 HTML documentation -/opt/mbse/log 0770 MBSE BBS logfiles -/opt/mbse/share/doc 0750 Generated sitedocs -/opt/mbse/share/doc/html 0750 Generated html sitedocs -/opt/mbse/share/doc/tags 0750 Generated area tags -/opt/mbse/share/int 0750 Base for language files -/opt/mbse/share/int/de 0750 German -/opt/mbse/share/int/en 0750 English -/opt/mbse/share/int/es 0750 Spanish -/opt/mbse/share/int/fr 0750 French -/opt/mbse/share/int/gl 0750 Galacian -/opt/mbse/share/int/nl 0750 Dutch -/opt/mbse/spanish/macro 0750 Spanish macro files -/opt/mbse/spanish/menus 0750 Spanish menu files -/opt/mbse/spanish/txtfiles 0770 Spanish ANSI files -/opt/mbse/tmp 0770 Temp directory -/opt/mbse/tmp/arc 0770 Temp archiver directory -/opt/mbse/var 0770 Var root -/opt/mbse/var/arealists 0750 Areamgr arealist files -/opt/mbse/var/badtic 0750 Bad TIC files -/opt/mbse/var/boxes 0770 Base for nodes fileboxes -/opt/mbse/var/bso 0770 Binkley Style Outbound directory -/opt/mbse/var/bso/outbound 0770 Default outbound for main aka -/opt/mbse/var/dosemu 0770 Base for DOS drives (doors) -/opt/mbse/var/dosemu/c 0770 DOS drive C: -/opt/mbse/var/fdb 0770 Files database -/opt/mbse/var/inbound 0750 Protected inbound directory -/opt/mbse/var/magic 0750 Magic filerequest names -/opt/mbse/var/mail 0770 JAM messagebase root -/opt/mbse/var/msgs 0770 *.msgs netmail directory -/opt/mbse/var/nodelist 0750 Nodelists -/opt/mbse/var/queue 0750 Queue for before outbound -/opt/mbse/var/rules 0770 Echomail area rules files -/opt/mbse/var/run 0770 Pid files of running programs -/opt/mbse/var/sema 0777 Semafore files -/opt/mbse/var/ticqueue 0750 Queue for TIC files -/opt/mbse/var/unknown 0750 Unprotected inbound directory +/opt/mbse 0775 Default MBSE_ROOT +/opt/mbse/bin 0770 Binaries +/opt/mbse/etc 0770 System configuration files +/opt/mbse/etc/dosemu 0750 DOSemu configuration files +/opt/mbse/ftp/pub 0755 Default FTP root for download areas. +/opt/mbse/home 0770 Users homedirectories +/opt/mbse/home/bbs 0770 Newuser account +/opt/mbse/html 0755 HTML documentation +/opt/mbse/log 0770 MBSE BBS logfiles +/opt/mbse/share/doc 0750 Generated sitedocs +/opt/mbse/share/doc/html 0750 Generated html sitedocs +/opt/mbse/share/doc/tags 0750 Generated area tags +/opt/mbse/share/int 0750 Base for language files +/opt/mbse/share/int/macro/de 0750 German template macro's +/opt/mbse/share/int/macro/en 0750 English template macro's +/opt/mbse/share/int/macro/es 0750 Spanish template macro's +/opt/mbse/share/int/macro/fr 0750 French template macro's +/opt/mbse/share/int/macro/gl 0750 Galego template macro's +/opt/mbse/share/int/macro/nl 0750 Dutch template macro's +/opt/mbse/share/int/macro/zh 0750 Chinese template macro's +/opt/mbse/share/int/menus/de 0750 German menu files +/opt/mbse/share/int/menus/en 0750 English menu files +/opt/mbse/share/int/menus/es 0750 Spanish menu files +/opt/mbse/share/int/menus/fr 0750 French menu files +/opt/mbse/share/int/menus/gl 0750 Galego menu files +/opt/mbse/share/int/menus/nl 0750 Dutch menu files +/opt/mbse/share/int/menus/zh 0750 Chinese menu files +/opt/mbse/share/int/txtfiles/de 0750 German ansi screens +/opt/mbse/share/int/txtfiles/en 0750 English ansi screens +/opt/mbse/share/int/txtfiles/es 0750 Spanish ansi screens +/opt/mbse/share/int/txtfiles/fr 0750 French ansi screens +/opt/mbse/share/int/txtfiles/gl 0750 Galego ansi screens +/opt/mbse/share/int/txtfiles/nl 0750 Dutch ansi screens +/opt/mbse/share/int/txtfiles/zh 0750 Chinese ansi screens +/opt/mbse/tmp 0770 Temp directory +/opt/mbse/tmp/arc 0770 Temp archiver directory +/opt/mbse/var 0770 Var root +/opt/mbse/var/arealists 0750 Areamgr arealist files +/opt/mbse/var/badtic 0750 Bad TIC files +/opt/mbse/var/boxes 0770 Base for nodes fileboxes +/opt/mbse/var/bso 0770 Binkley Style Outbound directory +/opt/mbse/var/bso/outbound 0770 Default outbound for main aka +/opt/mbse/var/dosemu 0770 Base for DOS drives (doors) +/opt/mbse/var/dosemu/c 0770 DOS drive C: +/opt/mbse/var/fdb 0770 Files database +/opt/mbse/var/inbound 0750 Protected inbound directory +/opt/mbse/var/magic 0750 Magic filerequest names +/opt/mbse/var/mail 0770 JAM messagebase root +/opt/mbse/var/msgs 0770 *.msgs netmail directory +/opt/mbse/var/nodelist 0750 Nodelists +/opt/mbse/var/queue 0750 Queue for before outbound +/opt/mbse/var/rules 0770 Echomail area rules files +/opt/mbse/var/run 0770 Pid files of running programs +/opt/mbse/var/sema 0777 Semafore files +/opt/mbse/var/ticqueue 0750 Queue for TIC files +/opt/mbse/var/unknown 0750 Unprotected inbound directory
Don't use UMSDOS or SAMBA filesystems for the bbs, stick by the standard diff --git a/html/flow.html b/html/flow.html index 13d8122c..b9cfc328 100644 --- a/html/flow.html +++ b/html/flow.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
-+Last update 21-Jan-2002
Last update 01-Mar-2007
Running a BBS under Unix.
Introduction
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ and to "signal" what to do next with semafore files.The Unix aproach is more or less the same, but there are more differences. The main difference is that there is no mailer connected with the modem waiting -for a call, instead there is a getty process watching your modem(s). Another +for a call, instead there is a getty process watching your modem(s). And for +internet calls, these are started via (x)inetd using standard *nix methods. +Another big difference is that you don't see what's happening, there is no screen with the mailer or bbs picture on it. All programs run in the background. If you don't like that, stop now and go back to your old DOS bbs. It's just the @@ -62,6 +64,10 @@ machine trying to deliver a fax and finally a mailer trying to establish an EMSI, FSC-0006 or FSC-0001 session. The mgetty program is responsible for starting the right client programs. How to do this is explained in the installation manuals, but be sure to compile it with Fido and PPP support. +
+For internet calls, via (x)inetd mbsebbs can accept calls from connections on +ports. For example if a connection comes in on port 24554 the mailer is started +in binkp mode.
A Human is calling.
@@ -163,7 +169,9 @@ performance use SCSI disks. I noticed that old 5"FH SCSI disks perform better for bbs usage then modern EIDE disks. This is probably caused by the fact that the kernel needs more time for the cheap IDE bus. If you want to use X11 on your bbs, you need more ram and a faster CPU or a -separate machine via a lan and export the display to that machine. +separate machine via a lan and export the display to that machine. Currently the +smallest amount of memory you need is 36 MB, and that amount is only needed if +you use a virus scanner which needs more memory then mbse.
Go Back diff --git a/html/index.htm.in b/html/index.htm.in index 31664f01..cde3571b 100644 --- a/html/index.htm.in +++ b/html/index.htm.in @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
MBSE BBS System Guide @VERSION@
+Last update 20-Jun-2005
Last update 01-Mar-2007
Introduction
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@Edit BBS menus Edit File areas Edit Transfer protocols - Edit BBS List data Edit Oneliners Edit Mail setup diff --git a/html/intro.html b/html/intro.html index 5318bfed..8e1dc1e6 100644 --- a/html/intro.html +++ b/html/intro.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ -+Last update 02-Sep-2003
Last update 01-Mar-2007
Introduction to MBSE BBS.
Distribution.
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ New versions of mbse bbs are announced in the fidonet area LINUX_BBS and MBSE support echo. On the official fidonet nodes you can request the latest version with the magic MBSEBBS. You will then get a zip file, in this zip file is the original tar.gz file. This is to let systems who only support 8.3 -filenames to pickup the distribution package. You can also subscribe to the mailinglist -mbse-announce@lists.sourceforge.net to receive announcements. -You can also subscribe online at -sourceforge +filenames to pickup the distribution package.
History.
diff --git a/html/known_bugs.html b/html/known_bugs.html index 3fe71755..da90e5c7 100644 --- a/html/known_bugs.html +++ b/html/known_bugs.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@-+Last update 22-Aug-2005
Last update 01-Mar-2007
There are always more bugs, but these are known.... @@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ and these passwords must be the same. This is a side effect of the way FTS-0001 handshake works, by sending a small mail packet wich contains the password.MBSE BBS - Known bugs.
Some Linux distributions have their glibc libraries compiled wrong, that -will cause the mbtask program to do nothing usefull. +will cause the mbtask program to do nothing usefull. This problem seems +to have gone away. You cannot share the JAM message bases between little-endian and big-endian machines using networked filesystems because the storage format doesn't specify -the internal byte order for different CPU's. +the internal byte order for different CPU's. This is an error in the JAM spec. -+Last update 05-Mar-2006
Last update 01-Mar-2007
MBSE BBS User Settings Menus
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ Optional data: None.
-
Change Graphics: Let the user toggle - graphics mode on or off.
+Obsolete: This command does not exist.
Optional data: None.
diff --git a/html/setup/bbslist.html b/html/setup/bbslist.html deleted file mode 100644 index 03979b7f..00000000 --- a/html/setup/bbslist.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ - - - -
- - - - - - - -MBSE BBS Setup - BBS Setup - BBS List Data. - - - --- - diff --git a/html/setup/global.html b/html/setup/global.html index d02f80bd..3e56fb3b 100644 --- a/html/setup/global.html +++ b/html/setup/global.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@-Last update 29-Jan-2001
- -This is not available yet. -MBSE BBS Setup - BBS Setup - BBS List Data.
-+Last update 17-Feb-2007
Last update 01-Mar-2007
In this setup you can edit all global settings for MBSE BBS. All sections will @@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ In this menu you can give the 32 users flags a meaningfull description.MBSE BBS Setup - Global Setup
Access level The access level and flags after registration Cap. Username Capitalize the username -Ask ANSI Ask for ANSI screen (default is yes) Ask Sex Ask for Male/Female Ask Voicephone Ask for voice phonenumber Ask Dataphone Ask for data phonenumber diff --git a/html/setup/index.htm b/html/setup/index.htm index 8a8c44c2..a0342445 100644 --- a/html/setup/index.htm +++ b/html/setup/index.htm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@-+Last update 08-May-2005
Last update 01-Mar-2007
MBSE BBS Setup Guide
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ When you start mbsetup you will see the following screen:
Edit BBS menus Edit File areas Edit Transfer protocols - Edit BBS List data Edit Oneliners Edit Mail setup
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