From 37b6cd04c4f4614abf6b3135ff696dc829b1277a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michiel Broek Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:12:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated documentation --- html/Makefile | 2 +- html/basic.html.in | 114 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- html/flow.html | 14 +++-- html/index.htm.in | 3 +- html/intro.html | 7 +-- html/known_bugs.html | 7 +-- html/menus/menu300.html | 5 +- html/setup/bbslist.html | 28 ---------- html/setup/global.html | 3 +- html/setup/index.htm | 3 +- 10 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 html/setup/bbslist.html diff --git a/html/Makefile b/html/Makefile index 885e9aae..65cb4a80 100644 --- a/html/Makefile +++ b/html/Makefile @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ H_PROGS = programs/mbfido.html programs/mbmon.html \ programs/mbtask.html H_SETUP = setup/archiver.html setup/index.htm setup/bbs.html \ - setup/bbslist.html setup/language.html setup/oneliner.html \ + setup/language.html setup/oneliner.html \ setup/emareas.html setup/magic.html setup/mail.html \ setup/protocol.html setup/emgroup.html setup/chat.html \ setup/fdb.html setup/security.html setup/sitedoc.html \ diff --git a/html/basic.html.in b/html/basic.html.in index 054c5e0f..328d773e 100644 --- a/html/basic.html.in +++ b/html/basic.html.in @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
-
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.

BackGo 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

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

    MBSE BBS - Known bugs.

    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.
  • 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. BackGo Back diff --git a/html/menus/menu300.html b/html/menus/menu300.html index d680acef..ee01b514 100644 --- a/html/menus/menu300.html +++ b/html/menus/menu300.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    -
    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. - - - -

    -
    Last update 29-Jan-2001
    -

    MBSE BBS Setup - BBS Setup - BBS List Data.

    - -This is not available yet. -

    - -BackBack to BBS index  -BackBack to index  -HomeBack to main index -

    - - 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 17-Feb-2007
    +
    Last update 01-Mar-2007

    MBSE BBS Setup - Global Setup

    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. 
     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