-+Last update 06-Apr-2005
Last update 19-Jun-2005
MBSE BBS Basic Installation
Introduction.
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ some features. Here is a short list of these packages:
- Zlib. On some distributions you also need zlib development. When you have zlib installed, then in mbcico extra code will be compiled in the Hydra and Binkp protocol drivers - that will allow the PLZ extension. When a connection is made with another system that also - supports this extension (currently MBSE BBS and Radius beta versions), the files will be sent - compressed even if they are already compressed. The increased throughput will be between 1 - and 10 times, that's even better then modem compression can do.
+ that will allow the PLZ extension. In the binkp protocol GZ compression will be enabled as well. +- Bzlib. On some distributions you need to install bzlib2 development to add + support for binkp BZ2 compression.
diff --git a/html/programs/mbcico.html b/html/programs/mbcico.html index 1b5fbc71..a2f758c2 100644 --- a/html/programs/mbcico.html +++ b/html/programs/mbcico.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
-+Last update 01-Feb-2004
Last update 19-Jun-2005
This is work in progress.... @@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ bi-directional TCP/IP protocol. This protocol is prefferred over the IFC protocol because it is more efficient. Nodelist flag is IBN, the default port is 24554, and the nodelist request flag is XX. This binkp implementation uses zlib packet -compression opt PLZ (FSP-xxxx) to increase the transfer speed and to lower -the network bandwith usage. +compression opt PLZ (FSP-1032) to increase the transfer speed and to lower +the network bandwith usage. There is also support for the stream compression +modes GZ and BZ2 (compatible with binkd).mbcico - The Fidonet mailer.
Outbound directory structure is BinkleyTerm compatible, with domains and point subdirectories (full 5d). There are separate "protected" and