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<h5>Last update 22-Oct-2001</h5>
<h5>Last update 27-Jan-2002</h5>
<P>&nbsp;<P>
<H1>BBS doors dropfiles.</H1>
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<h3>Dropfiles for Unix BBS systems.</h3>
<p>
Not all options that are available under DOS or OS/2 can be used with Unix
BBS systems and must be faked.
BBS systems and must be faked. The doorfile is written in the users
homedirectory when the user starts a door.
<p>&nbsp;<P>
<h3>DOOR.SYS format.</h3>
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<pre>
Line Description
----- -----------------------------------------------------------------
1 Port, 5 characters in DOS format, p.e. COM1:
2 Effective Baudrate
3 Databits
1 Port, 5 characters in DOS format, COM1: or COM0:
2 Effective Baudrate, 19200 or 0 for COM0:
3 Databits, always 8
4 Nodenumber, 1..9999
5 Locked baudrate
6 Screen display, Y=snoop on, N=snoop off. On Linux allways N.
7 Printer Y=on N=off
8 Page Bell Y=on N=off
9 Caller alarm Y=on N=off
5 Locked baudrate, 19200 or tty portspeed for COM0:
6 Screen display, Y=snoop on, N=snoop off, on Unix allways Y.
7 Printer Y=on N=off, on Unix always N
8 Page Bell Y=on N=off, on Unix allways Y
9 Caller alarm Y=on N=off, on Unix allways Y
10 Users first name and lastname
11 Users location
12 Voice/Home phone
13 Work/Dataphone
14 Password, empty if not available (stored coded).
14 Users password.
15 Security level, 0..32768
16 Users number of calls
17 Users last call date MM-DD-YY
17 Users last call date MM-DD-YY or MM-DD-YYYY
18 Seconds remaining this call
19 Time left in minutes
20 ANSI, "GR" is yes, otherwise ?
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22 User mode, always N
23 Always blank
24 Always blank
25 Subscription expire date MM-DD-YY
25 Subscription expire date MM-DD-YY or MM-DD-YYYY
26 Users record number
27 Default protocol
28 Users total number of uploads
29 Users total number of downloads
30 Users daily download kilobytes total
31 Daily download kilobyte limit
32 Users date of birth MM-DD-YY
33 Path to users database files Cannot be used on Linux.
34 Path to message database files
32 Users date of birth MM-DD-YY or MM-DD-YYYY
33 Path to users database files, cannot be used on Unix
34 Path to message database files, cannot be used on Unix
35 Sysop first and last name
36 Users handle
37 Next event starting time or "none"
38 Error-free connection Y=Yes or N=No
38 Error-free connection Y=Yes or N=No, always Y
39 Always set to N
40 Always set to Y
41 Text color as defined in setup 7 = gray.
42 Always 0
43 Last new files scan date MM-DD-YY
43 Last new files scan date MM-DD-YY or MM-DD-YYYY
44 Time of this call HH:MM
45 Time of last call HH:MM
46 Always set to 32768
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<P>&nbsp;<P>
<h3>DORINFOn.DEF dropfile.</H3>
<P>
The DORINFOn.DEF file is a 12 lines ascii textfile, each line terminated with
a cr/lf pair. All characters in the file are uppercase. The n in the filename
represents the current line number and will be between 1 and 9. Using number
1 seems always fine.
<pre>
Line Description
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1 System name
2 Sysop's first name
3 Sysop's last name
4 Port name, like COM1, COM2 etc. COM0 = local
5 Baudrate format: "19200 BAUD-R,N,8,1"
6 Always 0
7 Users firstname
8 Users lastname
9 Users location
10 Graphics mode: 0=no, 1=ANSI, 2=Avatar, 3=ANSI+Avatar
11 Security level, 0..32767
12 Time left in minutes
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<h5>Last update 06-Jun-2001</h5>
<h5>Last update 27-Jan-2002</h5>
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<H1>How to setup an FTP server to work with MBSE BBS.</H1>
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<P>
<H4>The filestructure I used is as follows:</H4>
<PRE>
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/pub/dos_util/dos_4dos - Public download areas
| | | /dos_disk
| | | /dos_file
| | /virnet/mcafee
| | /win16
| | /win32
| /bin - FTP bin directory
| /etc - FTP etc directory
| /incoming - FTP public upload.
/mail/out - Your default outbound
| /out.009 - Outbound Zone 9
| /inbound - Inbound directory
/raonly/upload - Non-public download areas
| /sysop
| /logfiles
/tic_queue - Queue for .tic files.
/opt/mbse/ftp/pub/dos_util/dos_4dos - Public download areas
| | | /dos_disk
| | | /dos_file
| | /virnet/mcafee
| | /win16
| | /win32
| /bin - FTP bin directory
| /etc - FTP etc directory
| /incoming - FTP public upload.
/var/bso/outbound - Your default outbound
| /outbound.009 - Outbound Zone 9
| /inbound - Inbound directory
/private/upload - Non-public download areas
| /sysop
| /logfiles
/tic_queue - Queue for .tic files.
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In order to give DOS style names for fidonet sessions you must set the
DOS path and Unix path in <strong>mbsetup</strong> (1.3.11 and 1.3.12) to
<strong>"m:"</strong> and <strong>"/var/spool/mbse"</strong>. Note that to get
If another DOS/Windows style mailer has access to your MBSE outbound you must
set the DOS path and Unix path in <strong>mbsetup</strong> (1.4.12 and 1.4.13) to
<strong>"m:"</strong> and <strong>"/opt/mbse"</strong>. Note that to get
forwarding of .tic files to work the <strong>tic_queue</strong> must be a
subdirectory of "/var/spool/mbse" too. You could actually use any drive letter for
the DOS path.
<P>
subdirectory of "/opt/mbse" too. You could actually use any drive letter for
the DOS path.<BR>
This means that a fidonet file attach from the dos_4dos public download
directory shall get the subject "M:\FTP\PUB\DOS_UTIL\DOS_4DOS\COMMAND.ZIP".
Only use this if you need it!
<P>
As you can see, anonymous ftp users can't get to the mail, non-public
downloads etc. Normally, your BBS users have unix accounts and will be able
to do a ftp login and access any directory on your system. Because the bbs
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Directory owner group mode perms
------------------------------- ----- ----- ---- ----------
/var/spool/mbse mbse bbs 0755 drwxr-xr-x
/var/spool/mbse/ftp root wheel 0555 dr-xr-xr-x
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/bin root wheel 0555 dr-xr-xr-x
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/bin/ls root bin 0111 ---x--x--x
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/etc root root 0555 dr-xr-xr-x
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/etc/passwd root root 0444 -r--r--r--
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/etc/group root root 0444 -r--r--r--
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/pub mbse bbs 0775 drwxrwxr-x
/var/spool/mbse/ftp/incoming ftp users 0755 drwxr-xr-x
/opt/mbse mbse bbs 0755 drwxr-xr-x
/opt/mbse/ftp root wheel 0555 dr-xr-xr-x
/opt/mbse/ftp/bin root wheel 0555 dr-xr-xr-x
/opt/mbse/ftp/bin/ls root bin 0111 ---x--x--x
/opt/mbse/ftp/etc root root 0555 dr-xr-xr-x
/opt/mbse/ftp/etc/passwd root root 0444 -r--r--r--
/opt/mbse/ftp/etc/group root root 0444 -r--r--r--
/opt/mbse/ftp/pub mbse bbs 0775 drwxrwxr-x
/opt/mbse/ftp/incoming ftp users 0755 drwxr-xr-x
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Note that all subdirectories under ../pub also must be owned by <strong>mbse
</strong> and group <strong>bbs</strong> and have at least mode 775 as long
</strong> and group <strong>bbs</strong> and have at least mode 755 as long
as it are real bbs subdirectories. The bbs will maintain these directories
automatic and must have the rights to do so.
<P>
In the /var/spool/mbse/ftp/etc/group file, add the group bbs so that your directory
In the /opt/mbse/ftp/etc/group file, add the group bbs so that your directory
listings give the proper groupname instead of a number.
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<h5>Last update 02-Feb-2001</h5>
<h5>Last update 27-Jan-2002</h5>
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<h1>Binkly style outbound documentation for MBSE BBS.</H1>
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.sts Node status file created by mbcico. These are data files containing
three values:
1. 'time', this is the last call attempt time (in time_t format).
1. 'time', this is the time when a new call to this node is allowed.
(in time_t format).
2. 'retries', is the number of retries to try to connect that node. This
field is zeroed when the call succeeds or when that node calls in.
It is also zeroed when a new poll is created. Currently, mbcico stops
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