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The TriBBS Bulletin Board System 147
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q. I want to be able to drop to DOS remotely, but TriBBS doesn't
seem to support this feature. Can I remotely drop to DOS with
TriBBS?
A. Because of TriBBS's ability to add commands to the Sysop menu,
there really isn't any need to put a drop to DOS function
directly into the BBS software. If this is a feature you can't
live without, setup either REMDoor or Doorway (both are available
for download off of The Lobster Buoy) as a command off of the
Sysop menu. Both will allow you to perform just about any DOS
command line task.
Q. I'd like to be able to setup a DOS program, such as a database,
as a door. Can this be done?
A. A true door program either has it's own communication routines
written into it or uses a FOSSIL driver (a device driver that
provides communication routines to programs) to communicate with
the remote computer. Unfortunately, the average DOS program
doesn't have the ability to communicate through the serial port.
However, the program Doorway (available for download off of The
Lobster Buoy) will allow you to run just about any DOS program as
a door.
Q. I marked a user's record for deletion but it's still in the user
file?
A. For efficiency reasons, a user's record will not be physically
deleted from the user file until you actually pack the user file.
By marking a user's record for deletion you are telling TriBBS to
delete the record the next time the user file is packed.
Q. I want to run TriBBS under Windows but all I get is a blank
screen with the cursor in the upper left hand corner?
A. Windows has a strange quirk in it that requires you to load
SHARE.EXE into memory even if you don't plan on running a
multinode system.
Q. I have a custom bulletin or door bulletin menu and whenever a
caller tries to display a bulletin TriBBS tells him that it's an
invalid bulletin number. What's wrong?