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To set colors, run BBCOLOR.EXE. Take down the numbers of the colors you
want and put them in the PARMS.BB file.
The PARMS.BB file consists of lines in the format:
keyword = value
The keywords are shown below with a typical value:
GENERAL KEYWORDS
----------------
name = Roy
This is the SYSOP's name
location = Gilroy
Location for this mailbox. Used in the forwarding header. Don't put
anything in here that is duplicated in your hierarchical address. It
just wastes bandwidth.
bb_sign = AA4RE
Callsign for this mailbox. No SSID on this call.
bb_addr = AA4RE
Address of the mailbox. Usually just callsign. Add an SSID if
you run multiple BBS under the same call sign. This address will
be used for outgoing messages as the from bbs.
bb_hier_addr = .#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA
Hierarchical address of this mailbox. First character must be
a period.
bid_sign = AA4RE1
Call sign to use when generating BIDS. Only needed if different from
the bb_sign. Handles the special case of two bulletin boards with
same call sign but different SSIDs. Don't put a dash in this
callsign.
*** If you only run one BBS, don't use this parm!!!! ***
send_wp_to_bbs = WD6CMU.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA
Place to send WPAGE reports. If omitted, no WPAGE reports will be sent
home_bbs_expires = 120
Number of days until the home BBS registration expires.
Must be from 30 to 365. Default is 120.
bulletin_fwd_stop = 10
Bulletins this many days old (from origination) will not forward.
Must be from 1 to 365. Default is 20.
default_expiration = 10
Bulletins this many days old (from origination) will self destruct.
Must be from 1 to 365. Default is 20. (Not fully implemented)
temp_dir = C:\BB\MSGS\
The path to be used to store temporary files. RAM disk is ok. Should
have a minimum capacity of 200KB or so. If you give a subdirectory
name, don't forget the terminating \
user_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\USER.BB
Fully qualified name of the user file. One will be created for you if
it doesn't exist already. The path must exist however.
msg_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\MSG.BB
Fully qualified name of the message index file. One will be created
for you if it doesn't exist already. The path must exist however.
msg_dir = C:\BB\MSGS\
The path to be used to store messages. If you give a subdirectory
name, don't forget the terminating \
message_list = C:\BB\BBDATA\MESSAGE.BB
Fully qualified name of the system message file. This must exist.
This file contains the text of all the system messages such as the
ones used for sign on. If multiple languages, this is the primary.
language_list = EDS
Gives a list of single character language identifiers. Only
needed if multiple message_list files are used. See LANGUAGE.DOC
for details.
help_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\HELP.BB
Fully qualified name of the system help file. This must exist.
This file contains the text of all the help messages.
route_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\ROUTE.BB
Fully qualified name of the routing file (see FWD.DOC). The path
must exist but the file doesn't. However, if you don't have a file,
you can't forward.
path_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\PATH.BB
Fully qualified name of the pathing file (see FWD.DOC). The path
must exist but the file doesn't. However, if you don't have a file,
you can't forward.
bid_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\BID.BB
Fully qualified name of the BID file. One will be created for you if
it doesn't exist already. The path must exist however.
bid_max = 100
Number of BIDs to track. The last "N" BIDS will be tracked. Each
BID costs 22 bytes of storage. Valid values are 100 to 5000.
log_file = C:\BB\LOGS\LOG.BB
Fully qualified name of the LOG file. One will be created for you if
it doesn't exist already. The path must exist however.
IF the name is DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, OR 26MONTHLY then a new file is
created every time period. The path supplied here is used and the file
name is BByymmdd.LOG for DAILY and WEEKLY (Sunday is used) and
BByymm.LOG for MONTHLY and 26MONTHLY log. 26MONTHLY changes the month on
the 26th of the month. Example:
log_file = C:\BB\LOGS\WEEKLY
mon_file = C:\BB\DATA\MON.BB
Fully qualified name of the MON file. One will be created for you if
it doesn't exist already. The path must exist however.
mon_list_length = 10
Max number of entries in the MON list (shown by "J" command).
Allowed range is 0 to 30.
dos_message_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\MESSAGE.DOS
Fully qualified name of the system dos error message file. This must
exist. This file contains the text of all the messages used for DOS
error codes.
wakeup_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\WAKEUP.BB
Fully qualified name of the file containing the wakeup data. This
must exist. See WAKEUP.DOC. This file is optional.
h_lookup_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\HLOOKUP.BB
Fully qualified name of the file containing the lookup data for the
GH command. See HIER.DOC. This file is optional.
password_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\PASSWORD.BB
Fully qualified name of the file containing the password info.
See AUTHENT.DOC for details. This file is optional.
action_file = C:\BB\BBDATA\ACTION.BB
Fully qualified name of the file containing the action data. See
ACTION.DOC for details. This file is optional.
trace = N
Turns trace on and off. Primarily a debugging tool.
trace_file = TRACE.BB
Fully qualified name of the trace file. A new one will be created
each execution. The path must exist. No trace file will be created
if TRACE = N. This is primarily used for debugging and its contents
change frequently.
max_task = 3
Maximum number of concurrent tasks. Each task occupies 20K or so of
storage. Each logged on user occupies a task. This number is not a
hard and fast rule. If you exceed this number, tasks will be allocated
from free memory if possible. Valid values are 1 to 32.
no_fwd_kill = ABCDEF_
Classes of messages not to kill when forwarded successfully. The
underscore is translated to a blank.
bid_for_P = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, BIDs will be generated for all incoming
private messages without a BID.
bid_for_T = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, BIDs will be generated for all incoming
NTS messages without a BID
bid_for_blank = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, BIDs will be generated for all incoming
messages with a type of blank.
blank_to_P = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, messages sent with just "S" will be
translated to "P".
blank_to_B = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, messages sent with just "S" will be
translated to "B". Note.. BLANK_TO_P comes first
hold_duplicate = Y
YES or NO answer. During the process of BID generation, the
new BID is checked to see if it is a duplicate. If this occurs,
and "hold_duplicate" is YES then the message will be held.
hold_dup_header = 1
Each incoming message is scanned for a header from this BBS. When
the number of headers from this mailbox is equal to "hold_dup_header",
the message is held. To turn off this feature, use 0. Valid values
are from 0 to 255.
kill_userbbs_on_error = Y
YES or NO answer. If a user running at "BBS" class gets an error
and "kill_userbbs_on_error" is YES, then an immediate disconnect
will occur.
allow_types = BPT
Classes of messages that local user can use. An underscore is
is translated to a blank. If a user enters a message not in
the classes then message #78 will appear and the user can
enter a correct type. This does NOT affect BBS or SYSOPs.
rename_killed_msg = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, then killed messages will be renamed to
BBnnnn.KIL during "GM" processing instead of being erased.
sysop_is_in = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, then "T" command will page SYSOP. If
NO, user receives response saying SYSOP unavailable. Can be
changed by "GS" command.
sysop_bell = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, then "T" command will ring bell. If
NO, no sound is made. Can be changed by "GB" command.
loud_sysop_bell = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then bell used above is much louder.
IF NO, the bell from older versions is used.
mono_trace = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then certain trace data will appear on
a screen attached to a monochrome adapter.
monitor_time_stamp = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, then all monitored packets will have HHMMSS
in front during display.
bbs_see_p = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, allow bbs class user to see private messages. This
This was the default previously.
already_connect_check = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, don't attempt to forward to a station already
connected. Test is done without concern for SSID. Note that the TNC
already checks for an attempt to connect to the same callsign/SSID.
This is added when things like NETROM are in use and the SSID changes.
direct_video = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, then TurboPascal's direct video write
routines will be used. If NO then will use BIOS calls.
Should be YES for better performance.
check_snow = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then system will wait for vertical retrace
before writing to screen. Try NO first. If SNOW appears then use
Yes.
time_updates_status = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, then system will update the status line
at every minute. If no, the status line will only be updated during
connect/disconnect. The old default was Y, the new default is N.
own_call_in_bcst = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then the MAIL FOR line in the broadcast
will contain your call if you have mail. If N then your mail will
not show in the broadcast. The old default was Y, the new default is N.
suppress_prefix = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then the prefix data (eg. LO>:) will not be
shown in the operator window. Can be changed by the GP command.
The default is N.
show_fwd_mismatch = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then when a mismatch occurs in a forward
script it will be shown in the connect window. Can be changed by the
GZ command. The default is N.
show_yapp_states = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then BB will display YAPP states during
binary transfer. Really only needed for debugging. The default is N.
show_binary_data = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then BB will display binary data in the
CONNECT window. Really only needed for debugging. The default is N.
auto_hlookup = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, then BB will do a "GH" command before each
forwarding cycle. The default is N.
extended_timeout = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then BB extend the timeout on all ports
by a factor of 4. This is used primarily for speech synthesis.
The default is N.
personal_bbs = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, then this BBS is a personal one rather
that a full-service one. The default is N.
no_alternate_header = N
YES or NO answer. If YES then the alternate header feature is OFF.
The default is N.
send_sid_always = N
YES or NO answer. If YES then the system will always send the SID
(the little thing in brackets [4RE-etc]) instead of sending it just
to users identified as advanced mailboxes. This is done to make
things more compatible for forwarding from W0RLI mailboxes. Certain
HF nets seem to need this; others don't. The default is N.
no_language_prompt = N
YES or NO answer. If YES then the user will not be prompted for a
language setting during the register process. The default is N.
blank_to_bbs = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES then the to_bbs field of a locally originated
message will be set to blank. If N, the field will be set to the
bb_addr. The default is N. Note: this parm MUST be "Y" for the
auto_set_to_bbs to work!
auto_set_to_bbs = y
YES or NO answer. If YES then the if a locally originated message has a
blank to_bbs field, the to_bbs will be set by home BBS in the user file.
The default is N. Note: This will NOT work for incoming messages from
another BBS. To change those addresses, use the action file.
no_fullscreen_review = n
YES or NO answer. If YES then the fullscreen review processor is
bypassed and the local SYSOP works same as the remote. The default is N.
new_user_l_time = 3
Specifies the number of days previous to today that a new user
will see when he executes the "L" command. Value is from 0 to 255.
Default is 255;
wakeup_interval = 60
Specifies the MINIMUM number of seconds between WAKEUP events. This
prevents the BBS from spending all of its time doing WAKEUPs. Value
is from 1 to 255 with the default of 60 seconds.
editor_free_size = 10000
Amount of memory the editor will leave free when its being used.
This may have to be increased if your system gets an Error 203 when
forwarding during edit. Minimum is 10000 (the old default) and
maximum is 65000.
forward_delay = 10
Number of seconds to wait after a disconnect from the far station
before proceeding to the next path to be forwarded. This delay
should be used if you are forwarding on a busy channel to NETROM
nodes. It prevents problems where the disconnect ack ("UA")
packet is lost.
broadcast_interval = 10
Number of minutes between broadcasts of "messages waiting for".
Valid values are 1 to 255. While values of less than 10 are
possible, they should only be used for emergency announcements.
Please be considerate of other amateurs when using broadcasts
especially with the time interval less than 10.
bbs_to_fwd_time = 420
Number of minutes to correct between time the BBS is running in
and the time in the $J/$K variables used in building a forwarding
header. This should be your GMT time correction unless your
system DOS time is set for GMT. For example, Pacific Daylight
Savings time is 7 hours behind GMT so the number for me is 420
(60 minutes times 7 hours)
bpqhost_application = 1
Indicates BPQ application number. See the G8BPQ docs for details
on application numbers. Default is 1 and, unless you really know
what you are doing, don't mess with it.
bpq_buffer_size = 360
Controls size of buffer used in BPQHOST mode. Should not be necessary
to change it but there are some bugs in the BPQ host protocol. If
everyone on the channel you monitor is sending packets of 256 bytes or
less, you should be ok. The BBS will crash if this value is set to low
so you can just wait until it happens and then increase the value. The
allowed values are between 360 and 5000. Default is 360.
yapp_timeout_expand = 1
There are some timeouts in the YAPP protocol that are fixed by the
standard to 20 and 120 seconds. If you are experiencing YAPP protocol
errors on high delay circuits, you can increase the timeouts. This
number is MULTIPLIED by the standard number so yapp_timeout_expand = 3
means the timeouts are 60 and 360 seconds. Default is 1. Allowed values
are 1 to 10.
max_l_messages = 25
This parameter controls the output of the "L" command. Should a user
issue an "L" which will display more than this many messages, he will be
prompted for a "scroll" amount. This will act exactly like more.
Values allowed are 0 to 255. 0 means this feature will be off and is the
default. This feature does not apply to users who's screen size is less
than this amount. Default is 0.
maximum_forward_passes = 5
This parameter controls the number of forward passes allowed in
a single forward interval. This may help to prevent forwarding
from monopolizing the control taks. Values allowed are 0 to 255.
0 is the same as 255. Default is 10.
operator_color = 5
Color of operator area. See above
status_color = 5
Color of status line and input area. See above
connect_scroll_size = 50
Number of lines to save in the connect window
monitor_scroll_size = 50
Number of lines to save in the monitor window
operator_scroll_size = 50
Number of lines to save in the operator window
top_window_% = 50
Size of top window in relation to full screen. 50% gives
half for each window.
emergency_types = STUVWXYZ
Sets the message types for emergency mode
forward_emergency_only = N
YES or NO answer. Only traffic defined by the EMERGENCY_TYPES
parameter will be forwarded. Default is No. See MODE.DOC for more
detail.
accept_emergency_only = N
YES or NO answer. Only traffic defined by the EMERGENCY_TYPES
parameter in PARMS.BB will be accepted. A normal user trying to send
other traffic will be given an error message; if a BBS tries to send
other traffic, either the message will be rejected or the station will
be disconnected, depending on the setting of the REJECT_ACTION in
PARMS.BB. Default is No. See MODE.DOC for more detail.
forward_nts_off = N
YES or NO answer. NTS traffic will be forwarded. Default is No. See
MODE.DOC for more detail.
accept_nts_off = N
YES or NO answer. NTS traffic will be accepted. If this switch is
off, then if a normal user tries to send NTS traffic, he will be given
an error message. If a BBS tries to send NTS traffic, either the
message will be rejected or the station will be disconnected,
depending on the setting of the REJECT_ACTION in PARMS.BB. Default is
No. See MODE.DOC for more detail.
allow_emergency_only = N
YES or NO answer. Only users with the "E" flag in their user
directory will be allowed to use the BBS. Default is No. See
MODE.DOC for more detail.
allow_emergency_change = N
YES or NO answer. A user without the "E" flag in his user directory
can change his call sign once he is connected. Default is No. See
MODE.DOC for more detail. The purpose of this is to allow the use of
tactical addresses during an emergency. A typical scenario would be
as follows:
AA4RE is stationed at the Gilroy Emergency Operations Center. He
connects to the Emergency BBS but AA4RE is not an "E" mode user.
The BBS will propmt for a new callsign. He enters GILROY which is
an "E" mode user. This will then allow AA4RE to send and receive
messages for GILROY. Packets will have the proper ham callsign on
them for identification purposes.
The local ARES organizations (SF Bay Area) felt that this method was
preferable to using the tactical call sign as the call sign in the TNC
and having to beacon the ham callsign for ID purposes.
PORT KEYWORDS
-------------
A port is started by a line with just "PORT" on it. A port ends when
a line with just "ENDPORT" appears.
port_type = TNC-1
Type of TNC. Valid values are: TNC-1, TNC-2, PC-1XX, MODEM-ATCMD,
PK-232, G8BPQ-NODE, G8BPQ-HOST-1 thru 9, PC*PA-0 thru PC*PA-9 plus two
for PK87/88.
For a PK-87 or PK-88 with WA8DED EPROMS, use PK-87-DED. For a PK-87 or
PK-88 with AEA EPROMS use PK-87-AEA.
For G8BPQ switch program with release 3.59 or earlier, use G8BPQ-NODE.
For G8BPQ switch systems with release 4.02 or greater, use the
G8BPQ-HOST-x format. See G8BPQ.DOC for details.
call_set = AA4RE-1
This call will be set by the program at start up. It can be omitted.
com = 1
COM port number. Allowable values are 1 to 255. For a PCPA port,
this is the interrupt number (usually 255). For a BPQ-HOST port, it
is the interrupt number (usually 127).
interlock_com = 4
Number of com port with which to interlock. A port for this com
number MUST be defined before this port. Use this with MS-400 cards
or others with SHARED INTERRUPTS where you experience overruns.
Define one of the MS-400 ports then interlock all the others on the
first com number. See MS400.DOC
max_pac = 128
Allowable maximum packet size on this port. Allowable values are
20 to 256. Default is 128.
dflt_pac = 128
Default maximum packet size on this port. Allowable values are
20 to 256. Default is same as MAX_PAC.
speed = 4800
Speed of port. If this is a PC-1xx, this is the radio speed. For the
PC*PA and BPQ type ports, this value must be specified but is ignored.
For all others, this is the RS-232 port speed. Allowed speeds are
110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800,
38400, and 57600.
max_connect = 2
Max number of connects to allow on this port. MUST be at least
one less that what the TNC is capable of.
max_channel = 4
Highest channel number allowed by this TNC. Check the documentation
for your TNC. For TNC-11 and TNC-2, see the WA8DED documentation. If
you don't know, set for 4. For G8BPQ_NODE, PK-232, PK-87, and PK-88,
the value is usually 9. For PC*PA, the value either 4 or 10 based on
which version of TNCTSR-S you have.
max_pending = 4
For WA8DED software and the PC*PA, this is the maximum number of
unsent frames awaiting transmission. When this is reached, BB stops
sending data frames to the TNC until some traffic clears. Set this
to the maximum number of outstanding frames ("O" command on TNC).
For the PK-232 this number should be 4*MAXF
monitor = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, MONITOR will be enabled.
time_out = 180
Number of seconds of inactivity before a user is disconnected.
Allowed values are between 60 and 3000. NOTE: Using the
MBL, RLI, CBBS implementations, the timer starts when the last
packet has left the computer. Under this program, the timer
starts when the last packet is "ACK"ed by the distant TNC.
This might be an intermediate network node (Eg. NETROM) or
the actual user.
fwd_min = 34
Minutes after the hour to start forwarding on this port
call_check = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, allow only stations with valid call signs
to connect. *** NOT IMPLEMENTED ***
upload_download = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, allow uploads/downloads on this port.
remote_sysop = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, allow remote SYSOPs on this port.
no_out_fwd = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, this port will never start forwarding
by itself. The fwd_min is useless.
no_busy_fwd = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, this port will never start forwarding
if it already has a user connected. This is mainly for HF where
you only want one connect. Default is NO.
new_user_transparency = Y
YES or NO answer. If YES, a new user will be given the "T" flag
in the user file indicating TRANSPARENT. Default is NO.
new_user_screen_length = 20
Number between 0 and 255 indicating the number of lines to be
output for a new user before pausing. This will be reset by the
user during the register process.
no_binary = N
YES or NO answer. If YES, this port cannot be used for binary
transfers. Default is NO.
broadcast = y
YES or NO answer. If YES, send "MESSAGES FOR" broadcast UNPROTO.
Default is YES.
lock_modem_speed = y
YES or NO answer. If YES then BB will ignore speed changes on
incoming connects on a modem port. Use this when you have set
your modem to one speed and am talking to it with handshaking.
Default is NO. MODEM only parameter
wait_connect_string = y
YES or NO answer. If YES then BB will wait until the CONNECT
appears during forwarding out on the telephone port. Default
is NO. MODEM only parameter
extended_connect_string = y
YES or NO answer. If YES then BB will tolerate an extended CONNECT
string during modem processing. Default is NO. MODEM only parameter.
Ignored if lock_modem_speed = y.
remove_ssid_addresses = y
YES or NO answer. If YES then BB will remove any SSID on the
send command. Example: SP AA4RE-1 will become SP AA4RE. Default
is NO.
minimum_class_allowed = new_user
Sets the minimum class allowed to access the system thru this port.
Default is NEW_USER.
port_name = 144.99 Mhz
Name of port to be displayed with various commands (Eg. "J")
answer_on_ring = 1
Number of ring to answer modem on. Allowed values are 1 to 15. Note
that the BBS does not set S0 to this count. Instead each ring is
counted by the program itself which will then tell the modem to answer.
This is to prevent a dead BBS from answering the phone and causing
someone to pay long distance charges. MODEM only parameter
monitor_color = 5
Color of monitored packets for this port. See COLOR.DOC
broadcast_path = QRM WB6ZVW
Path set for UNPROTO packets. If this is omitted, the UNPROTO
path will not be set.
default_forward_order = TA
Default order that files will be sent during forwarding. See
FWD.DOC for details
reject_action = 2
Set the action for REJECTS. Which message to reject is set by the
action file. If the other BBS understands REJECT then REJECT is
sent. If the other BBS does not understand REJECT then we use the
action to control what we do. Parameter settings are shown below;
the default is 0;
0 = Put message in hold
1 = Tell distant end NO (this causes other BBS to think you
already have it). If other BBS doesn't understand NO then
put message in hold
2 = Tell distant end that message is rejected and then disconnect
reject_bulletin_action = 0
Set the action for REJECTS on bulletins (messages with distribution
lists). If you are forwarding to another BBS and it sends a REJECT to
your bulletin, this is the action to take. Parameter settings are shown
below; the default is 0;
0 = Mark as forwarded
1 = Try again next time
2 = Put the WHOLE message in hold
default_language_list = E
Gives the single character language identifiers for this port.
Only needed if multiple message_list files are used. This parm
is used if a user signs on and has NOT selected a language.
See LANGUAGE.DOC for details.
initialize_file = COM21.BB
This is optional. If present, this points to a file that contains
data and commands to be sent to this port during the initialization
procedure. The file is a straight ASCII file. Lines that
contain commands should be prefixed by an ESCAPE character.
All commands and data will be directed to channel 0, the UNPROTO
channel.
access_control = S
Sets the access control for a port. See AUTHENT.DOC for information
on how it works and what the possible values are.
disconnect_delay = 10
Number of seconds to wait before disconnecting from a station
being forwarded to. This delay should be used if you are
forwarding on a busy channel to NETROM nodes. It prevents
problems where the data ack ("RR") packet is lost.
new_user_display_format = 0
Sets the display format for a new user from this port. See NF command
in HELP.BB. Default is zero
fast_flow_control = N
Sets the high speed flow control. Only use with MBBIOS 3.7 or higher.
Only applies to modems.
forward_emergency_only = N
YES or NO answer. Only traffic defined by the EMERGENCY_TYPES
parameter will be forwarded. Default is No. See MODE.DOC for more
detail.
accept_emergency_only = N
YES or NO answer. Only traffic defined by the EMERGENCY_TYPES
parameter in PARMS.BB will be accepted. A normal user trying to send
other traffic will be given an error message; if a BBS tries to send
other traffic, either the message will be rejected or the station will
be disconnected, depending on the setting of the REJECT_ACTION in
PARMS.BB. Default is No. See MODE.DOC for more detail.
forward_nts_off = N
YES or NO answer. NTS traffic will be forwarded. Default is No. See
MODE.DOC for more detail.
accept_nts_off = N
YES or NO answer. NTS traffic will be accepted. If this switch is
off, then if a normal user tries to send NTS traffic, he will be given
an error message. If a BBS tries to send NTS traffic, either the
message will be rejected or the station will be disconnected,
depending on the setting of the REJECT_ACTION in PARMS.BB. Default is
No. See MODE.DOC for more detail.
allow_emergency_only = N
YES or NO answer. Only users with the "E" flag in their user
directory will be allowed to use the BBS. Default is No. See
MODE.DOC for more detail.
allow_emergency_change = N
YES or NO answer. A user without the "E" flag in his user directory
can change his call sign once he is connected. Default is No. See
MODE.DOC for more detail. The purpose of this is to allow the use of
tactical addresses during an emergency. A typical scenario would be
as follows:
AA4RE is stationed at the Gilroy Emergency Operations Center. He
connects to the Emergency BBS but AA4RE is not an "E" mode user.
The BBS will prompt for a new callsign. He enters GILROY which is
an "E" mode user. This will then allow AA4RE to send and receive
messages for GILROY. Packets will have the proper ham callsign on
them for identification purposes.
The local ARES organizations (SF Bay Area) felt that this method was
preferable to using the tactical call sign as the call sign in the TNC
and having to beacon the ham callsign for ID purposes.
FILE KEYWORDS
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A file directory is started by a line with just "FILE_DIRECTORY" on it.
Its ends when a line with just "ENDFILE" appears.
directory_name = ARES
Name of directory. Any 12 character word is ok. No imbedded blanks.
directory_alias = RACES
Other names for the directory
directory_path = C:\ARES\
Path to directory. If this is the magic word "ANY' then you can
use anything in the path on the request.
directory_desc = Amateur Radio Emergency Services
One line text describing the contents of this directory
class_for_upload = remote_sysop
Minimum user class for upload
class_for_download = new_user
Minimum user class for download
subdirectory_ok = NO
YES or NO answer. If YES, the backslash will be tolerated
as part of the filename.
binary_ok = y
YES or NO answer. If YES, allow binary transfers from this area.
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Valid user classes are:
NEW_USER
UNREGISTERED_USER
USER
EXPERT
BBS
REMOTE_SYSOP
LOCAL_SYSOP