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- W0RLI MailBox and GateWay - Configuration File Page 1
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- Sysop Information.
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- The basic information about the system owner and system operation is
- contained in the file INIT.MB. Replace the information with your own.
- If you feel you need to change the various WP lifetimes, be very
- careful and think through the implications of any such change.
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- The Login Message.
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- The login message is contained in the file MOTD.MB
- Variable text fields can be used in MOTD.MB, just as in CONFIG.MB
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- The Configuration File.
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- The file CONFIG.MB is a text file that contains all site-specific
- parameters. Edit it to have the proper parameters for your site.
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- The form $x is a variable text field. The "$x" is replaced by
- the current value for that text.
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- $B - Users home bbs.
- $D - The current date.
- $F - Name of the users port.
- $f - Name of the "other" gateway port.
- $H - Hang at end of line (suppress carriage return). Use at end of line only.
- $h - Number of held messages.
- $I - Sysops name.
- $L - Number of the last message in the MailBox
- $M - Message number from current msg header.
- $N - Number of active messages.
- $n - Number of killed messages.
- $O - Sysops callsign.
- $P - Port ID
- $Q - Sysops QTH
- $T - The current time.
- $t - Task ID.
- $U - User callsign.
- $V - Software version.
- $W - Users name.
- $X - Date user last logged in.
- $Y - Time user last logged in.
- $Z - Users zip code.
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- Any line beginning with ";" is ignored.
- This can be used to comment CONFIG.MB.
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- W0RLI MailBox and GateWay - Configuration File Page 2
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- The Configuration File, section one.
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- The first section (to the first *** EOF) is the port configuration info.
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- There must be one line defining your printer:
- Type can be one of LPTx, COMx, or NONE
- Examples:
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- Printer NONE
- Printer COM5
- Printer LPT2
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- There are three (or more) lines for each communications port.
- The first line contains the port definition.
- The second line is the port name.
- The third line contains the port privileges and timing information.
- Any lines following the third line are commands to send to the
- TNC at the time the software is initialized.
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- The port definition line is made of three fields, seperated by blanks:
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- The first field contains the word "Port".
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- The second field is the port identifier.
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- The third field is the type of device connected to the port:
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- AEA - This port has a TNC with AEA commands.
- Console - This port is the local console.
- KAM - This port has a TNC with KAM / KPC-4 commands.
- Node - This port connects to G8BPQ switch software.
- Serial - This port has a modem, computer, terminal, or printer connected.
- TNC2 - This port has a TNC with TAPR commands.
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- Examples:
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- Port A TNC2
- Port L Console
- Port G Node
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- The second line contains the port name.
- Examples:
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- 144.91 Mhz
- Local LAN link frequency.
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- The third line is made of several fields, seperated by blanks:
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- Field 1:
- A list of characters that give information about the port:
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- B - Only BBS may connect on this port.
- D - File download allowed from this port.
- E - The TNC on this port will be put in "converse" mode
- instead of "semi-transparent" mode for terminal operation.
- F - The TNC on this port will be put in "converse" mode
- instead of "semi-transparent" mode for MailBox operation.
- G - GateWay allowed from this port.
- I - Kick off user that connects using illegal call.
- M - Monitoring allowed from this port.
- P - If remote sysop is allowed, password is required.
- R - Remote sysop allowed on this port (if user marked as sysop).
- U - File upload allowed from this port.
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- 1 - Echo monitored packets to the console.
- 2 - Echo user data and forwarding to the console.
- 3 - Echo TNC commands to the console.
- 4 - NEVER monitor (i.e. monitor always set to OFF).
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- Field 2: Connect timeout, in seconds.
- Field 3: Disconnect timeout, in seconds.
- Field 4: Monitor time, in seconds.
- Field 5: Monitor lines.
- Field 6: Number of digipeaters allowed on connect.
- Field 7: Minute of the hour to attempt forwarding.
- Note that any value above 59 will disable forwarding on the port.
- Field 8: Number of command errors allowed before user kicked off.
- Field 9: Maximum users in RoundTable. Zero disables for this port.
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- W0RLI MailBox and GateWay - Configuration File Page 3
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- The Configuration File, section two.
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- The second section (to the second *** EOF) is the user file directory
- path definitions. Three lines per path.
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- The first line is a single character path ID,
- followed by "D" if downloading is allowed, and "U" if uploading is allowed.
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- The second line is the path, with trailing '\'.
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- The third line is the name of the path, as shown to the user.
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- The Configuration File, section three.
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- The third section (to the third *** EOF) is the designator translation list.
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- Each line in this section instructs the MailBox to take some action
- when it recieves some specific kind of message. Each line has several
- fields. The first field tells WHAT action to take (@, D, H, or T).
- The second and following fields tell HOW to take that action.
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- Action code Meaning
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- @ Translate @ BBS field of message.
- B File message by BID
- D Use the distribution list given in field 4,
- if TO matches field 2 and @ BBS matches field 3.
- H Hold any message with this TO, FROM, or @ BBS.
- T Translate TO field of message.
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- The examples below show how to use this feature:
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- @ W0RLI - Remove the "@ BBS" if it is this BBS.
- @ NCNET ALLCAN - Any message "@ NCNET" becomes "@ ALLCAN".
- T SYSOPS SYSOP - Any message "TO SYSOPS" becomes "TO SYSOP".
- H N1NERD - Hold any message to/from/at N1NERD
- D * ALLUSA WORLD.DIS - Any message @ ALLUSA go to all calls
- in file WORLD.DIS
- D * NORCAL NCNET.DIS - Any message @ NORCAL go to all calls
- in file NCNET.DIS
- D * ALLCAN NCNET.DIS - So does any messages @ ALLCAN ...
- D AMSAT * NCNET.DIS - ... and all messages TO AMSAT ...
- B ARL* \bull\arrl\ - File ARRL fulletins.
- *** EOF
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- There can be up to 35 destinations in a distribution list.
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- My file NCNET.DIS contains:
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- kb6irs
- n6iya
- ki6eh
- aa4re
- kb6owt
- wa6rdh
- w6pw
- w0rli <- I put my own call in the list so the message will
- not automatically kill until after I have read it.
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- The message is not forwarded to these stations in any special order.
- If a station is busy then the MailBox will try again the next hour.
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- An "L" listing of a message with a distribution list shows the sysop the
- status of forwarding to each station on a second "cc:" line. The calls to
- which the message have been sent have an asterisk before them.
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- The Configuration File, section four (remainder of file).
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- Each item goes on one line. Various prompts, messages, and constants.
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