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__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________ B B S S O F T W A R E ___________ / /\_____ _______ _____________ _____/\ \ /__________/ / // /\/ /\ \\ \ \__________\ \ ___ ____\/ // / / / \ \\ \/____ ___ / V \ \ /_____//______/ /______/ \_____\\_____\ / / V : \ \ \ ___\\ \ \ ___ \ / ____// ____/ / / . . \ \ \ \___ \ \ \ \ \ \__\ \ / /_\ / /___ / / . \ \ \ __\ \ \__\ \ \ ___/ / __/ \/___ / / / \ \ \ \____\ \ \ \ \ \ / /___\____/ / / / \_\/\_____\\_\/ \_\/\_\_/_____//_____/\/_/ V V V V V V V V | . : . . | : . . . : : . . /T\empest BBS v3.40 (GUI) Config Documentation (c) 1993-96 (Revision Date: Janurary, 1996) Author: Michael Bockert Documentation: Michael Bockert __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ C O N T E N T S __________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER I - Main Menu 1-1 TempesT BBSConfig (MAIN MENU) __________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER II - Sub Areas 2-01 Paths 2-02 Modems 2-03 Limits 2-04 Defaults 2-05 Displays 2-06 Logs 2-07 Security 2-08 Catalogs 2-09 System Flags 2-10 Node Flags 2-12 Min Baud 2-13 Min Access 2-14 2-15 2-16 2-17 2-18 2-19 2-20 Conf Edit 2-21 MBase Edit 2-22 FBase Edit 2-23 Utils __________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER III - Pull Down Menus __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER I - Main Menu __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 1-1 TempesT BBSConfig (MAIN MENU) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBS Config (MAIN MENU) |--|--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .---------------------------. .-------------. .-------------. | | System Name | Dawn Of Eternity | | PATHS | | MIN BAUD | | | `---------------------------' `-------------' `-------------' | | .---------------------------. .-------------. .-------------. | | Sysop Name | Michael Bockert | | MODEMS | | MIN ACCESS | | | `---------------------------' `-------------' `-------------' | | .---------------------------. .-------------. .-------------. | | Location | Des Moines, Iowa | | LIMITS | | | | | `---------------------------' `-------------' `-------------' | | .---------------------------. .-------------. .-------------. | | Phone Number | 515-255-3212 | | DEFAULTS | | | | | `---------------------------' `-------------' `-------------' | | .-----------. .-------------. .-------------. | | System ID | DAWN | | DISPLAYS | | | | | `-----------' `-------------' `-------------' | | .-----. .-------------. .-------------. | | Nodes | 11 | | LOGS | | | | | `-----' `-------------' `-------------' | | .-------------. .-------------. | | | SECURITY | | | | | `-------------' `-------------' | | .-------------. .-------------. | | | CATALOGS | | | | | `-------------' `-------------' | | .-------------. .-------------. | | | | | CONF EDIT | | | `-------------' `-------------' | | .-------------. .-------------. | | | SYS FLAGS | | MBASE EDIT | | | `-------------' `-------------' | | .-------------. .-------------. | | | NODE FLAGS | | FBASE EDIT | | | `-------------' `-------------' | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. .------. .------. | | | Save | | Utils| | Quit | | | `------' `------' `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 1-1.1 System Name ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The name of the BBS System. 1-1.2 System Name ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The name of the system operator (sysop) 1-1.3 Location ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The location of the BBS System. 1-1.4 System Phone Number ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phone number of BBS system. 1-1.5 System ID ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Not Installed Currently) 1-1.6 Number of Nodes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Number of Nodes/Lines the BBS has installed. If you have a local node installed, then this node counts to the total lines. 1-1.7 Paths ~~~~~~~~~~~~ System paths for bbs. 1-1.8 Modems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modem settings and strings for all nodes. 1-1.9 Limits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System limits. 1-1.10 Defaults ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System Defaults. 1-1.11 Displays ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen settings and related settings for local and real nodes. 1-1.12 Logs ~~~~~~~~~~~~ All log related settings. 1-1.13 Security ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Passwords, attempts, minimums. 1-1.14 Catalogs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ File listing catalog settings. 1-1.15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-1.16 System Flags ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System flags. 1-1.17 Node Flags ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Node flags. 1-1.18 Min Baud ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minimum Baud Rates required for connecting, uploading, downloading. Settings can be set for all 3 for every hour of the day and every node. 1-1.19 Min Access ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minimum secuirty access levels required for connection. Settings can be set for every 15 minutes of the day and for every node. 1-1.20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-1.21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-1.22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-1.23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-1.24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-1.25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-1.26 Conference Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allows sysop to edit Conferences. (Linked Msg/File Conference System) Use this option always! if you have your msg/file bases linked into conferences. 1-1.27 Msg Base Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allows sysop to edit message bases. (Split Msg/File Base System) 1-1.28 File Base Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allows sysop to edit file bases. (Split Msg/File Base System) __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER II - Sub Areas __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2-1 TempesT BBSConfig (PATHS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (PATHS) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .-------------------------------------.---. .--------------. | | Main BBS | | ? | | Create Paths | | | `-------------------------------------^---' `--------------' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | Account Info | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | File Catalogs | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | Doors | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | Logs | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | Uploads | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | Text | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | .-------------------------------------.---. | | | | ? | | | `-------------------------------------^---' | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-1.1 Main BBS Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where your accounts.data & setup directory are located, Main BBS path. This path is required! to be an assignment. Such as 'Tempest:'. 2-1.2 Accounts Info Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where your Applications & FlaggedFiles Directories will be stored. Applications Directory contains all answers to new user questions. FlaggedFiles Directory contains saved lists of flagged files of users who have lost carrier. So when they call back the lists of flagged files are restored. OLM Directory contains any online messages sent after a user had already logged off. PMail direcotry contains personal private mail from user to user. 2-1.3 Catalog Files Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where your catalog (File Listings) files are stored. 2-1.4 Doors Area Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where your doors are located. 2-1.5 Log Files Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where your logs are stored. All nodes use the same path since every log file has its own node extension. 2-1.6 Uploads Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where many sub directories store files while they are being upload. - WorkX directories, where uploads are sent originally. - TemporaryX directories, which are used for misc. temporary storage. - Hold directory, for unvalidated files. - BadArchives directory, where bad archives are stored. - Resume directory, used to store incomplete files are store any files that were completed with no description. They will have the following type extensions for files in the resume directory. `xxx extention = incomplete upload, with user id number of uploader. ^xxx extention = complete upload that has no description and is waiting for the user to call back to enter descriptions and put the file online. 2-1.7 Text Dir Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where most of your text files are stored for the bbs. 2-1.8 Create Paths ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Checks/Creates all paths entered. __________________________________________________________________________ 2-2 TempesT BBSConfig (MODEMS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (MODEMS) |--| |-----------------------------------------------------.----------------------| | .----------------------.---. .-----. | .--. | | Device | serial.device | ? | Unit | xx | | Auto Load |./| | | `----------------------^---' `-----' | `--' | | .---------. .-----. | .--. | | Baud | 115200 | Ser Buffer | 16 | | Open Device |./| | | `---------' `-----' | `--' | | .---------. .-----. | .--. | | Min Baud | 28800 | R/W Buffer | 16 | | Front End |./| | | `---------' `-----' | `--' | | .-----. .-----. | .--. | | Wait | xxx | PDelay | xxx | | Shared |./| | | `-----' `-----' | `--' | | .----. .-----. | .--. | | Rings | xx | CDelay | xxx | | DTR Hangup |./| | | `----' `-----' | `--' | | | .--. | | | Null Modem |./| | | | `--' | | | .--. | | | Rad Boogie |./| | | | `--' | | .---.-----------. | .--. | | Handshake | @ | RTS/CTS | | 2232 Flush |./| | | `---^-----------' | `--' | | .---.-----------. | .--. | | Parity | @ | NONE | | Telnet |./| | | `---^-----------' | `--' | | .---.-----------. | .--. | | Bits/Char | @ | 8 Bits | | |./| | | `---^-----------' | `--' | | .---.-----------. .-----. | .--. | | Stop Bits | @ | 1 Bit | Timeout | xxx | | |./| | | `---^-----------' `-----' | `--' | |-----------------------------------------------------^----------------------| | .--------------------------. .---------. .------. | | Node | | | | 6 | Strings | | OK | | | `--------------------------' `---------' `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-2.1 Device (Serial Device Name) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where you define your serial device name. Do NOT add a path, only the actual name! WARNING: It is case sensitive, has to be EXACTLY the same as the name on disk. 2-2.2 Unit (Serial Device Unit Number) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the actual unit number of the serial port for this node. Amiga internal serial port is device number 0. A2232 cards start at device number 2-up. 2-2.3 Baud (Maximum DTE Baud Rate) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is your maximum DTE rate allowed by your modem to communicate with the computer. - A2232 Serial Cards can only use maximum of 19200. - Amiga Internal Serial Port would use a setting of 38400 or 57600. - Not much need to set internal serial port any higher than 57600. - All other serial cards can go 115200 or higher without a problem. 2-2.4 Min Baud (Minimum Baud Rate Connect) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the minimum baud rate a user is allowed to be at. Anything slower than this specified baud rate will just display the too slow text in the text directory and kick the user off. 2-2.5 Wait (Secs to wait for Connect) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seconds the modem waits for a connect before resetting modem for a new caller. Recommended setting of: 35-45 2-2.6 Rings (Number of Rings before Connect) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Number of rings before the modem picks up and gives carrier. If you have problems with user's not being able to connect, reset this back to 0. 2-2.7 Ser Buffer (Serial Buffer Size) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where you set the serial buffer size to be used. The setting is in kilobytes, so a setting of 16 = 16k. Possible Settings: 1-255 Default Setting: 16k 2-2.8 R/W Buffer (Read/Write Buffer Size) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Currently not active. Possible Settings: 1-255 2-2.9 PDelay (Modem Pause Delay) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delay (In Ticks) for the modem pause command '~' Recommended setting of: 25 2-2.10 CDelay (Modem Command Delay) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delay (In Ticks) that is given between modem string command characters. Recommended setting of: 5 2-2.11 Handshake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toggles Handshaking modes: 1) RTS/CTS Handshaking (Default) 2) XON/XOFF 3) Both Active 4) None Active Recommended setting of: RTS/CTS 2-2.12 Bits Char ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toggles Bits Char modes: 1) 8 Bits (Default) 2) 7 Bits Recommended setting of: 8 Bits 2-2.13 Parity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toggles Parity modes: 1) None (Default) 2) Even 3) Odd 4) Mark 5) Space Recommended setting of: None 2-2.14 Stop Bits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toggles Stop Bits modes: 1) 1 Bit (Default) 2) 2 Bits Recommended setting of: 1 Bit 2-2.15 Sleep Timeout (in minutes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the setting set to control the idle time of a user online. If a user is sitting on the bbs and not hitting any key, this timer will activate an automatic kick off of the user if they don't hit a key in the specified amount of minutes. Recommended setting of: 5 (5 Minutes) 2-2.16 Auto Load ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you want the node to automaticly load when the server is loaded. Recommended setting of: Checked On 2-2.17 Open Device ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you want the node to open the serial device or if you want it to be a local node for sysop use only with no serial routines opened. Real Node Setting: Checked On Local Sysop Node Setting: Checked Off 2-2.18 Front End Mode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is used only if you are going to use a front end utility like TrapDoor to answer the phone and then have TSpawner transfer control of the call to the bbs. Otherwise you will always have it set to Normal: BBS Answers Phone When setting this flag on, shared serial mode is turned on as well. 2-2.19 Shared (Shared Serial) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this flag is turned on, other applications will be able to open up the same serial device. Recommended Setting of: Checked On 2-2.20 DTR Hangup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether to drop the DTR when hanging up. Recommended Setting of: Checked On 2-2.21 Null Modem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is used to define a node as a null modem node, hooked up to a null modem cable to another machine. If you are not hooking up the node to a null modem cable, this option should be off. 2-2.22 Rad Boggie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is an "overdrive" option, and ONLY works on bauds 9600 and above. Users will get slightly better CPS rates with this on. If you are running Tempest with a 2400 baud modem, then this may cause errors if selected. Checking this box will also Change Handshaking to CTS/RTS, Change Parity to None and set Char/Bits to 8. These settings are going to be the defaults as well so nothing will probably be changed. Recommended setting of: Yes (9600+ Baud Modem) Recommended setting of: No (below 9600+ Baud Modem) 2-2.23 2232 Flush (Serial Flush) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is only active when you have a node on a 2232 Serial Card Port. Recommended setting of: Checked Off, Unless you are using 2232 Card. 2-2.24 Telnet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag should only be turned on if the node is a telnet node. To setup a telnet node you must use the telnetd.device. .----------------------------------------------. |--| Modem Strings |--| |----------------------------------------------| | .---------------------------------. | | Init | 123456789012345678901234567890 | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | Reset | ATZ | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | Hangup | ~~~ATH | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | Answer | ATA | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | OffHook | ATH1 | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | OnHook | ATH0 | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | Ring | RING | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | Connect | CONNECT | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | | | | | `---------------------------------' | | .---------------------------------. | | | | | | `---------------------------------' | | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------' 2-2.25 Init (Modem String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modem string sent to modem to initalize the modem when the node is first loaded. 2-2.26 Reset (Modem String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modem string sent to modem to reset modem and get it ready for next call. 2-2.27 Hangup (Modem String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modem string sent to modem to hang up user. 2-2.28 Answer (Modem String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modem string sent to modem to answer an incomming call. 2-2.29 OffHook (Modem String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modem string sent to modem to place modem off hook (Busy). 2-2.30 OnHook (Modem String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modem string sent to modem to place modem on hook (Ready for call). 2-2.31 Ring (Detect String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ String used to detect a ring. 2-2.32 Connect (Detect String) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ String used to detect a connect message. Default 'CONNECT ' <- Notice the space after the word connect! __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (LIMITS) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | .------. .---------. | | Editor Lines | xxx | -> | xxxxxxx | Memory Usage in Editor | | `------' `---------' | | .------. .---------. | | Max Flagged Files | xxx | -> | xxxxxxx | Memory Usage Per Node | | `------' `---------' | | .------. | | Max Catalog Lines (2-15) | xx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Max Users Allowed | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Max Pages Per Call | xx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Low Warning UL Space | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Required UL Space | xxx | | | `------' | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-3.1 Editor Lines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maximum number of lines allowed in the message editor. - Setting a higher value uses more memory. - Note: This only uses extra memory when a user is actually in the editor, and the memory is freed when they leave the editor. Maximum setting: 999 Recommended setting of: 150-200, or whatever you want 2-3.2 Max Flagged Files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maximum number of flagged files that are allowed to be flagged at once by a user. - Setting value higher uses more memory. Maximum setting: 999 Recommended setting of: 150-200, or whatever you want 2-3.3 Max Catalog Lines (2-15) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where you define the maximum number of lines you want to allow for file descriptions. Valid range is 1-15. Maximum setting: 15 Recommended/Default Setting: 12 2-3.4 Max Users Allowed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the user limit that you define for your system. Once you gain the number of users specified in this field, the BBS will no longer allow new users to apply. Make sure to set this number high enough so you don't lock out new users from applying to your system. Recommended setting of: 1000 or whatever you think is enough. 2-3.5 Max Pages Per Call ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the maximum times a user can page the sysop during a call. If the sysop enters chat with a user, the counter is reset and they are allowed to page up to the limit once again. Maximum setting: 250 Recommended setting: 3-5 2-3.6 Low Warning UL Space ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the amount of hard drive space that has to be free before the BBS will display a warning to the users that there is low hard drive space and to inform the sysop. The bbs will display the text file: LowUploadSpace.txt in the Text directory. This setting should be higher than required upload space, unless you want to disable this option. 2-3.7 Required UL Space ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the amount of hard drive space that has to be free before the BBS will allow any uploads. The bbs will display the text file: NoUploadSpace.txt in the Text directory. This is used to inform users that there is no more upload space on the hard drive and to inform the sysop of the problem. Minimum setting is 1 meg, recommended 5-6 megs! __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (DEFAULTS) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | .---.------------. .---.--------. | | Chat: Default | @ | Horizontal | Default Protocol | @ | Zmodem | | | `---^------------' `---^--------' | | .---.---------. .---.--------. | | Chat: Sysop Color | @ | Green | Force Protocol | @ | None | | | `---^---------' `---^--------' | | .---.---------. .---.--------. | | Chat: User Color | @ | Purple | Default Editor | @ | Line | | | `---^---------' `---^--------' | | .------. | | Priority: System | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Priority: Transfers | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Priority: Doors | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Reward: UL Time % | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Reward: DL Left % | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | File Copy Buffer | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Catalog ViewMode | xx | | | `------' | | .----------------------------------------------------. | | Open Shell | | | | `----------------------------------------------------' | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-4.1 SysopChat: Default Mode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This toggles the default method of sysop chat with the user. There are 3 different methods currently: 1) Normal Chat System 2) Horizontal Split Screen System 3) Vertical Split Screen System 2-5-2 SysopChat: Sysop Color ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sysop Chat color. This is the color of all text typed by the sysop when they are in chat with a user. 2-4.3 UsersChat: User Color ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ User's Chat color. This is the color of all text typed by the user when they are in chat with the sysop. 2-4.4 Priority: Normal System Operation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Task Priority setting for main bbs operation. Warning: Using high task priorities can actually slow up operations! Going higher than 1 actually causes problems! Recommended setting of: 1 2-4.5 Priority: File Transfers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Task Priority setting for file transfers. Warning: Using high task priorities can actually slow up operations! Going higher than 1 actually causes problems! Recommended setting of: 1 2-4.6 Priority: Doors and Modules ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Task Priority setting for doors and modules. Warning: Using high task priorities can actually slow up operations! Going higher than 1 actually causes problems! Recommended setting of: 1 2-4.7 Upload Time Reward % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the time reward bonus percentage for uploads. Basically it takes the time it took the user to upload and takes a percentage of that and gives the user back some time. If set to 0, they get no extra time where as 100% would give them there time back that it took to do the transfer. Maximum setting is 250% Recommended setting of: 150% 2-4.8 Download Left Reward % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the download left credit reward bonus percentage for uploads. Basically it takes the amount of uploads and takes a percentage of that and gives the user back some download limit credit for that day only. If set to 0, they get no extra credit where as 100% would give them exactly the same amount of credit as what they uploaded. Maximum setting is 250% Recommended setting of: 50% 2-4.9 File Copy Buffer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the amount of memory the bbs will try to allocate for file copies. If this setting is zero, then the bbs will attempt to allocate enough memory for the entire file. If the filesize is smaller than the copy buffer, the bbs uses the fliesize instead of the copy buffer to save memory usage. Recommended Setting (Low Memory Free)....: 12-24 KB Recommended Setting (1-2 Megs Free)......: 64-128 KB Recommended Setting (TONS of Memory Free): 0 = Complete File Size 2-4.10 Default Catalog ViewMode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Default view mode for users to use for the file listings. There are many different display modes for the file listings. This setting just defines the default you want all users to start with. Recommended setting of: 5 (Classic File Listing) 2-4.11 Open Shell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Type of shell to open up, and parameters for opening the shell. 2-4.12 Default Protocol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Default file transfer protocol user's have selected when they apply new to the bbs. Recommended Setting of: ZModem 2-4.13 Force Protocol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This allows sysops to force the use of a given protocol and no others can be used. Recommended Setting of: None 2-4.14 Default Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Default message editor user's have selected when they apply new to the bbs. Recommended Setting of: Line __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (DISPLAY) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .--------. .--. .--. .--. | | REMOTE | Screen | |./| Workbench |./| Iconify |./| Screen to Back | | `--------' `--' `--' `--' | | .--------. .--. .--. .--. | | LOCAL | Screen | |./| Workbench |./| Iconify |./| Screen to Back | | `--------' `--' `--' `--' | | .--------------------------------.---.----. | | | topaz.font | ? | 8 | | | `--------------------------------^---^----' | | .---.--------------. | | Window to Front | @ | Logon & Page | | | `---^--------------' | | .---.--------------. | | Asl Requesters | @ | Ask to Use | | | `---^--------------' | | .--. | | Half Screen |./| | | `--' | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-5.1 Select Screen Mode (Live Nodes) (V38 Only) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This option allows you to select the screen modes, size, bitplanes with an asl requester for all real/live nodes. This must be set in order to use Tempest. (Supported Locally only) * NOTE: If you are running WB 2.04 (v37) then install the v38 Asl.library included with the Tempest archive. * NOTE!!!!: Even though the asl requester highlights one of the entires when it opens up, it is NOT really selected, you MUST!! Select it again even if it is highlighted! 2-5.2 Use Workbench Screen (Live Nodes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is whether or not you want Tempest windows to open up on the workbench screen or have their own custom screen for Real/Live Nodes. Recommended Setting: No 2-5.3 Auto Iconify At Start Up (Live Nodes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This setting will determine whether the bbs opens up un-iconified or if it is iconified when first loaded for all live nodes. Recommended Setting: Yes 2-5.4 Open Screen Behind Others (Live Nodes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This setting is only valid if you are opening the bbs in un-iconify mode. When the node is loaded, the window it opens up goes to the back. 2-5.5 Select Screen Mode (Local Nodes) (V38 Only) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This option allows you to select the screen modes, size, bitplanes to use in the bbs with an asl requester for all Local nodes. This must be set in order to use Tempest. (Supported Locally only) * NOTE: If you are running WB 2.04 (v37) then install the v38 Asl.library included with the Tempest files. * NOTE!!!!: Even though the asl requester highlights one of the entires when it opens up, it is NOT really selected, you MUST!! Select it again even if it is highlighted! 2-5.6 Use Workbench Screen (Local Nodes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is whether or not you want Tempest windows to open up on the workbench screen or have their own customscreen for Local Nodes. Recommended Setting: No 2-5.7 Auto Iconify At Start Up (Live Nodes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This setting will determine whether the bbs opens up un-iconified or if it is iconified when first loaded for all live nodes. Recommended Setting: Yes 2-5.8 Open Screen Behind Others (Live Nodes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This setting is only valid if you are opening the bbs in un-iconify mode. When the node is loaded, the window it opens up goes to the back. 2-5.9 Selecting Font ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are 3 gadgets. 1) Allows you to type in the font name. 2) Allows you to type in the font size. 3) Opens an asl font requester where you can select a font. Recommended to use a font size of 8, so that everything fits nicely. 2-5.10 Window to Front Options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This allows you to define whether you want the screen to come to the front when 1) a user logs on to the BBS, 2) if a user pages the sysop. You can turn them both off, both on, or either one on/off. 2-5.11 Default ASL Requesters Mode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are 3 modes of operation: 1) Ask to Use = Y/N Prompt asking you if you want to use asl requesters. 2) Always Use = Always use asl requesters without asking. 3) Never Use = Never use asl requesters, always use input prompt. Recommended Setting: Ask to Use 2-5.12 Half Screen Mode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This makes Tempest screens open up in half height mode. Text scrolls are faster since it has half the text to scroll, however account editor and other operations of the bbs may be impossible since most things are based on the regular screen size. Recommended setting: Off __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (Logs) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | .---------------------------------------.---. | | Logs Path | LOGS: | ? | | | `---------------------------------------^---' | | .---.-------------. | | Logs Active On | @ | Remote Only | | | `---^-------------' | | | | | | CALLERS LOG: OTHER LOGS: | | | | .--. .--. | | Callers Main |./| Sysop Activty |./| | | `--' `--' | | .--. .--. | | CL: Messages |./| Capture | | | | `--' `--' | | .--. .--. | | CL:Transfers |./| Debug | | | | `--' `--' | | .--. .--. | | CL: Doors |./| | | | | `--' `--' | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-6.1 Logs Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Path where all log files are stored, same as defined in Paths Window. 2-6.2 Logs Active On ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This has 4 possible settings: 1) Remote Only - Logs are only recorded on remote/live nodes. 2) Local Only - Logs are only recorded on local/sysop nodes. 3) Both - Logs are recorded on both local and remote nodes. 4) None - Logs are not recorded for any node. Recommended Setting of: Remote Only 2-6.3 Callers Log ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This turns the callers log on/off. The callers log records connects, logoffs, and other activity of users on the bbs. Recommended setting of: On 2-6.4 CL: Msg Base ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This turns the Msg Activity part of the callers log on/off. Info on messages that have been posted, etc. Recommended setting of: On 2-6.5 CL: File Transfer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This turns the File Transfer Activity part of the callers log on/off. Info on uploads, downloads, etc. Recommended setting of: On 2-6.6 CL: Doors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This turns the Door Activity part of the callers log on/off. Info on doors entered, exited by users. Recommended setting of: On 2-6.7 SysopActivity Log ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This turns the sysop activity log on/off. This log records all sysop related activity to a separate log with time/date stamp and user's handle along with whatever activity they performed. Nice log to keep track and monitor sysop and co-sysop activity to make sure their access is not abused! Recommended setting of: On 2-6.8 Capture Log ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This turns the Capture on/off. This will capture everything the users see and type. Just as if you were the user capturing his call. Recommended setting of: Off!!! WARNING: This log slows the computer up alot when on. Should not be used unless required! You can turn this log on/off by a certain user calling, in the account editor flags. That is recommended over leaving the log on for all users. 2-6.9 Debug Log ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This turns the debug log on/off. This log records some debug information for sysops and programmers to debug problems with the bbs's setup. Recommended setting of: Off __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (SECURITY) |--| |-------------------------------------------.--------------------------------| | | | | PASSWORDS: | ATTEMPTS: | | | | | .-----------------------. | .-----. | | System Entry | | | Alias/Name | xxx | | | `-----------------------' | `-----' | | .-----------------------. | .-----. | | New User | | | User Password | xxx | | | `-----------------------' | `-----' | | .-----------------------. | .-----. | | Sysop Commands | | | System Password | xxx | | | `-----------------------' | `-----' | | .-----------------------. | .-----. | | Remote Shell | | | New User Password | xxx | | | `-----------------------' | `-----' | | .-----------------------. | | | Local Access | | |--------------------------------| | `-----------------------' | | | .-----------------------. | .-----. | | BBSConfig.mod | | | Min User Password | xxx | | | `-----------------------' | `-----' | | .-----------------------. | | | Server Protect | | |--------------------------------| | `-----------------------' | | | .-----------------------. | .----------------. | | Local Login OR | | | Node | | | | 5 | | `-----------------------' | `----------------' | | .-----------------------. | .-------------------. | | | | | Password | | | | `-----------------------' | `-------------------' | | .-----------------------. | .------. | | | | | Minimum Access | xxx | | | `-----------------------' | `------' | |-------------------------------------------^--------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-7.1 Password: System Entry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password required for a user to enter the BBS. This is a front end password that requires a user to know the password to log on the BBS. To disable this password, leave the entry blank. 2-7.2 Password: New User ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password required for any new user to apply and fill out an application. To disable this password, leave the entry blank. 2-7.3 Password: Sysop Commands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password required for sysop(s) and co-sysop(s) to access high level sysop related commands. To disable this password, leave the entry blank. 2-7.4 Password: Remote Shell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Passord required for accessing remote shell and dos commands from the BBS. This password is required! If the sysop has not defined this password then the remote shell and dos commands become inactive. Remote Shell is required to have a password no matter what. This has been done for security! 2-7.5 Password: Local Access ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password required for a person to do sysop logon, local logon, or account editing from the local computer. This is a password you would use if you had friends over or didn't want anyone in your house accessing the BBS while you are not around. To disable this password, leave the entry blank. 2-7.6 Password: BBSConfig Module ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password needed to access the BBSConfig remotely. 2-7.7 Password: Server Protect ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password needed to access Server after it has been protected with the protect gadget. 2-7.8 Password: Local Logon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password to be used by sysops locally only!.. Lets you logon as any user without knowning thier password. 2-7.9 Attempts: User Handle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Number of attempts that are allowed for a user to enter their handle before the BBS hangs up on user. Valid Range: 1-10 attempts. Recommended: 3 2-7.10 Attempts: User Password ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Number of attempts that are allowed on the User Password before the BBS hangs up on the user. Valid Range: 1-10 attempts. Recommended: 3 2-7.11 Attempts: System Pass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Number of attempts that are allowed on the System Password before the BBS hangs up on the user. Valid Range: 1-10 attempts. Recommended: 3 2-7.12 Attempts: NewUser Pass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Number of attempts that are allowed on the New User Password before the BBS hangs up on the user. Valid Range: 1-10 attempts. Recommended: 3 2-7.13 Minimum: User Password ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the minimum number of characters that a user must enter for a password. If set at 5, for example, the user would have to enter a password at least 5 characters long. 2-7.14 Password (Node Access Password) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the password required to logon a certain node. Current node is selected above with the Node Scroller gadget. 2-7.15 Minimum Access (Node Minimum Access Level) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the minimum access level a user must have to logon a certain node. Current node is selected above with the Node Scroller gadget. __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (CATALOGS) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Separator Line | | .------------------------------------------------------------------------. | | | | | | `------------------------------------------------------------------------' | | .------. | | Use Separator | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Ansi Color | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Display Sent By | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Display Upload Time | xxx | | | `------' | | .------. | | Archive Date Line | xxx | | | `------' | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-8.1 Defineable File Entry Separator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where you define what kind of a seperater to use, when it is on. 2-8.2 Use separator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not to use the seperater between entries in the file listing. 2-8.3 File Listing Ansi On/Off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you want ansi color in the file listings or not. 2-8.4 Display Sent By's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flag to turn on/off the display of uploaders names in the file listings. 2-8.5 Display Upload Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flag to turn on/off the display of the time a file was uploaded to the bbs. 2-8.6 Archive Dates Line ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This option scans an archive when it is uploaded and gets the file_id date, the newest file date and the oldest file date from the archive and displays the info on the last line of descriptions like so: ID: 07-Jun-95 NEW: 12-Dec-95 OLD: 02-Jan-93 Support for zip, lha, lzx at moment. __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (SYSTEM FLAGS - SET 1 of 2) |--| |-------------------------.------------------------.-------------------------| | .--. | .--. | .--. | | Link MsgFile Areas |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. |.-----------.-----------.| | |./| | |./| || Prev Page | Next Page || | `--' | `--' |`-----------^-----------'| |-------------------------^------------------------^-------------------------| | .--------. .------. .--------. | | | ALL | | OK | | NONE | | | `--------' `------' `--------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-9.1 Link Msg/File Areas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you want the msg/file areas linked together as one conference or you want them to be separated as msg / file areas. On = Conferences (1 Area for all commands) Off = Seperate Msg and File Areas. 2-9.2 No New Users ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this flag is set on, no new users are accepted. Recommended Setting: Off 2-9.3 New User Questions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not to ask new user questions when new users apply. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.4 Default Sysop Avail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sets the default Sysop Available for Chat flag default upon loading Tempest. 2-9.5 Ask Why Before Chat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag determins if the user will be asked for a reason when a user pages the sysop. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.6 User Can Break Chat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not you want users to be able to break out of sysop chat. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.7 Who On Logon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not the online users display is shown at logon. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.8 Allow Hiding from Who ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not you allow users to hide from other users in who is online displays. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.9 Real Names Only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag determins if the BBS uses Handles or Real Names. Recommended Setting: Off 2-9.10 Msg To Next Caller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will make it possible for users to post msgs to the next caller. Users can only use this option if thier personal user flag is set on. 2-9.11 [Return] Msg Prompt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you want the commands prompt to come up in the message editor with a simple return or with the '/', '.' type keys. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.12 Capture Log Filter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This option will filter out all ansi codes in the capture logs. Recommended setting of: On 2-9.13 Goodbye Opt Prompt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not the users get a logoff menu prompt or just immediately logs off the system when entering the goodbye command. 2-9.15 Bulletins On Logon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will bring up the bulletins menu upon log on. Users can only use this option if thier personal user flag is set on. 2-9.16 Stats During Logon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will bring up the users status info upon log on. 2-9.17 Can Skip Log On/Off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag allows users to skip logon/logoff screens if they wish. 2-9.19 Allow Anonymous Msg's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag allows users to post anonymous msg's. Users can only use this option if thier personal user flag is set on. 2-9.20 Allow Password Msg's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag allows users to post password protected messages. 2-9.21 Allow Password Files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag allows users to post password protected files. 2-9.22 Open Screen/Login ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not Installed Yet 2-9.23 Open Stat Win/Login ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not Installed Yet 2-9.24 Open User Stat Win ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When set on, the bbs will automaticly open the user status window when you un-iconify the bbs. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.25 Remove Logon Stats ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not you want the security text to be displayed when users log on. Example: Baud rates below xxxxx can not upload this hour. Baud rates below xxxxx can not download this hour. Access Levels below xxxx can not logon this hour. etc. 2-9.30 Load Node Delay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a flag for the TServer. It makes the TServer load each node one at a time with a 5 second delay between each node. This is probably only needed if you have the Multiface III Serial Card. This card has a bug that causes a crash if 2 nodes are initalized at the exact same time. 2-9.42 Download Counter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag determines whether or not the bbs will keep track of how many times files have been downloaded. If this flag is switched off, the bbs will not increment the number of times a file has been downloaded. 2-9.43 No Byte/File Limits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this flag is set on, there are no file/byte limits. Users can download as long as they have time left. Recommended Setting: Off 2-9.44 All Files Free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this flag is set on, all files are free downloads in all areas. Recommended Setting: Off 2-9.45 Count Aborted Bytes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will make the bbs count all downloaded bytes, even if the user aborts a transfer. Recommended Setting: Off 2-9.46 Resumed Bytes Only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag makes the bbs count only resumed bytes on downloads. Recommended Setting: Off 2-9.47 Byte/File Time Check ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Disables Time Checks when users attempt to flag files or select files for download. If set on, the bbs will pre-calculate the time it thinks it will take to transfer the file and will not allow a file to be flagged that would exceed this pre-calculated time. Recommended Setting: Sysops Preference 2-9.48 Flag File Ratio Chk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag determins whether or not file and byte ratio checks will be used when users atttempt to flag files. If set off, users can flag more files than they can download in a day and resume downloading them another day. If on, users can only flag what they can download in the same day. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.49 UL File Type Prompt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This setting determins whether uploaded files will be made public automaticly or if a prompt will come up asking if the file is to be public, sysop, or password protected. Recommended setting of: Off or No Prompt (S)ysop file, (P)assword Protect, (N)ormal file 2-9.50 Extended Description ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not to use Extended File Descriptions. Recommended Setting: Off 2-9.51 Select Dest. On Uploads ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you want the bbs to ask for a destination directory after uploads or if you want the bbs to use the area the user is in for a destination. 2-9.52 Allow DL In Archive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not users can download files within an archive or not. 2-9.53 Auto Flagging on DL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this flag is on, all files selected for download using the 'd' key will be auto flagged as if the user had used the 'f' key for flagging. This is important in the fact that only Flagged files are stored if a user drop carrier. If this flag is off, only files that are flagged with the 'f' key will be stored for the users next call if they don't download them during the current call. However if this flag is on, it won't make a difference if they use either key, they are all stored as flagged files. 2-9.54 Batch Upload BP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Batch Upload Background Processor Module. If this option is turned on, all batch uploaded files will go online as soon as the files are uploaded. The files go online in the background while the user is still uploading files. 2-9.55 Cat Dupe File Check ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not you want the bbs to scan the catalog index files for duplicate filenames before allowing an upload. This is like the offline duplicate file checkers on other software. When this is on, the BBS will, before an upload, check the entire file listing index system to see if the filename about to be uploaded has been uploaded before. WARNING: This will slow up the duplicate file check process on uploads. 2-9.56 Use File Signitures ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not users are allowed to use file description signitures. 2-9.57 Sub Dupe File Check ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not to check sub file listings for duplicates. See 2-9.55 for more details on how it works. 2-9.58 Detect File_id ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will make the bbs detect file_id files in archives. A prompt will ask the user if they wish to use the file_id, unless flag 59 is set on, in which case it will automaticly use them. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.59 Auto Use File_id ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will make the bbs use file_id files for descriptions automatically without giving the users the option. For this flag to work, you must have flag 58 on. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.60 Create File_id ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag makes the bbs create and install file_id's to archives that don't have one. If flag 61 is set off then the bbs will prompt the user if they wish to install the file_id file. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.61 Auto Create File_id ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will make the bbs create file_id files and install them automatically no matter what. For this flag to work, you must have flag 60 on. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.62 File_id Ansi Strip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not you want ansi stripped out of file_id's. Recommended Setting: On 2-9.63 Use Large File_id's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag makes Tempest automatically use file_id files even if they exceed the max number of lines (15) for descriptions. It just uses as many as it can. Recommended Setting: On __________________________________________________________________________ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (NODE FLAGS) |--| |-------------------------.------------------------.-------------------------| | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. | .--. | | |./| | |./| | |./| | | `--' | `--' | `--' | | .--. | .--. |.-----------.-----------.| | |./| | |./| || Prev Page | Next Page || | `--' | `--' |`-----------^-----------'| |-------------------------^------------------------^-------------------------| | .-----------------. .--------. .--------. .------. | | Current Node | | | | 4 | ALL | | NONE | | OK | | | `-----------------' `--------' `--------' `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-10.1 Welcome Bulletin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will make the Text-Welcome text file be displayed upon users loging on. User can only use this option if thier personal user flag is set on. 2-10.2 Hide Copy/Move Paths ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag will hide all displays of full paths when Tempest is copy/moving files from one area to another. Recommended Setting of Off for real nodes! 2-10.3 Allow Sysop drop to dos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag turns on/off the ability to drop to dos for this node. 2-10.4 Guest Logon Ability ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not you allow guest logons. 2-10.5 Stealth Mode Pass Entry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether system password entry is asked before any text is displayed, or if it is displayed after connect msg info. __________________________________________________________________________ 2.12 Min. Logon Baud Rates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Definable baud rates for connection, uploading, and downloading. Upon selecting this item, you will be presented with a summary screen representing the 24 hours of the day marked in military time (23 = 11:00 pm). Type in the hour you wish to allocate, or type N for new user registration, at which time you will be asked to set the MINIMUM baud rate for Connection, Upload, or Download. For the New User, you will be asked at which MINIMUM baud rate to allow registration. The New User baud rate is in effect 24 hours a day. It should be noted, the BBS will NOT disconnect a user who is already logged in when a minimum baud rate becomes effective. For example, User # 5 logs in at 9:56 am at 2400 baud and you have 9600 defined as the minimum for 10:00am; The BBS will not disconnect User #5 at 10:00. however he will not be able to call back in after 10:00 am unless a new minimum goes into effect. __________________________________________________________________________ 2.13 Min. Logon Security Levels ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Much Like the `Min. Logon Baud Rates' definition, this screen allows you to configure the Security time slots. Again, This will not disconnect a Caller who is already online when a minimum security level higher than his goes into effect. When you pick the hour to configure, the BBS will prompt you with a request for a minimum security level for each quarter of an hour (15 mins after, 30 mins after, etc) during that time slot, this allow realistic flexibility to the security reservation menu. __________________________________________________________________________ 2.20 Conf Edit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (CONFERENCE EDITOR) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | .----------------------------. .---------------. | | Area Name | | | Access Flags | | | `----------------------------' `---------------' | | .----------------------------. .---------------. | | Description | | | MBase Flags | | | `----------------------------' `---------------' | | .----------------------------.---. .---------------. | | Msg Path | | ? | | FBase Flags | | | `----------------------------^---' `---------------' | | .----------------------------.---. .---------------. | | Upload Path | | ? | | Create Paths | | | `----------------------------^---' `---------------' | | .------. | | Catalog Subs | | | | `------' | | .------. | | FileName Len | | | | `------' | | .------. | | UL Credit * | | | | `------' | | .------. | | DL Credit * | | | | `------' | | | | | | | | | | .-----------------------. .------. | | Password | | Min Access | | | | `-----------------------' `------' | | .------. .------. .------------. | | Min Age | | Max Age | | Gender | @ | Both | | | `------' `------' `------------' | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .--------------------..----..--------. .------. .------. .------. | | Area | | | || 5 || @ | On | | List | | Save | |Cancel| | | `--------------------'`----'`--------' `------' `------' `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-20.1 Area Name ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the acutal name of the area. 2-20.2 Area Description ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the description of the area. 2-20.3 Msg Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the path where all messages / message data will be stored. The path you supply MUST end with ':' or a '/'. (full path required) 2-20.4 Upload Path ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where you define the path for any uploaded files in that area. The path must end with a ':' or a '/' depending on your path entered. 2-20.5 Catalog Subs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Number of Sub File Listings that will be installed in an area. If the number is equal to 0 or 1 then the bbs just has the main upload file listing. If you select 2 or more than you will have sub listings supported that you can move catalog entries to for like an old listing for an area or something. 2-20.6 Filename Length ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Max Length of filenames allowed in current file area. If you set the value to 12, for example, no files uploaded to this area will be allowed to be over 12 characters long in length. Any filename over this given value will be renamed by the user to fit the area's max allowed size. 2-20.7 UL Credits * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where you can define how many times credit the bbs gives a user for all uploads to this file area. Examples: ~~~~~~~~ Setting of 0 is disabled (1x given to users) Setting of 1 is (1x given to users) Setting of 2 is (2x given to users) 2-20.8 DL Credits * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where you can define how many times credit the bbs takes away from a user for all downloads in this file area. Examples: ~~~~~~~~ Setting of 0 is disabled (1x taken from users) Setting of 1 is (1x taken from users) Setting of 2 is (2x taken from users) 2-20.9 Password ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Password required to be entered before being allowed to join this area. 2-20.10 Min Age ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minimum Age required to join this area. 2-20.11 Max Age ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maximum Age allowed to join this area. 2-20.12 Min Access ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minimum access level a user must have before being allowed to enter this area. 2-20.13 Gender ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sex Type that is allowed for this area. Either Both, Male Only, or Female Only. 2-20.14 Access Flags ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not Installed Yet 2-20.15 MBase Flags ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message Base related on/off flags. 1) Allow Msg Reading ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not message reading is allowed in this area. - Users with sysop flag on for this area can overide this. Recommended setting of: Checked 2) Allow Msg Posting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not message posting is allowed in this area. - Users with sysop flag on for this area can overide this. Recommended setting of: Checked 3) Allow Public Msgs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allow the posting of public messages in this area. Recommended setting of: Checked 4) Allow Private Msgs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allow the posting of private messages in this area. Recommended setting of: Checked 5) Allow Anonymous Msgs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not anonymous mail can be posted in this area. - Users with sysop flag on for this area can overide this. Recommended setting of: Checked 6) Allow Priority Msgs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allow the posting of priority messages in this area. Recommended setting of: Checked 7) Allow Msg Editing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not existing messages cen be edited in this area. - Users with sysop flag on for this area can overide this. Recommended setting of: Checked 8) Allow Msg UL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not message uploading is allowed in this area. - Users with sysop flag on for this area can overide this. Recommended setting of: Checked 9) Allow File Attach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allow files to be attached to messages. Recommended setting of: Checked 10) Force Anonymous ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flag forces all messages posted in this area to be anonyomous. - Users with sysop flag on for this area can overide this. Recommended setting of: Un-Checked 2-20.16 FBase Flags ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ File Base related on/off flags. 3) All Files Free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This allows you to define the area as a normal area where bytes downloaded are counted against the user's account, or where all files in the area are free downloads, not counted. Recommended setting of: Un-Checked 4) No UL Credits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This allows you to define whether a user gets any credits for his uploads to this area or not. Recommended setting of: Un-Checked 5) Auto Validate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This allows you to define whether or not files uploaded to this area are auto validated or not. Validated files go online right after the upload and the user gets his credits for the uploads at that time. If you select it to not auto validate, then all files must be validated by the sysop before they go online and before the user gets any credits for the uploads. Recommended setting of: Checked 6) Allow Uploads ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not users can upload files in this area. Recommended setting of: Checked 7) Allow Downloads ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not users can download files in this area. Recommended setting of: Checked 8) Allow View List ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether or not users can view file listings in this area. Recommended setting of: Checked 9) CD/DAT Temp Buffering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this flag is set on, all files downloaded from the bbs will first be copied to a temporary path. After the file is downloaded the file is deleted out of the temporary directory. This flag is for slow devices such as DAT's and CD ROM's so files can be copied to the hard drive in a temporary path for faster downloading. Recommended setting of: Un-Checked 10) Cat Dupe File Checker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this flag is on, the bbs will check the file listing to make sure a file is not in the listing before allowing an upload to be sent. This flag will be disactivated if the System Global flag for this option is turned on, in which case all areas will be on and will check the file catalogs no matter what this flag is set to. This means that the system flag must be turned off before this flag can take effect. Recommended setting of: Un-Checked 2-20.17 Create Paths ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Checks/Creates all paths for all areas. __________________________________________________________________________ 2.21 MBase Edit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ __________________________________________________________________________ 2.22 FBase Edit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ __________________________________________________________________________ 2.23 Utils ~~~~~~~~~~~ .----------------------------------------------------------------------------. |--| TempesT BBSConfig (UTILITY WINDOW) |--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Clean Up File Catalogs | | .----------------------------. .------..----------------------. | | Area | | | | --> | 1 || Area 1 Name | | | `----------------------------' `------'`----------------------' | | .----------------------------. .------. | | Sub | | | | --> | 0 | | | `----------------------------' `------' | | .--------------------. | | Remove | @ | Offline List | | | `--------------------' | | .-------. .--. .------. .------. | | Cut | | Backup |./| Scanning | 1 | / | xxxx | | | `-------' `--' `------' `------' | | .-------. .-------------------------------. | | | Start | Removing Entry | | | | `-------' `-------------------------------' | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | .------. | | | OK | | | `------' | `----------------------------------------------------------------------------' 2-23.1 Area ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Select Area to clean. 2-23.2 Sub ~~~~~~~~~~~ Select Sub Listing in area to clean. 0 = Current Upload Listing 2-23.3 Remove ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove what type of entries. - Offline List - This removes all entries that have been marked as offline in the file listing. (not shown any longer) - Offline HD - This removes all entries that have been flagged to show that files are no longer on the hard drive. - Both List&HD - Removes both List and HD flags mentioned above. - Cut Beginning- This allows you to remove a certain number of entries off the beginning of the listing. Must use the Cut number gadget listed below to determine how many entries to remove. 2-23.4 Cut ~~~~~~~~~~~ To determine how many entries to remove from the beinning of the listing. Must have Remove gadget toggled to "Cut Beginning" to activate this gadget. 2-23.5 Backup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This determines whether or not a backup copy of the old files listing should be stored. NOTE: Once you clean up the area again, old backups are erased or replaced with new backup. 2-23.6 Start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After selecting all gadgets above, you are ready to hit the start gadget and have the operation performed on the file listing. After hitting this gadget you will notice the scanning text gadgets will display how many entries there are and what the current entry scan is on. Also mentions what entries are being stripped out of the listing. __________________________________________________________________________