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The Configuration Files.
The files CONFIG.MB, INIT.MB, PORTS.MB, MOTD.MB, and NEWUSER.MB
are text files that contains all site-specific information.
Edit these files for the proper parameters for your site.
The form $x is a variable text field. The "$x" is replaced by
the current value for that text.
$A - Total number of MailBox tasks.
$a - Number of active MailBox tasks.
$B - Users home bbs.
$D - The current date.
$F - Name of the users 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 messages on system.
$n - Number of killed messages.
$O - Sysops callsign.
$P - Current Port ID
$Q - Sysops QTH
$T - Current time.
$t - Current task ID.
$U - Users callsign.
$V - Software version.
$W - Users name.
$X - Date user last logged in.
$Y - Time user last logged in.
$Z - Users zip code.
Any line beginning with ";" is ignored.
Sysop Information.
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.
The Login Message.
The login message is contained in the file MOTD.MB
Variable text fields can be used in MOTD.MB, just as in CONFIG.MB
The Configuration File, section one.
The first section (to the first *** EOF) is the user file directory
path definitions. Three lines per path.
The first line is a single character path ID,
followed by "D" if downloading is allowed, and "U" if uploading is allowed.
The second line is the path, with trailing '\'.
The third line is the name of the path, as shown to the user.
The Configuration File, section two.
The second section (to the second *** EOF) is the designator translation list.
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. The second and following fields
tell HOW to take that action. Note that the character string matches all allow
wildcards (See WILD.DOC). If more than one action applies to a given message,
they take place in the order they exist in CONFIG.MB
Action code Meaning
B File message by BID
D Use the distribution list given in field 4,
if TO matches field 2 and @ BBS matches field 3.
K Kill after forwarding. Applies to bulletins only.
H Hold any messages TO, FROM, or @ this callsign.
HT Hold any messages TO this callsign.
HF Hold any messages FROM this callsign.
HA Hold any messages @ this callsign.
R <old TO> <old @> <new TO> <new @> - Address translation information.
The 1st or 2nd fields may use wildcard matcheing (see wild.doc).
A single "*" in the 3rd or 4th fields means "leave unchanged".
There can be up to 35 destinations in a distribution list.
My file NCNET.DIS contains:
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.
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.
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.
Examples:
b arl* \bull\arrl\ - File ARRL fulletins by BID.
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 ...
k 4sale allusa - Kill 4SALE and ALLUSA after forwarding.
hf n1nerd - Hold any messages from N1NERD
ht sell - Hold any messages to SELL
r * w0rli * - Remove the "BBS" if it is this BBS.
r * orgb * allor - Any message @ "NCNET" becomes @ "ALLCAN".
r sysops * sysop * - Any message to "SYSOPS" becomes to "SYSOP".
r all amsat amsat allusa - Bulletins to ALL@AMSAT become AMSAT@USA
The Configuration File, section three (remainder of file).
Each item goes on one line. Various prompts, messages, and constants.