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TMHELP.CPP @MAINMENU TriMan's Main Menu ------------------ From TriMan's main menu, you can select the following four options: ============================================================================= Control Key Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <ALT><D> Pulls down the data files configuration menu. <ALT><E> Exits TriMan and returns to DOS. <ALT><M> Pulls down the menus configuration menu. <ALT> Pulls down the packers menu. ============================================================================= @DATAFILEMENUS Data Files Menu's System Option ------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the system configuration for your BBS. @REGISTRATIONCODE System Configuration Registration Code Field -------------------------------------------- This is where you must enter your TriBBS registration code for the BBS to become registered. Of course you must register TriBBS in order to obtain a registration code. See the file REGISTER.DOC that comes in the TriBBS archive for details about registration. @BOARDNAME System Configuration Board Name Field ------------------------------------- This is the name of the BBS and should be changed to the name you want to call your board. @SYSOPNAME System Configuration Sysop Name Field ------------------------------------- This is the name of the BBS sysop's name and should be changed to your name. @BBSSTARTDATE System Configuration BBS Starting Date Field -------------------------------------------- This is the day you started your BBS. This should be set to the first day you go online with your BBS. @TOTALCALLS System Configuration Total Calls Field -------------------------------------- This is the total number of calls that have been made to your BBS. This is initially set to 0, but if you are switching from another type of BBS software to TriBBS, you may want to change it to your board's current total number of calls. @DAILYTIMELIMIT System Configuration Daily Time Limit Field ------------------------------------------- This is the default number of minutes a caller will be able to spend on your board. You should note that the daily time for different security levels can be configured with TriMan's Daily Limits configuration option. @DAILYLOGONLIMIT System Configuration Daily Logon Limit Field -------------------------------------------- This is the default number of times a caller can log on to the BBS in a single day. You should note that the daily number of logons for different security levels can be configured with TriMan's Daily Limits configuration option. @MAXTIMEPERLOGON System Configuration Maximum Time Per Logon Field ------------------------------------------------- This is the default maximum time the caller will have for each logon. You should note that the maximum time per logon for different security levels can be configured with TriMan's Daily Limits configuration option. @MINSYSOPSECURITY System Configuration Minimum Sysop Security Level Field ------------------------------------------------------- This is the minimum sysop security level. Anybody with a security level that is at least equal to this value will be considered a sysop and be able to do such things as read private messages, delete messages, and be able to perform a great number of other operations that the normal caller cannot do. Therefore, you should only assign a sysop security level to yourself and any cosysops your board may have. IMPORTANT: If you are using sliding security levels in a file ratios setup, do not include a security level in your file ratios setup that is greater than or equal to this setting. @NEWUSERSECURITY System Configuration New User Security Level Field -------------------------------------------------- This is the new user security level. When a user calls for the first time, he will be assigned this security level. @NEWUSERTIMELIMIT System Configuration New User Time Limit Field ---------------------------------------------- This is the amount of time a new user will get for his first call to the system. Many sysops like to give new users a little extra time on their first call so that they can get a feel for the board. @UPLOADTIMECOMP System Configuration Upload Time Compensation Field --------------------------------------------------- This is the amount of time a caller will be compensated for uploads. Many sysops like to reward callers for uploading. By default, the upload time compensation of 1:1 will give back the caller the amount of time it took to perform the upload. If you were to set this value to 2, the upload time compensation of 2:1 would give the caller back twice as much time as it actually took to perform the upload. @USPHONENUMBERS System Configuration US-Style Phone Number Field ------------------------------------------------ By default, TriBBS will require the caller to enter his phone number using the format ###-###-####. If this field is toggled to "No", TriBBS will allow the caller to enter his phone number without formatting it. @AUTOANSIDETECTION System Configuration Auto ANSI Detection Field ---------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will ask each caller if they want to use ANSI color graphics or not at logon. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will attempt to detect whether or not the caller's communication program supports ANSI terminal emulation. @DEFAULTARCHIVEEXT System Configuration Default Archive Extension Field ---------------------------------------------------- Whenever a caller enters a filename without an extension, TriBBS will use the contents of this field as a default file extension. This field can be toggled between ZIP, ARJ, LZH, PAK, SDN, ARC, and RAR. @TESTUPLOADS System Configuration Test Uploads Field --------------------------------------- If this field is set to "Yes", TriBBS will attempt to check uploads with the extensions ZIP, ARJ, LZH, PAK, SDN, ARC, RAR, EXE,and COM for integrity and viruses. To perform this type of testing on compressed archives, you must have the decompression utilities configured correctly in the appropriate fields in the system configuration. @WAITINGMESSAGESCHECK System Configuration Waiting Messages Check Field ------------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will check all message conferences to see if the caller has any waiting messages in them just before displaying the bulletin menu. If this field is toggled to "No", the waiting message check will be disabled. @TOTALNODES System Configuration Total Nodes Field -------------------------------------- This is the total number of nodes in your BBS. This number is automatically maintained by TriBBS whenever you add a new node the system. However, you may need to manually adjust this number if you delete a node at a future date. @SYSTEMPASSWORD System Configuration System Password Field ------------------------------------------ This field allows you to set an optional system password. Once a password is set, TriBBS will ask the local computer user for the system password before it will allow him to select any of the Waiting for Caller screen items except for local logons. This is useful if you want to restrict access to the BBS's configuration where many people have physical access to the computer (i.e., a school or a business). @FILERATIOTYPE System Configuration File Ratio Type Field ------------------------------------------ This field defines how TriBBS implements file/byte ratios. By default, TriBBS will disallow downloads if the caller has exceeded his file/byte ratio. Optionally, TriBBS will adjust the caller's security level either up or down according to their file/byte ratio. @PHONEBUSY System Configuration Phone Busy During Configuration Field ---------------------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will take the phone off the hook whenever the sysop is performing maintenance from the Waiting for Caller screen. If this field is toggled to "No", TriBBS will not take the phone off the hook. You should note that some telephone companies electronic switching computers will flag a line as out of order if it busied for a certain length of time without any apparent activity. Therefore, this field should be set for "No" if your telephone company uses this type of system. @ONEWORDNAMES System Configuration Allow One Word Names Field ----------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will allow callers to enter one word names. If this field is toggled to "No", TriBBS will not allow callers to use only one name. This is handy for weeding out obvious aliases on systems that do not want aliases used. @BULLETINMENUATLOGON System Configuration Bulletin Menu at Logon Field ------------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will display a bulletin menu before the main menu. If this field is toggled to "No", the bulletin menu will not be displayed to the caller at logon. @ALLOWALIASES System Configuration Allow Aliases Field ---------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS does not allow the use of aliases. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will ask new users for an alias and will allow callers to change their aliases from the main menu's "Your Personal Information" option. This field must be set to "Yes" for the sysop to configure message conferences and file areas as alias conferences and areas. @CLSBEFOREMENU System Configuration Clear Screen Before Menu Field --------------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will just scroll the screen when displaying its internally generated menus. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will clear the screen before displaying an internally generated menu. @EXACTMATCHFORDUPES System Configuration Exact Match for Dupes Field ------------------------------------------------ By default, TriBBS ignores a file name's extension when searching for duplicate files. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will take into account the file name's extension when searching for duplicate files. You should note that TriBBS uses exact file name matching for dupes in indexed file areas. @DISABLEBIRTHDAYQUESTION System Configuration Disable Birthday Question Field ---------------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS asks new users for their date of birth. This question can be disabled by toggling this field to "Yes". @DISABLEDETAILEDLOG System Configuration Disable Detailed Log Field ----------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS logs every menu selection that the caller makes. If this field is toggled to "Yes", the menu selection logging will be disabled. @RIPSCRIPGRAPHICS System Configuration RIPscrip Graphics Field -------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS does not allow RIPscrip graphics support. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will support RIPscrip graphics if the caller's terminal program has RIPscrip graphics capability. IMPORTANT: This field does not enable local RIPscrip graphics emulation. That must be set in the node configuration. @ATTACHFILESECLEVEL System Configuration Attach File Security Level Field ----------------------------------------------------- This field specifies the minimum security level a caller must have in order to attach a file to a message in a local message conference. @ATVARIABLESECLEVEL System Configuration @-Variable Security Level Field ---------------------------------------------------- This field specifies the minimum security level a caller must have in order to be able to post messages with @-variables in them in a local message conference. @FASTLOGONSSECLEVEL System Configuration Fast Logons Security Level Field ----------------------------------------------------- This field specifies the minimum security level a caller must have in order to perform a quick logon. A quick logon is performed by preceding the caller's name with an asterisk <*> before entering his name at logon. @NAMESBETWEENNODES System Configuration Names Between Nodes Field ---------------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS uses alias names on a system that supports aliases with the "Who's On" command and the TeleChat system. If this field is set to "Use Real Names", TriBBS will use real names on a system that supports aliases. You should note that this field is ignore if the sysop has configured his system not to support aliases. @CLEARUPLOADSDOWNLOADS System Configuration Clear Uploads/Downloads Field -------------------------------------------------- This field is used to specify how TriBBS is to handle a caller's upload and download stats when his subscription expires. By default, TriBBS will leave them as is when the caller's subscription expires. However, if this field is set to "Yes", TriBBS will clear the caller's upload and download stats when his subscription expires. @CLEARPRIVATEMESSAGES System Clear Private Messages Field ----------------------------------- This field is used to specify how TriBBS is to handle a caller's access to private message conferences when his subscription expires. By default, TriBBS will leave the private message conference flags as is when the caller's subscription expires. However, if this field is set to "Yes", TriBBS will turn off the caller's access to all private message conferences. @CLEARPRIVATEFILES System Clear Private Files Field -------------------------------- This field is used to specify how TriBBS is to handle a caller's access to private file areas when his subscription expires. By default, TriBBS will leave the private file area flags as is when the caller's subscription expires. However, if this field is set to "Yes", TriBBS will turn off the caller's access to all private file areas. @DISABLEUPLOADEDBYS System Disable Uploaded By:'s Field ----------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will add an "Uploaded By: Caller's Name" to the end of each uploaded file's description. By toggling this field to "Yes", TriBBS will not append an "Uploaded By:" line to a file's description. @VIRUSCHECKERCOMMANDLINE System Virus Checker Command Line Field --------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the virus checking program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate information that it has to place in the command line when running the virus checking program. @ZIPCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System ZIP Compress Command Line Field -------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the ZIP compression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the ZIP compression program. @ZIPUNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System ZIP Uncompress Command Line Field ---------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the ZIP uncompression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the ZIP uncompression program. @ARJCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System ARJ Compress Command Line Field -------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the ARJ compression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the ARJ compression program. @ARJUNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System ARJ Uncompress Command Line Field ---------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the ARJ uncompression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the ARJ uncompression program. @LZHCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System LZH Compress Command Line Field -------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the LZH compression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the LZH compression program. @LZHUNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System LZH Uncompress Command Line Field ---------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the LZH uncompression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the LZH uncompression program. @ARCCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System ARC Compress Command Line Field -------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the ARC compression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the ARC compression program. @ARCUNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System ARC Uncompress Command Line Field ---------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the ARC uncompression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the ARC uncompression program. @PAKCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System PAK Compress Command Line Field -------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the PAK compression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the PAK compression program. @PAKUNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System PAK Uncompress Command Line Field ---------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the PAK uncompression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the PAK uncompression program. @SDNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System SDN Compress Command Line Field -------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the SDN compression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the SDN compression program. @SDNUNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System SDN Uncompress Command Line Field ---------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the SDN uncompression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the SDN uncompression program. @RARCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System RAR Compress Command Line Field -------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the RAR compression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the RAR compression program. @RARUNCOMPRESSCOMMANDLINE System RAR Uncompress Command Line Field ---------------------------------------- This field tells TriBBS how it is to call the RAR uncompression program. You should note that the "%F" parameter is where TriBBS will put the appropriate informationt that it has to place in the command line when running the RAR uncompression program. @DATAFILEMENUN Data Files Menu's Node Option ----------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the node configuration. @NODENUMBER Node Node Number Field ---------------------- This is the node's number. This is set automatically by TriBBS when the node is created. However, it can be changed when required (i.e., deleting a node, etc.). @SERIALPORT Node Serial Port Field ---------------------- This is the node's serial port. This field can be toggled between 1, 2, 3, 4, or Local. @INITSTRING Node Initialization String Field -------------------------------- This is your modem's initialization string. ATS0=0Q0E0M0V1H0S2=43X1^M is TriBBS's default initialization string and should work with most modems. If your modem doesn't answer correctly, you should consult your modem's manual to determine what changes may be necessary to the above initialization string. Any control characters are indicated by using the format ^character. The initialization string must end with a ^M control character. Although you can change the above string to suit your needs, you shouldn't modify S0=0 (this instructs your modem NOT to automatically answer a call), Q0 (this instructs your modem to display result codes), V1 (this instructs your modem to use verbal result codes), H0 (this instructs your modem to put the phone on the hook), S2=43 (this tells your modem the escape sequence character). Additionally, you should insure that you use X1 or greater for result codes. Otherwise, CONNECT codes aren't returned by the modem. You should note that you can specify a modem initialization string by using a "/I" command line switch. Simply follow "/I" with the initialization string while executing BBS.EXE. @INITIALBAUDRATE Node Initial Baud Rate Field ---------------------------- This is the speed that TriBBS will open the node's serial port at. It should be set to your modem's highest allowable baud rate. This field can be toggled between 0, 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200. You should note that not all serial ports can support speeds greater than 19200. If you have an older computer, you may need to upgrade the UART in the computer's serial card to a 16550 UART. Almost all internal, high-speed modems feature 16550 UARTs. @IRQSETTING Node IRQ Setting Field ---------------------- This field specifies what IRQ the modem's serial port is using. This should normally be left at "Standard" unless you have configured your computer's serial port or internal modem to use a nonstandard IRQ. TriBBS will all you to set the IRQ from 1 to 15. Here is how IRQs are used on a PC or XT compatible computer: ============================================================================= IRQ Normal Usage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NMI Parity check, 8087 0 Timer 1 Keyboard 2 Available 3 COM2: 4 COM1: 5 Hard disk controller 6 Floppy disk controller 7 LPT1: ============================================================================= Here is how IRQs are used on an AT compatible computer: ============================================================================= IRQ Normal Usage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NMI Parity check 0 Timer 1 Keyboard 2 Cascaded interrupts from second 8259 3 COM2: 4 COM1: 5 LPT2: 6 Floppy disk controller 7 LPT1: 8 Real-time clock 9 Redirected as IRQ2 10 Available 11 Available 12 PS/2 Mouse 13 Math coprocessor 14 Hard disk controller 15 Available ============================================================================= @ERRORCORRECTINGMESSAGE Node Error Correcting Message Field ----------------------------------- This is the message your modem will return in the CONNECT string if an error correcting connection is established. The default is ARQ, but other common error connecting messages are REL, LAPM, MNP, etc. You should consult modem's manual to find out the particular message it will return. You should note that TriBBS will recognize many of the most common error correcting messages even if this field isn't correctly set. @LOCKSERIALPORT Node Lock Serial Port Field --------------------------- By default, TriBBS will not lock the serial port. When a serial port isn't locked, TriBBS will adjust the serial port's baud rate to match the baud rate that is returned in the CONNECT string. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will maintain a constant baud rate. Thus, the serial port's baud rate will stay at the "Initial Baud Rate" speed. If your BBS has an error correcting modem, you should lock your serial port to achieve all off the benefits of an error correcting connection. You should note that your modem must be properly configured with an AT command to support a locked baud rate. @RTSCTSFLOWCONTROL Node RTS/CTS Flow Control Field ------------------------------- By default, TriBBS only uses XON/XOFF flow control to control the sending and receiving of data with the remote computer. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will initiate RTS/CTS flow control between the computer and the modem. This is essential for reliable operation with an error correcting modem. You should note that your modem must be properly configured with an AT command to support RTS/CTS flow control. @TENTHSECONDDELAYFORATA Node 1/10 Second Delay for ATA Field ------------------------------------ This is the delay in tenths of a second that TriBBS will wait upon receiving a RING message before it will send an ATA command to the modem to answer the phone. Some modems, particularly older modems, require a longer delay. If your modem isn't answering, you should try adjusting this to a higher value. The maximum value is 20 for a 2 second delay. @NUMBEROFRINGSBEFOREATA Node Number of Rings Before ATA Field ------------------------------------- This is the number of RING messages TriBBS will wait for before it will send the ATA command to the modem to answer the phone. By default, TriBBS answers the phone on the first ring. @ALLOW300BAUDCALLERS Node Allow 300 Baud Callers Field --------------------------------- By default, TriBBS allows 300 baud callers. If this field is toggled to "No", TriBBS will not allow 300 baud callers to log on to the board. @ALLOW1200BAUDCALLERS Node Allow 1200 Baud Callers Field ---------------------------------- By default, TriBBS allows 1200 baud callers. If this field is toggled to "No", TriBBS will not allow 1200 baud callers to log on to the board. @ALLOW2400BAUDCALLERS Node Allow 2400 Baud Callers Field ---------------------------------- By default, TriBBS allows 2400 baud callers. If this field is toggled to "No", TriBBS will not allow 2400 baud callers to log on to the board. @PAGEBELL Node Page Bell Field -------------------- By default, TriBBS turns the sysop page bell off. If you want to be paged, you should toggle this field to "On". @DIRECTSCREENWRITES Node Direct Screen Writes Field ------------------------------- By default, TriBBS will write directly to video memory to display text. This can cause snow on some old CGA systems. If you experience snow on your video display, you should toggle this field to "No". @USENODEDISPLAYDIRECTORY Node Use Node DISPLAY Directory Field ------------------------------------- By default, TriBBS looks in node 1's DISPLAY directory for all screens. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will look in the node's display directory for display screens. This allows you to have a separate set of display screens for each node. @NODESECURITYLEVEL Node Node Security Level Field ------------------------------ This is the node's minimum security level. For a caller to be allowed access to the node, the caller must have a security level that is at least equal to or greater than this field's value. This if useful for creating private access BBSes and high-security nodes. @BUSYDURINGEVENTS Node Busy During Events Field ----------------------------- By default, TriBBS leaves the phone on the hook when running an event. If this field is toggled to "Yes", TriBBS will take the phone off the hook when it runs events. @RESETMODEMSTRING Node Reset Modem String Field ----------------------------- This is the command string that TriBBS sends to the modem to reset it. This setting should not be changed unless absolutely necessary. The default reset modem string is ATZ^M. @ANSWERSTRING Node Answer String Field ------------------------ This is the command string that TriBBS sends to the modem to manually answer the phone. This setting should not be changed unless absolutely necessary. The default answer string is ATA^M. @PHONEONHOOKSTRING Node Phone On Hook String Field ------------------------------- This is the command string that TriBBS sends to the modem to put the phone on the hook. This setting should not be changed unless absolutely necessary. The default phone on hook string is ATH0^M. @PHONEOFFHOOKSTRING Node Phone Off Hook String Field -------------------------------- This is the command string that TriBBS sends to the modem to take the phone off the hook. This setting should not be changed unless absolutely necessary. You should note that the default setting of ATH1^M will only temporarily take the phone off the hook for some newer modems. An alternative to ATH1^M is ATX1D;^M. @LOCALRIPSCRIPEMULATION Node Local RIPscrip Emulation Field ----------------------------------- This toggle turns on and off local RIPscrip emulation for the node. Local RIPscript emulation is a TriBBS/Pro feature. @USEFOSSILDRIVER Node Use Fossil Driver Field ---------------------------- This toggle turns on and off fossil driver support for the node. Fossil drivers support is provided primarily for multiport serial board, ISDN, and X.25 support. Fossil driver support is a TriBBS/Pro feature. IMPORTANT: If you have fossil driver support enabled for the node, you must rename the file FTTPROT.EXE to TTPROT.EXE. This allows the protocol driver to communicate using the fossil driver. @KEYBOARDTIMEOUTINMINUTES Node Keyboard Timeout In Minutes Field -------------------------------------- This field determines the length of time that TriBBS will permit to pass without a keypress either locally or remotely before TriBBS will automatically log the caller off. Keyboard timeout checking can be disabled by setting this field to 0. @SECONDSDELAYAFTERCONNECT Node Seconds Delay After CONNECT Field -------------------------------------- Some modems return the CONNECT string so fast that the remote caller's modem can't keep up with it. Thus some of the initial logon procedure (i.e. automatic ANSI detection, etc.) won't work properly. If this occurs you should use this field to add a configurable delay after TriBBS receives the CONNECT message from the modem. @CID Enable Caller Id Field ---------------------- This field determines whether or not TriBBS should look for caller id information between the first and second RING messages. Caller id is a TriBBS/Pro feature. IMPORTANT: Your modem must support caller id and you must have caller id activated for your telephone line for the caller id support to work. Most modems require a #CID=1 in the initialization string to enable caller id. You must also set the number of rings to 2 in the node configuration. @CIDNOINFO Bump No Info Calls Field ------------------------ This field determines whether or not TriBBS should bump calls that don't have any caller id information. Caller id must be enabled for this setting to have any effect. @CIDBLOCKED Bump Blocked Calls Field ------------------------ This field determines whether or not TriBBS should bump calls that are blocked. Caller id must be enabled for this setting to have any effect. @CIDOOA Bump Out of Area Calls Field ---------------------------- This field determines whether or not TriBBS should bump calls that are out of area. Caller id must be enabled for this setting to have any effect. @DATAFILEMENUU Data Files Menu's User Option ----------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the user records. @NAME User Name Field --------------- This is the user's name. @ALIAS User Alias Field ---------------- This is the user's alias. @PASSWORD User Password Field ------------------- This is the user's password. @STREETADDRESSLINE1 User Street Address (Line 1) Field ---------------------------------- This is the first line of the user's street address. @STREETADDRESSLINE2 User Street Address (Line 2) Field ---------------------------------- This is the second line (if any) of the user's street address. @CITY User City Field --------------- This is the user's city. @STATE User State Field ---------------- This is the user's state. @ZIPCODE User Zip Code Field ------------------- This is the user's zip code. @COUNTRY User Country Field ------------------ This is the user's country. @TELEPHONENUMBER User Telephone Number Field --------------------------- This is the user's telephone number. @BIRTHDATE User Birth Date Field --------------------- This is the user's date of birth. @SECURITYLEVEL User Security Level Field ------------------------- This is the user's security level. @LOCKEDOUT User Locked Out Field --------------------- If this field is toggled to "Yes", the user will be locked out (not allowed to log on) of the BBS. @DELETEDURINGNEXTPACK User Delete During Next Pack Field ---------------------------------- If this field is toggled to "Yes", the user's record will be deleted from the user files the next time it is packed. Note that the record is not physically deleted from the disk until the user files are packed. @DATEOFFIRSTCALL User Date of First Call Field ----------------------------- This is the date of the user's first call. This field cannot be edited. @TIMEOFLASTCALL User Time of Last Call Field ---------------------------- This is the date and time of the user's last call. This field cannot be edited. @DATEOFLASTFILECHECK User Date of Last File Check Field ---------------------------------- This is the date of the user's last new files check. This field cannot be edited. @MINUTESLEFTTODAY User Minutes Left Today Field ----------------------------- This is the number of minutes the user has remaining for the day. @UTOTALCALLS User Total Calls Field ---------------------- This is the user's total number of calls. @UCALLSTODAY User Calls Today Field ---------------------- This is the number of times the user has called today. @EXPERTMODE User Expert Mode Field ---------------------- This field indicates the type of menus and prompts TriBBS will display to the user. If it is set for "Novice", TriBBS will display the complete menu and a full prompt. If it is set for "Expert", TriBBS will only display a full prompt. If it is set for "Super Expert", TriBBS will only display an abbreviated prompt. @DEFAULTPROTOCOL User Default Protocol Field --------------------------- This field indicates the user's default file transfer protocol. @MULTINODECHATSTATUS User Multinode Chat Status Field -------------------------------- This field indicates the user's multinode chat status. If the field is set for "Available", the user can be paged by a caller on another node. If the field is set for "Unavailable", the user can't be paged by a caller on another node. @DEFAULTEDITOR User Default Editor Field ------------------------- This field indicates the user's default editor type. @CHECKFORWAITINGMESSAGES User Check for Waiting Messages Field ------------------------------------- This field indicates if the user wants to check for waiting messages at log on. By default, TriBBS will check for waiting messages. If this field is toggled to "No", TriBBS will not check for waiting messages. @SUBSCRIPTIONEXPIRES User Subscription Expires Field ------------------------------- This field sets the expiration date, if any, for the user's subscription. To set the expiration date to "None", enter a date of 00/00/00. @FILESUPLOADED User Files Uploaded Field ------------------------- This field indicates the number of files the user has uploaded. @FILESDOWNLOADED User Files Downloaded Field --------------------------- This field indicates the number of files the user has downloaded. @KBYTESUPLOADED User K Bytes Uploaded Field --------------------------- This field indicates the number of K bytes the user has uploaded. @KBYTESDOWNLOADED User K Bytes Downloaded Field ----------------------------- This field indicates the number of K bytes the user had downloaded. @MESSAGESPOSTED User Messages Posted Field -------------------------- This field indicates the number of messages the user has posted. @WELCOMEDISPLAYINQWK User Welcome Display In QWK Field --------------------------------- This field indicates if TriMail should include the BBS's LOGON1 screen in a QWK packet. @GOODBYEDISPLAYINQWK User Goodbye Display in QWK Field --------------------------------- This field indicates if TriMail should include the BBS's GOODBYE screen in a QWK packet. @BULLETINSINQWK User Bulletins in QWK Field --------------------------- This field indicates if TriMail should include new bulletins in a QWK packet. @NEWFILESINQWK User New Files in QWK Field --------------------------- This field indicates if TriMail should include a list of new files in a QWK packet. @NEWSLETTERINQWK User Newsletter in QWK Field ---------------------------- This field indicates if TriMail should include a copy of the newsletter in a QWK packer. @QWKNETSTATUSNETWORKS User QWK Netstatus Networks Field --------------------------------- This field indicates if the caller has netstatus for one or more networks. Having netstatus means that the caller can download private messages in networks conferences and upload messages into networked conference that are addressed from somebody else. To give the caller netstatus in a network, simply press <ENTER> in this field. TriMan will then display a listbox with the name(s) of any networks that you have defined. You can toggle netstatus on and off for a network by moving the highlight bar to the desired network and pressing <ENTER>. @ARCHIVEUSEDFORQWK User Archive Used for QWK Field ------------------------------- This field indicates the type of archiver that is to be used when compressing and decompressing the caller's QWK and REP packets. The default archiver is ZIP. The other supported archiver types are ARJ, LZH, PAK, and ARC. @NUMBEROFFILESDLTODAY User Number of Files Downloaded Today Field ------------------------------------------- This is the number of files the caller has downloaded for the day. @NUMBEROFBYTESDLTODAY User Number of Bytes Downloaded Today Field ------------------------------------------- This is the number of bytes the caller has downloaded for the day. @USERPRIVATEFILEACCESS Private File Area Access ------------------------ By toggling this field to "Yes", it grants the user access to the private file area. @USERPRIVATEMESSAGEACCESS Private Message Conference Access --------------------------------- By toggling this field to "Yes", it grants the user access to the private message conference. @USERCOSYSOPACCESS CoSysop Message Conference Access --------------------------------- By toggling this field to "Yes", it grants the user full sysop privileges while in this message conference. @DATAFILEMENUM Data Files Menu's Message Conference Option ------------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the message conferences configuration. @CONFERENCEDESCRIPTION Message Conference Conference Description Field ----------------------------------------------- This is the name of the message conference. @READMESSAGESECURITY Message Conference Read Message Security Field ---------------------------------------------- This is the minimum security level the caller needs to be able to read messages in the conference. @POSTMESSAGESECURITY Message Conference Post Message Security Field ---------------------------------------------- This is the minimum security level the caller needs to be able to post messages in the conference. @PRIVATECONFERENCE Message Conference Private Conference Field ------------------------------------------- This field indicates if the message conference is a private conference or not. If this field is set to "Yes", it sets the conference as a private message conference. To give a caller access to a private message conference, you must edit his user record and specifically give him access to the conference. @ALIASCONFERENCE Message Conference Alias Conference Field ----------------------------------------- This field indicates if the message conference allows the caller to use an alias in the conference. You should note for this flag to have any effect at all the system must be configured to allow aliases. @ALLOWPRIVATEPOSTS Message Conference Allow Private Posts Field -------------------------------------------- This field indicates if the message conference allows posting of private messages. If this field is set to "No", TriBBS will only allow the posting of public messages. @ALLOWPUBLICPOSTS Message Conference Allow Public Posts Field ------------------------------------------- This field indicates if the message conference allows posting of public messages. If this field is set to "No", TriBBS will only allow the posting of private messages. @NETWORKEDCONFERENCE Message Conference Networked Conference Field --------------------------------------------- This field indicates if the message conference is a networked conference. If this field is set to "Yes", TriBBS will allow the conference's messages to be echoed. @NETWORK Message Conference Network Field -------------------------------- This field indicates what network(s) (if any) that this message conference is echoed through. To select one or more network names for this conference, simply press <ENTER> in the network field. TriMan will then display a listbox with all of the network names that you've defined. You can toggle a network on or off by moving the highlight bar to the appropriate network and pressing <ENTER>. @FIDOSTYLENETMAILCONF Message Conference Fido-Style Netmail Conference Field ------------------------------------------------------ This indicates if the conference is a "Fido-style netmail" conference. If this message is set to "Yes", TriBBS will ask the caller to enter a Fido-style address for the recipient. This setting should only be used for conferences that require a Fido-style address to send the mail to the recipient. Therefore it should NOT be used for Fido-style echomail conferences. @USERMESSAGEDELETION Message Conference User Message Deletion Field ---------------------------------------------- This field indicates if a caller can delete messages that are addressed either from or to him. @PURGEMSGSOLDERTHAN Message Conference Purge Message Older Than X Days Field -------------------------------------------------------- This field is used to set how many days old TriPack should save messages for when packing the message base. @MESSAGEPACKBACKUPFILE Message Conference Message Pack Backup File Field ------------------------------------------------- This field indicates if TriPack should create backup files when packing the message base. @DATAFILEMENUT Data Files Menu's Network Option -------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the network configuration. @NETWORKNAME Network Network Name Field -------------------------- This is the name of the network. @DATAFILEMENUF Data Files Menu's File Area Option ---------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the file areas configuration. @FILEAREADESCRIPTION File Area File Area Description Field ------------------------------------- This is the name of the file area. @VIEWFILEAREASECURITY File Area View File Area Security Field --------------------------------------- This is the minimum security level that the caller must have to be able to view the files lists for this file area. @DOWNLOADFILEAREASECURITY File Area Download File Area Security Field ------------------------------------------- This is the minimum security level that the caller must have to download files from this file area. @FILEAREASORTTYPE File Area File Area Sort Type Field ----------------------------------- This field allows you to specify how TriBBS will sort the file list. File lists can be sorted either by file name or be date. @PRIVATEFILEAREA File Area Private File Area Field --------------------------------- This field indicates if the file area is a private file area. Once this field is set to "Yes", you must edit the user's record to specifically give him access to the private file area. @ALIASFILEAREA File Area Alias File Area Field ------------------------------- This field indicates what name is to be used in the "Uploaded By:" line in a file description. If this field is set to "Yes", TriBBS will use the caller's alias in the file description. Otherwise, TriBBS will use the caller's real name in the file description. Note that you must have the system configured for aliases for this field to have any effect. @CDROMFILEAREA File Area CD-ROM File Area Field -------------------------------- This field indicates whether or not TriBBS should check the file area for duplicate files when the caller is uploading files. If this field is set for "Yes", TriBBS will not check the file area for duplicate files. Otherwise, TriBBS will check the file area to see if an uploaded file is a duplicate. @OFFLINEFILEAREA File Area Offline File Area Field --------------------------------- This field indicates whether or not TriBBS is to treat this as an offline file area. If this field is set to "Yes", TriBBS will check for any files in this file area in the file area's upload directory. If it is not found, then the caller is notified that the file is offline and will be requested. Requested files can be put online by running REQUEST.EXE. Offline file areas are a TriBBS/Pro feature. @OFFLINEDISCNUMBER File Area Offline Disc Number Field ----------------------------------- This field holds the number for the CD-ROM disc that holds this file area's files. Offline file areas are a TriBBS/Pro feature. @MASTERINDEX File Area Master Index Field ---------------------------- This field indicates whether or not this file area will be included in the master index file. If this field is set to "Yes", MASTER.EXE will include this file area's file in any master index that it generates. Master indexing is a TriBBS/Pro feature. TriBBS/Pro users should note that the master indexing system is more efficient than the older MakeIdx indexing system and should be used in most cases. @FILEAREAPATH File Area File Area Path Field ------------------------------ This specifies the disk directory where the file area's files will be located. @FILEAREAUPLOADPATH File Area File Area Upload Path Field ------------------------------------- This specifies the disk directory where uploaded files for the area will be placed. @FILEAREAFILELIST File Area File Area File List Field ----------------------------------- This specifies the name of the file area's file list. @FILEAREAUPLOADLIST File Area File Area Upload List Field ------------------------------------- This specifies the name of the file area's upload directory's file list. @FILEAREAINDEXFILE File Area File Area Index File Field ------------------------------------ This specifies the name of an optional index file for the file area. You must specify the file's complete path name and each file area must have it's own unique index file. Example index file names would be something like C:\TRIBBS\FILE1.IDX, C:\TRIBBS\FILE2.IDX. Once a file name is specified in this field, you must use MakeIdx to generate the appropriate index file and TriBBS will use the generated index file to locate files. This can greatly speed up TriBBS's operation in large file areas such as CD-ROM file areas. Unless MakeIdx is run, TriBBS will not be able to locate the files for any file areas that have an index file specified in the configuration. TriBBS/Pro users should note that this type of index file is not necessary if you are using master indexing. TriBBS/Pro's master indexing system is more efficient and should be used instead of the older MakeIdx indexing system. @DATAFILEMENUE Data Files Menu's Event Option ------------------------------ This selection allows you to edit the events configuration. @EVENTDAY The Events Event Day Field -------------------------- This field sets the day the event will run. It can be toggled to run the event on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Every Day of the week. @EVENTTIME The Events Event Time Field --------------------------- This field sets the time the event is to take place. When setting event times, you should use a 24-hour clock (00:00 to 23:59). @EVENTFILE The Events Event File Field --------------------------- This field specifies the name of the batch file TriBBS is supposed to run when the event takes place. The event batch file must be in the node's main directory. @EVENTSLIDE The Events Event Slide Field ---------------------------- This field indicates whether or not an event is to slide. If an event can slide, the caller's time will not be adjust for an upcoming event. Therefore, any pending events will take place after the caller logs off. If an event can't slide, the caller will be automatically logged off just before the event is scheduled to take place. @EVENTALREADYEXECUTED The Events Event Already Executed Today Field --------------------------------------------- This field indicates whether or not the event has taken place for the day. @DATAFILEMENUD Data Files Menu's Daily Limits Option ------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the daily limits configuration. @HELPDAILYLIMITS The Daily Limits File --------------------- The contents of the daily limits file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security Level This field specifies the security level for the daily limits entry. Time Per Day This field specifies the security level's daily time limit. Calls Per Day This field specifies the security level's number of daily calls. Time Per Call This field specifies the maximum time per call for this security level. This field is optional and by default is set to "Node". Files Per Day This field specifies the maximum number of files that a caller with this security level can download per day. This field is optional and by default is set to "None". Bytes Per Day This field specifies the maximum number of of bytes that a caller with this security level can download per day. This field is optional and by default is set to "None". ============================================================================= The following is an example of the daily limits file: ============================================================================= Security Time Calls Time Files Bytes Level Per Day Per Day Per Call Per Day Per Day ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 45 99 30 15 400000 20 60 99 30 30 800000 60 60 99 60 None None 100 180 99 180 None None ============================================================================= @DATAFILEMENUL Data Files Menu's Locked Out Users Option ----------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the locked out users configuration. @HELPLOCKEDOUT The Locked Out Users File ------------------------- The contents of the locked out users file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- User Name This field specifies the name of a user to be locked out of the system. Once a user's name has been added to the locked out users file, he will not be able to log on to the BBS. You should note that you can add a comment to the entry by simply preceding it with a semicolon <;>. TriBBS will ignore anything after the semicolon. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the locked out users file: ============================================================================= Joe Hacker ;Uploaded a virus Dr. Doom ;Used profanity in a message ============================================================================= @DATAFILEMENUW Data Files Menu's Unwanted Files Option ---------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the unwanted files configuration. @HELPUNWANTEDFILES The Unwanted Files File ----------------------- The contents of the unwanted files file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- File Name This field specifies the name of a file that you do not want uploaded to your board. If a caller enters a file name that matches one of the entries in the unwanted files list, TriBBS will inform the caller that the file isn't wanted. You should note that TriBBS allows you to use the DOS wildcard characters (<*> and <?>) in a file name. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the unwanted files file: ============================================================================= *.gif *.lzh mark1.zip virus.* ============================================================================= @DATAFILEMENUP Data Files Menu's Password Protected Files Option ------------------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the password protected files configuration. @HELPPASSWORDPROTECTED The Password Protected Files File --------------------------------- The contents of the password protected files file area as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildcard Path This field specifies a wildcard path name for files to be password protected. Password This field specifies the password that the caller will have to enter in order to be able to download files that match this entry's wildcard path. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the password protected files file: ============================================================================= Wildcard Path Password ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- c:\tribbs\betas\*.* lobster *.gif adult ============================================================================= @DATAFILEMENUR Data Files Menu's File Ratios File Option ----------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the file ratios file configuration. @HELPFILERATIOS The File Ratios File -------------------- The contents of the file ratios file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security Level This field specifies the security level for file/byte ratio entry. If you are using sliding security file ratios, do NOT put any security levels in this file that you don't what your callers to get. File Ratio This field specifies the number of files a caller with the entry's security level is able to download. Byte Ratio This field specifies the number of bytes a caller is able to download. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the file ratios file: ============================================================================= Security File Byte Level Ratio Ratio ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 5.5 7.5 20 10 20 15 20 30 ============================================================================= @DATAFILEMENUB Data Files Menu's Subscription Security Levels File Option ---------------------------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the subscription security levels file configuration. @HELPSUBSCRIPTION The Subscription Security Level File ------------------------------------ The contents of the subscription security level file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Level This field specifies a subscription-based security level. Expiration Level This field specifies what the caller's security level will be adjusted to when his subscription expires. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the subscription security levels file: ============================================================================= Current Security Expiration Security Level Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 15 20 10 ============================================================================= @MENUSMENUL Menus Menu's Language Menu Option --------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the language menu configuration. @LANGUAGECONFIG The Language Menu Configuration ------------------------------- The contents of the language menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language Description This field specifies the name of a language. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the language menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Default TriBBS Espanol Deutsch Francais Italian ============================================================================= @MLANGUAGEMENU The Language Selection Menu --------------------------- Because each language can have a unique bulletin menu, main menu, etc., you will be required to select which language's menu you wish to edit if you have configured your system for multiple languages. You should note that the first language's menu will be used if you don't create a separate menu for the language the caller has selected. @MENUSMENUB Menus Menu's Bulletin Menu Option --------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the bulletin menu configuration. @BULLETINCONFIG The Bulletin Menu Configuration ------------------------------- The contents of the bulletin menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bulletin Description This field specifies the name of the bulletin. Security Level This field specifies the minimum security level the user must have to view the bulletin. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the bulletin menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Bulletin Security Description Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Buoy's Security Levels 0 TriBBS 5.0 History 0 TriT*l to TriBBS Name Change 0 My New Address 0 Top Ten Callers List 0 Last 15 Callers List 0 Latest Software Versions 0 TriBBS Support Conference 0 Fido and Node 2 0 Alpha and Beta Version Policy 0 This Month's Statistics 0 Last Month's Statistics 0 This Month's Hottest DLs 0 Last Month's Hottest DLs 0 List of Registered Boards 0 Ordering Manuals and Disks 0 TriBBS Voice/Fax Support 0 BBS Legal Guide Discounts 0 Tranferring TriBBS Key Files 0 Suggestions for TriBBS 0 ============================================================================= @MENUSMENUD Menus Menu's Door Bulletin Menu Option -------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the door bulletin menu configuration. @DOORBULLETINCONFIG The Door Bulletin Menu Configuration ------------------------------------ The contents of the door bulletin menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bulletin Description This field specifies the name of the bulletin. Security Level This field specifies the minimum security level the user must have to view the bulletin. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the bulletin menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Bulletin Security Description Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- King of the Board Pyramid 0 King of the Board Points 0 Football Pool Top Ten 0 Scrabble Status 0 Scrabble Top Ten 0 ============================================================================= @MENUSMENUM Menus Menu's Main Menu Option ----------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the main menu configuration. @MAINCONFIG The Main Menu Configuration --------------------------- The contents of the main menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hard Key This is the hardcoded hotkey for the main menu option. This field cannot be changed for any of the required menu options. Furthermore, you can not have two menu options use the same hardcoded hotkey. Soft Key This is the configurable hotkey for the main menu option. This field can be changed to an key you desire except there cannot be two menu options with the same configurable hotkey. Option Description This is the main menu option's description. Security Level This is the minimum security level that the caller must have to be able to use this menu option. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the main menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Hard Soft Option Security Key Key Description Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B B Bulletin Menu 10 M M Message Menu 10 F F File Menu 10 D D Door Menu 999 T T TeleChat Menu 999 Q Q Questionaire Menu 999 S S Sysop Menu 100 C C Comment to Sysop 10 A A Toggle ANSI Graphics 10 R R Toggle RIPScrip Graphics 999 L L Change Language 999 N N Newsletter 10 Y Y Your Personal Information 10 I I System Information 10 U U List of Users 10 W W Who's On 999 X X Expert Mode 10 P P Page Sysop 10 G G Goodbye 0 ============================================================================= The following are descriptions of the 19 Main Menu items: Bulletin Menu: By pressing at the Main Menu, TriBBS will branch to the Bulletin Menu. Message Menu: By pressing <M> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will branch to the Message Menu. File Menu: By pressing <F> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will branch to the File Menu. Door Menu: By pressing <D> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will branch to the Door Menu. If your board doesn't have any doors, you should set the security level for this option higher than anybody's security level. TeleChat Menu: By pressing <T> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will branch to the TeleChat Menu. If you are running a single line BBS, you will should disable this option by setting its security level higher than any of the board's users. Questionnaire Menu: By pressing <Q> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will branch to the Questionnaire Menu. If your board doesn't have any questionnaires, you should set the security level for this option higher than anybody's security level. Sysop Menu: By pressing <S> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will branch to the Sysop Menu. IMPORTANT: The security level for this option should be set for at least your minimum sysop security level. Comment to Sysop: By pressing <C> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will let the caller send a private message to the sysop. The message will be saved in the board's first message conference. Toggle ANSI Graphics: By pressing <A> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will toggle ANSI color graphics on and off. Toggle RIPscrip Graphics: By pressing <R> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will toggle RIPscrip graphics on and off. If you do not have RIPscrip support enabled in your system configuration, you should set the security level for this menu item higher than your board's highest security level. Change Language: By pressing <L> at the Main Menu, TriBBS allows the caller to change to a different language. If your board doesn't use multiple languages, you should set the security level for this option higher than anybody's security level. Newsletter: By pressing <N> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will display the board's newsletter, if any. Your Personal Information: By pressing <Y> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will let the caller display and edit some of his information. System Information: By pressing at the Main Menu, TriBBS will display a number of the board's statistics. List of Users: By pressing at the Main Menu, TriBBS will display a list of the board's users. Who's On: By pressing <W> at the Main Menu, TriBBS will display a list of who's on all of the board's nodes. If you are running a single line BBS, you will probably want to disable this option by setting its security level higher than any of the board's users. Expert Mode: Pressing <X> will toggle the caller's expert mode flag. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Super Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller and will use abbreviated menu prompts. Otherwise, TriBBS will display the menus to the caller. Page Sysop: Pressing will page the sysop. As soon as the caller pages the sysop, TriBBS will display a blinking asterisk in the user status window's upper right corner. This blinking asterisk will continue to be displayed until either the sysop answers the page or the caller logs off. Goodbye: Pressing <G> will log the caller off the board. @MENUSMENUG Menus Menu's Message Menu Option -------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the message menu configuration. @MESSAGECONFIG The Message Menu Configuration ------------------------------ The contents of the message menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hard Key This is the hardcoded hotkey for the message menu option. This field cannot be changed for any of the required menu options. Furthermore, you can not have two menu options use the same hardcoded hotkey. Soft Key This is the configurable hotkey for the message menu option. This field can be changed to an key you desire except there cannot be two menu options with the same configurable hotkey. Option Description This is the message menu option's description. Security Level This is the minimum security level that the caller must have to be able to use this menu option. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the message menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Hard Soft Option Security Key Key Description Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- C C Change Conference 10 E E Enter a Message 10 R R Read Messages 10 N N New Messages 10 Y Y Your Messages 10 S S Text Search Messages 10 Q Q Queue Conferences 10 M M Main Menu 0 X X Expert Mode 10 P P Page Sysop 0 G G Goodbye 0 ============================================================================= The following are descriptions of the 11 Message Menu items: Change Conference: Pressing <C> will let the caller change his current message conference. After displaying a list of the conferences that are available to the caller, TriBBS will prompt him for the new conference. Enter a Message: Pressing <E> will let the caller enter a message in the current message conference. TriBBS will prompt the caller for the name to address the message to. If the current conference isn't a networked conference, TriBBS will check to see if the addressee is a user of the board. Messages addressed to Sysop will be changed to your name. If the message is addressed to an individual, TriBBS will ask if the message should be flagged as PUBLIC. TriBBS will then prompt for the message subject. If the conference is a Fido-style netmail conference, TriBBS will ask the caller for the recipient's network address. From there, TriBBS will let the caller enter his message using the TriBBS line editor or full screen editor. If the caller is using the line editor, the editor's menu can be displayed by pressing <ENTER> on a blank line. The following are the options the line editor menu offers: <S>ave Pressing <S> will save the message. <A>bort Pressing <A> will abort the message. <C>ontinue Pressing <C> will start the line editor again where the message left off. <L>ist Pressing <L> will list the message. <D>elete Line Pressing <D> will prompt the caller for the number of the line he wants deleted. nsert Line Pressing will prompt the caller for the number of the line he wants a blank line inserted before. <E>dit Line Pressing <E> will prompt the caller for the number of the line he would like to edit. <R>eplace Text Pressing <R> will prompt the caller for the number of the line he would like to search and replace text in. After selecting the desired line, TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter the search and replace strings. These strings are entered on the same line with a semicolon separating the two strings. TriBBS will then search the line for occurrences of the search string. If the search string is found, it will be replaced by the replace string. <Q>uote Pressing <Q> will allow the caller to quote from a message he is replying to. TriBBS will display the original message and then prompt the call for the first and last lines to be quoted. (This menu option is only available if the caller is replying to another message.) pload Pressing will prompt the caller for the name of a file to be uploaded and added to the message's text. Note that during a local logon, you can specify any file name to be used for the "uploaded" file. Change Sub<j>ect Pressing <J> will display the message's current subject and prompt the caller to enter a new subject. Change <T>o Pressing <T> will display the message's current addressee and prompt the caller to enter a new addressee. Attach <F>ile Pressing <F> will prompt the caller to enter the name of a file to be attached to the message. If the caller enters a valid filename, the caller will be prompted to upload the file. You should note that this option is only available in local conferences and the caller's security level must be greater than or equal to the file attachment security level that is specified in the board's system configuration. IMPORTANT: For local logons, TriBBS expects the file to be attached to the message to reside in node 1's MWORK directory. Therefore, if the sysop wants to attach a file to a message, move the file must be moved into node 1's MWORK directory. If the caller is using the full screen editor, the editor's menu can be displayed by pressing <ESC>. The following are the options the full screen editor menu offers: <S>ave Pressing <S> will save the message. <A>bort Pressing <A> will abort the message. <C>ontinue Pressing <C> will return the caller to the full screen editor. pload Pressing will prompt the caller for the name of a file to be uploaded and added to the message's text. Note that during a local logon, you can specify any file name to be used for the "uploaded" file. Change Sub<j>ect Pressing <J> will display the message's current subject and prompt the caller to enter a new subject. Change <T>o Pressing <T> will display the message's current addressee and prompt the caller to enter a new addressee. Attach <F>ile Pressing <F> will prompt the caller to enter the name of a file to be attached to the message. If the caller enters a valid filename, the caller will be prompted to upload the file. You should note that this option is only available in local conferences and the caller's security level must be greater than or equal to the file attachment security level that is specified in the board's system configuration. IMPORTANT: For local logons, TriBBS expects the file to be attached to the message to reside in node 1's MWORK directory. Therefore, if the sysop wants to attach a file to a message, the file must be moved into node 1's MWORK directory. <H>elp Pressing <H> will display a help screen that describes what control keys the full screen editor offers. While editing a message using the full screen editor, the caller can use anyone of the following control keys: Control Key IBM Key Function <CTRL><A> <LEFT ARROW> Move left 1 character <CTRL><D> <RIGHT ARROW> Move right 1 character <CTRL><E> <UP ARROW> Move up 1 line <CTRL><X> <DOWN ARROW> Move down 1 line <CTRL> <TAB> Move cursor to next tab zone <CTRL> <END> Move to end of line <CTRL><W> <HOME> Move to beginning of line <CTRL><R> <PG UP> Move up a page <CTRL><C> <PG DN> Move down a page <CTRL><G> <DELETE> Delete character under cursor <CTRL><H> <BACKSPACE> Delete character to left of cursor <CTRL><Y> Delete current line <CTRL> Reformat paragraph <CTRL><L> Redraw screen <CTRL><O> Quote message <CTRL><V> <INSERT> Toggle insert/overtype mode IMPORTANT: The "IBM Keys" are only available to remote callers if their communications program supports ANSI keyboard emulation. Read Messages: Pressing <R> allows the caller to read messages. TriBBS will prompt the caller if he wants to read messages in just the current conference, all conferences, the caller's queued conferences, or quit to the Message Menu. For each message conference, TriBBS allows the caller to enter the number of the first message to be read, only read new messages, or quit to the Message Menu. While reading messages, the caller will be presented with the following options: <R>eply Pressing <R> will allow the caller to enter a reply to the message. If the message is PUBLIC, TriBBS will give the caller the option of making the reply PRIVATE. Read Relies Pressing will allow the caller to read a message's replies. After reading all of the replies, TriBBS will return to the original message. (This option is only available if the message has replies.) <N>umber Pressing <N> prompts the caller to enter the number of the message to be read next. De<l>ete Pressing <L> will allow the caller to delete the message. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level or the conference allows user deletion and the message is either from or to the caller.) ndelete Pressing will allow the caller to undelete a previously deleted message. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level.) Pulic Pressing will make a PRIVATE message PUBLIC. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level and the message is PRIVATE.) Pri<v>ate Pressing <V> will make a PUBLIC message PRIVATE. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level and the message is PUBLIC.) Toggle Ech<o> Pressing <O> will toggle a message's status between echoed and not echoed. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level and the message conference is a networked conference.) Toggle Permanen<t> Pressing <T> will toggle a message's status between permanent or transient. By default, all messages are transient. If a message is marked as permanent, the TriPack message base packing utility will not delete the message. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level.) <M>ove Pressing <M> will allow the caller to move a message to another message conference. TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter the number of the message's new conference. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level.) <C>opy Pressing <C> will allow the caller to copy a message to another message conference. TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter the number of the message's new conference. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level.) <S>ave Pressing <S> will allow the caller to save the message to a disk file. TriBBS will prompt the caller for the name of the file to save the message to. If the file already exists, TriBBS will append the message to the end of the file. If the file doesn't exist, TriBBS will create the file. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level.) <E>dit Pressing <E> allows the caller to edit the message's contents. You should note that the original message is deleted and the new message is added to the end of the message conference. (This option is only available if the caller has at least a minimum sysop security level.) <D>ownload File Pressing <D> allows the caller to download a file that has been attached to a message. <-> Prev Pressing <-> will move back to the previously displayed message. <+/ENTER> Next Message Pressing <+> or <ENTER> moves on to the next message. <Q>uit Pressing <Q> will allow the caller to quit reading messages in this message conference. New Messages: Pressing <N> allows the caller to read new messages. TriBBS maintains pointers in each message conference of the highest message number the caller has read. TriBBS will prompt the caller if he wants to read messages in just the current conference, all conferences, the caller's queued conferences, or quit to the Message Menu. For each message conference, TriBBS allows the caller to read the conference's new messages, skip the conference, or quit to the Message Menu. While reading messages, the caller will be presented with the same options as TriBBS uses with the "Read Messages" menu option. Your Messages: Pressing <Y> allows the caller to read his messages. TriBBS will prompt the caller if he wants to read his messages in just the current conference, all conferences, the caller's queued conferences, or quit to the Message menu. For each message conference, TriBBS allows the caller to read the message to him in the conference or quit to the Message Menu. While reading messages, the caller will be presented with the same options as TriBBS uses with the "Read Messages" and "New Messages" menu options. Text Search Messages: Pressing <T> allows the caller to search through messages for a specified string. TriBBS will prompt the caller for the string to be searched for and then will prompt the caller if he wants to search for messages in just the current conference, all conferences, the caller's queued conferences, or quit to the Message menu. When searching for a text string, TriBBS will search through the messages' From field, To field, Subject field, and the body of the message. Queue Conferences: Pressing <S> allows the caller to set a conference queue. A conference queue allows the caller to select whether or not a conference will be read while reading messages in queued conferences. TriBBS will display a menu with the following three options: <L>ist Your Queue Entering <L> presents a list of the conferences that are available to the user and indicates whether or not they are queued conferences. <####> Conference to Toggle Entering a conference's number toggle's its queued status. <ENTER> to Quit Simply pressing <ENTER> returns the caller to the Message Menu. Main Menu: Pressing <M> returns the caller to the Main Menu. Expert Mode: Pressing <X> will toggle the caller's expert mode flag. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Super Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller and will use abbreviated menu prompts. Otherwise, TriBBS will display the menus to the caller. Page Sysop: Pressing will page the sysop. As soon as the caller pages the sysop, TriBBS will display a blinking asterisk in the user status window's upper right corner. This blinking asterisk will continue to be displayed until either the sysop answers the page or the caller logs off. Goodbye: Pressing <G> will log the caller off the board. @MENUSMENUF Menus Menu's File Menu Option ----------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the file menu configuration. @FILECONFIG The File Menu Configuration --------------------------- The contents of the file menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hard Key This is the hardcoded hotkey for the file menu option. This field cannot be changed for any of the required menu options. Furthermore, you can not have two menu options use the same hardcoded hotkey. Soft Key This is the configurable hotkey for the file menu option. This field can be changed to an key you desire except there cannot be two menu options with the same configurable hotkey. Option Description This is the file menu option's description. Security Level This is the minimum security level that the caller must have to be able to use this menu option. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the file menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Hard Soft Option Security Key Key Description Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- C C Change File Area 10 L L List Files 10 N N New Files 10 T T Text Search File Lists 10 E E Edit Batch Queue 10 U U Upload File 15 D D Download File 10 V V View Archive 10 R R Remove File 100 O O Move File 100 M M Main Menu 10 X X Expert Mode 10 P P Page Sysop 10 G G Goodbye 10 ============================================================================= The following are descriptions of the 14 File Menu items: Change File Area: Pressing <C> will let the caller change his current file area. After displaying a list of the file areas that are available to the caller, TriBBS will prompt him for the new file area. List Files: Pressing <L> will let the caller view the board's file lists. TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter a file mask. This file mask uses the same format as the DOS DIR command. After entering an appropriate file mask, TriBBS will ask the caller if he wants to view the file lists for his current file area or all file areas. New Files: Pressing <N> will let the caller view the board's new files. TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter a date to begin the search with. If the caller simply presses <ENTER>, TriBBS will use the date of the caller's last new file search. TriBBS will then ask the caller if he wants to see the new files for his current file area or all file areas. Text Search File Lists: Pressing <T> will let the caller search for text strings in the board's file lists. TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter the string to be searched for. After entering an appropriate search string, TriBBS will ask the caller if he wants to search the file lists for his current file area or all file areas. When entering the search string, the caller can use a boolean expression with up to 10 separate strings in the expression. The ampersand <&> is used for a logical AND operator and the pipe <|> is used for a logical OR operator. When evaluating a boolean expression, TriBBS evaluates it in a strictly left-to-right fashion. Here are a few examples of legitimate boolean expressions: tribbs | goodwin would search and display any files that contain either "tribbs" or "goodwin". tribbs & goodwin would search and display any files that contain both "tribbs" and "goodwin". Edit Batch Queue: Pressing <E> allows the caller to delete files from the batch queue that the caller has created by flagging files. TriBBS will display the name, the length, and the estimated download time for each file in the batch queue. Upload File: Pressing will let the caller upload a file. TriBBS will prompt the caller for the filenames and descriptions for the files to be uploaded. If a blank description is entered for a file, TriBBS will attempt to extract and use either a FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI description file for the file's description. In order for TriBBS to be able to find and extract a description file, the proper decompression utility must be in the DOS PATH. If the call is a remote call, TriBBS will ask the caller to select an appropriate protocol. If the call is a local call, the appropriate files must be in the file area's file path. Download File: Pressing <D> will let the caller download one or more files. TriBBS will prompt the caller for the names of the files to be downloaded. If the call is a remote call, TriBBS will ask the caller to select an appropriate protocol if the caller hasn't selected a default protocol. If the call is a local call, TriBBS will ask the caller for the directory that TriBBS should copy the files to. This is a handy feature for quickly obtaining a copy of a file on boards that have a lot of files online. If the caller is using a bidirectional protocol, it is possible to upload a file while downloading a file. After each download, TriBBS will check the TRANSFER directory to see if any files were uploaded during the download. If a file (or files) is found and it isn't already in one of the board's file area, TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter a description. View Archive: Pressing <V> will let the caller view the contents of an archive. TriBBS will first uncompress the archive and then display a complete listing of the archive's contents. The caller is then given the option of either relisting the archive's contents, displaying one of the archive's files, compressing and downloading one or more individual members of the archive, or returning to the Files Menu. In order for this option to work properly you must have the appropriate compression utilities in your PATH. Remove File: Pressing <R> will let the caller remove a file from the board's file lists and file areas. TriBBS will prompt the caller for the file's name. If the file is found, TriBBS will double check to be sure if the caller really wants to delete the file. IMPORTANT: The security level for this option should be set for at least your minimum sysop security level. Move File: Pressing <O> will let the caller move a file from its present file area to another file area. TriBBS will prompt the caller for the file's name and its new file area. IMPORTANT: The security level for this option should be set for at least your minimum sysop security level. Main Menu: Pressing <M> returns the caller to the Main Menu. Expert Mode: Pressing <X> will toggle the caller's expert mode flag. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Super Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller and will use abbreviated menu prompts. Otherwise, TriBBS will display the menus to the caller. Page Sysop: Pressing will page the sysop. As soon as the caller pages the sysop, TriBBS will display a blinking asterisk in the user status window's upper right corner. This blinking asterisk will continue to be displayed until either the sysop answers the page or the caller logs off. Goodbye: Pressing <G> will log the caller off the board. @MENUSMENUS Menus Menu's Sysop Menu Option ------------------------------ This selection allows you to edit the sysop menu configuration. @SYSOPCONFIG The Sysop Menu Configuration ---------------------------- The contents of the sysop menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hard Key This is the hardcoded hotkey for the sysop menu option. This field cannot be changed for any of the required menu options. Furthermore, you can not have two menu options use the same hardcoded hotkey. Soft Key This is the configurable hotkey for the sysop menu option. This field can be changed to an key you desire except there cannot be two menu options with the same configurable hotkey. Option Description This is the sysop menu option's description. Security Level This is the minimum security level that the caller must have to be able to use this menu option. ============================================================================= The following is an example of the sysop menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Hard Soft Option Security Key Key Description Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U U Edit Users 110 C C Edit Message Conferences 110 F F Edit File Areas 110 E E Edit Events 110 V V View Callers Log 100 S S Sort File Lists 110 M M Main Menu 10 X X Expert Mode 10 P P Page Sysop 10 G G Goodbye 0 ============================================================================= The following are descriptions of the 11 Sysop Menu Items: Edit Users: Pressing will let the caller edit the user records. In order to perform this operation, TriBBS will call TriMan; therefore, this function is not available to remote callers. Edit Message Conferences: Pressing <C> will let the caller edit the message conferences. In order to perform this operation, TriBBS will call TriMan; therefore, this function is not available to remote callers. Edit File Areas: Pressing <F> will let the caller edit the file areas. In order to perform this operation, TriBBS will call TriMan; therefore, this function is not available to remote callers. Edit Events: Pressing <E> will let the caller edit the events. In order to perform this operation, TriBBS will call TriMan; therefore, this function is not available to remote callers. View Callers Log: Pressing <V> will let the caller view the callers log. TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter the starting date to view the log from. Sort File Lists: Pressing <S> will let the caller sort the board's file lists. You should note that TriBBS's sort routine has an upper limit of 3000 files per list. If your file lists grow beyond 3000 files, you will have to use an external sorting program to sort them. Main Menu: Pressing <M> returns the caller to the Main Menu. Expert Mode: Pressing <X> will toggle the caller's expert mode flag. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller. If the caller's expert mode flag is set for "Super Expert", TriBBS will not display the menus for the caller and will use abbreviated menu prompts. Otherwise, TriBBS will display the menus to the caller. Page Sysop: Pressing will page the sysop. As soon as the caller pages the sysop, TriBBS will display a blinking asterisk in the user status window's upper right corner. This blinking asterisk will continue to be displayed until either the sysop answers the page or the caller logs off. Goodbye: Pressing <G> will log the caller off the board. @MENUSMENUDOOR Menus Menu's Door Menu Option ----------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the door menu configuration. @DOORCONFIG The Door Menu Configuration --------------------------- The contents of the door menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Door Type This is the type of door data file that TriBBS should create before running the door. This field is a toggle field and is toggled by pressing <SPACE>. The following is a list of values that you can toggle this field to: D - Generates DOOR.SYS for GAP, etc. P - Generates PCBOARD.DAT, PCBOARD.SYS, USERS for PCBoard 14.x+ doors. R - Generates DORINFO#.DEF for RBBS doors. S - Generates SFDOORS.DAT for Spitfire doors. T - Generates TRIBBS.SYS for TriBBS doors. W - Generates CALLINFO.BBS for WildCat doors. U - Generates UTIDOOR.TXT for UTI doors such as MegaMail. Door Description This door's description. Door Batch File This is the name of the batch file TriBBS should use to run the door. Security Level This is the minimum security level that the caller needs to be able to run the door. ============================================================================= The following is a sample of a door menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Door Door Door Security Type Description Batch File Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- S Scrabble SCRABBLE 15 P King of the Board KINGOB 15 U MegaMail MEGA 15 S International Online Mag iomag 15 ============================================================================= @MENUSMENUQ Menus Menu's Questionnaire Menu Option -------------------------------------- This selection allows you to edit the questionnaire menu configuration. @QUESTIONCONFIG The Questionnaire Menu Configuration ------------------------------------ The contents of the questionnaire menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questionnaire This field specifies the name of the questionnaire. Description Questionnaire File This field specifies the root file name for the questionnaire files. Security Level This field specifies the minimum security level the user must have to complete the questionnaire. ============================================================================= The following is a sample questionnaire menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Questionnaire Questionnaire Security Description File Level ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visiting Sysops VSYSOP 10 Survey SURVEY 10 ============================================================================= @MENUSMENUE Menus Menu's External Protocol Menu Option ------------------------------------------ This selection allows you to edit the external protocol menu configuration. @PROTOCOLCONFIG The External Protocol Menu Configuration ---------------------------------------- The contents of the external protocol menu configuration file are as follows: ============================================================================= Field Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key This field specifies the key that the caller uses to select the external protocol. Protocol Description This field is a description for the external protocol. Send Batch This field specifies the batch file TriBBS uses to send files to the caller with the external protocol. Receive Batch This field specifies the batch file TriBBS uses to receive files from the caller with the external protocol. Batch This field specifies whether or not the external protocol supports batch transfers. This field is a toggle field and can be toggled either "Y" or "N" with the <SPACE> key. Error This field specifies whether or not the external protocol requires an error correcting connection or not. This field is a toggle field and can be toggled either "Y" or "N" with the <SPACE> key. ============================================================================= The following is a sample of an external protocol menu configuration file: ============================================================================= Key Protocol Send Receive Batch Error Description Batch Batch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z Zmodem (DSZ) SZ.BAT RZ.BAT Y N M Mpt (Puma) SMPT.BAT RMPT.BAT Y N H HS/Link HSS.BAT HSR.BAT Y N ============================================================================= @PACKERMENUU The Packers Menu Users Option ----------------------------- This selection allows you to pack the user files. @PACKERMESSAGE The Packers Menu Messages Option -------------------------------- This selection allows you to pack the message base.