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<h1>Synchronet System Operator Documentation</h1>
<p><b><a name="TOC">Sysop Documentation Table of Contents</a></b>
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<p><a href="features.html">Features</a>
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<pre>1.  <b>Installation</b><a href="install.html">
</a>    1.0   <a href="install.html">Installation</a><a href="install.html#Getting Started">
</a>    1.1   <a href="install.html#GettingStarted">Getting Started
</a>    1.2   <a href="install.html#GettingHelp">How to Get Help
</a>    1.3   <a href="install.html#AboutManual">About this Manual</a></pre>

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<pre>2.  <b>Configuration
</b>    2.0   <a href="system_config.html">System Configuration</a>
    2.1   <a href="system_config.html#MessageOptions">Message Options
</a>    2.2   <a href="system_config.html#SystemOptions">System Options</a>
    2.3   <a href="system_config.html#SystemToggleOptions">Toggle Options</a>
    2.4   <a href="system_config.html#NewUserValues">New User Values</a>
    2.5   <a href="system_config.html#AdvancedOptions">Advanced Options</a>
    2.6   <a href="system_config.html#LoadableModules">Loadable Modules</a>
    2.7   <a href="system_config.html#SecurityValues">System Security Level Values</a>
    2.8   <a href="system_config.html#ExpiredAccountValues">Expired Account Values</a>
    2.9   <a href="system_config.html#QuickValidationValues">Quick Validation Values</a>
    2.10  <a href="system_config.html#CreatingUserAccountsLocally">Creating User Accounts Locally</a>
	  2.10.1 <a href="system_config.html#CreatingSysopAccount">Creating a Sysop Account</a>
	  2.10.2 <a href="system_config.html#CreatingGuestAccount">Creating a Guest Account</a></pre>

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<pre>3.  <b>Adding Nodes to your System</b>
    3.0   <a href="adding_nodes.html">Adding Nodes</a>
    3.1   <a href="adding_nodes.html#ConfiguringNodes">Node Configuration</a>
    3.2   <a href="adding_nodes.html#NodeToggleOptions">Node Toggle Options</a>
    3.3   <a href="adding_nodes.html#NodeAdvancedOptions">Node Advanced Options</a>
    3.4   <a href="adding_nodes.html#WFC_NumberKeys">Waiting For Caller Number Key Assignments</a> <b><i><font color="#FF0000">(v2 Only)</font></i></b>
    3.5   <a href="adding_nodes.html#WFC_FunctionKeys">Waiting For Caller Function Key Assignments</a> <b><i><font color="#FF0000">(v2 Only)</font></i></b></pre>

<pre>4.  <b>Modem and FAX Configuration <i><font color="#FF0000">(v2 Only)</font></i></b>
    4.0   <a href="modem_setup.html">Modem Setup</a>
    4.1   <a href="modem_setup.html#UART_Serial/Modem">Installing UART Serial Card/Internal Modems</a>
    4.2   <a href="modem_setup.html#Shared_IRQ/Non-UART">Installing a Shared IRQ or Non-UART Serial Card</a>
    4.3   <a href="modem_setup.html#DumbModemConnection">Using a Dumb (NULL) Modem Connection</a>
    4.4   <a href="modem_setup.html#ModemConfiguration">Modem Configuration</a>
    4.5   <a href="modem_setup.html#ResultCodes">Modem Result Codes
</a>    4.6   <a href="modem_setup.html#ToggleOptions">Modem Toggle Options</a>
    4.7   <a href="modem_setup.html#ControlStrings">Modem Control Strings</a>
    4.8   <a href="modem_setup.html#AutoConfiguration">Modem Auto-Configuration</a>
    4.9   <a href="modem_setup.html#CallerIdentification">Caller-ID Support</a>
    4.10  <a href="modem_setup.html#FAX/ModemSetup">Incoming FAX Support</a></pre>
    
<pre>5.  <b>Sysop Commands (Remote / Local)</b>
    5.0   <a href="sysop_commands.html">Sysop Commands</a>
    5.1   <a href="sysop_commands.html#SysopDefinition">Definition of a Sysop</a>
    5.2   <a href="sysop_commands.html#MultipleSysops">Multiple Sysops</a>
    5.3   <a href="sysop_commands.html#LocalSysopCommands">Local Only Sysop Commands</a>
    5.4   <a href="sysop_commands.html#OnlineSysopCommands">Remote/Local Sysop Commands</a></pre>

<pre>6.  <b>User Management</b>
    6.0   <a href="user_editor.html">User Editor</a>
    6.1   <a href="user_editor.html#UsingUserEditLocally">Editing Users Locally
</a>    6.2   <a href="user_editor.html#UsingUserEditRemotely">Editing Users Remotely</a>
    6.3   <a href="user_editor.html#UserEditCommands">User Editor Commands Explained</a></pre>

<pre>7.  <b>Access Requirement Strings (ARS) Security</b>
    7.0   <a href="security.html">ARS Security</a>
    7.1   <a href="security.html#Introduction">Introduction to ARS</a>
    7.2   <a href="security.html#Keywords/Symbols">ARS Keywords and Symbols</a>
    7.3   <a href="security.html#GeneralUsageExamples">ARS General Usage Examples</a>
    7.4   <a href="security.html#NestingExpressions">Nesting ARS Logic</a>
    7.5   <a href="security.html#NestedLogicExamples">ARS Nested Logic Examples</a></pre>

<pre>8.  <b>Message Bases</b>
    8.0   <a href="message_section.html">Message Base</a>	
    8.2   <a href="message_section.html#ElectronicMail">Electronic Mail
</a>          8.2.1 <a href="message_section.html#SynchronetMailServer">Internet (SMTP/POP3) Mail Server</a> <b><font color="#FF0000"><i>(v3+ Only)</i></font></b>
    8.3   <a href="message_section.html#SettingUpMessageBase">Adding Message Bases</a>
          8.3.1 <a href="message_section.html#CreatingMessageGroups">Creating Message Groups</a>
          8.3.2   <a href="message_section.html#MessageGroupOptions">Main Options
</a>          8.3.3 <a href="message_section.html#CreatingMessageSub-boards">Creating Message Sub-Boards</a>
	  8.3.4   <a href="message_section.html#Sub-boardMainOptions">Main Options</a>
          8.3.5   <a href="message_section.html#ToggleOptions">Toggle Options</a>
          8.3.6   <a href="message_section.html#NetworkOptions">Network Options</a>
          8.3.7   <a href="message_section.html#AdvancedOptions">Advanced Options</a>
    8.4   <a href="message_section.html#QWKPacketPreviousSoftware">Importing Messages from Your Previous BBS Software</a>
    8.5   <a href="message_section.html#PostingMessage">Posting</a>
    8.6   <a href="message_section.html#RemoteQWKFunctions">Remote QWK Functions</a></pre>

<pre>9.  <b>Networking</b>
    9.0   <a href="networking.html">Networking Message Bases</a>
    9.1   <a href="networking.html#QWKPacketNetworking">QWK Networking</a>
          9.1.1 <a href="networking.html#NetworkHubs">Network Hubs</a>
          9.1.2 <a href="networking.html#NetworkedSub-boards">Networked Sub-Boards</a>
          9.1.3 <a href="networking.html#ConfiguringQWKNode">Setting up a QWK Node</a>
          9.1.4 <a href="networking.html#ConfiguringQWKHub">Setting up a QWK Hub
</a>    9.2   <a href="networking.html#TransferringFilesThroughQWK">Transferring Files via QWK Network</a>
    9.3   <a href="networking.html#PostLinkNetworking">PostLink Networking</a>
    9.4   <a href="networking.html#FidoNetNetworking">FidoNet Networking</a>
          9.4.1 <a href="networking.html#FidoNetUsingSBBSECHOandInterMail">Step-by-Step Setup</a>
          9.4.2 <a href="networking.html#SendingFidoNetNetMail">Sending FidoNet NetMail</a>
    9.5   <a href="networking.html#InternetNetworking">Internet Networking</a></pre>

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<pre>10. <b>File Section</b>
    10.0  <a href="file_section.html">File Transfer Section
</a>    10.1  <a href="file_section.html#SettingUpFileTransferSection">Setting up the File Section Options</a>
          10.1.1 <a href="file_section.html#FileOptions">Main Options</a>
    10.2  <a href="file_section.html#ViewableFiles">Viewable File Types</a>
    10.3  <a href="file_section.html#TestableFiles">Testable File Types
</a>    10.4  <a href="file_section.html#DownloadEvents">Download Events</a>
    10.5  <a href="file_section.html#ExtractableFiles">Extractable File Types</a>
    10.6  <a href="file_section.html#CompressableFiles">Compressible File Types</a>
    10.7  <a href="file_section.html#TransferProtocols">Transfer Protocols
</a>          10.7.1 <a href="file_section.html#FDSZ">FDSZ Protocol</a>
          10.7.2 <a href="file_section.html#DSZ">DSZ Protocol</a>
          10.7.3 <a href="file_section.html#HS/Link">HS/Link Protocol</a>
    10.8  <a href="file_section.html#CreatingFileLibraries">Adding File Libraries</a>
          10.8.1  <a href="file_section.html#LibraryOptions">Main Options</a>
    10.9  <a href="file_section.html#CreatingFileDirectories">Adding File Directories</a>
              10.9.1  <a href="file_section.html#MainDirectoryOptions">Main Options</a>
          10.9.2  <a href="file_section.html#ToggleOptions">Toggle Options</a>
          10.9.3  <a href="file_section.html#AdvancedOptions">Advanced Options</a>
    10.10 <a href="file_section.html#AddingFilesToDatabase">Adding Files to File Sections</a>
          10.10.1 <a href="file_section.html#CreatingOfflineFileDirectories">Creating an Offline Files Directory</a>
          10.10.2 <a href="file_section.html#CreatingSysopDirectory">Creating a Sysop Directory</a>
          10.10.3 <a href="file_section.html#CreatingUser-to-UserDirectory">Creating a User to User Directory</a>
          10.10.4 <a href="file_section.html#CreatingDefaultUploadDirectory">Creating a Default Upload Directory</a>
          10.10.5 <a href="file_section.html#SupportingBlindBatchUploads">Supporting Blind Batch Uploads</a>
    10.11 <a href="file_section.html#CD-ROM/SlowMediaDevices">CD-ROM and other Slow Media Devices</a>
          10.11.1 <a href="file_section.html#AlternateFilePaths">Using Alternate File Paths
</a>    10.12 <a href="file_section.html#SynchronetFTPServer">Internet FTP Server</a> <b><font color="#FF0000"><i>(v3+ Only)</i></font></b></pre>

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<pre>11. <b>Chat Section</b>
    11.0  <a href="chat_section.html">Chat Section Configuration</a>
    11.1  <a href="chat_section.html#ArtificialChatGurus">Artificial Chat Gurus</a>
    11.2  <a href="chat_section.html#ChatActions">Multinode Chat Actions</a>
    11.3  <a href="chat_section.html#MultinodeChatChannels">Multinode Chat Channels</a>
    11.4  <a href="chat_section.html#ExternalSysopPagers">External Sysop Chat Pagers</a></pre>

<pre>12. <b>External Programs</b>
    12.0  <a href="external_programs.html">External Programs
</a>    12.1  <a href="external_programs.html#FixedEvents">External Fixed Events</a>
    12.2  <a href="external_programs.html#TimedEvents">External Timed Events</a>
    12.3  <a href="external_programs.html#GlobalSwapList">Global Swap List</a>
    12.4  <a href="external_programs.html#Native32bitProgramList">Native (32-bit) Program List</a>
    12.5  <a href="external_programs.html#ExternalEditors">External Editors</a>
    12.6  <a href="external_programs.html#OnlinePrograms">Adding Online Programs</a>
    12.7  <a href="external_programs.html#DropFiles">Supported BBS Drop File Types</a>
    12.8  <a href="external_programs.html#Call-backVerifiers">Callback Verifiers</a>
    12.9  <a href="external_programs.html#InstallingNewExternalProgram">Installing a New External Program</a>
    12.10 <a href="external_programs.html#ConfiguringNewExternalProgram">Configuring a New External Program</a>
    12.11 <a href="external_programs.html#ExampleDoorGameSetups">External Program Setup Examples</a>
          12.11.1 <a href="external_programs.html#LORD">Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD)</a>
          12.11.2 <a href="external_programs.html#Usurper">Usurper</a>
          12.11.3 <a href="external_programs.html#TradeWars2002">Trade Wars 2002
</a>          12.11.4 <a href="external_programs.html#BRE">Barren Realms Elite
</a>    12.12 <a href="external_programs.html#InternalGateways">Internet Gateways (Telnet, RLogin, etc.)</a> <b><font color="#FF0000"><i>(v3+ Only)</i></font></b>
    12.13 <a href="external_programs.html#TroubleshootingExternalPrograms">Troubleshooting External Programs</a></pre>

<pre>13. <b>Text File Section</b>
    13.0  <a href="textfile_section.html">General Text Files</a>
    13.1  <a href="textfile_section.html#TextFileOptions">Main Options</a>
    13.2  <a href="textfile_section.html#AddingTextFiles">Adding Text Files to a Section</a>
    13.3  <a href="textfile_section.html#976/900NumberBilling">976/900 Number Billing Support</a></pre>

<pre>14. <b>Multinode Information <i><font color="#FF0000">(v2 Only)</font></i></b>
    14.0  <a href="multnode_config.html">Multinode</a>
    14.1  <a href="multnode_config.html#LANMethod">The Local Area Network (LAN) Method</a>
    14.2  <a href="multnode_config.html#MultitaskerMethod">The Multitasker Method</a>
    14.3  <a href="multnode_config.html#Safe?">Is it Safe to run Multiple Nodes?</a>
    14.4  <a href="multnode_config.html#MultinodeDESQview">Setting Up Synchronet Under DESQview</a>
    14.5  <a href="multnode_config.html#MultinodeOS/2">Setting Up Synchronet Under OS/2</a>
    14.6  <a href="multnode_config.html#MultinodeWindows3.x">Setting Up Synchronet Under Windows 3.x</a>
    14.7  <a href="multnode_config.html#MultinodeWindows9x">Setting Up Synchronet Under Windows 9x</a>
    14.8  <a href="multnode_config.html#MultinodeLAN">Setting Up Synchronet on a LAN</a></pre>

<pre>15. <b>Synchronet Utility Reference</b><a href="utility_reference.html">
</a>    15.1  <a href="utility_reference.html#CHKSMB">CHKSMB</a>	<b>(</b>Checks Message Base for Validity<b>)</b>
    15.2  <a href="utility_reference.html#FIXSMB">FIXSMB</a>	<b>(</b>Fixes Message Base and Mail Indexes<b>)</b>
    15.3  <a href="utility_reference.html#SMBUTIL">SMBUTIL</a> 	<b>(</b>Synchronet Message Base Utility<b>)
</b>    15.4  <a href="utility_reference.html#SMBACTIV">SMBACTIV</a>	<b>(</b>Checks for Active Message Bases<b>)</b>
    15.5  <a href="utility_reference.html#ADDFILES">ADDFILES</a>	<b>(</b>Importing ASCII File Lists<b>)</b>
    15.6  <a href="utility_reference.html#FILELIST">FILELIST</a>	<b>(</b>Creating ASCII File Lists<b>)</b>
    15.7  <a href="utility_reference.html#DUPEFIND">DUPEFIND</a>	<b>(</b>Finds Duplicate Files in Synchronet<b>)</b>
    15.8  <a href="utility_reference.html#DELFILES">DELFILES</a>	<b>(</b>Deletes Files from File Base<b>)</b>
    15.9  <a href="utility_reference.html#MLABELS">MLABELS</a> 	<b>(</b>Mailing Labels Creation Util<b>)</b>
    15.10 <a href="utility_reference.html#QWKNODES">QWKNODES</a>	<b>(</b>Create QWKnet Users/Route/Node Lists<b>)</b>
        15.11 <a href="utility_reference.html#ALLUSERS">ALLUSERS</a>	<b>(</b>Command Line Bulk User Editor<b>)</b>
    15.12 <a href="utility_reference.html#AUTONODE">AUTONODE</a>	<b>(</b>Automatic Local Logon Utility<b>) <font color="#FF0000"><i>(v2 Only)</i></font></b>
    15.13 <a href="utility_reference.html#NODE">NODE</a>		<b>(</b>Node Display/Control Utility<b>)</b>
    15.14 <a href="utility_reference.html#UTI">UTI Driver</a>	<b>(</b>PostLink Import/Export Utils<b>)</b>
    15.15 <a href="utility_reference.html#SLOG">SLOG</a>		<b>(</b>Node/System Statistics Viewer<b>)</b>
    15.16 <a href="utility_reference.html#DSTSEDIT">DSTSEDIT</a>	<b>(</b>Node/System Statistics Editor<b>)</b>
    15.17 <a href="utility_reference.html#TOTALS">TOTALS</a>	<b>(</b>Credit Gain/Loss Util for Games<b>)</b>
    15.18 <a href="utility_reference.html#ANS2MSG">ANS2MSG</a> 	<b>(</b>ANSI to Ctrl-A Conversion Utility<b>)</b>
    15.19 <a href="utility_reference.html#MSG2ANS">MSG2ANS</a> 	<b>(</b>Ctrl-A to ANSI Conversion Utility<b>)</b></pre>

<pre>16. <b>Troubleshooting your System</b>
    16.0 <a href="troubleshooting.html">Troubleshooting</a></pre>

<pre>17. <b>Customizing your System</b>
    17.1  <a href="customization.html#MenusAndTextFiles">Menus and Other Text Files</a>
          17.1.1 <a href="customization.html#Text/Colors">Text Colors</a>
          17.1.2 <a href="customization.html#NodeActionText">Node Action Text</a>
          17.1.3 <a href="customization.html#TrashCanFiles">Trash Can Files</a>
    17.2  <a href="customization.html#MessageVariables">Message Variables</a>
    17.3  <a href="customization.html#MessageColorCodes">Message Color Codes</a>
    17.4  <a href="customization.html#SIFQuestionnaireFile">SIF Questionnaire File Format</a>
    17.5  <a href="customization.html#GURU.DAT">GURU.DAT (Guru Brain) Modifications</a></pre>

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<pre>18. <b>Appendix Information
</b>    18.1  <a href="appendix.html#Appendix_A">Appendix A</a> : Command Line Specifier Reference<b>
</b>    18.2  <a href="appendix.html#Appendix_B">Appendix B</a> : Synchronet (SBBS/SCFG) Command Line Options
    18.3  <a href="appendix.html#Appendix_C">Appendix C</a> : Synchronet Environment Variables<b>
</b>    18.4  <a href="appendix.html#Appendix_D">Appendix D</a> : Wait for Call Status Display<b> <i><font color="#FF0000">(v2 Only)</font></i>
</b>    18.5  <a href="appendix.html#Appendix_E">Appendix E</a> : Node Status Display<b>
</b>    18.6  <a href="appendix.html#Appendix_F">Appendix F</a> : Log File Line Type Specifiers<b>
</b>    18.7  <a href="appendix.html#Appendix_G">Appendix G</a> : File Formats (Technical Specs for Developers)</pre>

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<pre><b>19. Definitions of Commonly Used Terms
</b>    19.0  <a href="glossary.html">Glossary</a></pre>

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the <a href="http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/lesser.html">GNU Lesser General Public License</a>:
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Public Domain</a>  by <a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/manifest.txt">Digital Dynamics</a> 
in 1997 and remains Public Domain software today.<br>
Synchronet Version 3 is not Public Domain software.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.synchro.net/author.html">Rob Swindell<br>
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http://www.synchro.net</a>

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