diff --git a/docs/sbbscon.txt b/docs/sbbscon.txt index fcedb1bbc571f498c54de02b78cf177d057964ad..4742453578992beb670cb310b7e0d425d2f85dd5 100644 --- a/docs/sbbscon.txt +++ b/docs/sbbscon.txt @@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ The server/host-specific configuration options are set with sbbs command-line options (run "sbbs help" for a list), or by editing the Synchronet Initialization file (e.g. ctrl/sbbs.ini). + +Initialization File +------------------- +The default initalization file is ctrl/sbbs.ini. A different initialization +(.ini) filename may be used by specifying the path and filename on the sbbs +command-line. Example: + + sbbs /sbbs/ctrl/mybbs.ini + +If the path and filename of the initialization file is not passed on the +command-line, sbbs will use the SBBSCTRL environment variable to determine +the location of your Synchronet ctrl directory, where it expects to find +either <HOSTNAME>.ini or sbbs.ini. + + +For Unix Sysops +--------------- You will particularily want to pay attention to the [UNIX] section of sbbs.ini if you do not want to run Synchronet (and all doors!) as root (You don't), you will have to set the User= and Group= lines. @@ -97,23 +114,9 @@ of Synchronet as appropriate. Specifically, S will use: LOG_CRON -Initialization File -------------------- -The default initalization file is ctrl/sbbs.ini. A different initialization -(.ini) filename may be used by specifying the path and filename on the sbbs -command-line. Example: - - sbbs /sbbs/ctrl/mybbs.ini - -If the path and filename of the initialization file is not passed on the -command-line, sbbs will use the SBBSCTRL environment variable to determine -the location of your Synchronet ctrl directory, where it expects to find -either <HOSTNAME>.ini or sbbs.ini. - - Terminal Capabilities --------------------- -As you have probobly noticed by now, most telnet programs designed for BBSs +As you have probobly noticed by now, most telnet programs designed for BBSes do not display screens in *nix programs correctly. Included with Synchronet is a pair of files to enable you to run native *nix programs and have the output be useable in standard BBS terminals. These files are termcap and @@ -131,7 +134,8 @@ Installing the termcap: 2) Enter the command ``cat termcap >> /etc/termcap'' 3) *** FreeBSD Only *** run the command: ``cap_mkdb -f /usr/share/misc/termcap.db /etc/termcap'' -Once the are installed, edit the ExternalTerm line in your *.ini file to read: + +Once they are installed, edit the ExternalTerm line in your *.ini file to read: ExternalTerm=ansi-bbs