diff --git a/web/root/ecWeb/readme.txt b/web/root/ecWeb/readme.txt index 463bbf074fdc94f73f41fd69cea9908e93368384..181a362052f72e2274ea983ba6b87c34fdb03f08 100644 --- a/web/root/ecWeb/readme.txt +++ b/web/root/ecWeb/readme.txt @@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ readme.txt, from ecWeb v2 for Synchronet BBS 3.15+ by Derek Mullin (echicken -at- bbs.electronicchicken.com) --------------------------------------------------------- +About +----- + +ecWeb is a drop-in replacement for the stock Synchronet web interface. It's +meant to be easy to customize and add content to, and features a thread-sorted +interface to your BBS' message bases. Installation is easy - most people will +only need to make one or two small edits to a couple of files in order to get +ecWeb up and running on their board. + +I'm using ecWeb at http://bbs.electronicchicken.com/ if you want to take a look +at it. Bear in mind that I also do a certain amount of testing there, so don't +be shocked if strange things happen from time to time while you browse. :| + +ecWeb v2 is still quite new as of the time of this writing (August 16, 2011.) +It's only been out for a day or so now, and I'm busy improving things and +taking care of bugs as they crop up. Early adopters should be prepared for +some hiccups (that said, it's running smoothly for most people so far.) + + Installating ecWeb v2: ---------------------- @@ -23,7 +42,25 @@ you'll want to copy the 'error' directory from the former docroot into the ecWeb folder. Edit /sbbs/ctrl/web.ini to your liking. There are plenty of comments in the -file to help you along. +file to help you along, so please read them. + +ecWeb includes fTelnet and lightIRC (thanks to Rick and Valentin respectively,) +both of which require a flash socket policy server to be running on the host +to which they will connect. If your Synchronet installation is up to date, +you already have flashpolicyserver.js. Make sure that it's enabled in your +ctrl/services.ini file, that port 843 is open to your BBS, and add port 6667 +to the extra_ports key in the [flashpolicyserver] section of ctrl/modopts.ini. I'm adding more comprehensive documentation to the wiki. This should be enough to get you started. + + +Support: +-------- + +Assuming you've followed the above instructions, I'll be happy to help you. You +can get in touch with me in one of the following ways: + +- Post a message to me (echicken) in the Synchronet Sysops sub on DOVE-Net +- Find me in #synchronet on irc.bbs-scene.org +- Send an email to the address at the top of this file