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Answers to frequently asked questions regarding Synchronet Version 3.0
by Rob Swindell (digital man), December 1999 (updated June 2000)
* Updated February 2002
Q: Is Synchronet going to continue to be freeware?
A: Yes, I'm just doing this for fun (what a sicko!).
* See http://synchro.net/copyright.html for details.
Q: What operating system does Synchronet Version 3.0 run on?
A: Synchronet v3 is currently a Win32 application designed for use on Windows
95/98/NT4/2000.
* Windows XP is supported too.
* Synchronet v3.10 also runs on Linux and FreeBSD operating systems.
Q: Is v3 multi-user/multi-threaded?
A: Yes, all nodes are (typically) run in the same process/window.
External programs, however, run in their own processes/windows.
Version 2.3 for OS/2 was also multi-threaded, but not multi-user: each node
ran in its own process/window.
Q: Is there going to be a DOS version of v3?
A: No, but I did release an update to v2 for DOS/OS2 (2.30c). This update
included some of the Y2K fixes I've made in v3 and some other minor
additions, fixes, and features.
Q: Is there going to be an OS/2 version of v3?
A: Possible, but not probable.
Q: Is there going to be a Linux version of v3?
A: Definitely.
* The Linux version is currently distributed in source code form only,
see http://synchro.net/source.html for details.
Q: Can I mix v2 and v3 nodes on the same BBS?
A: Yes, all of the configuration and data files were purposely kept backwards
compatible.
* As of v3.10, there are additional "issues" that must be addressed when mixing
v2 and v3.1 nodes (mainly in regards to the TEXT.DAT and exec/*.BIN files).
Q: Can I mix v2 and v3 nodes on the same computer?
A: Yes.
Q: Does v3 still support traditional dial-in users?
A: No, v3 is a telnet-only BBS program. Use v2 nodes for your dial-in users.
Q: Do I need a Telnet/FOSSIL application (e.g. NetModem or COM/IP) for v3
nodes?
A: No, Synchronet v3 includes a DOS/FOSSIL interrupt driver (dynamically loaded
VXD for Windows 95/98 and VDD for Windows NT/2000).
Q: Is v3 Y2K compatible?
A: Yes.
Q: Is the source code for Synchronet v3 available?
A: * The source code has been available since October, 2000.
See http://synchro.net/source.html for details.
Q: How many v3 nodes can I run on one machine?
A: Theoretically, 250. If your BBS uses external DOS programs for file
transfers and/or doors, then the realistic number is much lower depending on
bandwidth and horsepower (DOS programs consume more system resources than
native 32-bit programs).
Q: Can I spread my nodes across two or more machines?
A: Yes, v3 includes a configuration dialog that lets you specify a range of
nodes to support in that instance.
Q: Are there limitations to v3?
A: Yes:
o No direct dial-in support (Telnet only)
o Only externals programs that use DOS interrupts (XSDK/WWIV doors) or
FOSSIL for I/O will work with v3.
* 32-bit doors that use TCP Sockets or Standard I/O are also supported.
o Relative paths (e.g. "..\XTRN\BLA.EXE") are no-longer supported in
command lines (the current directory cannot be assumed to be the
current NODE directory). Relative paths ARE still supported in data
directories and other paths in SCFG.
Q: Are there benefits to v3?
A: Yes:
o Speed, speed, speed
* Separate I/O threads dynamically created for each node in use
* Direct socket communications (except when running dos
externals)
* No DOS context-switching (except when running dos externals)
* Idle nodes (WFC) consume no resources, bandwidth, or CPU time
* System events run in their own dedicated thread
o Reliability
* A crashed door shoudn't crash the entire system, or in most
cases, even the current node
o Functionality
* User IP address and host name are logged and stored in user
record
* Optional AutoLogon via IP address
* IP/Host name trashcan
* Users can be ;INTERrupted while running ANY external program
* Non-exclusive events do not take any nodes off-line
* No memory limitations (for configuration items, message
lengths, etc)
* Integrated FTP Server: seemlessly integrated with the BBS
file database with long filename support and QWK transfers
* Integrated Mail (POP3/SMTP) server supports MX-record
lookups, aliases, SPAM filters, are more
o Simplicity
* No third-party Telnet/FOSSIL driver (NetModem or COM/IP)
necessary
* Simple COM port configuration (all nodes can use COM1, for
example)
* No more hassling with baud rates and initialization strings
(they're not used)
* As many nodes as you want to run, all in the same window!
* Eliminates all those short-cut icons and taskbar buttons!
* DCDWATCH no longer necessary to support WWIV externals
Q: When will v3 be available?
A: It is available now. Logon to vert.synchro.net via FTP or Telnet.
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***************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.00 for Win32 *
***************************************************
General
~~~~~~~
o All "nodes" run in a single multi-threaded process
- Minimal resource requirements and improved performance
- DOS Windows are automatically opened/closed for external DOS programs/doors
- It's never been easier to run a 10+ node system (with DOS door support) on
one computer
o Professional GUI Control Panel to monitor all clients and servers
simultaneously
- Replaces old "Waiting for call" screen
- Launch configuration and editor dialogs directly
o Optionally plays sysop's choice of .WAV file on user connect/disconnect
Internet
~~~~~~~~
o Supports Telnet logins only (no more direct-dial user support)
- No third-party FOSSIL/Telnet driver (SIO/VMODEM, NetModem, COM/IP) required
- Full FOSSIL/DOS/WWIV/XSDK program/door support (easy setup!)
- Outbound Telnet module included for external MUDs/BBSs
- Automatically detects and logs client IP and hostname
- Optional auto-logon via IP address (requires V exemption)
o Includes integrated FTP server
- Supports Anonymous (Guest) logins
- Virtual directory structure mimics BBS filebase hierarchy
- User security settings enforced
- Supports long/mixed-case filenames
- Dynamically generates index (description) files
- Supports blind upload and sysop directories
- QWK/QWKnet packet uploads and downloads
- Upload description support
- Transfers included in BBS and user upload/download statistics
- Time/Credit system enforced
- Custom login/hello/goodbye messages
- Optional connect/disconnect sounds (.WAV files)
o Includes integrated Mail (POP3/SMTP) server
- Check BBS mailbox using standard Internet mail clients (Eudora, Outlook)
- SPAM Filters supported: RBL, RSS, DUL
- Configurable alias list
- Optionally receive mail by user number (1@yourbbs.com)
- Optional inbound/outbound sounds (.WAV files)
- Optional DNS/MX record lookup (no SMTP Relay Server required)
o IP/hostname filter/trashcan file (IP.CAN) for all Internet servers/services
Configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New @-codes:
REV :Synchronet revision
CONN :current connection type
LOCATION :system location
TNODES :total nodes on system
HOST :user's hostname
CID and IP :user's IP address
QWKID :System QWK-ID
INETADDR :System's Internet Address
FIDOADDR :System's primary FidoNet address
o The following environment variables are now initialized for DOS externals
(specifically for event batch file convenience):
YEAR :Current year (2000)
MONTH :Month (1-12)
DAY :Day of Month (1-31)
WEEKDAY :Three letter weekday abbreviation (Mon, Tue, etc.)
- Example: if %DAY%==1 call maintain.bat /reroll
- Example: if %WEEKDAY%==Tue chksmb /q %sbbs%\data\mail.shd
Message Base
~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New SMB REPLIED attribute to indicate a message has been replied-to
- Requires TEXT.DAT update (additional %s in MsgAttr line)
External Programs/Doors
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Most popular DOS doors fully supported
- Includes native 32-bit FOSSIL driver that requires NO configuration/setup
- Users can be ;INTERrupted while running ANY external program
- Non-exclusive events do not take any nodes off-line
- No more hassling with baud rates and initialization strings
- DCDWATCH no longer necessary to support WWIV/DOS extrernals
o New TELNET_GATE Baja function/module to run external MUDs and BBSs
- Includes any-time ^] menu to see who is on the BBS, send messages, etc.
- See TELGATE.DOC for details
***********************************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.00 Revision B (official release) *
***********************************************************************
General
~~~~~~~
o Windows Version Information display:
- Windows NT/2000 indicated by "NT"
- Windows 95/98 build number corrected in version information
- Service pack information now displayed along with version info
o Block FOSSIL transfers (from DOS externals) now correctly escape Telent IAC
character (255) - fixed SBBSEXEC.VXD - does not effect FDSZ
o Windows NT/2000 FOSSIL/DOS Interrupt driver (DOSXTRN.EXE) created and VDD
(SBBSEXEC.DLL) created to complete Windows NT/2000 support
o Changed insert text command from Ctrl-<minus> to Ctrl-V
o Changed center text command from Ctrl-V to Ctrl-L
o Filename searches are no longer case sensitive
o Fixed problem viewing extended file description if longer than screen length
o Ability to easily switch A and R commands on the reading mail/msgs prompts
for some or all command shells (see RA_EMU.BIN)
- New @-codes to represent correct command keys in menus
(MSGREPLY and MSGREREAD)
o New @-codes:
LOCAL-IP displays current local IP address
CRLF carriage return/line-feed pair
UP Move cursor up one row (ANSI)
UP:n Move cursor up n rows (ANSI)
DOWN Move cursor down one row (ANSI)
DOWN:n Move cursor down n rows (ANSI)
RIGHT Move cursor right one column (ANSI)
RIGHT:n Move cursor right n columns (ANSI)
LEFT Move cursor left one column (ANSI)
LEFT:n Move cursor left n columns (ANSI)
GOTOXY:x,y Move cursor to x/y (1-based) (ANSI)
PUSHXY Save current cursor position (ANSI)
POPXY Restore saved cursor position (ANSI)
STATS.LOGONS Total logons during history of system
STATS.LTODAY Total logons today
STATS.TIMEON Total time used during history of system (in minutes)
STATS.TTODAY Total time used today (in minutes)
STATS.ULS Total uploads today
STATS.ULB Total bytes uploaded today
STATS.DLS Total download today
STATS.DLB Total bytes downloaded today
STATS.PTODAY Total posts today
STATS.ETODAY Total e-mails sent today
STATS.FTODAY Total feedbacks sent today
STATS.NUSERS Total number of new users today
MSGREPLY Command key to reply to last message
MSGREREAD Command key used to re-read last message
o Ability to disable hostname lookups for Telnet, FTP, and Mail servers
o Ability to disable the spinning cursor for one or all nodes via Baja:
OR _node_misc NM_NOPAUSESPIN
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New Clients window shows all connected client details (username, IP address,
hostname, time connected, etc.)
- Allows sysop to disconnect any client by right clicking socket number and
selecting "Close"
o New GUI User Editor (USEREDIT.EXE)
- Launched from SBBSCTRL->User->Editor
- Create new user records
- Edit all user fields, statistics, and settings
o New Sysop Availability toggle button (replaces v2.3 Scroll-Lock function)
FTP Server
~~~~~~~~~~
o FTP server now times out and closes data connection if user runs out of time
- Helps eliminate stranded transfer threads/sockets
o File aliases supported
- Put links in your FTP root directory to often access files
- Link to files on your local hard disk or your BBS filebase
- Use general alias names to point to often-changing versioned filenames
o Credits now checked before allowing file download
o QWK packet creation time-out bug fix (wasn't timing-out ever)
o Special logon sequence to receive sysop access (users with level >= 90)
o Complete access to local file systems for remote sysops
o Ability to disable QWK packet transfers
Mail Server
~~~~~~~~~~~
o Attempts delivery a configurable number of times before bouncing message
- Uses new SMB message field: delivery_attempts
o Automatically re-scans mail database every configurable number of seconds
o Fixed rare Access Violation in MAILSRVR.DLL during shutdown
Online Programs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o 32-bit door support
- Duplicate socket handle passed in DOOR32.SYS drop file (new standard)
- Duplicate socket handle passed on command line via %H specifier
- Support for external programs written with 32-bit XSDK (v3.0)
************************************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.00 Revision C (official release) *
************************************************************************
General
~~~~~~~
o Sysop ;SPY command to remotely spy/control other nodes via Telnet
o Support for Windows 95 (pre-OSR2) and Windows NT 3.x
o New filter/trashcan (.CAN) file syntax:
- Ignores leading white-space
- Beginning a line with a semicolon (;) indicates a comment (line ignored)
- Beginning a string with an exclamation mark (!) reverses the match logic
o Win32 DLLs built with Visual C++ 6.0 (Previous 3.0 DLLs built with 5.0)
o "user_alias" is synonymous with "user alias" and "user.alias"
- For logins, duplicate name checking, receiving e-mail, etc
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New Local Sysop Split-screen Chat module
o New Local Node Spy module (with ANSI terminal emulation)
- View multiple nodes simultaneous
- View consecutive logins
- Customize font and window size
o New User Listing form with sortable columns
o New BBS Login menu option (launches telnet://localhost)
(REGEDIT->HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Swindell\Synchronet Control Panel\LoginCommand)
o Version information for each module is now retrieved and displayed in the
Help->About dialog box
o Reorganization of the Edit Filters sub-menu
o Configurable SCFG command line
(REGEDIT->HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Swindell\Synchronet Control Panel\ConfigCommand)
o Documentation Index (docs/index.htm) can now be launched with SBBSCTRL->Help->Index
Internet
~~~~~~~~
o RLogin server for immediate logins from trusted hosts
- Similar to Trade Wars Game Server (TWGS) operation
o Separate IP address and hostname filter/trashcan files
(IP.CAN and HOST.CAN)
o Added new telnet_gate mode: TG_PASSTHRU (defined in SBBSDEFS.INC)
- Allows passthrough of Telnet commandsto gated system
- Included UNIXGATE.SRC/BIN to gate to Unix telnet servers
o Added new telnet_gate mode: TG_RLOGIN (defined in SBBSDEFS.INC)
- Allows outbound logins using BSD RLogin protocol
- Included RLOGIN.SRC/BIN to gate to RLogin servers (e.g. TWGS)
FTP Server
~~~~~~~~~~
o Sysops and dir-ops can now remove files from the filebase with the DELE
command
o Directory aliases (in FTPALIAS.CFG) now supported.
Example: incoming bbs://main/uploads/ Blind uploads
o Optional "Directory File Access" allows users to view and download files
in the local directory that are not in the BBS file database
- Useful for FidoNet packets and other dynamically generated files
o Filename filter/trashcan file (FILE.CAN) is now checked before allowing uploads
o QWK packet option no longer forced on (whoops)
o Total user credits are now displayed during login (for non-exempt users)
o Credits are no longer checked (before download) for D-exempted users
o Credits are only checked for downloads now (not getdate/size commands)
o Now deletes QWK packet semaphore file if failed to create packet
(BBS event thread not running?)
o New sets user modem/connection description in database to "FTP"
o Fixed socket leaks under certain circumstances
o Fixed Access Violation in FTPSRVR.DLL if shutdown during transfer
Mail Server
~~~~~~~~~~~
o SMTP relay support (supported relay clients must be listed in RELAY.CAN)
o SMTP server now supports multiple recipients (locally, relayed, or forwarded)
o SendMail thread immediately bounces fatally errored messages
o New SMTP state machine guards against invalid sequences of commands
- Some messages could cause corruption (SMB error -7, missing header fields)
o Configurable SMTP Relay Server port number (defaults to 25)
o DNS MX-record lookups using TCP (optionally instead of UDP)
o Mail message base is no longer left locked for extended periods of time
o Supports SMB v2.13 extended error information
Baja
~~~~
o New /Q (quiet/no banner) command-line option
o Included shell/module Makefiles for Borland and GNU make
New Functions:
- GETCHAR Case-insensitive version of GETKEY
- CMDCHAR Case-insensitive version of CMDKEY
- COMPARE_CHAR Case-insensitive version of COMPARE_KEY
- COPY_FIRST_CHAR Copies first char of str var to int var
- COMPARE_FIRST_CHAR Compares first char of str var to constant
Source Code
~~~~~~~~~~~
o Now available as Open Source, see http://www.synchro.net/source.html for details
o Main modules may be built with
- Microsoft Visual C++
- Borland C++ Builder (required for SBBSCTRL)
- Borland C++ Builder Compiler 5.5 (free)
- GNU C/MinGW support in the works
o User Editor may be built with Borland Delphi
Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Updated for version 3 (version-specific features are noted)
o Converted to HTML format (see docs\index.htm)
************************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.00 Revision D (alpha) *
************************************************************
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New MinimizeToSysTray option
- Minimizes SBBSCTRL to an icon in the system tray
- Icon animates when there are active clients
- Icon tool tip reports number of active clients
- Double-click icon to restore SBBSCTRL window
o New Control Panel Properties Dialog (File->Properties)
- Allows configuration of LoginCommand, ConfigCommand, etc.
o Closing no longer interferes with Windows shut-down procedure
o Sorting by first/last on dates in User List now works correctly
Telnet Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Quicker response to Ctrl-C (abort) command
o Binary receive mode is automaticaly disabled when returning
from external programs
- Some Telnet clents (e.g. HyperTerminal) enable Binary mode when
transferring files, but do not disable Binary mode when done.
This causes transmitted CR/LF pairs to be interpretted as two
separate characters (instead of one).
Baja v2.30
~~~~~~~~~~
New Control Flow Functions:
- LOOP Begins an execution loop (nesting supported)
- CONTINUE Continues an execution loop
- BREAK Breaks an executuion loop
- END_LOOP Ends an execution loop
New TCP/IP Functions:
- SOCKET_OPEN Create/open a TCP/IP socket
- SOCKET_CLOSE Close a socket
- SOCKET_CONNECT Initiate outbound connection
- SOCKET_ACCEPT Accept an inbound connection
- SOCKET_NREAD Get number of bytes ready to read
- SOCKET_PEEK Peek at receive buffer
- SOCKET_READ Read from socket
- SOCKET_WRITE Write to socket
- SOCKET_CHECK Check socket connection status
- FTP_LOGIN Login to a remote FTP server
- FTP_LOGOUT Logout from a remote FTP server
- FTP_PWD Print current working directory
- FTP_CWD Change current working directory
- FTP_DIR Display current directory listing
- FTP_PUT Send (upload) a file to server
- FTP_GET Receive (download) file from server
- FTP_RENAME Rename file on server
- FTP_DELETE Delete file from server
Miscellaneous New Functions:
- INCHAR Case-insensitive version of INKEY
- COPY_CHAR Copy current cmdkey to int var or str var
- COMPARE_ANY_BITS Compares bits in any two integers
- COMPARE_ALL_BITS Compares bits in any two integers
- SHIFT_TO_FIRST_CHAR Shifts string to first occurance of char
- SHIFT_TO_LAST_CHAR Shifts string to last occurance of char
- FILE_RECEIVE Like FILE_PUT, but doesn't require sys pass
- LPRINTF Local printf (to local console)
New System Variables (defined in exec/sbbsdefs.inc):
- _FTP_MODE FTP operating modes (see FTP_* constants)
- _CLIENT_SOCKET Current telnet client's socket handle
- _SOCKET_ERROR Last socket error
- _STARTUP_OPTIONS BBS startup options (See BBS_OPT_* constants)
************************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.00 Revision E (beta) *
************************************************************
BBS
~~~
o Fixed Guru Chat GPF/segfault bug (finally)
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New "Events" window for event-thread log messages and status
- No longer clutters Telnet Server log
o New tray-minimized icon (globe)
o Updated closure method
- Hopefully resolves problem with shutting down after net event
- 30 second time-out waiting for servers to stop (just incase)
FTP Server v1.05
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Failure to create uploaded file (e.g. directory not created) bugs fixed:
- Error message cause gpf/segfault
- No 450 error response to client
o Resumed downloads (using FTP "REST" command) fixed (wrong response code)
o Now uses control port-1 (normally 20) as TCP port for all active data sessions
o Added active/passive mode indication to upload/download log output
o Detected hack/intrusion attempts are now logged to data/hack.log
o Directory listing are now sorted alphabetically (ala Unix)
Mail Server v1.11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o SMTP Sending to a forwarded address (251 response) fixed
o POP3 port, address, hostname activity logged
o Now supports destination address hostnames starting with a digit
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***************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.10 for Win32 *
* (ChangeLog since v3.00c for Win32 Dec 31, 2000) *
***************************************************
Highlights
~~~~~~~~~~
o Server-side JavaScript for dynamically-loaded BBS modules
and dynamic-HTML indexes for FTP server
o GUI Configuration Wizard
o TCP socket and FTP client support in loadable modules
o Support for embedded file descriptions (FILE_ID.DIZ/DESC.SDI) in FTP server
o Improved support for multiple SBBSCTRL instances
o Improved support for external DOS/FOSSIL programs (doors)
o Additional configurability/programmability options
General
~~~~~~~
o Support for '*' wildcard syntax in trashcan/filter files
(e.g. "24.0.193.*" or "*.ppp.someisp.com")
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New Configuration Wizard
- Automatically runs on fresh install
- Asks basic required questions
- Hopefully eliminate some FAQs and common newbie-sysop errors
o New MinimizeToSysTray option
- Minimizes SBBSCTRL to an icon in the system tray
- Icon animates when there are active clients
- Icon tool-tip reports number of active clients
- Double-click icon to restore SBBSCTRL window
- Right-click for pop-up menu of frequently-used menu items
o New "Events" window for event-thread log messages and status
- No longer clutters Telnet Server log
o QWK message events (e.g. for FTP-QWK transfers) can be disabled per-instance
using the new "QWK Events" checkbox (defaults to enabled)
- Required for multiple instances of SBBSCTRL
o New Control Panel Properties Dialog (File->Properties)
- Allows configuration of LoginCommand, ConfigCommand, etc.
o Configurable Node and Client window display intervals
(previously hard-coded to 1 and 5 seconds, respectively)
o Closing no longer interferes with Windows shut-down procedure
o Sorting by first/last-on dates in User List now works correctly
o Added to the BBS->Edit menu:
- New user password (NUP) failure message (text/nupguess.msg)
- Nodes full message (text/nonodes.txt, previously hard-coded)
- Logon message (text/menu/logon.asc)
- Auto-message (data/msgs/auto.msg)
o Eliminated possibility of over-writing registry values with defaults
if SBBSCTRL is immediately shut-down before initialization has completed
o SBBS.DLL version is now checked and verified (can't mix versions)
o Minor cosmetic improvements (e.g. FTP server configuration dialog)
- Fixed tab orders and enabled more control hints (tool-tips)
o Revamped Node Window
- Improved handling of NODE.DAB read/locking errors
- New popup menu item to refresh display
- New keyboard short-cuts for all popup menu items
o Spy Window fix: KeyboardActive checkbox alternating checked status and
not reflecting previously saved value
o Link to Online Docs (http://www.synchro.net/docs) on Help menu
o Statistics window update interval (previously hard-coded to 5 seconds) now
configured via SCFG->Nodes->Node 1->Advanced Options->Statistics Frequency
Telnet Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Server-side JavaScript Support for Loadable Modules
- Full support for Core JavaScript objects and classes:
- Global (extended and enhanced)
- Object
- Function
- Array
- String
- Boolean
- Number
- Date
- Math
- RegExp (Perlesque regular expressions)
- Includes Netscape server-side File class
- Both a procedure and object-oriented language
- Substantially more powerful language than Baja
- No "compiling" required (don't ever lose your source code again)
- For more info on Core JavaScript, see http://mozilla.org/js
- See exec/*.js for examples
- Baja modules and command shells are still fully supported
- Execute JS via command-line with "?modulename" instead of "*modulename"
- New and evolving ASP/DOM-like Synchronet Object Model:
- system
- system.stats
- system.node_list[]
- server
- client
- user
- file_area
- file_area.lib_list[]
- file_area.lib_list[].dir_list[]
- Socket (class)
- User (class)
- Telnet-specific objects:
- bbs
- console
o Improved auto-terminal-type detection
- Telnet option negotiation occurs before auto-detection sequence
(for CRT compatibility)
- Added ANSI save and restore cursor position codes to sequence
(for HyperTerminal compatibility)
o New inactivity (H) exemption
- Eliminates "Are you still there?" prompt and auto-disconnection for
specific users
- Add to your exec/logon.src (if upgrading):
compare_ars exempt H
if_true
or _console CON_NO_INACT
end_if
o New @-codes:
- FULL_VER Synchronet version and revision
- VER_NOTICE Synchronet version notice
- OS_VER Operating system name and version
- JS_VER JavaScript implementation version
- PLATFORM Platform name (e.g. Win32, Linux, etc)
- COPYRIGHT Copyright notice
- COMPILER Compiler name and version
- SOCKET_LIB Socket library name and version
- MSG_LIB Message library name and version
- HOST Now contains FULL (untruncated) host-name
- AGE User's age (in years)
o Configurable "Nodes full" message (via text/nonodes.txt)
o Better handling of DLL/EXE version mis-matches
o Quicker response to Ctrl-C (abort) command
o Fixed Guru Chat GPF/segfault bug
o Screen pause is disabled while at the private message (Ctrl-P) prompt
o Chat Menu is fully reprogrammable using PCMS (Baja or JavaScript)
- See exec/chat_sec.src for example
o No longer logs (or displays locally) failed password attempts if the sysop
has so configured the system in SCFG
o Fixed problems with changing first/last node parameters during run-time
- New first/last node parameters don't take effect until server is restarted
o Input and output threads now log/display number of bytes and packets
sent/received upon termination
o Changed NODE.DAB locking failure delays (earlier and longer)
o Process directory is now changed to the ctrl directory during initialization
o Uninitialized port numbers (set to 0) are now set to sensible defaults
o External Program enhancements/fixes:
- Added %~ command-line specifier for DOS-compatible (8.3) filename
(use in place of %f to convert long filenames to DOS-compatible)
- Added SBBSCTRL environment variable when running native external programs
- Moved exec_mutex protection to cover all types of executables
(fixed problem with I/O occasionally going to wrong node/user)
- Improvement resource clean-up for Win32 version
- Sets Baja-retrievable errorlevel
o Binary receive mode is automaticaly disabled when returning
from external programs
- Some Telnet clents (e.g. HyperTerminal) enable Binary mode when
transferring files, but do not disable Binary mode when done.
This causes transmitted CR/LF pairs to be interpretted as two
separate characters (instead of one)
o Added support under Win9x/Me for "naughty" FOSSIL programs/doors
- DOSXTRN.EXE now includes a 16-bit ISR stub for FOSSIL programs/doors
that DO NOT generate interrupts (e.g. IceEdit, Operation Overkill II, etc)
o Improved background DOS program/door performance under Win9x/Me
- DOS/FOSSIL driver (SBBSEXEC.VXD) now schedules VM upon user input
- Most noticable performance gain with Global War
o Reduced CPU utilization for DOS programs/doors under WinNT/2K
- DOS/FOSSIL driver (SBBSEXEC.DLL) now yields time-slices for programs
that poll for input (similar to how TAME operates)
- No more 100% CPU usage from games like LORD, TradeWars, BRE, etc
o Improved disconnected-user detection while running DOS/FOSSIL doors
- Periodic sending of telnet GA (go-ahead) command
o Non-exclusive timed events now run in the background automatically
- Allows multiple simultaneous events and asynchronous execution
- Has nothing to do with child window appearance or priority
o Timed event codes are now logged/displayed in uppercase (cosmetic only)
o Fixed bug in random number generation
o No longer prompts for "Forward To Netmail" if the option is disabled in SCFG
o Optional e-mail/netmail address filter/trashcan file (text/email.can)
o Event loop delay (previously hard-coded to 1 second) now configured via
SCFG->Nodes->Node 1->Advanced Options->Semaphore Frequency
Baja v2.3
~~~~~~~~~
o Partially compiled .BIN files are now deleted
o New Control Flow Functions:
- LOOP Begins an execution loop (nesting supported)
- CONTINUE Continues an execution loop
- BREAK Breaks an executuion loop
- END_LOOP Ends an execution loop
o New TCP/IP Functions:
- SOCKET_OPEN Create/open a TCP/IP socket
- SOCKET_CLOSE Close a socket
- SOCKET_CONNECT Initiate outbound connection
- SOCKET_ACCEPT Accept an inbound connection
- SOCKET_NREAD Get number of bytes ready to read
- SOCKET_PEEK Peek at receive buffer
- SOCKET_READ Read from socket
- SOCKET_WRITE Write to socket
- SOCKET_CHECK Check socket connection status
- SOCKET_READLINE Read a CR/LF terminated line of text
- FTP_LOGIN Login to a remote FTP server
- FTP_LOGOUT Logout from a remote FTP server
- FTP_PWD Print current working directory
- FTP_CWD Change current working directory
- FTP_DIR Display current directory listing
- FTP_PUT Send (upload) a file to server
- FTP_GET Receive (download) file from server
- FTP_RENAME Rename file on server
- FTP_DELETE Delete file from server
o Miscellaneous New Functions:
- INCHAR Case-insensitive version of INKEY
- COPY_CHAR Copy current cmdkey to int var or str var
- COMPARE_ANY_BITS Compares bits in any two integers
- COMPARE_ALL_BITS Compares bits in any two integers
- SHIFT_TO_FIRST_CHAR Shifts string to first occurance of char
- SHIFT_TO_LAST_CHAR Shifts string to last occurance of char
- FILE_RECEIVE Like FILE_PUT, but doesn't require sys pass
- LPRINTF Local printf (to local console)
o New BBS Functions:
- FILE_RECEIVE Same as FILE_PUT, but no system password required
- MULTINODE_CHAT Joins a specified multinode chat channel
(used in new exec/chat_sec.src)
o New System Variables (defined in exec/sbbsdefs.inc):
- _FTP_MODE FTP operating modes (see FTP_* constants)
- _CLIENT_SOCKET Current telnet client's socket handle
- _SOCKET_ERROR Last socket error
- _STARTUP_OPTIONS BBS startup options (See BBS_OPT_* constants)
FTP Server v1.10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Dynamic HTML Index support using Server-Side JavaScript
- See exec/ftp-html.js for source code
- Additional FTP-specific objects:
- ftp.path
- ftp.sort
- ftp.reverse
- ftp.file_list[]
- ftp.dir_list[]
- ftp.curlib
- ftp.curdir
- ftp.html_index_file
o Automatic support for embedded file descriptions (FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI)
o Detected hack/intrusion attempts are now logged to data/hack.log
o Directory listings are now sorted alphabetically (ala Unix)
o Failure to create uploaded file (e.g. directory not created) bugs fixed:
- Error message cause gpf/segfault
- No 450 error response to client
o Resumed downloads (using FTP "REST" command) fixed (wrong response code)
o Now uses control port-1 (normally 20) as TCP port for all active data
sessions
- Fixes problem of locating FTP server behind intelligent firewalls
o Added active/passive mode indication to upload/download log output
o Configurable QWK packet creation timeout
- defaults to 10 minutes, previously hard-coded at 5 minutes
o No longer logs (or displays locally) failed password attempts if the sysop
has so configured the system in SCFG
o Fixed mutex leak in Win32 build when stopping/restarting FTP server
o Fix to disallow viewing of (ASCII or HTML) index file for aliased directory
where user has insufficient access to list files
(e.g. "/main/uploads" aliased as "/incoming" in ctrl/ftpalias.cfg)
o Shortened thread shutdown timeout (from 60 seconds to 15)
o Fixed upload filename bug in non-Win32 flavors
o Now disallows uploading of dynamic index filenames (if enabled)
o Sending a 0-length file is no longer treated as a failed download
o The path to the upload or sysop directory can now be specified with the STOR
(upload) command
- previously, you had to change the current directory first
o Fixed occasional GPF/segfault during shutdown
o Fixed case sensitivity problem with locally added files via telnet
o Optional "hack attempt" sound file (Win32 version only)
o Optional e-mail address filter for guest account passwords
Mail Server v1.11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o SMTP Sending to a forwarded address (251 response) fixed
o POP3 port, address, hostname activity logged
o Now supports destination address hostnames starting with a digit
o No longer logs (or displays locally) failed password attempts if the sysop
has so configured the system in SCFG
o Shortened thread shutdown timeout (from 60 seconds to 15)
o Uninitialized startup values are now set to sensible defaults
o Fixed memory leak if server stopped and re-started
***********************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.10 Revision C (Beta) *
***********************************************************
Telnet Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o 0-byte QWK packets are now simply ignored rather than generating errors
- It is assumed the file is still being downloaded by another process
o Configurable number of polls before yield for NT/2K/XP fossil driver
- Allows tuning of multitasker TAME-like performance
- Was previosly hard-coded to 10, values of 5000+ improve LORD and LORD IGM
RIP detection but increases CPU usage for BRE and possibly other doors
o Fixed old bug: anonymous uploads weren't flagged as anonymous unless the
entire directory was forced anonymous
o Fixed new bug: FidoNet echomail semaphore files weren't working
o Password display char is now configurable as the fourth character in the
last line of the text.dat - defaults to 'X' if not specified
- third char is currently ignored but is reserved for for configurable
"quit" character in the future (currently hard-coded to 'Q')
o When replying to mail, no longer prompts to delete message if message was
already flagged for deletion (caused unintential UN-deletion of message)
o Fixed Baja bugs: SYSOP_PAGE and GURU_PAGE functions set reversed logic state
o Improved internal chat page performance (random tones) - rarely used
JavaScript
~~~~~~~~~~
o Improved Socket class
- last_error property is maintained on a per-instance basis
- externally created sockets won't be closed on deletion
o Added global sound() function to play external WAV files
- use sound.js module via command-line (e.g. for external chat pager)
FTP Server v1.10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o JavaScript contexts are only created when needed
- should improve performance, reduce memory usage, and improve reliability
o Fixed bug: anonymous uploader names were shown in directory listings
o Fixed bug: daily user statistics (logons today, time used today, etc) were
not being reset if user was logged in during the date change (12 midnight)
o Fixed bug: logoff was setting timed-used-last-call to number of 'seconds'
used rather than 'minutes'
o Implemented security considerations recommended in RFC2577:
- Added a 5 second delay after each failed login attempt
- Session is terminated after 3 failed login attempts
- Port command supports ports >=1024 only, defeats "bounce attack"
Mail Server v1.11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Updated mail-abuse.org DNS and HTTP server addresses
(for RBL/RSS/DUL SPAM rejection)
o Creates data/spam.log listing every rejected SPAM attempt
o Fixed bug: logoff now handles resetting of user's daily statistics
o Time used during POP3 sessions are now added to user's timeon stats
***********************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.10 Revision D (Beta) *
***********************************************************
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Fixed linker problem in v3.10c that caused various control panel functions
to not work or generate access violations or exceptions
Telnet Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Bug fixes in Online user editor (;UEDIT) when searching based on ARS
potential memory leak if disconnected and access violation on blank string
o Remote sysops can now give flags and exemptions (using the internal user
editor) to users even if they themselves don't have that specific flag or
exemption as long as the user has a lower security level than the sysop
***********************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.10 Revision E (Beta) *
***********************************************************
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Forms are now not "undockable" (they can't be dragged and undocked)
by default
- Undockable property toggled in File->Properties dialog
o Log and List colors and fonts are now customizazble via registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Swindell/Synchronet Control Panel
o File->Properties dialog now contains tool tips
o New Mail->View->SPAM Log menu item
o New Mail->Edit->Domain List menu item to edit domain alias list
o Mail->Edit->Allowed Relay List menu item now edits ctrl/relay.cfg
instead of text/relay.can (same format and purpose)
o New BBS->Reload Configuration menu item (and toolbar button)
-Reloads configuration in sbbsctrl and all nodes (when possible)
o Configuration Wizard now loads at appropriate time during "first run"
o Configuration is automatically reloaded after Wizard is run at any time
o New "Lookup Idenity" checkbox in Telnet configuration dialog
GUI User Editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Fixed problems with disabling expiration dates (setting to 00/00/00)
JavaScript
~~~~~~~~~~
o New file_remove() global method/function
o Global exit() method/function now clears pending exceptions
o Created new File class to replace Mozilla's crappy implementation
- Methods:
open([mode string], [buflen]) - mode string ala fopen()
close()
remove() - deletes file if unopen
clear_error()
flush()
lock(offset, length) - provides record locking
unlock(offset, length)
read([length])
readln([length])
readBin([size]) - read binary integers of 1, 2, or 4 bytes
readAll() - read all lines and return as an array
write(string, [length])
writeln(string)
writeBin(val, size])
writeAll(array)
- Properties:
name [readonly] - filename
mode [readonly] - mode string
exists [readonly] - file exists?
date [readonly] - time_t format
is_open [readonly] - file open?
eof [readonly] - end of file?
error [readonly]
descriptor [readonly] - no known use at this time
etx - end of text character (defaults to 0/NULL)
debug - enable debug output
position (ala seek)
length (size in bytes)
attributes (OS-dependant)
- see http://synchro.net/docs/js.html for details (in the works)
Baja v2.31
~~~~~~~~~~
o New MATCHUSER function to get the number of a user by name
- Used in login.src to dynamically detect Guest account
Telnet Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Added identity look-up and log during logon
- using IDENT protocol often utilized by IRC clients/servers
o Added user name to New User dupliate IP warning
o Fixed problem with ZModem/FDSZ file transfers on NT-based OSes
o Event command-lines are now logged to the event log window
o Includes updated DOSXTRN.EXE to allow configurable "polls before yield"
on NT-based OSes (forgotten in rev D beta)
o Removed unused global Baja variable: CAP_FNAME
o Cleaned up/beautified the log output a bit
o Fixed potential race condition/crash when re-running a node right as
a client was connecting
o Potentially helpful log message on failure to bind to server port
- "Another service may be using this port"
o Potentially helpful log message when remote sysop login attempted
but disabled in SCFG
o Event log output on network call-out
o More fine-grained checking of 'C' restriction in chat functions
o Cleaned up error.log entries
- eliminated misleading/unnecessary source code path
- eliminated useless doserrno
o QWK improvements
- Added time-slice yields while creating QWK messages.dat file
- Logs/displays total number of bytes packed in QWK packets
- Calculates and displays number of sub-boards scanned
- Beautified the static config menu
o New message scans now calculate and dipslay number of sub-boards scanned
o More configurable text in ctrl/text.dat
- SendingMessageToUser
- SendingTelegramToUser
- TelegramFmt
- MsgSentToUser
- PagingUser
- PrivateChatSeparator
- SysopChatSeparator
- SystemPassword
- InvalidNetMailAddr
- YNQP (Yes/No/Quit/Password chars)
o In password-entry mode, non-destructive backspace now deletes the
password char (which is now configurable in ctrl/text.dat)
o @nopause@ and @poff@ codes now work as expected (disabling pause) in
text/answer.* files
- Ctrl-AQ trick no longer necessary
o New @-codes:
- EMAILADDR - user's Internet e-mail address on your system
- RESETPAUSE - resets line counter for auto-pause (same as Ctrl-AQ)
o Eliminated many hard-coded colors (uses colors from ctrl/attr.cfg instead)
Mail Server v1.11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New optional ctrl/domains.cfg file can be used to list additional domain
name aliases to receive mail for
- wildcards are allowed, e.g. "*.synchro.net"
o Allowed relay list is now stored in ctrl/relay.cfg instead of
text/relay.can
- .can files are used for trashcan/filter files
o SendMail thread will now stop sending mail when the server is terminated
o Potentially helpful log message on failure to bind to server port
- "Another service may be using this port"
o Eliminated potential lock-ups waiting to receive data while looking up
DNS MX records and while waiting for SMTP respones in SendMail thread
FTP Server v1.10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Fixed potential race condition and segfault while
"waiting for transfer to complete" upon server termination
o Potentially helpful log message on failure to bind to server port
- "Another service may be using this port"
o Displays telnet command descriptions rather than decimal value
- yes, telnet commands can, and often are, sent on the FTP control port
***********************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.10 Revision F (Beta) *
***********************************************************
General
~~~~~~~
o Now using select() before send() or recv() to eliminate potential TCP/IP
socket blocking problems
o Much improved Linux-build functionality and FreeBSD compatibility
(X/Y/Zmodem file transfers, native external programs, stdio doors, etc)
o Improved user name matching using underscore and dot replacement
(e.g. "Dr._Seuss" will match "Dr. Seuss")
o Sysop psuedonym matching is now performed in global matchuser function
- Basically, anywhere a user name or number can be specified, "Sysop",
"Postmaster", the configured sysop name (in SCFG) and the system's QWK
ID will all be considered pseudonym's for user record #1
o Sped up getuserdat() significantly by eliminating call to lastuser->flength
- this has a side-effect of greatly improving the load-time for the
SBBSCTRL:View->User->List menu item and other places in the BBS
o No longer logs <no name> host name if host name lookup is disabled
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Fixed Mail Server POP3 sound file configuration
o Fixed the slow close of the User List
o Uninitialized user genders are no longer printed as garbage
o New menu item SBBSCTRL:BBS->Filters->Email Subject Filters
o Added NT-compatible work-around for default LoginCommand
("start telnet://localhost")
o FTP and Mail server logs are now opened shareable (deny none)
o New "Services" window, see below for details
JavaScript (http://synchro.net/docs/js.html)
~~~~~~~~~~
o Each client gets its own JS-runtime to improve multi-threaded reliability
- This will hopefully eliminate all the JS reliability issues
o New bbs.nodesync() method
o bbs.text() returns null on invalid index (instead of static string)
o Fixed a couple of bugs in Socket.recvline method:
1. was incrementing buffer char pointer even when there was no new data
2. was not releasing time-slices when there was no new data
- This same fix was applied to the Baja SOCKET_READLINE function
o Socket recv, recvline, and peek methods now return null when there is a
time-out or no data (instead of an empty string)
o Socket recvline/readline method now supports an optional 'timeout' parameter
(second argument)
o Socket recvline method will now truncate \n terminated lines correctly
o Dynamic instances of User class were missing stats and security properties
o Changed User class email property to reflect user's BBS e-mail address
- Different from the netmail property - their external e-mail address
o New global methods:
log(str) - Log specified string to log window and/or file
o System object
New properties:
system.uptime - Time system was brought "up" (in time_t format)
Subtract from time() to get seconds "up"
New methods:
alias(username) - Returns aliased user name (from ctrl/alias.cfg)
timestr([time]) - Returns string representation of specified time
or current time if not specified
o New msg_area object
properites:
msg_area.grp_list[].name
msg_area.grp_list[].description
msg_area.grp_list[].sub_list[].name
msg_area.grp_list[].sub_list[].description
msg_area.grp_list[].sub_list[].code
msg_area.grp_list[].sub_list[].newsgroup
msg_area.grp_list[].sub_list[].can_read
msg_area.grp_list[].sub_list[].can_post
(see exec/nntpservice.js for example)
o New MsgBase class - constructor: new MsgBase("code")
properties:
MsgBase.last_error
MsgBase.file
MsgBase.debug
MsgBase.retry_time
MsgBase.first_msg
MsgBase.last_msg
MsgBase.total_msgs
MsgBase.max_crcs
MsgBase.max_msgs
MsgBase.max_age
MsgBase.attributes
methods:
MsgBase.close()
MsgBase.get_msg_header(bool by_index, number)
MsgBase.get_msg_body(bool by_index, number, bool strip_ctrl_a)
MsgBase.save_msg(header, body)
(see exec/nntpservice.js for example)
Synchronet Services
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Services are TCP servers that are launched dynamically by Synchronet when an
inbound connection is detected on a specific TCP port (ala Unix inetd)
o Services are normally written in JavaScript, but native (32-bit) services are
also suppoorted
- Native services must be able to receive socket descriptor on command-line
o Stock "sample" services:
- Finger (exec/fingerservice.js)
- Gopher (exec/gopherservice.js)
- HTTP/HTML node list (exec/nodelist-html.js)
- NNTP, Network News Transfer Protocol (exec/nntpservice.js)
o Services are configured with ctrl/services.cfg
o The Finger service along with the SMTP telegram support creates a new
Inter-BBS "Instant Messaging" technology using standard Internet protocols
o Expect to see more standard Internet server protocols supported with
Synchronet services in the near future, as well as-yet-to-be-invented
technologies
Telnet Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o New finger client (exec/finger.js) launched with the [F]inger command from
the chat menu
o New Inter-BBS "Instant Messaging" module (exec/sbbsimsg.js) launched with the
[I]nstant message command from the chat menu
o Increased delay after ANSI cursor position report (detection response) is
received
- This increases the likelyhood of detecting RIPscrip support properly in
RIPtel
o Non-QuickBBS/MSGTMP-sytle external editors now use the TEMP directory as the
current directory and the location of the temporary message files
(for additional security)
o Added support for editing existing messages using QuickBBS/MSGINF-style
external editors
o Batch download programs can now use %s to represent the full list of files
to be downloaded (required for Unix sb/sz support)
o Beautified the temp directory listing a bit
o Fixed a really old bug where you couldn't 'R'emove files from the temp dir
o Max QWK message limit now applies to Q-restricted accounts too
o Added new 'O' (QWK packet size) exemption
o Detailed log entries now include user's alias
o userlist will now sort up to 2500 users (previously limited to 1000)
o Changed wildcard use to be more Unix-like ("*" means all files)
o SEND/RECEIVE_FILE functions now use higher level protocol function
- prompt for hangup after transfer, handles log parsing, etc.
o @nopause@ and @poff@ codes now disable all pauses, even on screen clears
o New @-code:
- UPTIME - System up-time in days, hours and minutes
o Fixed potential lock-up in getstr if input_thread is unexpectedly terminated
o inkey now recognizes and adheres to the K_UPPER mode bit
o getkey no longer asks if user is still there if cfg.sec_warn is equal to
cfg.sec_hangup
o getkey releases time-slices when called with node offline or input_thread not
running (just in case)
o Added optional date/time argument (%s) to ctrl/text.dat/AutoMsgBy (line 42)
Events
~~~~~~
o Added more event log output, especially concerning exclusive events
o Added one hour time-outs while waiting for exclusive events
- prevents extended down-time waiting for an unresponsive node or event
o Removed redundant node_daily event execution at end of node_thread
- already handled in event_thread
Mail Server v1.11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o POP3 server supports login by alias (from ctrl/alias.cfg)
o SMTP server now rejects mail if there is no body text
o Added ability to post on a sub-board via SMTP (sub:code@host)
- best to use alias.cfg for this feature (e.g. "syncprog sub:syncprog")
o Support for receving SEND/SOML/SAML SMTP commands (which create telegrams)
- used in new Inter-BBS "Instant Messaging" technology
o Set a hard maximum number of recipients in a given mail session
- currently 1000
o Added last_error strings to smb_getmsgtxt() error log entries for better
error reporting
o Added text/email.can and text/subject.can checking as sysop-configurable
Spam filters
o Illegal relay attempts are now logged in the SPAM.LOG as Spam attempts
o SMTP server now supports messages missing the 'From' field
- uses MAIL FROM: return-path
o SMTP server supports external address aliases (you@somedomain.com = sysop) in
the ctrl/alias.cfg file
o Original destination address is now stored in "name" field of message header
FTP Server v1.10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Periodic transfer progress reports occur even when no data is transferring
o Progress report cps rates are now per-report rather than for total file
o If resuming a transfer, file offset is now shown in progress reports
***********************************************************
* What's New in Synchronet Version 3.10 Revision G (Beta) *
***********************************************************
General
~~~~~~~
o Added user number validation to data functions to eliminate potential user
database corruption by external programs
o New ARS keyword: SHELL
- used to specify the user's command shell as an access requirement
Configuration Utility (SCFG) Updated for Version 3.x
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o True Win32 console mode application
o Added automatic re-running of nodes upon configuration changes (yea!)
o Can be run in "standard input/output" mode (scfg -d) to run as a DOOR!
o Increased default backup_level from 3 to 5
o More flexible command-line syntax
o Reads SBBSCTRL environment variable to determine location of CTRL directory
(if not specified on the command-line)
o Supports up to 80x60 console window
o Elimination of version 2-specific options (unused in version 3)
o File paths are no longer forced to uppercase (for Unix support)
o Fixed importing of FIDONET.NA echolist tags with slashes (e.g. "AIDS/ARC")
- was creating an invalid internal code for imported sub-board
o No more problems with consuming time-slices (100% CPU utilization)
o No more problems with initializing larger than 80x25 console windows
o New options to control the following:
- Long filename support in listings (Win98/Win2K+)
- Spinning cursor at [Hit a key] prompt
- Native 32-bit external programs (doors), timed events, and editors
- DOOR32.SYS drop file creation
- Timed events based on frequency (multiple executions per day)
- Background execution toggle for timed events
- Global Hot Key events
- SMTP (inbound e-mail) semaphore file
- New user e-mail/netmail address question
- Stripping of FidoNet Kludge lines for external editors
Control Panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Password-protected tray icon option
o Client form column widths saved/restored
o Added window title to SCFG console ("Synchronet Configuration Utility")
o Fixed crashes when closing while minimized to system tray
o Code Input dialog now lists the available events/hubs in a drop-down list
o Added "User->Truncate Deleted Users" menu option
- used to remove all deleted user records from end of user database
o Fixed LogColor registry settings (weren't working)
o Created File->Properties->Customize menu to change color/font schemes
o Fixed window position of services config dialog
(wasn't visible at low resolutions)
o Detailed error reporting upon failure to load configuration files
o New Help->Frequently Asked Question menu option
Configuration Wizard
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Added automatic detection of DNS server address (yea!)
o Fixed Internet Address configuration page when run for the first time
JavaScript (http://synchro.net/docs/js.html)
~~~~~~~~~~
o Increased maximum JavaScript heap size from 1 to 8 megabytes
- no additional overhead or memory consumption
- now supports thousands of message and file areas
o Elminated reliance on exec/nspr4.dll
- benefit from switching to the "separate run-time per thread" model
o User class is defined before the answer/login procedure
- answer/login .js modules can now use the User class
o user, file_area, and msg_area objects are now created during logon
o New bbs properties:
alt_ul_dir, node_action, curgrp, cursub, curlib, curdir,
smb_group, smb_group_desc, smb_group_number, smb_sub, smb_sub_desc,
smb_sub_code, smb_sub_number, msg_to, msg_to_ext, msg_to_net,
msg_to_agent, msg_from, msg_from_ext, msg_from_net, msg_from_agent,
msg_replyto, msg_replyto_ext, msg_replyto_net, msg_replyto_agent,
msg_subject, msg_date, msg_timezone, msg_date_imported, msg_attr,
msg_auxattr, msg_netattr, msg_offset, msg_number, msg_expiration,
msg_forwarded, msg_thread_orig, msg_thread_first, msg_thread_next, and
msg_delivery_attempts
o New bbs methods:
page_sysop, page_guru, multinode_chat, private_message, private_chat,
get_node_message, put_node_message, get_telegram, put_telegram,
text_sec, xtrn_sec, user_config, sys_info, sub_info, dir_info,
user_info, ver, sys_stats, node_stats, userlist, useredit, logonlist,
nodelist, whos_online, spy, xfer_policy, read_mail, email, netmail,
qwk_sec, post_msg, cfg_msg_scan, cfg_msg_ptrs, reinit_msg_ptrs,
scan_posts, auto_msg, time_bank, batch_menu, batch_download,
batch_add_list, temp_xfer, change_user, bulk_mail, bulk_upload,
resort_dir, listfiles, listfileinfo, scan_subs, scan_dirs, cmdstr,
get_filespec, get_newscantime, list_users, edit_user, list_logons,
list_files, list_file_info, post_msg, list_nodes, upload_file, and atcode
o New User class properties:
logontime - the exact time (in time_t format) of current login
(used to display time spent online in node listings)
curxtrn - the internal code of the external program last run
(used to display the name of the door in node listings)
o New Socket class property: nonblocking (set to true for nonblocking sockets)
o New Socket class method: ioctl (for sending ioctl commands to TCP/IP driver)
o New MsgBase.put_msg_header() method for modifying or deleting messages
o MsgBase class message header properties can now be enumerated
- example: for(i in header) print("header." + i + " = " + header[i]);
o MsgBase class now supports anonymous-only and private-only sub-boards
o MsgBase class wasn't locking message headers before reading/writing them
o MsgBase class sub-boards in non-default storage directory didn't work
o exec/sbbsdefs.js now includes SMB constant definitions
- for use with the MsgBase class
o msg_area.grp_list[x].sub_list[y].can_post property now accounts for P and N
user restrictions
o New msg_area.grp_list[x].sub_list[y] properties:
settings - bitmask of settings (SUB_*)
qwk_name - QWK conference name
data_dir - path to data files
fidonet_origin - FidoNet origin line
qwknet_tagline - QWKnet tagline
is_operator - current user is sub-board operator (true/false)
is_moderated - sub-board is moderated (true/false)
ptridx - index into data/user/ptrs/<usernum>.ixb files
qwk_conf - QWK conference number
max_age - max message age (in days) before purging
max_msgs - max number of messages before purging
max_crcs - max number of message CRCs to store (for dupe checking)
o New file_area.lib_list[x].dir_list[y] properties:
settings - bitmask of settings (DIR_*)
can_upload - current user can upload (true/false)
can_download - current user can download (true/false)
is_exempt - current user is exempt from d/l credits (true/false)
is_operator - current user is a directory operator (true/false)
path - path to storage directory
extensions - file extensions allowed (comma separated list)
upload_sem - path to upload semaphore file
data_dir - path to data files
seqdev - sequential device number
sort - sort order
max_files - max number of files allowed
max_age - max age before purging
upload_credit_pct - percentage of credits given for uploads
download_credit_pct - percentage of credits given for subsequent downloads
o New system.findstr() method for searching any file for pseudo-regexp strings
- similar to system.trashcan(), but not limited to text/*.can files
o New global directory() method to return array of files in specified
local file system directory matching specified wildcard pattern
- example: files = directory( system.ctrl_dir + "*.cnf");
- see exec/dir.js for complete example
o File.readBin() now returns -1 instead of garbage when attempting to read
past the end-of-file
o system.uptime is now correctly set after accounting for timezone
o Fixed bug with concurrent access to the MsgBase class from the Telnet server
and the services module
Synchronet Services
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Fixed parsing of services.cfg, two spaces were required before port number
o html-nodelist.js:
- now reports time online and door names in node listings
- added optional location to node list (use "-l" option)
- added Runkeeper's mod for Login button to work around MSIE table bug
o fingerservice.js:
- now reports time online and door names in node listings
o nntpservice.js:
- fixed message-ids for Netscape (and other client) support
- now supports real name only sub-boards
- now supports private and moderated messages
- includes e-mail address in "From:" header fields
o Added support for server recycle semaphore file (ctrl/services.rec)
Telnet Server
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o User signature file support (totally independant of message editor)
o Now supports 3-digit ANSI cursor position reports during initial
terminal screen length detection (fix for Windows 2K/XP telnet)
o New user netmail/e-mail address question can now be toggled off
o Long filenames are now displayed in extended file information and are
optionally displayed in file listings (requires Win98/Win2K+)
- files with long filenames must still be uploaded via FTP
- complete long filename support will follow the emergence of a WinSock
X/Y/Zmodem driver
o 32-bit external programs (doors) and editors no longer need to be in the
Native Program List in SCFG for a DOOR32.SYS drop file to be created
- select "DOOR32.SYS" from the drop file list instead
- also need to set "Native (32-bit) Executable" toggle option to "Yes"
o Added support for I/O redirection of Win32 console apps (e.g. cmd.exe)
- ;SHELL command now works on Windows NT/2K/XP
- unix-like (stdio) doors now supported (e.g. Lord/X)
o Date environment variables (DAY, WEEKDAY, MONTH, MONTHNAME, and YEAR)
are now set before executing native (32-bit) programs
- these variables were previously only set when executing DOSXTRN.EXE
o EnterYourBirthday ctrl/text.dat line now uses automatically-supplied
variable for the format example ("MM/DD/YY" or "DD/MM/YY") based on the
sysop-configured date format
o Message "Title" ctrl/text.dat entries changed to "Subject"
o New @-codes:
- SMB_GROUP Current message group name
- SMB_GROUP_DESC Current message group description (long name)
- SMB_GROUP_NUM Current message group number
- SMB_SUB Current message sub-board name
- SMB_SUB_DESC Current message sub-board description
- SMB_SUB_CODE Current message sub-board internal code
- SMB_SUB_NUM Current message sub-board number
- MSG_TO Current message to-user name/number/address
- MSG_TO_NAME Current message to-user name
- MSG_TO_EXT Current message to-user extension (number)
- MSG_TO_NET Current message to-user network address
- MSG_FROM Current message from-user name/number/address
- MSG_FROM_EXT Current message from-user extension (number)
- MSG_FROM_NET Current message from-user network address
- MSG_SUBJECT Current message subject
- MSG_DATE Current message date/time
- MSG_TIMEZONE Current message timezone
- MSG_ATTR Current message attributes
o All @-codes now support the -L and -R variations for fixed length display
(left or right justified) Example: [@name-l___________________@]
o Fixed %f command-line expansion for DORINFO1.DEF and TRIBBS.SYS drop files
o Fixed bug where the uptime was incorrectly reported in some timezones
o Fixed bug where time left could go negative in Unix builds
o Fixed infinite "error selecting socket for send" error message
o Fixed Baja FTP passive (PASV) mode file transfers
- exec/getimlst.bin should now work with ftp.synchro.net
o Fixed Baja FTP active/normal (non-passive) transfers
- was only broken when Telnet server network interface was set to 0 (<any>)
Events
~~~~~~
o Timed events based on frequency (multiple executions per day)
o DOSXTRN is no longer used to launch timed events (unnecessary overhead)
o Background execution can now be toggled off/on in SCFG
Mail Server v1.11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Support for MIME-encoding of outbound e-mails with file attachments
- thanks to Marc for this source code contribution
o Recipient e-mail addresses can now be blocked using text/email.can
o Optional "default user" for catch-all e-mail account (e.g. sysop)
o Support for "port-extended" addresses to send mail to SMTP servers on
non-standard ports (e.g. user@some.mail.server:2025)
o alias.cfg can now specify external servers (different address or port)
'*' wildcard char is supported (e.g. to forward all mail for anyone at
some.com to the same user at orther.org, use "*@some.com *@other.org")
o More detailed smap.log entries
o Time-slice yields while receiving SMTP messages
- no more 100% CPU utilization while receiving large e-mails
o Support for SMTP (inbound e-mail) semaphore file
- used to trigger external mail processing events
o Removed support for logging in with aliases from alias.cfg (bad idea)
- alias.cfg is strictly used for e-mail recipient aliasing
o Added support for server recycle semaphore file (ctrl/mailsrvr.rec)
o Fixed double domain bug in POP3 server
o Counts and logs number of lines per message
FTP Server v1.10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o E-mail aliases (from ctrl/alias.cfg) can no longer be used to login
o Guest/anonymous e-mail address listed in client display
o Added support for server recycle semaphore file (ctrl/ftpsrvr.rec)
o Automatic server recycling upon socket select or accept failure
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Answers to frequently asked questions re: configuring Synchronet Version 3
by Rob Swindell (digital man), May 2000, last updated October 2001
Q: The SBBSCTRL:BBS->Login menu option isn't working for me.
A: The default local login command in v3.00 ("start telnet://localhost") does
not work on NT-based OSes (including Win2K and WinXP). If you're running
v3.00, run REGEDIT and go into
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Swindell\Synchronet Control Panel
and change "LoginCommand" to "telnet localhost" or "mtel localhost" or
whatever your favorite telnet client is.
If you're running v3.10e or later, then the "start telnet://localhost"
command line should work (start up your registered telnet client).
Q: The SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure menu option isn't working for me.
A: SCFG and SCFG32 are console-mode programs that only work in an 80x25
console window. If you're seeing the message "USCRN failed!" that means
you probably have your default console window set to a dimensions larger
than 80x25.
You can fix this on Windows NT/2K/XP by adjusting the properties of your
System32\command.pif file. Make sure "restore settings at startup"
(under the "Screen" tab) is not checked. Also, make sure the screen buffer
size is no larger than the screen window size (80x25).
Q: I want to create custom menus. Is there any detailed documentation or
samples regarding custom menus on Synchronet?
A: Yes, see http://synchro.net/docs/customization.html and
http://synchro.net/docs/baja.html for details.
Q: How do I join DOVE-Net?
A: If you've installed v3.00, Telnet to vert.synchro.net and create a new
account for your QWKnet transfers (using your system's QWK-ID for the user
name), then edit the file VERT.FTP in your EXEC directory, replacing the
qwk-id and password with the username and password you created on
Vertrauen.
If you've upgraded to v3.00e or later, you'll probably want to use the
new QNET-FTP Baja module instead of the old VERT.BAT/VERT.FTP scripts.
See exec/qnet-ftp.src for instructions.
If you're running an older version of Synchronet (or upgraded to v3.0b),
then you'll need to create the message areas and QWKnet hub information in
SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure->Networks->QWK Packet Networks->Network Hubs.
See DOVE-NET.ZIP for details.
Q: What is my system's QWK-ID?
A: This is normally an abbreviation of your BBS's name that YOU determine
and configure in SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure->Message Options. You may want to
look at NODES.DAT in DOVE-NET.ZIP for any conflicts with other DOVE-Net
systems' QWK-IDs.
Q: What is the "!QWKTOMSG failed" or "Duplicate message" warnings in my
Telnet/Event log while importing DOVE-Net QWK packets into my message
areas?
A: This warning indicates a duplicate message in your QWK packet was detected.
Duplicate messages in the SYNCDATA echo are normal and you can disable the
duplicate message checking for that echo in SBBSCTRL:Configure->Message
Areas->DOVE-Net->SYNCDATA and the warnings should go away.
Q: How do I join/setup a FidoNet Technology Network (FTN)?
A: Use SBBSecho (included with Synchronet) to toss (export) and scan (import)
your FidoNet bundles, packets, and NetMail (see
http://synchro.net/docs/sbbsecho.html for details).
You will also need a TCP/IP FTN transport program like Binkd, Internet Rex,
Argus, etc. Traditional Front-End Mailers (FrontDoor, InterMail, D'bridge,
BinkleyTerm, etc) are NOT normally used for TCP/IP-based FTN transfers.
See http://net229.darktech.org/fidosetup/ for instructions on setting
up Synchronet with the Argus 32-bit FidoNet mailer.
Q: Does anyone know of a good, stable newsgroup door I can download or buy?
I would LOVE to have newsgroups on my board.
A: I don't know of any doors, but I do know of several newsgroup<->fido
gateway packages: newsgate, gigo, internet rex, and many others.
A: You can also try MerlinSystem's NetXpress Usenet Gateway for Synchronet
(nx-sync, it's free): http://www.binaryh.com/merlinsys/
A: Internal NNTP support for Synchronet is planned for the near future.
Q: How do keep external programs (doors) from popping up windows and stealing
the keyboard/mouse focus?
A: Check SBBSCTRL:Telnet->Configure->Minimize Externals.
Q: How do I set additional nodes for telnet access?
A: Create the additional nodes in SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure->Nodes if you
haven't already done so (Version 3 uses the same configuration information
from the first telnet node for all telnet nodes and the COM port/modem
configuration information is ignored). Set SBBSCTRL:Telnet->Config->Last
Node to highest node number you want available for telnet logins.
Q: How come some of the times diplayed are off by exactly one hour?
A: There is a time-zone bug in the Microsoft Visual C++ run-time library I'm
using in Synchronet v3 related to day-light savings time. Those of you
using v3 in a timezone which has daylight savings, may see a different time
in the BBS (ctrl-T for example) than you do in SBBSCTRL or your system tray.
You can fix the problem by removing Windows' knowledge of daylight savings
altogether (which I think is a dumb idea to begin with). You need to run
TZEDIT which is included on the Win98 CD in the tools\reskit\config
directory. It's included with Win95 OSR2 in the Admin\Apptools\Tzedit
directory. Anyway, run tzedit, select your time-zone from the list (it
should already be selected), click the "Edit" button, and UN-CHECK the
"Automatically set Daylight Savings Time" check box. Then clck OK, then
click CLOSE.
Now, you need to RE-SELECT the time-zone by double-clicking the time in your
system-tray (lower right corner) or by re-selecting the time zone in the
control panel. Now when you run Synchronet and user logs on (for example),
the times should all be correct.
Q: I get an error message that contains "file: c:\src\sbbs3\etc" or something
similar but I do not have Synchronet installed on drive C or that path does
not exist?
A: The "Source" or "File" portion of the error message is for the author's
reference only and has nothing to do with your Synchronet configuration. The
file path in question was the original source code file where the error
occured, which you do not need to concern yourself with (unless you are
modifying the source code). Send the ENTIRE error message (as shown in your
data/error.log file) to the author if you still have any questions or
concerns that aren't answered here or in the sysop documentation.
Q: How do I add files to the file database?
A: The easiest way is to use the ADDFILES utility which can automatically
detect and import embedded descriptions (e.g. FILE_ID.DIZ). See the
chapter in the sysop manual on "Adding files" and the ADDFILES utility
chapter for details. No, a files.bbs list is not necessary for adding
files. Use "ADDFILES * /DIZ" to search all directories for a new files.bbs,
import any embedded descriptions (e.g. FILE_ID.DIZ), and delete the file.bbs
after importing it.
Q: My long filenames aren't appearing correctly on the BBS?
A: The Synchronet file database currently only supports the DOS 8.3 naming
format. Longer filenames will be shown in their Micros~1 mangled form.
The Synchronet FTP server does automatically detect and display long
filenames, however. Long filenames will be supported in the BBS/Telnet
server in a future release.
Q: How do I enable forced upload/download ratios.
A: By default, Synchronet utilizes a "credit" system, where a user typically
earns credits by uploading files, posting messages, playing online games,
etc. And downloading files requires a number of credits based on the size
of the file.
If you prefer to use a less flexible upload/download "ratio" system, you
can do so by using the UDR (upload/download byte ratio) or UDFR
(upload/download file ratio) ARS keywords in the Download Requirements of
your file areas. These ARS keywords, like the PCR (post/call ratio) keyword
use a specified minimum "percentage". So if you wish to enforce a 1:3
upload/download ratio, then use "UDFR 33" for 33%, 3:4 ratio would be
"UDFR 75" for 75%, 1:2 would be "UDFR 50" for 50%, etc.
See http://synchro.net/docs/security.html for details on using ARS.
Q: How do I allow users to send Internet e-mail from the BBS?
A: See http://synchro.net/docs/message_section.html for details.
Q: How do I disallow connections from specific host names or IP addresses
(or ranges).
A: Add the disallowed host names to your text/host.can file or IP addresses
to your text/ip.can file. To disallow a range of IP addresses, use the ^
wildcard character (e.g. "192.168.10.^"). To disallow a partial string in a
host name, use the ~ wildcard character (e.g. "mofoisp.com~").
As for v3.10, you can use the familiar '*' wildcard character
(e.g. "*.aol.com" and "192.168.*").
Q: When I run SBBSCTRL it asks me for the path to MAIN.CNF, but I don't have
this file.
A: You've installed the v3 upgrade without installing v2.3 first. Install
Synchronet v2.3 (SBBS230?.ZIP) first, then apply the upgrade.
Q: File transfers (DSZ) aren't working.
A: You need to use FDSZ (FOSSIL version of DSZ) in place of DSZ:
1. Verify you have FDSZ.EXE in your Synchronet EXEC directory.
2. Change the command lines in SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure->File Options->
Transfer Protocols from "%!dsz ..." to "%!fdsz ...".
A: If you're using an NT-based OS (including Win2K and WinXP), you'll need
to upgrade to v3.10e or later to get the fix for Zmodem transfers.
Q: Why do I get an SBBS.DLL error about missing GetDiskFreeSpaceEx?
A: You're attempting to run Synchronet v3.0 on pre-OSR2 Windows 95 or Windows
NT 3.x. Support for pre-OSR2 Windows 95 was added in Synchronet v3.00c.
See http://www.synchro.net/platforms.html for a matrix of supported
platforms.
Q: Can I run version 3 under Windows NT4/2000?
A: The first beta release (v3.00a) did not include a FOSSIL/DOS interrupt
driver for NT/2000, so only Windows 95/98 was fully supported. Version
3.00b includes a FOSSIL/DOS interrupt driver for NT4/2000. If running under
NT4/2000, see NTREADME.TXT for configuration details.
Q: My CPU/kernel-utilization meter reports 100% when a user is online and
entering a string/line of text.
A: Set SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure->Nodes->Node X->Toggle Options->Low Priority
string input to "Yes" (where X is your first telnet node).
Q: How do I allow anonymous logins to the Synchronet FTP Server?
A: You need to create a Guest account on your BBS. Create a new user (login
as "New" or use the User Editor included with v3.00b) with a user name of
"Guest". Give this user the 'G' exemption and the 'G' restriction and
delete the password for the account. You may also want to give the Guest
account additional exemptions (e.g. L, P, T, etc).
Q: How can I get door X to work?
A: If the door wasn't specifically written to run on Synchronet (XSDK) or
WWIV BBS Software (typically using CHAIN.TXT), then it must support FOSSIL
communications (most popular doors support FOSSIL) and the door must be
configured to use a FOSSIL driver (yes, you'll need to read the door's
documentation files).
The Synchronet FOSSIL driver is automatically configured and loaded when
needed and ignores the COM port information used by doors, so configuration
details such as COM port number and baud rate are irrelevant (you can just
leave them set to their default values if the door configuration program
allows them to be changed, or use COM1/38400 if it makes you happy).
Q: How can I get this FOSSIL door to work?
A: Make sure you have "Intercept I/O Interrupts" set to "No" for all FOSSIL
doors in SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure->External Programs->Online Programs
(this includes Synchronet Match Maker v2.x).
Make sure you have the appropriate startup directory, command line, and
drop file options set in SCFG. See SBBSDOOR.ZIP for specific instructions
on setting up some popular door games (i.e. LORD, BRE, GlobalWar, TW2002).
Make sure you DO NOT have any FOSSIL drivers loaded (including X00, BNU,
ADF, COM/IP, WinFOSSIL, or NetModem) as they will conflict with
Synchronet's FOSSIL driver.
Make sure the door supports FOSSIL communications (read the door's docs)
and that the door is configured to use a FOSSIL driver. Synchronet's
FOSSIL driver is automatically configured and loaded when needed - there
is nothing you need to do to install or load the Synchronet FOSSIL driver.
Q: How do I get Synchronet to create a DOOR32.SYS drop file?
Q: How do I tell Synchronet that a program is 32-bit?
A: Add the program's base filename to SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure->External
Programs->OS/2 Program List (this is actually the native 32-bit program
list). If you specified the executable file extension (e.g. ".exe") on
the program's command-line, then you'll also need to include the
filename with the extension in the 32-bit Program List.
This process will be improved greatly in a future version of Synchronet.
Q: SyncEdit isn't working correctly.
A: See the file SYEDTFAQ.TXT for details.
Q: When I read messages on my v2.3c (or earlier) nodes, I sometimes get a
garbled Message Attributes line.
A: Synchronet v3 introduced a new message attribute (REPLIED) and this
attribute is not currently supported in v2.3c. To work around this problem,
remove one of the %s's from the MsgAttr line of your CTRL\TEXT.DAT file.
I plan on releasing a v2.3d with this fix (and others) in the future).
Q: I have Scroll-Lock on, but I'm still not available for chat page.
A: Synchronet version 3 no longer uses Scroll-Lock to indicate sysop
availability. Instead, there is a button on the SBBSCTRL tool bar and on
the BBS menu to toggle the sysop availability for chat (added in v3.00b).
Q: What is SCFG?
A: The Synchronet Configuration Utility (exec/scfg.exe). This 16-bit
console/text-mode program is left-over from Synchronet v2 and is still used
(as of v3.10) to configure many of the aspects of Synchronet v3
(SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure). See http://synchro.net/docs/system_config.html
for details.
There is also a 32-bit version of SCFG, SCFG32.EXE, that should be used in
place of SCFG.EXE when more than a few hundred kilobytes of memory are
required for configuration information (typically, for large numbers
of message areas).
You can change the program and command-line used with the
SBBSCTRL:BBS->Configure menu option: in v3.00, run REGEDIT, and change
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Swindell\Synchronet Control Panel\ConfigCommand
or in v3.10, go to SBBSCTRL:File->Properties. Change the string to
"%sSCFG32 %s" (removing the "/t2") to utilize the 32-bit version of SCFG.
You can run SCFG/SCFG32 from the command-line by specifying the path to your
Synchronet CTRL directory as the first parameter
(e.g. "c:\sbbs\exec\scfg32 c:\sbbs\ctrl"). When running the 16-bit version of
SCFG under Windows, it is highly recommended to use the "/t2" command-line
switch to yield Windows time-slices.
SCFG and SCFG32 only work in 80x25 text windows (on Win32-based OSes).
SCFG will fail with a "USCRN failed!" error message when run in a non-80x25
window.
A GUI re-write of SCFG (for Win32 and Linux) is planned for the near future.
Q: Is there any updated documentation for Synchronet v3?
Q: The documentation I have (sysop.doc) appears to be for v2.3 for DOS/OS2?
Q: Do you have documentation that is easier for me to view/print/etc?
A: Yes, the documentation included in Synchronet v3.00b was the same old
SYSOP.DOC (ASCII text file) created for Synchronet for DOS and OS/2 v2.30.
It was reformatted in HTML and updated for version 3.00c (as of
December 2000). You can view the progress of the Synchronet Documentation
project at: http://synchro.net/docs. Contributors are welcome!
The Synchronet HTML docs have been converted to PDF for your
viewing/printing pleasure and can be downloaded @ vert.synchro.net.
As always, see the documentation if you have any questions that aren't
answered here: http://synchro.net/docs
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