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Sysop Documentation Table of Contents
1. Installation
1.0 Installation
1.1 Getting Started
1.2 How to Get Help
1.3 About this Manual
2. Configuration
2.0 System Configuration
2.1 Message Options
2.2 System Options
2.3 Toggle Options
2.4 New User Values
2.5 Advanced Options
2.6 Loadable Modules
2.7 System Security Level Values
2.8 Expired Account Values
2.9 Quick Validation Values
2.10 Creating User Accounts Locally
2.10.1 Creating a Sysop Account
2.10.2 Creating a Guest Account
3. Adding Nodes to your System
3.0 Adding Nodes
3.1 Node Configuration
3.2 Node Toggle Options
3.3 Node Advanced Options
3.4 Waiting For Caller Number Key Assignments (v2 Only)
3.5 Waiting For Caller Function Key Assignments (v2 Only)
4. Modem and FAX Configuration (v2 Only)
4.0 Modem Setup
4.1 Installing UART Serial Card/Internal Modems
4.2 Installing a Shared IRQ or Non-UART Serial Card
4.3 Using a Dumb (NULL) Modem Connection
4.4 Modem Configuration
4.5 Modem Result Codes
4.6 Modem Toggle Options
4.7 Modem Control Strings
4.8 Modem Auto-Configuration
4.9 Caller-ID Support
4.10 Incoming FAX Support
5. Sysop Commands (Remote / Local)
5.0 Sysop Commands
5.1 Definition of a Sysop
5.2 Multiple Sysops
5.3 Local Only Sysop Commands
5.4 Remote/Local Sysop Commands
6. User Management
6.0 User Editor
6.1 Editing Users Locally
6.2 Editing Users Remotely
6.3 User Editor Commands Explained
7. Access Requirement Strings (ARS) Security
7.0 ARS Security
7.1 Introduction to ARS
7.2 ARS Keywords and Symbols
7.3 ARS General Usage Examples
7.4 Nesting ARS Logic
7.5 ARS Nested Logic Examples
8. Message Bases
8.0 Message Base
8.2 Electronic Mail
8.2.1 Internet (SMTP/POP3) Mail Server (v3+ Only)
8.3 Adding Message Bases
8.3.1 Creating Message Groups
8.3.2 Main Options
8.3.3 Creating Message Sub-Boards
8.3.4 Main Options
8.3.5 Toggle Options
8.3.6 Network Options
8.3.7 Advanced Options
8.4 Importing Messages from Your Previous BBS Software
8.5 Posting
8.6 Remote QWK Functions
9. Networking
9.0 Networking Message Bases
9.1 QWK Networking
9.1.1 Network Hubs
9.1.2 Networked Sub-Boards
9.1.3 Setting up a QWK Node
9.1.4 Setting up a QWK Hub
9.2 Transferring Files via QWK Network
9.3 PostLink Networking
9.4 FidoNet Networking
9.4.1 Step-by-Step Setup
9.4.2 Sending FidoNet NetMail
9.5 Internet Networking
10. File Section
10.0 File Transfer Section
10.1 Setting up the File Section Options
10.1.1 Main Options
10.2 Viewable File Types
10.3 Testable File Types
10.4 Download Events
10.5 Extractable File Types
10.6 Compressible File Types
10.7 Transfer Protocols
10.7.1 FDSZ Protocol
10.7.2 DSZ Protocol
10.7.3 HS/Link Protocol
10.8 Adding File Libraries
10.8.1 Main Options
10.9 Adding File Directories
10.9.1 Main Options
10.9.2 Toggle Options
10.9.3 Advanced Options
10.10 Adding Files to File Sections
10.10.1 Creating an Offline Files Directory
10.10.2 Creating a Sysop Directory
10.10.3 Creating a User to User Directory
10.10.4 Creating a Default Upload Directory
10.10.5 Supporting Blind Batch Uploads
10.11 CD-ROM and other Slow Media Devices
10.11.1 Using Alternate File Paths
10.12 Internet FTP Server (v3+ Only)
11. Chat Section
11.0 Chat Section Configuration
11.1 Artificial Chat Gurus
11.2 Multinode Chat Actions
11.3 Multinode Chat Channels
11.4 External Sysop Chat Pagers
12. External Programs
12.0 External Programs
12.1 External Fixed Events
12.2 External Timed Events
12.3 Global Swap List
12.4 Native (32-bit) Program List
12.5 External Editors
12.6 Adding Online Programs
12.7 Supported BBS Drop File Types
12.8 Callback Verifiers
12.9 Installing a New External Program
12.10 Configuring a New External Program
12.11 External Program Setup Examples
12.11.1 Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD)
12.11.2 Usurper
12.11.3 Trade Wars 2002
12.11.4 Barren Realms Elite
12.12 Internet Gateways (Telnet, RLogin, etc.) (v3+ Only)
12.13 Troubleshooting External Programs
13. Text File Section
13.0 General Text Files
13.1 Main Options
13.2 Adding Text Files to a Section
13.3 976/900 Number Billing Support
14. Multinode Information (v2 Only)
14.0 Multinode
14.1 The Local Area Network (LAN) Method
14.2 The Multitasker Method
14.3 Is it Safe to run Multiple Nodes?
14.4 Setting Up Synchronet Under DESQview
14.5 Setting Up Synchronet Under OS/2
14.6 Setting Up Synchronet Under Windows 3.x
14.7 Setting Up Synchronet Under Windows 9x
14.8 Setting Up Synchronet on a LAN
15. Synchronet Utility Reference
15.1 CHKSMB (Checks Message Base for Validity)
15.2 FIXSMB (Fixes Message Base and Mail Indexes)
15.3 SMBUTIL (Synchronet Message Base Utility)
15.4 SMBACTIV (Checks for Active Message Bases)
15.5 ADDFILES (Importing ASCII File Lists)
15.6 FILELIST (Creating ASCII File Lists)
15.7 DUPEFIND (Finds Duplicate Files in Synchronet)
15.8 DELFILES (Deletes Files from File Base)
15.9 MLABELS (Mailing Labels Creation Util)
15.10 QWKNODES (Create QWKnet Users/Route/Node Lists)
15.11 ALLUSERS (Command Line Bulk User Editor)
15.12 AUTONODE (Automatic Local Logon Utility) (v2 Only)
15.13 NODE (Node Display/Control Utility)
15.14 UTI Driver (PostLink Import/Export Utils)
15.15 SLOG (Node/System Statistics Viewer)
15.16 DSTSEDIT (Node/System Statistics Editor)
15.17 TOTALS (Credit Gain/Loss Util for Games)
15.18 ANS2MSG (ANSI to Ctrl-A Conversion Utility)
15.19 MSG2ANS (Ctrl-A to ANSI Conversion Utility)
16. Troubleshooting your System
16.0 Troubleshooting
17. Customizing your System
17.1 Menus and Other Text Files
17.1.1 Text Colors
17.1.2 Node Action Text
17.1.3 Trash Can Files
17.2 Message Variables
17.3 Message Color Codes
17.4 SIF Questionnaire File Format
17.5 GURU.DAT (Guru Brain) Modifications
18. Appendix Information
18.1 Appendix A : Command Line Specifier Reference
18.2 Appendix B : Synchronet (SBBS/SCFG) Command Line Options
18.3 Appendix C : Synchronet Environment Variables
18.4 Appendix D : Wait for Call Status Display (v2 Only)
18.5 Appendix E : Node Status Display
18.6 Appendix F : Log File Line Type Specifiers
18.7 Appendix G : File Formats (Technical Specs for Developers)
19. Definitions of Commonly Used Terms
19.0 Glossary
Copyright © 2000 by Rob Swindell
Synchronet BBS Software (Synchronet)
Version 3 is comprised of several documentation,
library, executable, and source code
files, all of which are covered by the
GNU General Public License with the exception of the following portions
covered by
the GNU Lesser General Public License:
SMBLIB and XSDK.
Synchronet Version 2 (for DOS and OS/2) and its source code was released to the
Public Domain by Digital Dynamics
in 1997 and remains Public Domain software today.
Synchronet Version 3 is not Public Domain software.
Rob Swindell
PO Box 501
Yorba Linda, CA 92885
http://www.synchro.net
For the complete Copyright Information please read the Copyright Documentation .