Linux FBB Appendix

Process Numbers and Help
Recording a message
Tricks and Tiops
FBB Forward protocole
Compressed Forwarding
Format Of ACK Messages
Replacment Characters or Wildcards
Contents of the Directories
Connection Filtering
Message Filtering
PG Programs Development
Unproto Message Lists
Extensions to the YAPP Protocole
Telephone modem
File filtering
MAIL.IN (import messages directly)
Installation-help for LinFBB
TELNET installation 
TFPCX / TFPCR / TFKISS (Hostmode KISS-driver)
Conference-mode
Gateway-mode
LOCK-files.

File formats

The FBB file system contains text files which can be configured.
The files used for the configuration and the operation of the BBS software have a precise syntax.
The good behavior of your software depends upon how these files have been configured.

In most of the configuration files the character # in the FIRST COLUMN means
that the line is a comment, and will not be taken into account for the number of lines.

The first file to be configured is FBB.CONF.
This file contains the information on the BBS and about your hardware.

HINT : Save the previous content of the file before modification.
	      This will ease the restore which might often be necessary.

Standard system-files

fbb			BBS Start file
fbb.conf		BBS initializing file
emurmess.ini	Configure housekeeping
port.sys		Configure ports
swapp.sys	Swap to/from/etc in messages
beacon(x).sys	Configure beacon 
bbs.sys		Define all BBSs that receive bulletins
forward.sys	The main forward-file
reject.sys		List of call signs to be rejected/held
passwd.sys	Password-file for remote sysops
protect.sys	Define "safe" directories
langue.sys	Define languages
themes.sys 	Define theme-zones.
error.sys		File for logging errors
etat.sys		Shows when the BBS was started
heard.bin		Stations heard on radio-ports
redist.sys		Define bulletin redistribution
english.txt	Texts used by the BBS. One for each language
english.hlp	User-help. One for each language
english.ent	Logon-text. One for each language, and for modem/telnet
english.new	Logon-text. One for each language. Shows ONCE
english.inf	Texts used by the BBS. One for each language
fbblognn.xx	Logfile for the BBS.  One for each week
nnnnn.sat		Characteristics of satellites
newdoc.sys	Authorize call for NEWDOC-server

Other file-formats 
Do not change unless you know what you are doing!
options.sys 	Options for console-usage
dirmes.sys  	Records for every single message
tpstat.sys		Statistics of the Theme titles
wfbid.sys		Records of BIDs
inf.sys		Records of Users
yapplbl.dat	Information on binary files
satel.dat	  	Information on satellites
wp.sys		White Pages database
mess.wp		File from WP to update BBS