Introduction

• Introduction to MBSE BBS

Release Notes

• Known Bugs
• Licenses

MBSE BBS Reference Manual

1. Running a BBS under Linux
2. Which distribution to use?
3. Basic installation MBSE BBS
4. Upgrade MBSE BBS
5. Configuring the BBS with mbsetup
   1. Edit global configuration
   2. Edit FTN networks
   3. Edit archiver programs
   4. Edit virus scanners
   5. Edit modem types
   6. Edit TTY lines info
   7. Edit FTN nodes
   8. Edit BBS setup
      1. Edit security limits
      2. Edit language setup
      3. Edit BBS menus
      4. Edit file areas
      5. Edit transfer protocols
      6. Edit oneliners
   9. Edit mail setup
      1. Echo mail groups
      2. Echo mail areas
   10. Edit file echo setup
       1. Edit file echo groups
       2. Edit file echo areas
       3. Edit hatch manager
       4. Edit magic files
   11. Edit newfiles groups
   12. Edit newfiles reports
   13. Edit filefind setup
   14. Edit files database
   15. Edit BBS users
   16. Edit services
   17. Edit domains
   18. Edit task manager
   19. Edit routing Table
   20. Edit Internet BBS Chat
   21. Show software information
   22. Create site documents
6. Starting and stopping the BBS
7. Setup mgetty for the BBS
8. Programs and utilities
   1. mbaff (Announce newfiles and filefind)
   2. mball (Allfiles and newfiles list creator)
   3. mbcico (The Fidonet mailer [similar to ifcico])
   4. mbdiff (Nodelist difference processor)
   5. mbfido (Fidonet mail and files procesor)
   6. mbfile (Files database maintenance program)
   7. mbindex (Nodelist index compiler)
   8. mblang (Language datafile compiler)
   9. mblogin (*nix login replacement)
   10. mbmon (The monitor program)
   11. mbmsg (The messagebase utility program)
   12. mbnntp (The news server)
   13. mbout (The mailer outbound program)
   14. mbpasswd (The passwd wrapper)
   15. mbsebbs (The bbs program)
   16. mbseq (Sequence number creator)
   17. mbsetup (The setup program)
   18. mbstat (The bbs status change program)
   19. mbtask (The taskmanager for the bbs system)
   20. mbtoberep (The toberep.data lister)
   21. mbuser (The userbase maintenance program)
   22. mbuseradd (The useradd wrapper)
9. Setting up a FTN point node
10. Using doors
1. Running DOS doors
2. Running *nix doors
3. Using stdio DOS/*nix program as doors
4. Using InterBBS (IBBS)
11. Error return codes
12. Netmail routing behavior
13. Fido to Internet Gateway
14. Email gateway (postfix setup)
15. Nodediff and nodelist processing
16. Using UPS semaphores

Other Notes

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Miscellaneous documents

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