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
