Sysop password: It is highly recommended
that you enter something
here. If you try to log in under the sysop
name, this sysop password is
requested. Supplying the correct password
gives a person sysop
access, described above. As a double protection
against invalid sysop
access, the sysop name is never made known
to users who call in, so
someone would have to know both the sysop
name and password to
get sysop access.
Opening message: This is the name
of a textfile that is displayed
after someone logs in. If left blank,
the file is not searched for.
Main menu: This is the file name
of a textfile that contains the main
menu. If left blank, the default menu
is displayed.
Logoff message: This is the file
name of a textfile that is displayed
just before someone logs out. If left
blank, nothing is displayed.
System drive: This is the device
and drive number of the disk that is
used for displaying the above textfiles,
selecting protocols, saving the
caller log, and saving the statistics
file.
Available drives: This brings up
a menu which allows you to specify
which drives may be accessed with the
Change drive
command.
You must give names to the drives. If
you are going to run more than
one drive on the BBS, you may divide files
into different categories
using the names of the drives.
Save configuration: This saves all
of the current settings on the
menu.
Load configuration: This re-loads the settings that were last saved.
Start BBS: When you are finished
with the setup menu, select this
option to set up BBS mode to answer calls.
Pressing F1
also selects
this option.
B.3 Waiting for a call
BBS mode goes into a loop waiting for the
phone to ring. You may
interrupt the loop by pressing F1
to abort the program, F7
to return to
the setup menu, or F3
to jump into local mode (allowing you to log in).
In local mode, the phone is taken off
the hook so that callers get a
busy signal.
B.4 Logging in
During a login, BBS mode asks for a name. If you enter the sysop