====== Configuration files ======

PBConfig edits all of these for you. This list is for finding a file, or for editing one by hand. After editing by hand, restart PBDispatch unless the page says otherwise. The ''Configs'' folder is inside your data folder.

===== Settings for the services =====

^ File (in ''Configs'') ^ Holds ^ Page ^
| ''PBTELNET.CFG'' | Telnet port and listen address. | [[v4:connect:telnet|Telnet]] |
| ''PBSSHD.CFG'' | The SSH server. | [[v4:connect:ssh|SSH]] |
| ''PBRLOGIN.CFG'' | RLogin and its trust rules. | [[v4:connect:rlogin|RLogin]] |
| ''PBLOGINGUARD.CFG'' | Login Guard. | [[v4:connect:login_guard|Login Guard]] |
| ''PBHOSTFILTER.CFG'', ''PBBLACKLIST.TXT'' | Host Filter and your own blacklist. Lists are cached in ''Configs\HostFilter''. | [[v4:connect:host_filter|Host Filter]] |
| ''PBFTP.CFG'' | FTP downloads. | [[v4:connect:ftp|FTP]] |
| ''PBNNTP.CFG'' | The news server. | [[v4:connect:nntp|News]] |
| ''PBWEB.CFG'' | The web portal. | [[v4:connect:web|Web portal]] |
| ''PBMATRIX.CFG'' | The Matrix logon. | [[v4:menus:matrix|Matrix]] |
| ''PBUPDATE.CFG'' | Program updates. | [[v4:install:program_updates|Updates]] |

===== Mail and networking =====

^ File ^ Holds ^ Page ^
| ''PBMAILER.CFG'' | The mailer: your addresses, links, port, folders. | [[v4:mail:fidonet|FidoNet mail]] |
| ''PBTOSS.CFG'' | The tosser: links and echo areas. | [[v4:mail:fidonet|FidoNet mail]] |
| ''PBTIC.CFG'' | File echoes. | [[v4:mail:fidonet|FidoNet mail]] |
| ''AKA.PRO'', ''AKADOMAIN.CFG'' | Your addresses, and the network each belongs to. | [[v4:mail:aka_domains|AKA domains]] |
| ''PBQWK.CFG'' | The QWK networks you belong to. | [[v4:mail:pblink|PBLink]] |
| ''PBQWKHUB.CFG'', ''NODES.CFG'' | The PBLink hub. | [[v4:mail:pblink|PBLink]] |
| ''PBIMSG.CFG'', ''pbimsg.lst'' | Inter-BBS messages and your list of boards. | [[v4:mail:interbbs|Inter-BBS]] |
| ''PBIRC.CFG'' | IRC networks. | [[v4:mail:irc|IRC]] |
| ''BBSLIST.CFG'' | Your board's entry for the BBS list. | [[v4:mail:bbslist|BBS list]] |
| ''PBEVENTS.CFG'' | Scheduled jobs for PBDispatch (polls, updates, log rotation). | |

===== Doors =====

^ File ^ Holds ^
| ''DOORS.PRO'' | Door definitions. See [[v4:doors:overview|Doors]]. |
| ''BBSLINK.INI'', ''DOORPARTY.INI'', ''SKULL-CRASH.INI'' | Door-network credentials. |

===== Data files =====

These were in ProBoard 2.x and carry over. Several 16-bit ones are converted when you upgrade (see [[v4:install:upgrade_16bit|Upgrading from 16-bit ProBoard]]).

^ File ^ Holds ^
| ''CONFIG.PRO'' | The main system settings (Options in PBConfig). |
| ''USERS.BBS'' and its companions | The user file (''USERSPB.BBS'', ''USERSXI.BBS'', ''USERSIDX.BBS''). |
| ''MESSAGES.PB'', ''MGROUPS.PB'' | Message areas and groups. |
| ''FILECFG.PRO'', ''FGROUPS.PB'' | File areas and groups. |
| ''LIMITS.PRO'' | Time and download limits by level. |
| ''PROTOCOL.PRO'' | Transfer protocols. |
| ''Template.Pb'' | New-user templates. |
| ''EVENTS.PRO'' | Events. |
| ''PVTFILES.PB'' | Personal files. |
| ''ENGLISH.PBL'' | A language file. |
| ''ONLINE.PRO'', ''BINLOG.PB'', ''NODE_IDX.PRO'' | Runtime state, the call log and the nodelist index. |

Your data folder is chosen at install. If you want to see where it is, open PBConfig; the path appears on the **Options > Paths** page.