Plug-ins are files ending in .P3X in the PEX folder. They are Windows DLLs loaded by ProBoard.exe. Run one with menu function 60 (Load a ProBoard SDK file), with menu data that starts with /I and the plug-in's name, for example /I AVATAR. Extra words are passed to the plug-in as arguments. The Menu data column below shows the name and arguments to put after /I. Win32 and x64 plug-ins cannot be mixed in one PEX folder.
| Plug-in | What it does | Menu data | Settings file |
|---|---|---|---|
AntiBot | A full-screen “Login Guard / Robot Ops” login screen that tells people from bots, with a challenge and the current threat levels. | Runs during logon. | Uses Login Guard data. |
Avatar | A caller chooses, removes or hides the avatar shown above their messages. | AVATAR | AVATARS.PB, AVATARS\*.BIN |
Backgammon | Backgammon against the computer, in ANSI graphics. | BACKGAMMON | none |
BBSLink | Connects a caller to games on the BBSLink network. | BBSLINK <game> | BBSLINK.INI |
BBSList | A lightbar browser of the BBS list, which can also download a SyncTERM list or PBTerm phonebook. | BBSLIST | BBS list files |
Bounder | “Baud Bounder”, a real-time ANSI platformer built to test real-time play over Telnet and SSH. | BOUNDER | none |
DoorParty | Connects a caller to DoorParty games through an RLogin relay. | DOORPARTY <game> | DOORPARTY.INI |
IMSG | Inter-BBS instant messages, who-is-online, finger and do-not-disturb. Compatible with Synchronet's IMSG. | IMSG [/TELEGRAM|/LIST|/FINGER] | PBIMSG.CFG, pbimsg.lst, sbbsimsg.lst |
LastCallers | A last-callers screen. | LASTCALLERS | reads the call log |
MRCChat | MRC chat rooms shared between many boards. | MRCChat | MRC settings |
OregonTrail | A single-player wagon-trail survival game. | OREGONTRAIL | none |
PBirc | A full-screen IRC client in the BitchX style, with windows, scrollback and about 50 commands. | PBirc | PBIRC.CFG |
PBMatrix | A full-screen “matrix” logon. | Runs during logon. | PBMATRIX.CFG |
QwkDoor | An “offline mail” door: a caller builds a QWK packet from chosen areas, downloads it and uploads a REP reply. | QWKDOOR | none |
SKULL-CRASH | Connects a caller to the Skull Crash game. | SKULL-CRASH | SKULL-CRASH.INI |
Developers also have SamplePlugin and PluginTemplate (see Plug-ins and the SDK). They are not installed on a board.
See: Door networks, The Matrix logon, Inter-BBS messages, IRC chat, The BBS list.