Options
General > Options holds the settings that apply to the whole board. They are saved in CONFIG.PRO. The window has a list of pages in the middle and the settings of the selected page on the right. Click Save at the top after you change anything.
| Page | What you set |
|---|---|
| Paths | Where the board keeps its message bases, files, menus, screens, logs and so on. The sample data points at your install folder; if you move the board, change every path here. |
| New Users | What a first-time caller is asked, the level and flags they start with, and the new-user template. |
| Security | Security-related options. |
| Yelling | The sysop page (“yell”) and the hours you accept it. |
| System Options | General behaviour of the board. |
| File Transfer | Download hours and transfer defaults. |
| Display Options | How the board draws its screens. |
| Site Info | Who you are: the system name, location, phone, sysop name, default origin line and the number of nodes. |
| QWK Options | Settings for offline mail packets. |
| File List Format | How file listings look to a caller. |
Site Info
Do this first on a new board.
| Field | Use |
|---|---|
| System name | The name callers see. |
| Location | City and country. |
| Phone number | Shown to callers. Put anything you like; callers connect over the Internet. |
| Sysop name | The name that gets sysop treatment when it logs in. |
| Default origin line | Added to messages posted in networked areas. |
| Number of nodes | How many callers may be online at once. This board uses 10. This also decides how many NODE<n> folders are used. See First configuration. |
Paths
If you move the board to another folder, or PBConfig cannot find an area, check Paths first.
Figure 1. Options > Site Info. The phone number has been blurred.