Messages and networking
ProBoard 2.x shipped without FidoNet tools. ProBoard v4 includes a full set, plus a QWK network of its own, instant messages between boards, and chat.
| You want to… | Use | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange FidoNet-style echomail and netmail | PBMailer (calls and answers), PBToss (sorts mail into your message areas and packs yours) | FidoNet mail: PBMailer, PBToss and PBTic |
| Tell the mail programs which addresses you use | AKA list with network domains | AKA addresses and domains |
| Join a message network of ProBoard boards | PBLink (a QWK network with a hub), PBqwk, PBQwkHub | PBLink: the ProBoard QWK network |
| Let callers message people on other boards | Inter-BBS messaging | Inter-BBS messages |
| Give callers IRC | PBirc plug-in | IRC chat |
| List your board for callers to find | BBS List plug-in and server | The BBS list |
| Let callers read mail in a newsreader | PBNntp | News (NNTP) |
| Bring your settings from FastEcho or Internet Rex | PBMigrate | Importing FastEcho and Internet Rex settings |
All message-base formats used on ProBoard boards are supported by the tools: JAM, Squish and Hudson.