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. | Telnet |
PBSSHD.CFG | The SSH server. | SSH |
PBRLOGIN.CFG | RLogin and its trust rules. | RLogin |
PBLOGINGUARD.CFG | Login Guard. | Login Guard |
PBHOSTFILTER.CFG, PBBLACKLIST.TXT | Host Filter and your own blacklist. Lists are cached in Configs\HostFilter. | Host Filter |
PBFTP.CFG | FTP downloads. | FTP |
PBNNTP.CFG | The news server. | News |
PBWEB.CFG | The web portal. | Web portal |
PBMATRIX.CFG | The Matrix logon. | Matrix |
PBUPDATE.CFG | Program updates. | Updates |
Mail and networking
| File | Holds | Page |
PBMAILER.CFG | The mailer: your addresses, links, port, folders. | FidoNet mail |
PBTOSS.CFG | The tosser: links and echo areas. | FidoNet mail |
PBTIC.CFG | File echoes. | FidoNet mail |
AKA.PRO, AKADOMAIN.CFG | Your addresses, and the network each belongs to. | AKA domains |
PBQWK.CFG | The QWK networks you belong to. | PBLink |
PBQWKHUB.CFG, NODES.CFG | The PBLink hub. | PBLink |
PBIMSG.CFG, pbimsg.lst | Inter-BBS messages and your list of boards. | Inter-BBS |
PBIRC.CFG | IRC networks. | IRC |
BBSLIST.CFG | Your board's entry for the BBS list. | BBS list |
PBEVENTS.CFG | Scheduled jobs for PBDispatch (polls, updates, log rotation). | |
Doors
| File | Holds |
DOORS.PRO | Door definitions. See 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 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.