ProBoard v4 Documentation

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Welcome to the documentation for ProBoard v4, the native Windows (64-bit and 32-bit) version of the ProBoard BBS. Start with the introduction if you are new to ProBoard v4, or with what's new if you already run ProBoard 2.x.

• Introduction: what ProBoard v4 is, how its programs fit together and where its files live.
• What's new in v4: everything that is new or different compared with ProBoard 2.x.
• ProBoard 2.x (16-bit) documentation: the original documentation, kept for reference, and a guide to where each topic went.

• Installing and upgrading: which page to read for your situation.
• Before you install: choosing a package, ports and the firewall.
• Installing ProBoard v4: a new board with PBInstall.
• Upgrading from 16-bit ProBoard: keeping your users, messages and files.
• Importing FastEcho and Internet Rex settings: bringing your mail setup across.
• Program updates: signed updates from PBDispatch.

• Getting started: your first configuration, your first caller and going online.
• Connecting callers: Telnet, RLogin, SSH, Login Guard, Host Filter, FTP, the web portal, news and PBTerm.
• PBConfig: the configuration window, Options, users and the Services screen.
• PBDispatch: the dashboard, Service Management, logs, reports and the Mailer Monitor.
• Menus and commands: the menu functions, “/” commands and the Matrix logon.
• Messages and networking: FidoNet mail, AKA domains, PBLink, inter-BBS messages, IRC and the BBS list.
• Files and transfers: file areas, protocols, download rules and file echoes.
• Doors: native Windows doors, DOS doors and door networks.
• Maintenance: PBUtil, a maintenance routine and backups.
• Plug-ins and the SDK: running plug-ins and writing your own.

• Reference: programs, plug-ins, ports, folders, configuration files and a glossary.
• Troubleshooting: find your symptom.

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