https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/ 2026-11-04T02:42:47+00:00 https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/ https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/lib/tpl/argon/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-11-03T05:54:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:files:accounting&rev=1793656442&do=diff Download rules The same rules apply to every way a caller can download: on the BBS, through the web portal and through FTP. The rules For a logged-in caller: Rule How it works Daily limit The LIMITS.PRO row for the caller's level (Download KB/day) is checked against what they have already taken today, on the BBS, web and text/html 2026-11-03T10:10:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:files:areas&rev=1793671856&do=diff File areas Areas > File Areas in PBConfig lists your file areas, one row for each, with its number, Name, File Location (the folder on disk) and Level (the security level needed to use it). [PBConfig File Areas screen] Figure 1. File Areas, on a board with many areas. The toolbar Button text/html 2026-11-03T05:54:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:files:file_echoes&rev=1793656442&do=diff File echoes A file echo is a network of boards that pass files along, the way message echoes pass messages. PBTic is the program that processes them. When a file arrives from your uplink, it comes with a small description file ending in .TIC. PBTic reads it and puts the file in the right file area. PBToss starts PBTic for you; you do not run it by hand. It reads its settings from text/html 2026-11-03T05:54:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:files:overview&rev=1793656442&do=diff Files and transfers ProBoard keeps files in file areas. A caller browses an area from the menu, downloads files from it and uploads new ones. In v4 the same areas can also be reached by FTP and, if you turn it on, by the web portal. * File areas: how areas and their listings are organised. text/html 2026-11-03T05:54:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:files:protocols&rev=1793656451&do=diff Transfer protocols General > Protocol Configuration in PBConfig defines the protocols a caller can choose. The definitions live in PROTOCOL.PRO. Because callers connect over TCP/IP, the board can use the standard built-in protocols: * Xmodem * Ymodem