https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/ 2026-11-04T02:41:00+00:00 https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/ https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/lib/tpl/argon/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-11-03T05:49:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:reference:config_files&rev=1793656195&do=diff 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 text/html 2026-11-03T05:55:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:reference:folders&rev=1793656522&do=diff Folders What is where in an installed system. The folders are created by PBInstall. See Installing ProBoard v4. Folder What it holds Configs Configuration files for the newer programs. See Configuration files. PEX Plug-ins (.P3X). MENUS Menus (.PBM). TXTFILES The ANSI and ASCII screens callers see. text/html 2026-11-03T05:55:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:reference:glossary&rev=1793656522&do=diff Glossary Term Meaning AKA “Also known as”. One of the FidoNet addresses of your board. You can have several. See AKA domains. BinkP The TCP protocol that FidoNet systems use to exchange mail and files. Door A program a caller runs from the BBS, usually a game. See text/html 2026-11-03T05:55:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:reference:plugins&rev=1793656558&do=diff Plug-ins Plug-ins are files ending in .P3X in the PEX folder. They are Windows DLLs loaded by ProBoard.exe. Run one with menu function 60 (Load a ProBoard SDK file), with menu data that starts with /I and the plug-in's name, for example /I AVATAR. Extra words are passed to the plug-in as arguments. The text/html 2026-11-03T05:55:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:reference:ports&rev=1793656522&do=diff Ports Only the services you switch on open a port. The Services screen in PBConfig shows and changes all of them. See The Services screen. Service Port Protocol Notes Telnet 23 TCP Always on. The in-browser terminal shares this listener. SSH 22 TCP Off until you enable it. Stop Windows OpenSSH Server first if it owns port 22. text/html 2026-11-03T05:49:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:reference:programs&rev=1793656195&do=diff Programs Every program in a ProBoard v4 installation, what it does and how it starts. The architecture picture is on the Introduction page. Core Program Kind What it is ProBoard.exe Console window, one for each caller The BBS engine. One copy runs for each caller (a