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INTRODUCTION

Overview
Description
Features
Changes
Technical Info
Credits

SUPPORT

Local Support Sites
Support on the internet
Bug Reports
Registration
Donations

INSTALLATION / UPGRADING

Installation Overview
Upgrade Overview
Windows 10 Information
Windows 11 and other x64 bit Windows OS Information
- Installing NTVDMx64
- Otvdm/winevdm - run old Windows software in 64-bit Windows
Enable Legacy Console Mode
ArcaOS

SYSTEM CONVERSIONS

RemoteAccess to ProBoard conversion
RemoteAccess compatible files

STARTING PROBOARD

Single Node

CONFIGURATION

Configuration Overview
Options (F1)
Protocol Configuration (F2)
The Local Protocol PEX
Message Areas (F3)
Message Area Groups (F4)
File Areas (F5)
File Area Groups (F6)
Time/Download Limits (F7)
User Editor (F8)
Menu Editor (F9)
Matrix Addresses (F10)
Modem Parameters (Shift-F1)
SysOp Macros (Shift-F2)
Events (Shift-F3)
Personal Files (Shift-F4)
Language Editor (Shift-F5)
Validate Template Editor (Shift-F6)
About ProCFG (Shift-F9)

SECURITY

Levels & Flags
Trashcan

MENUS

Setting up menus
Menu Security
Creating menus
Hints
Menu Function Summary
Menu Function Overview

RIPscrip GRAPHICS

RIPscrip GRAPHICS (RIP)

FILE TAGGING

File Tagging

QWK

QWK Support

USERS

USERS.BBS
Loglevels

ECHOMAIL & NETMAIL

Feature Statement
Echomail
Netmail

PBUTIL (The ProBoard Utility Program)

PBUTIL
Daily Maintenance
Fix BINLOG.PB
File Counters
File Indexer
Hatch Personal File
Message Indexer
Message Linker
Message Packer
Music Player
Nodelist Compiler
UserFile Fixer
UserFile Indexer
UserFile Killer
UserFile Packer
UserFile Sorter

REFERENCE

Multi-user operation
SysOp keys
Command line options & errorlevels
AVATAR/0 and AVATAR/0+
Hard-coded .Axx files
.Axx file control codes
Shell Menu - Option 7 Special Codes
Music Files
Text Macros
Example batch files
Flag Cross-Reference Chart
FREE Files
Semaphore files (shutting down ProBoard)

TIPS & TRICKS

Navigating through menus
The [S] & [P] keys
Online help in every menu
Uploading to the current file area

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT

Software Development Kit (SDK)
Requirements
Creating ProBoard Executables (PEX-files)
Compiling and Linking
Restrictions
Library functions supported
ProBoard Interface Functions
ProBoard File Structures
Remote Access Y2K Structures

TELNET

Windows 10 Information
Enable Legacy Console Mode
Setting up ProBoard with Net2BBS

EXTERNAL PROGRAMS / DOORS

Supported Drop File Information
NFU and DOOR32.SYS under ProBoard for DOS
- WINDOWS DOORS
- OS/2 & ArcaOS DOORS

External

ProBoard Website
FrontDoor
NetSerial & NetFoss
Cheepware
R&M Software (Telnet Door)
FMail32
FastEcho
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