Hi there,
A n00b question here. In synchronet, what type of files are you
supposed to put in the text section (here me out)? Is this for text
files in general or just text files that pertain to the bbs? I ask this because there's also a text files dir in the main file section.
Re: Text file section
By: Gats to DOVE-Net.General on Thu May 28 2015 12:49 am
Hi there,
A n00b question here. In synchronet, what type of files are you
supposed to put in the text section (here me out)? Is this for text
files in general or just text files that pertain to the bbs? I ask this because there's also a text files dir in the main file section.
The "general text files area" is for files that can be read by/displayed to Terminal server users (using Telnet, RLogin, or SSH). Typically these are text
files or ANSI "graphics" (CP437 characters with ANSI terminal color sequences and/or cursor positioning sequences).
digital man
Synchronet "Real Fact" #71:
Synchronet CIOXTRN (created by Deuce) is a 32-bit replacement for DOORWAY. Norco, CA WX: 75.2°F, 50.0% humidity, 6 mph SE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
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A n00b question here. In synchronet, what type of files are you
supposed to put in the text section (here me out)? Is this for text
files in general or just text files that pertain to the bbs? I ask this because there's also a text files dir in the main file section.
On 2015-05-27 23:15:31 +0000, Digital Man said:
Re: Text file section
By: Gats to DOVE-Net.General on Thu May 28 2015 12:49 am
Hi there,
A n00b question here. In synchronet, what type of files are you supposed to put in the text section (here me out)? Is this for text files in general or just text files that pertain to the bbs? I ask this because there's also a text files dir in the main file section.
The "general text files area" is for files that can be read by/displayed to Terminal server users (using Telnet, RLogin, or SSH). Typically these are text files or ANSI "graphics" (CP437 characters with ANSI terminal color sequences and/or cursor positioning sequences).
Ok. Is there any way to import whole directories, like with addfiles?
The documentation is a bit sparse about this.
Re: Re: Text file section
By: Gats to Digital Man on Thu May 28 2015 09:32 am
On 2015-05-27 23:15:31 +0000, Digital Man said:
Re: Text file section
By: Gats to DOVE-Net.General on Thu May 28 2015 12:49 am
Hi there,
A n00b question here. In synchronet, what type of files are you supposed to put in the text section (here me out)? Is this for text files in general or just text files that pertain to the bbs? I ask this
because there's also a text files dir in the main file section.
The "general text files area" is for files that can be read by/displayed to Terminal server users (using Telnet, RLogin, or SSH). Typically these
are text files or ANSI "graphics" (CP437 characters with ANSI terminal color sequences and/or cursor positioning sequences).
Ok. Is there any way to import whole directories, like with addfiles?
The documentation is a bit sparse about this.
There's no built-in utility to do this, but it would be trivial to do by hand.
Once you create the area (in SCFG->Text File Sections), just copy the files to
your data/text/<code> directory and put the file names and descriptions in data/text/<code>.ixt. The .ixt file is just a simple text file with the filenames and descriptions, alternating lines:
filename1.txt
Description for filename1
filename2.txt
Description for filename2
etc.
digital man
Synchronet "Real Fact" #54:
Synchronet Terminal Server introduced RLogin support w/v3.00c (2000).
Norco, CA WX: 79.7°F, 44.0% humidity, 4 mph E wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
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There's no built-in utility to do this, but it would be trivial to do by han Once you create the area (in SCFG->Text File Sections), just copy the files your data/text/<code> directory and put the file names and descriptions in data/text/<code>.ixt. The .ixt file is just a simple text file with the filenames and descriptions, alternating lines:
filename1.txt
Description for filename1
filename2.txt
Description for filename2
etc.
OK, that pretty clear cut. Is there a reason the main file section also
has a text files subsection?
Re: Re: Text file section
By: Digital Man to Gats on Thu May 28 2015 04:35 pm
There's no built-in utility to do this, but it would be trivial to do by han Once you create the area (in SCFG->Text File Sections), just copy the files your data/text/<code> directory and put the file names and descriptions in data/text/<code>.ixt. The .ixt file is just a simple text file with the filenames and descriptions, alternating lines:
filename1.txt
Description for filename1
filename2.txt
Description for filename2
etc.
Is there a way, besides typeing in the path of the file, to change the path for that particlar Text. It defaults to create the folder under ..\text\folder
Can I tell sfcg to create or use another folder?
Re: Re: Text file section
By: Gats to Digital Man on Fri May 29 2015 03:24 pm
OK, that pretty clear cut. Is there a reason the main file section also has a text files subsection?
That's just an example/default directory of the "main" library. You can add/remove directories named whatever you like in SCFG->File Areas.
The difference is that the file transfer area can "charge" credits for downloads, enforce ratios, it can use transfer protocols (e.g. ZMODEM), track statistics and sends activity to the uploader. Users can upload files to the file transfer section but not to the general text file sections.
digital man
Synchronet "Real Fact" #53:
The Synchronet source code consists of over 500,000 lines of C and C++. Norco, CA WX: 63.6°F, 80.0% humidity, 0 mph E wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
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Thanks, that clears it up. Maybe you should also add this to the wiki?
Thanks, that clears it up. Maybe you should also add this to the wiki?
On 2015-05-30 05:41:13 +0000, Digital Man said:
Re: Re: Text file section
By: Gats to Digital Man on Fri May 29 2015 03:24 pm
OK, that pretty clear cut. Is there a reason the main file section also has a text files subsection?
That's just an example/default directory of the "main" library. You can add/remove directories named whatever you like in SCFG->File Areas.
The difference is that the file transfer area can "charge" credits for downloads, enforce ratios, it can use transfer protocols (e.g. ZMODEM), track statistics and sends activity to the uploader. Users can upload files to the file transfer section but not to the general text file sections.
Re: Re: Text file section
By: Gats to Digital Man on Sun May 31 2015 12:47 am
Thanks, that clears it up. Maybe you should also add this to the wiki?
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