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Installation – Prior to Running the BBS

Before placing your system online, review and customize the following areas to ensure proper operation and a polished user experience.

See The System Messages for file explanations.

Items to Review Before Going Live

In +SETUP:
- Main Parameters
- Message Categories
- Upload/Download Directories

Update SYSOP account (#2).

Default credentials: User: SYSOP Password: SYSOP

If using the Email Notification feature:
- Edit √bbs.init:
  - Line 35705 – Enter your IP and port and replace "username"
  - Line 35706 – Replace "password"
- Copy notify.py to your computer and edit:
  - Username
  - Password
  - SMTP server
  - SMTP server password
- See Email Notification Option for details

Customize SEQ files as needed:
- √sayings1–√sayings6 (optional logon sayings)
- To change the number of sayings, edit √bbs.ov3 line 170:
  - 170 i=int(rnd(1)*6)+1
  - Change the "6" to match the number of sayings you plan to use.
- √sysopin and √sysopout
- √welcome1 and √welcome2
- √systemstart and √systemstart2
- √information
- √level1–√level9 messages (optional)
- √member list msg
- √membership full
- √menu1–√menu9
- √new user msg1 and √new user msg2
- √no mail
- √po menu
- √sysop not here and √still not here
- √sysop news (optional)
- √upload message
- √chat enter and √chat exit

AUX3 (Games Area):
- Modify √games menu
- Edit √bbs.games starting at line 36200 for command handling and game loading

Next Section: The System Messages

Installation

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-Prior to exposing your system to the world, there are some files you must address first. This checklist serves as a guide in making sure you have hit on all the files and areas of code necessary to make sure the end user has a functional UI and the system is healthy enough to take logons. For questions on individual files mentioned below, refer to "The System Messages" for explanation on their function and suggestion of use.
+[[installation|Installation]] – <strong>Prior to Running the BBS</strong>
-<strong>Presets You Will Want to Address </strong>
+Before placing your system online, review and customize the following areas to ensure proper operation and a polished user experience.
-The following area areas you will want to be sure to customize first:
+See [[system messages|The System Messages]] for file explanations.
-* In +SETUP:
-** Main Parameters
+<strong>Items to Review Before Going Live</strong>
-** Message Categories
-** Upload/Download Folders
+* In +SETUP:
-* In BBS:
+** Main Parameters
-** SYSOP account #2 – change details. Currently set as User: SYSOP Password: SYSOP
+** Message Categories
-** If you plan to use the email notifications feature, load √BBS.INIT and modify:
+** Upload/Download Directories
-*** Line 35705: your IP and port, and then replace “username” with your selected username for the python script
-*** Line 35706: Replace “password” with your selected password for the python script
+* Update SYSOP account (#2).
-*** The python script text is included on this SD build as “notify.py” for at least my linux friends! Copy this file from your SD card and pop on your computer.
+Default credentials:
-**** Note to modify username, password, smtp server, and smtp server password in the script. Username and password should match what you did with lines 35705 & 35706.
+User: SYSOP
-*** Refer [[email notification|Email Notification Option]] for more information
+Password: SYSOP
-** Modify SEQ files as needed:
-*** √sayings# (where # is 1-6) if you want customized sayings at user logon (just before the command prompt is displayed). Otherwise, you can delete the files.
+* If using the Email Notification feature:
-**** The number of sayings can be modified in √BBS.OV3 at line 170.
+** Edit √bbs.init:
-::::<strong> 170 i=int(rnd(1)*6)+1</strong>
+*** Line 35705 – Enter your IP and port and replace "username"
-::::Change the "6" to the desired number of sayings you are planning to have.
+*** Line 35706 – Replace "password"
-::* √sysopin and √sysopout screens
+** Copy notify.py to your computer and edit:
-::* √welcome screens 1-2
+*** Username
-::* √systemstart and √systemstart2
+*** Password
-::* √information
+*** SMTP server
-::* √level # msg (where “#” is 1-9) – optional screens; delete if unwanted.
+*** SMTP server password
-::* √member list msg – displayed when someone queries the membership list, notifying them they may not be listed yet
+** See [[email notification|Email Notification Option]] for details
-::* √membership full
-::* √menu# (where # is 1-9) – Kaleidoscope is perfect for these!
+* Customize SEQ files as needed:
-::* √new user msg1 and √new user msg2
+** √sayings1–√sayings6 (optional logon sayings)
-::* √no mail – displayed at logon if user has no private messages
+** To change the number of sayings, edit √bbs.ov3 line 170:
-::* √po menu – post office menu
+***<code>170 i=int(rnd(1)*6)+1</code>
-::* √sysop not here and √still not here
+***Change the "6" to match the number of sayings you plan to use.
-::* √sysop news (optional)
+** √sysopin and √sysopout
-::* √upload message
+** √welcome1 and √welcome2
-::* √chat enter and √chat exit
+** √systemstart and √systemstart2
-::* On AUX3, √games menu should be modified to what you want listed for games. You will also want to edit the √bbs.games file starting at line 36200 for the commands and file processing to load up the games. If left alone, all games should be ready to run though they may need their respective SETUP files if one is there in the directory to create their respective REL files.
+** √information
+** √level1–√level9 messages (optional)
+** √member list msg
+** √membership full
+** √menu1–√menu9
+** √new user msg1 and √new user msg2
+** √no mail
+** √po menu
+** √sysop not here and √still not here
+** √sysop news (optional)
+** √upload message
+** √chat enter and √chat exit
+* AUX3 (Games Area):
+** Modify √games menu
+** Edit √bbs.games starting at line 36200 for command handling and game loading
+Next Section: [[system messages|The System Messages]]
+[[installation|Installation]]