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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

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-[[installation|Installation]] - <strong>Prior to Running the BBS</strong>
+[[installation|Installation]] – <strong>Prior to Running the BBS</strong>
-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.
+Before placing your system online, review and customize the following areas to ensure proper operation and a polished user experience.
-<strong>Presets You Will Want to Address </strong>
+See [[system messages|The System Messages]] for file explanations.
-The following area areas you will want to be sure to customize first:
+<strong>Items to Review Before Going Live</strong>
-* In +SETUP:
-** Main Parameters
-** Message Categories
-** Upload/Download Folders
-* In BBS:
-** SYSOP account #2 – change details. Currently set as User: SYSOP Password: SYSOP
-** If you plan to use the email notifications feature, load √BBS.INIT and modify:
-*** 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
-*** 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.
-**** 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.
-*** Refer [[email notification|Email Notification Option]] for more information
-** 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.
-**** The number of sayings can be modified in √BBS.OV3 at line 170.
-::::<strong> 170 i=int(rnd(1)*6)+1</strong>
-::::Change the "6" to the desired number of sayings you are planning to have.
-::* √sysopin and √sysopout screens
-::* √welcome screens 1-2
-::* √systemstart and √systemstart2
-::* √information
-::* √level # msg (where “#” is 1-9) – optional screens; delete if unwanted.
-::* √member list msg – displayed when someone queries the membership list, notifying them they may not be listed yet
-::* √membership full
-::* √menu# (where # is 1-9) – Kaleidoscope is perfect for these!
-::* √new user msg1 and √new user msg2
-::* √no mail – displayed at logon if user has no private messages
-::* √po menu – post office menu
-::* √sysop not here and √still not here
-::* √sysop news (optional)
-::* √upload message
-::* √chat enter and √chat exit
-::* 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.
-Next Section: [[system messages|The System Messages]]
+* In +SETUP:
+** Main Parameters
+** Message Categories
+** Upload/Download Directories
-[[installation|Installation]]
+* 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|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:
+::<code>170 i=int(rnd(1)*6)+1</code>
+** 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