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dir:data [2018/01/19 22:39] – [qnet] Added details about avatar files in data/qnet digital mandir:data [2024/03/22 22:16] (current) – [Directory Contents] mention logon.jsonl and logon.*.jsonl digital man
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-====== DATA Directory ======+====== data directory ======
  
-The location of the DATA directory is configurable (in [[util:SCFG]]->System->Advanced Options), but defaults to a sub-directory named ''data'' off of the installation directory (e.g. ''/sbbs/data/'').+The location of the ''data'' directory is configurable (in [[util:SCFG]]->System->Advanced Options), but defaults to a sub-directory named **''data''** off of the installation directory (e.g. ''/sbbs/data/'').
  
 ===== Directory Contents ===== ===== Directory Contents =====
  
-The Synchronet DATA directory contains the run-time data created during the normal operation of the BBS.+The Synchronet Data directory contains the run-time data created during the normal operation of the BBS. 
 + 
 +Examples include: 
 + 
 +  - ''mail.*'' - Private email and netmail message base 
 +  - ''spam.hash'' - Database of known-SPAM message body hashes (used by the [[server:Mail]] Server) 
 +  - ''logon.jsonl'' - List of user logons to the [[server:Terminal]] Server (''logon.*.jsonl'' files are previous days logons) 
 +  - ''logon.lst'' - List of user logons to the [[server:Terminal]] Server - //legacy format// 
 +  - ''areas.bbs'' - FidoNet-style message areas (used by [[util:SBBSecho]]) 
 +  - ''badareas.lst'' - Unconnected FidoNet-style message areas (used by [[util:SBBSecho]]) 
 +  - ''echostats.ini'' - FidoNet-style message area statistics (used by [[util:SBBSecho]]) 
 +  - ''sbbslist.json'' - BBS List (used by [[module:sbbslist]]) 
 +  - ''*.log'' - Log files created by Synchronet and some utilities (e.g. [[util:SBBSecho]]) 
 +  - ''*.now'' - [[config:semfiles|Semaphore files]] used by Synchronet
  
 ===== Sub-directories ===== ===== Sub-directories =====
  
-Typical sub-directories of the DATA directory include:+Typical sub-directories of the Data directory include:
  
 ==== user ==== ==== user ====
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    - ''<user-number>.sig'' - user signature    - ''<user-number>.sig'' - user signature
    - ''<user-number>.*'' - other user file     - ''<user-number>.*'' - other user file 
 +   - ''<user-number>.ini'' - user configuration settings (used by JS modules)
    - ''ptrs/<user-number>.ixb'' - user message scan configuration and pointers    - ''ptrs/<user-number>.ixb'' - user message scan configuration and pointers
  
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 Synchronet message-base (SMB) files for configured sub-boards ([[util:SCFG]]->Message Areas) reside here. Synchronet message-base (SMB) files for configured sub-boards ([[util:SCFG]]->Message Areas) reside here.
    - ''<internal-code>.shd'' - message headers    - ''<internal-code>.shd'' - message headers
-   - ''<internal-code>.shd'' - message header allocation (optional)+   - ''<internal-code>.sha'' - message header allocation (optional)
    - ''<internal-code>.sid'' - message indexes    - ''<internal-code>.sid'' - message indexes
    - ''<internal-code>.sdt'' - message data    - ''<internal-code>.sdt'' - message data
-   - ''<internal-code>.sdt'' - message data allocation (optional)+   - ''<internal-code>.sda'' - message data allocation (optional)
    - ''<internal-code>.sch'' - message CRC history (for duplicate message body text checking)    - ''<internal-code>.sch'' - message CRC history (for duplicate message body text checking)
    - ''<internal-code>.ini'' - message base auxiliary configuration and state information    - ''<internal-code>.ini'' - message base auxiliary configuration and state information
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 ==== dirs ==== ==== dirs ====
 File transfer directory database files reside here. File transfer directory database files reside here.
-   - ''<internal-code>.dab'' - file base binary data (last-uploaded file date/time) +   - ''<internal-code>.shd'' - file headers (metadata about files) 
-   - ''<internal-code>.dat'' - file base text data +   - ''<internal-code>.sha'' - file header allocation 
-   - ''<internal-code>.ixb'' - file base index +   - ''<internal-code>.sid'' - file indexes (filenames and hash values) 
-   - ''<internal-code>.exb'' - file base extended descriptions+   - ''<internal-code>.sdt'' - file extended descriptions and aux data 
 +   - ''<internal-code>.sda'' - file extended descriptions and aux data allocation 
 +   - ''<internal-code>.ini'' - filebase metadata
  
 ==== file ==== ==== file ====
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 ==== logs ==== ==== logs ====
-Various activity log files are stored in this directory.+Various dated activity log files are stored in this directory.
  
 ==== qnet ==== ==== qnet ====
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   - ''NODES.DAT'' - QWKnet node list   - ''NODES.DAT'' - QWKnet node list
   - ''USERS.DAT'' - QWKnet user list   - ''USERS.DAT'' - QWKnet user list
 +
 +==== fido====
 +FidoNet-style networking files are stored in this directory (''<node>'' is in hexadecimal net/node format).
 +  - ''<node>.avatars.ini'' - Users avatars received from FidoNet-style node
 +  - ''<node>.*.bin'' - Avatar collections received from FidoNet-style
 +
 +==== finger ====
 +Files placed here can be queried using "special finger requests" to the [[service:finger]] service.
  
 ==== msgs ==== ==== msgs ====