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-====== Install External Message Editor ======
+====== Install External Message Editors ======
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+Installing external message editors for use by Synchronet terminal users is very similar to [[:howto:door:|installing doors]].
+===== Types =====
+These are the different types of message editors supported by Synchronet for Windows (fewer varities supported in Unix):
+  * 16-bit DOS using FOSSIL I/O (most common)
+  * 16-bit DOS using COM/UART I/O
+  * 16-bit DOS using Standard I/O (e.g. for WWIV)
+  * 32-bit Windows using Standard I/O (none known to exist)
+  * 32-bit Windows using Socket I/O (none known to exist)
+  * JavaScript (preferred)
+===== How-To Install Specific Editors =====
+{{indexmenu>.}}
 ===== See Also =====
+  * [[:howto:door:|How-To Install Doors]]
   * [[:howto:|How-To Pages]]
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