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| | List | ''.lst'' | ASCII | Discouraged | Data file: one line per record | | | List | ''.lst'' | ASCII | Discouraged | Data file: one line per record | |
| | Pointer | ''.ptr'',''.sfp'' | Binary | Discouraged | Export message pointers: 32-bits per record | | | Pointer | ''.ptr'',''.sfp'' | Binary | Discouraged | Export message pointers: 32-bits per record | |
| | DAT | ''.dat'' | SYNCDAT | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ETX-terminated) data file((exception: XTRN.DAT drop file)) | | | DAT | ''.dat'' | SYNCDAT | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ETX-terminated) data file((exceptions: XTRN.DAT and TEXT.DAT)) | |
| | IXT | ''.ixt'' | ASCII | Deprecated | Index file: 2 lines per record | | | IXT | ''.ixt'' | ASCII | Deprecated | Index file: 2 lines per record | |
| | DAB | ''.dab'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ad hoc) data file | | | DAB | ''.dab'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ad hoc) data file | |
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| Drop files are identified by their full filename (not the just the extension) and are both created and consumed by the BBS: | Drop files are identified by their full filename (not the just the extension) and are both created and consumed by the BBS: |
| ^ Filename ^ Encoding ^ Description ^ | ^ Filename ^ Encoding ^ Description ^ |
| | ''DOOR.SYS'' | ASCII | GAP, 2 formats | | | ''[[DOOR.SYS]]'' | ASCII | GAP, 52-line format (write/read) | |
| | ''DORINFO#.DEF'' | ASCII | RBBS/QuickBBS | | | ''[[DORINFO1.DEF|DORINFO#.DEF]]''| ASCII | RBBS/QuickBBS (write-only) | |
| | ''CHAIN.TXT'' | ASCII | WWIV | | | ''EXITINFO.BBS'' | Binary | QuickBBS (write/read) | |
| | ''CALLINFO.BBS'' | Binary | Wildcat! | | | ''[[CHAIN.TXT]]'' | ASCII | WWIV (write-only) | |
| | ''PCBOARD.SYS'' | Binary | PCBoard | | | ''[[CALLINFO.BBS]]'' | ASCII | Wildcat! (write-only) | |
| | ''SFDOORS.DAT'' | ASCII | SpitFire | | | ''[[PCBOARD.SYS]]'' | Binary | PCBoard (write-only) | |
| | ''UTIDOOR.TXT'' | ASCII | MegaMail | | | ''USERS.SYS'' | Binary | PCBoard (write/read) | |
| | ''DOORFILE.SR'' | ASCII | Solar Realms | | | ''SFDOORS.DAT'' | ASCII | SpitFire (write-only) | |
| | ''TRIBBS.SYS'' | ASCII | TriBBS | | | ''UTIDOOR.TXT'' | ASCII | MegaMail (write-only) | |
| | ''DOOR32.SYS'' | ASCII | Mystic | | | ''DOORFILE.SR'' | ASCII | Solar Realms (write-only) | |
| | ''XTRN.DAT'' | ASCII | Synchronet | | | ''TRIBBS.SYS'' | ASCII | TriBBS (write-only) | |
| | ''MSGTMP'' | ASCII | QuickBBS | | | ''DOOR32.SYS'' | ASCII | Mystic (write-only) | |
| | ''MSGINF'' | ASCII | QuickBBS | | | ''[[XTRN.DAT]]'' | ASCII | Synchronet (write-only) | |
| | ''EDITOR.INF'' | ASCII | WWIV | | | ''MODUSER.DAT'' | ASCII | Synchronet (read-only) | |
| | ''RESULT.ED'' | ASCII | WWIV | | | ''MSGTMP'' | ASCII | QuickBBS (write/read) | |
| | | ''MSGINF'' | ASCII | QuickBBS (write-only) | |
| | | ''[[EDITOR.INF]]'' | ASCII | WWIV (write-only) | |
| | | ''[[RESULT.ED]]'' | ASCII | WWIV (read-only) | |
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| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |
