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| user [2026/05/08 17:12] – Fix links: trailing-colon namespace → flat page Claude.Ai | user [2026/05/24 21:02] (current) – Replace "loadable modules" jargon with "sections and menus" in user-facing prose Claude.Ai |
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| This is the **end-user** documentation for [[https://synchro.net/|Synchronet BBS Software]] — the manual for people **calling** a Synchronet BBS, not for sysops running one. (Sysops, see the [[:|wiki home page]] and the [[:config:|SCFG]], [[:custom:|customization]], and [[:howto:|how-to]] sections.) | This is the **end-user** documentation for [[https://synchro.net/|Synchronet BBS Software]] — the manual for people **calling** a Synchronet BBS, not for sysops running one. (Sysops, see the [[:|wiki home page]] and the [[:config:|SCFG]], [[:custom:|customization]], and [[:howto:|how-to]] sections.) |
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| What you actually see when you call a BBS depends on **which command shell, login module, message editor, and other loadable modules that BBS uses**. Synchronet is highly modular: the prompts and command keys you press are part of the **command shell**, but most of what those keys //invoke// — reading mail, posting messages, the user-settings menu, listing users online, and so on — is handled by separate **loadable modules** the sysop has configured in [[util:SCFG]] -> System -> Loadable Modules. The **message editor** is configured separately (under External Programs) — it's either Synchronet's built-in line editor or an external editor of your choice. Two BBSes running the same shell can still feel different if they've swapped out a module or editor; two BBSes running different shells will often share the very same mail or chat interface once you press the key that opens it. | What you actually see when you call a BBS depends on **which command shell, login screen, message editor, and other menus that BBS uses**. Synchronet is highly modular: the prompts and command keys you press are part of the **command shell**, but most of what those keys //invoke// — reading mail, posting messages, the user-settings menu, listing users online, and so on — comes from separate **sections and menus** the sysop has configured. The **message editor** is configured separately — it's either Synchronet's built-in line editor or an external editor of your choice. Two BBSes running the same shell can still feel different if they've swapped one of these out; two BBSes running different shells will often share the very same mail or chat interface once you press the key that opens it. |
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| So this manual is organized along those module boundaries: a per-shell page for each shell's prompts and key bindings, a per-module page for each major loadable module that has its own UI, and a small set of universal pages for things Synchronet itself handles (Ctrl-key commands, Ctrl-A codes). | So this manual is organized along those boundaries: a per-shell page for each shell's prompts and key bindings, a separate page for each major section or menu that has its own UI, and a small set of universal pages for things Synchronet itself handles (Ctrl-key commands, Ctrl-A codes). |
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| ===== If you just want to use a BBS ===== | ===== If you just want to use a BBS ===== |
| * [[user:login:default|Default Login]] | * [[user:login:default|Default Login]] |
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| ===== Other loadable modules ===== | ===== Other sections and menus ===== |
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| These are modules with their own user-facing UIs that any shell may invoke. Your BBS may use the stock module or a customized replacement. | These are sections and menus with their own user-facing UIs that any shell may invoke. Your BBS may use the stock module or a customized replacement. |
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| * [[user:settings|User Settings Menu]] — the //Account Defaults// / //Configuration// menu; in the Classic shell, opened with ''D'' from the Main prompt. | * [[user:settings|User Settings Menu]] — the //Account Defaults// / //Configuration// menu; in the Classic shell, opened with ''D'' from the Main prompt. |
