====== Install Message Editors ======

Installing 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)
  * Native using Standard I/O (e.g. vi, pico)
  * Native using Socket I/O (none known to exist)
  * JavaScript (preferred)

===== How-To Install Specific Editors =====

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===== See Also =====
  * [[:howto:door:|How-To Install Doors]]
  * [[:howto:|How-To Pages]]

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