DATA Directory

The location of the DATA directory is configurable (in SCFG->System->Advanced Options), but defaults to a sub-directory named data off of the installation directory (e.g. /sbbs/data/).

The Synchronet DATA directory contains the run-time data created during the normal operation of the BBS.

Typical sub-directories of the DATA directory include:

Where user data is stored.

1. user.dat - user database
2. name.dat - username index
3. <user-number>.sig - user signature
4. <user-number>.* - other user file
5. ptrs/<user-number>.ixb - user message scan configuration and pointers

Synchronet message-base (SMB) files for configured sub-boards (SCFG->Message Areas) reside here.

1. <internal-code>.shd - message headers
2. <internal-code>.shd - message header allocation (optional)
3. <internal-code>.sid - message indexes
4. <internal-code>.sdt - message data
5. <internal-code>.sdt - message data allocation (optional)
6. <internal-code>.sch - message CRC history (for duplicate message body text checking)
7. <internal-code>.ini - message base auxiliary configuration and state information
8. <internal-code>.hash - message hashes (for indexing and duplicate message ID and body text checking)
9. <internal-code>.sfp - SBBSecho FidoNet export pointer (old/deprecated style, replaced with *.ini)
10. <internal-code>.list.sub - Synchronet ListServer subscribers
11. <internal-code>.list.ptr - Synchronet ListServer export pointer (old/deprecated style, replaced with *.ini)
12. <internal-code>.smm - Synchronet Match Maker import pointer

File transfer directory database files reside here.

1. <internal-code>.dab - file base binary data (last-uploaded file date/time)
2. <internal-code>.dat - file base text data
3. <internal-code>.ixb - file base index
4. <internal-code>.exb - file base extended descriptions

This directory contains various file transfer:

1. User download queues (<user-number>.dwn)
2. Pre-packed QWK packets (<user-number>.qwk)
3. Uploaded QWK reply packets (<user-number>.rep)
4. Files received via QWK reply packet (<user-number>.in/*)

Various activity log files are stored in this directory.

QWK networking files are stored in this directory.

1. <qwk-id>.ptr - QWKnet hub export pointer
2. <qwk-id>.out/* - File to send to QWKnet node or hub
3. <qwk-id>.in/* - Files received from QWKnet node or hub
4. route.dat - QWKnet route table
5. NODES.DAT - QWKnet node list
6. USERS.DAT - QWKnet user list

Short text messages are stored here:

1. <user-number>.msg - user-to-user short message (a.k.a. telegram)
2. n<node-number>.msg - node-to-node short message
3. auto.msg - system auto-message

Hierarchy and index files utilized for the text files BBS subsection.

• Directory structure