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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/
).
Directory Contents
The Synchronet Data directory contains the run-time data created during the normal operation of the BBS.
Examples include:
mail.*
- Private email and netmail message basespam.hash
- Database of known-SPAM message body hashes (used by the Mail Server)logon.lst
- List of user logons to the Terminal Serverareas.bbs
- FidoNet-style message areas (used by SBBSecho)badareas.lst
- Unconnected FidoNet-style message areas (used by SBBSecho)echostats.ini
- FidoNet-style message area statistics (used by SBBSecho)sbbslist.json
- BBS List (used by sbbslist)*.log
- Log files created by Synchronet and some utilities (e.g. SBBSecho)*.now
- Semaphore files used by Synchronet
Sub-directories
Typical sub-directories of the Data directory include:
user
Where user data is stored.
user.dat
- user databasename.dat
- username index<user-number>.sig
- user signature<user-number>.*
- other user file<user-number>.ini
- user configuration settings (used by JS modules)ptrs/<user-number>.ixb
- user message scan configuration and pointers
subs
Synchronet message-base (SMB) files for configured sub-boards (SCFG->Message Areas) reside here.
<internal-code>.shd
- message headers<internal-code>.shd
- message header allocation (optional)<internal-code>.sid
- message indexes<internal-code>.sdt
- message data<internal-code>.sdt
- message data allocation (optional)<internal-code>.sch
- message CRC history (for duplicate message body text checking)<internal-code>.ini
- message base auxiliary configuration and state information<internal-code>.hash
- message hashes (for indexing and duplicate message ID and body text checking)<internal-code>.sfp
- SBBSecho FidoNet export pointer (old/deprecated style, replaced with*.ini
)<internal-code>.list.sub
- Synchronet ListServer subscribers<internal-code>.list.ptr
- Synchronet ListServer export pointer (old/deprecated style, replaced with*.ini
)<internal-code>.smm
- Synchronet Match Maker import pointer
dirs
File transfer directory database files reside here.
<internal-code>.dab
- file base binary data (last-uploaded file date/time)<internal-code>.dat
- file base text data<internal-code>.ixb
- file base index<internal-code>.exb
- file base extended descriptions
file
This directory contains various file transfer:
- User download queues (
<user-number>.dwn
) - Pre-packed QWK packets (
<user-number>.qwk
) - Uploaded QWK reply packets (
<user-number>.rep
) - Files received via QWK reply packet (
<user-number>.in/*
)
logs
Various dated activity log files are stored in this directory.
qnet
QWK networking files are stored in this directory.
<qwk-id>.ptr
- QWKnet hub export pointer<qwk-id>.out/*
- File to send to QWKnet node or hub<qwk-id>.in/*
- Files received from QWKnet node or hub<qwk-id>.avatars.ini
- Users avatars received from QWKnet node or hub<qwk-id>.*.bin
- Avatar collections received from QWKnet node or hubroute.dat
- QWKnet route tableNODES.DAT
- QWKnet node listUSERS.DAT
- QWKnet user list
fido
FidoNet-style networking files are stored in this directory (<node>
is in hexadecimal net/node format).
<node>.avatars.ini
- Users avatars received from FidoNet-style node<node>.*.bin
- Avatar collections received from FidoNet-style
finger
Files placed here can be queried using “special finger requests” to the finger service.
msgs
Short text messages are stored here:
<user-number>.msg
- user-to-user short message (a.k.a. telegram)n<node-number>.msg
- node-to-node short messageauto.msg
- system auto-message
text
Hierarchy and index files utilized for the text files BBS subsection.