http://wiki.synchro.net/ 2026-04-10T21:45:39+00:00 http://wiki.synchro.net/ http://wiki.synchro.net/_media/wiki:logo.png text/html 2022-03-15T02:46:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:alias.cfg?rev=1647312399&do=diff Email Alias Configuration The alias.cfg file allows the configuration of special aliases for incoming Internet (SMTP/SMTPS) e-mail messages into the Synchronet Mail Server. Sample ctrl/alias.cfg file: ; $Id: alias.cfg,v 1.4 2013/01/11 08:04:48 rswindell Exp $ ; Alias User Name, number, or external forwarding address ; ------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ; wildcards (*) are allowed wildcards (*) are allowed ; can be <nam… text/html 2024-04-27T06:17:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:attr.cfg?rev=1714198658&do=diff attr.cfg Configuration of default text attributes (i.e. colors) for the Terminal server. Format Each LF-terminated line in the ctrl/attr.cfg file defines a separate text attribute. The first (up to 4) characters of each line of the file define the attribute using the letters and numbers of text/html 2024-05-25T23:34:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:attr.ini?rev=1716680066&do=diff attr.ini Configuration of default text attributes (i.e. colors) for the Terminal server. The values configured in this file were previously (prior to Synchronet v3.20), configured in attr.cfg. The update script will automatically convert a legacy attr.cfg file to the new text/html 2022-03-15T02:21:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:cfg_files?rev=1647310904&do=diff .cfg files The .cfg files in the ctrl directory are text files with an ad-hoc format. Viewing the default file may show documentation on the format in comments at the top. Filename Page Default Contentsalias.cfg alias.cfgattr.cfg attr.cfgdns_blacklist.cfgdns_blacklist.cfgdnsbl_exempt.cfg dnsbl_exempt.cfgdomains.cfg domains.cfgftpalias.cfg ftpalias.cfgnewslink.cfg newslink.cfgrelay.cfg text/html 2022-03-15T02:25:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:cgi_env.ini?rev=1647311115&do=diff CGI Environment Variables This ctrl/cgi_env.ini configuration file is used by the Synchronet Web Server to determine what environment variables will be created, preserved, or modified for use by any CGI programs. Any environment variables not specifically called-out in this file will not be present in the environment in which CGI programs are executed. text/html 2025-11-08T05:03:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:chat_features?rev=1762578229&do=diff Chat Features To configure the “chat” features of the Synchronet Terminal Server, use the SCFG->Chat Features menu option. ╔═════════════════════════════╗ ║ Chat Features ║ ╠═════════════════════════════╣ ║ │Artificial Gurus ║ ║ │Multinode Chat Actions ║ ║ │Multinode Chat Channels ║ ║ │External Sysop Chat Pagers ║ ╚═════════════════════════════╝… text/html 2023-12-15T00:40:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:cmdline?rev=1702600836&do=diff Command Lines There are a number of places in SCFG where a sysop may configure command-lines to be executed for certain features (e.g. doors, file transfer drivers, file archive/compression/test, etc.). Modules If the command-line is to be used to execute an internally evaluated module (either text/html 2025-07-11T06:44:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:cnf_files?rev=1752216293&do=diff .cnf files .cnf files are proprietary binary configuration files located in the ctrl directory and node directories and are maintained using the SCFG utility before Synchronet v3.20. Auto-backup features an auto-backup system controlled with the SCFG -b# command-line option to specify the backup level. text/html 2025-11-09T21:10:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:command_shells?rev=1762722620&do=diff Command Shells Configure the list of Terminal Server command shells available to your BBS users using the SCFG->Command Shells menu. ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Command Shells ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ │Synchronet (Classic) ║ ║ │Synchronet (Novice) ║ ║ │WWIV Clone ║ ║ │PCBoard Clone ║ ║ │Wildcat Clone … text/html 2025-07-10T23:33:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:cryptlib.key?rev=1752190414&do=diff cryptlib.key The ctrl/cryptlib.key file is a randomly-generated private key stored in in Cryptlib format. This file is required for SSH and TLS connections (inbound and outbound) and is normally automatically created by Synchronet. The cryptlib.key and text/html 2022-03-15T02:18:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:domains.cfg?rev=1647310733&do=diff Additional Domains The ctrl/domains.cfg file allows the receiving of Internet email by the Synchronet Mail Server for additional domain names (in addition to SCFG->Networks->Internet E-mail->System Address). Sample domains.cfg ;List additional domain names (one per line) that your ;SMTP Mail server will receive mail for mynewbbs.com mynewbbs.synchro.net text/html 2026-03-11T02:39:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:env?rev=1773196778&do=diff Environment Variables This page describes the environment variables of your operating system/shell that Synchronet may use. Paths in the environment variable values may or may not end with a path delimiter (e.g. / or \). SBBSCTRL The SBBSCTRL environment variable text/html 2026-02-14T12:47:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:external_programs?rev=1771073237&do=diff External Programs To configure external programs or scripts that are to be executed from the Synchronet Terminal Server, use the SCFG->External Programs menu. ╔══════════════════════════╗ ║ External Programs ║ ╠══════════════════════════╣ ║ │Fixed Events ║ ║ │Timed Events ║ ║ │Native Program List ║ ║ │Message Editors ║ ║ │Global Hot Key Events ║ ║ │Online Programs (Doors) ║ ╚══════════════════════════╝… text/html 2025-07-12T22:41:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:file_areas?rev=1752360100&do=diff File Areas Configuration Transferable files are represented to users in a logical 2-level hierarchy of libraries and directories. A library is a group of directories that contain files of a similar subject matter. An example file library/directory configuration: text/html 2025-07-12T22:32:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:file_options?rev=1752359570&do=diff File Options The global configuration settings for file transfers are set in SCFG->File Options. ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ File Transfer Configuration ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ │Min Bytes Free Disk Space 1G ║ ║ │Max Files in Batch UL Queue 25 ║ ║ │Max Files in Batch DL Queue … text/html 2025-07-13T02:07:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:file_transfers?rev=1752372463&do=diff File Transfers The Synchronet file transfer section is used to facilitate transferring (sending or receiving) of files between the BBS and remote users. Historically, these file transfers took place using legacy “modem” file transfer protocols such as XMODEM, YMODEM, and ZMODEM (which are still supported today in the Synchronet text/html 2025-07-04T21:29:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:filter_files?rev=1751664549&do=diff Filter Files Filter configuration (ctrl/*.cfg) and trash can (text/*.can) files allow the sysop to specify words (or any sequence of characters) that will be used to disallow clients, users, or their content. Each line in a filter file may contain a comparison pattern. Blank lines and lines beginning with a semicolon character ( text/html 2025-07-11T07:34:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:index?rev=1752219287&do=diff Configuration Synchronet configuration instructions and references. Operating System General Configuration Messaging * Mail Server File Transfers * FTP Server Web Server * Web Server Security, Abuse, & SPAM * Security Options File Types See Also * Synchronet Configuration Utility * How-to Install Doors (external programs) * How-to Join FidoNet (message network) * CTRL Directoryconfig index text/html 2025-12-21T11:41:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:ini_files?rev=1766317261&do=diff .ini files .ini files are used by Synchronet for initialization control, configuration, and data-storage. Configuration Synchronet's INI configuration files are typically stored in the ctrl directory, with a .ini filename suffix/extension. Primary Configuration Files text/html 2022-03-15T02:41:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:ip.can?rev=1647312111&do=diff IP Address Filter The ip.can file is an optional configuration file located in the Synchronet text directory. This file contains IP addresses for which Synchronet servers and dynamic services will not allow incoming connections. Note: static services may or may not filter connections based on this file depending on the design of the static service. text/html 2022-03-15T02:44:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:javascript?rev=1647312242&do=diff JavaScript Synchronet's JavaScript settings can be adjusted in the Synchronet for Windows Control Panel File->Properties->JavaScript tab: The following .ini files contain the Synchronet JavaScript configuration settings: * sbbs.ini * services.ini * jsexec.ini Key Default Value text/html 2025-01-18T23:15:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:jsexec.ini?rev=1737242150&do=diff JSexec Configuration The optional ctrl/jsexec.ini file contain the following: In the root section, in addition to the standard JavaScript settings: Key Default Value Possible Values Description LogLevel INFO See Enumerated Values Minimum severity for log entries text/html 2022-03-15T02:46:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:listserver.ini?rev=1647312412&do=diff ListServer Configuration The ctrl/listserver.ini file is used to control the behavior of the Synchronet ListServer module. It contains a root section for global settings as well as named sections defining each mailing list hosted by the ListServer. Documentation for the settings can be found in the default/example text/html 2025-07-11T06:55:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:message_areas?rev=1752216908&do=diff Message Areas Configuration Message Areas are configured in SCFG->Message Areas. This is a listing of message groups for your BBS, which are used to logically separate your message sub-boards into groups. Every sub-board belongs to a message group, and you must have at least one message group and one sub-board configured. text/html 2025-07-11T07:00:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:message_options?rev=1752217209&do=diff Message Options Configuration Message-related options are configured in SCFG->Message Options. Messages include private messages and posts in public message areas and sub-boards. ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Message Options ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ │BBS ID for QWK Packets MYBBS ║ ║ │Maximum Retry Time … text/html 2025-02-14T01:38:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:modopts.ini?rev=1739497081&do=diff Module Options The modopts.ini configuration file (located in the Synchronet ctrl directory) is used for the configuration of various Synchronet JavaScript modules. This file (and its corresponding load library: modopts.js) allows multiple modules to be configured in a single file rather than requiring a separate configuration file for each module that has configurable behavior. That said, it is only appropriate for simple enable/disable or text/html 2025-11-08T04:52:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:networks?rev=1762577572&do=diff Network Configuration Select the type of network technology that you want to configure in SCFG->Networks. ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ ║ Network Configuration ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════╣ ║ │Internet E-mail ║ ║ │QWK Packet Networks ║ ║ │FidoNet EchoMail and NetMail ║ ║ │MQTT ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝… text/html 2022-03-15T02:51:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:newslink.cfg?rev=1647312671&do=diff NewsLink Configuration The NewsLink configuration file (ctrl/newslink.cfg) is a plain text file. Blank lines and links beginning with a semicolon (;) are ignored. The first word of each line must be a supported keyword followed by zero or more white-space separated arguments: text/html 2026-02-22T05:15:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:nix?rev=1771737348&do=diff UNIX Configuration of [UNIX] section of the Synchronet initialization file (e.g. ctrl/sbbs.ini). User/Group If you are not starting sbbs as ''root'', then you should not set these values. User Default: <none> Group Default: <none> If you do not want to run Synchronet (and all external programs/doors) as root (the Unix text/html 2025-07-11T07:09:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:nodes?rev=1752217777&do=diff Node Configuration A node is required for each simultaneous user that connects to the terminal server of the BBS. Nodes are normally created, deleted and configured using SCFG. Creating, Deleting, & Copying Nodes ╔═══════════╗ ║ Nodes ║ ╠═══════════╣ ║ │Node 1 ║ ║ │Node 2 ║ ║ │Node 3 ║ ║ │Node 4 ║ ╚═══════════╝ text/html 2024-12-19T21:33:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:rss.ini?rev=1734644017&do=diff RSS Configuration The rss.ini file (located in the Synchronet ctrl directory) is used to configure the RSS feed exported by the exec/rss.ssjs script. This script can be used to export a set of message sub-boards as channels in an RSS feed. To make the rss.ssjs script available to web clients, you'll need to copy or symlink the text/html 2025-09-13T03:39:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:sbbs.ini?rev=1757734740&do=diff Initialization Configuration The Synchronet BBS (SBBS) Initialization File (sbbs.ini) is the mother of all Synchronet v3 configuration files and is located in the ctrl directory. Filename The base filename of the initialization file is ctrl/sbbs.ini. The standard host/platform variations of the initialization filenames are also supported. See text/html 2025-11-01T04:56:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:sbbsecho.ini?rev=1761973012&do=diff SBBSecho (FidoNet EchoMail Program) Configuration ctrl/sbbsecho.ini is the default configuration filename used by SBBSecho version 3, BinkIT version 2, and TickIT version 1. While other configuration filenames may be passed-to and used-by SBBSecho, the format must be the same text/html 2025-07-11T08:09:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:sbbsexec.ini?rev=1752221398&do=diff Virtual UART/FOSSIL Driver Configuration The sbbsexec.ini file is used to configure the behavior of the kernel mode component of Synchronet FOSSIL and Virtual UART driver for Windows NT-based operating systems (all modern versions of Windows): sbbsexec.dll text/html 2024-01-13T01:25:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:semfiles?rev=1705109117&do=diff Semaphore Files Synchronet supports a variety of semaphore files which can be used to externally-trigger internal-operations of the various servers and services. The contents of semaphore files are not relevant; the mere existence or updated date/time stamp of the file is enough to trigger the coresponding operation. text/html 2025-07-11T07:45:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:services.ini?rev=1752219948&do=diff Services Configuration The Services Server is configured in the sbbs.ini file, editable using the SCFG->Servers->Services Server menu option. The Services Initialization file (services.ini) controls which Synchronet Services will be available on which TCP and UDP ports. This file is located in the text/html 2022-03-15T02:58:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:sockopts.ini?rev=1647313122&do=diff Socket Options The ctrl/sockopts.ini .ini file allows global control over the socket options that are applied when Synchronet creates network sockets. * The root section contains options that are applied to all opened sockets. * The [tcp] section contains options that are applied only text/html 2025-08-07T01:00:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:ssl.cert?rev=1754528446&do=diff ssl.cert The Synchronet ctrl/ssl.cert file is required for SSL/TLS (encrypted/secure TCP communications). The ssl.cert and cryptlib.key files are encrypted with the Synchronet system password, so if the system password is changed (e.g. in SCFG->System->Security Options) then these files must also be regenerated. text/html 2025-12-30T00:39:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:system?rev=1767055171&do=diff System Configuration The system-wide configuration options are configured in the Synchronet Configuration Utility (SCFG). The “System” menu contains options and sub-menus of options that affect the entire BBS system and the Synchronet Terminal Server in particular. ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ System Configuration ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ │BBS Name My BBS ║ ║ │Location My City,… text/html 2022-03-25T08:18:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:text_files?rev=1648196312&do=diff Text Files Text files that are displayed to remote clients / users and some configuration type files are stored in the text directory. Contents Text files with the following filename suffixes/extensions, may include Synchronet @-codes and Ctrl-A Codes to customize the appearance and contents of the files for your text/html 2025-10-20T18:52:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:twitlist.cfg?rev=1760986361&do=diff twitlist.cfg The ctrl/twitlist.cfg file is used by various Synchronet servers and services that receive or process messages (e.g. e-mail, newsgroup articles, etc.) from external systems/networks. Messages received from any e-mail addresses or names listed in this file will be refused or ignored by Synchronet. text/html 2026-03-01T00:57:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:uifc.ini?rev=1772326636&do=diff uifc.ini The default user interface/display control settings of UIFC applications (e.g. SCFG, EchoCfg, UEdit) can be overridden by creating the file ctrl/uifc.ini (new to SCFG v3.20). All of the uifc.ini keys are in the root (global) section of the file: Key text/html 2022-03-15T03:05:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.synchro.net/config:webv4?rev=1647313516&do=diff webv4 Configuration The optional echicken webv4 user interface for Synchronet (a.k.a. ecweb v4, or ecwebv4) is located in the webv4/ directory and is available from the git repository. Enable To enable webv4, edit sbbs.ini so that the RootDirectory key under the