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| The format of most files created and used by Synchronet can be identified by the filename extension / suffix. This page is your guide to quickly identifying these files and links to format references, where available: | The format of most files created and used by Synchronet can be identified by the filename extension / suffix. This page is your guide to quickly identifying these files and links to format references, where available: |
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| | ===== Encoding ===== |
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| | Each of the file formats listed here will have an identified encoding: |
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| | ^ Encoding ^ Description ^ |
| | | Binary | You will need special software to view or modify files of this type((multi-byte integers are stored little-endian unless otherwise noted)) | |
| | | ASCII | Contains US-ASCII characters only: Any plain text editor should work, but note lines may be LF or CR/LF terminated | |
| | | UTF-8 | Contains a combination of US-ASCII and UTF-8 characters with possible ANSI terminal escape sequences | |
| | | [[ref:ANSI]] | Contains a combination of US-ASCII and CP437 characters with possible ANSI terminal escape sequences | |
| | | PETSCII | Contains CBM PETSCII characters and terminal control codes | |
| | | SYNCASC | Contains US-ASCII characters with possible [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] | |
| | | SYNCMSG | Contains US-ASCII and/or CP437 characters with possible [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] | |
| | | SYNCDAT | Contains US-ASCII and/or CP437 characters with ASCII ETX (3/Ctrl-C) padded data records and/or fields | |
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| | ===== Status ===== |
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| | Each file format has a reported support "status" from the [[:dev:|developers]]: |
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| | ^ Status ^ Description ^ |
| | | Encouraged | Use of this file format is encouraged and its use within Synchronet is increasing | |
| | | Neutral | Use of this file format is accepted practice | |
| | | Discouraged | Use of this file format is discouraged and support is expected to end in the future | |
| | | Deprecated | Use of this file format is no longer supported | |
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| ===== Formats ===== | ===== Formats ===== |
| | List | ''.lst'' | ASCII | Discouraged | Data file: one line per record | | | List | ''.lst'' | ASCII | Discouraged | Data file: one line per record | |
| | Pointer | ''.ptr'',''.sfp'' | Binary | Discouraged | Export message pointers: 32-bits per record | | | Pointer | ''.ptr'',''.sfp'' | Binary | Discouraged | Export message pointers: 32-bits per record | |
| | DAT | ''.dat'' | ASCII | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ETX-terminated) data file | | | DAT | ''.dat'' | SYNCDAT | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ETX-terminated) data file((exceptions: XTRN.DAT and TEXT.DAT)) | |
| | IXT | ''.ixt'' | ASCII | Deprecated | Index file: 2 lines per record | | | IXT | ''.ixt'' | ASCII | Deprecated | Index file: 2 lines per record | |
| | DAB | ''.dab'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ad hoc, little endian) data file | | | DAB | ''.dab'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fixed record/field length (ad hoc) data file | |
| | IXB | ''.ixb'' | Binary | Discouraged | Index file (ad hoc) | | | IXB | ''.ixb'' | Binary | Discouraged | Index file (ad hoc) | |
| | EXB | ''.exb'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fixed record length (single-field) extended data file | | | EXB | ''.exb'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fixed record length (single-field) extended data file | |
| | Template | ''.sif'',''.sof'' | ASCII | Discouraged | Synchronet Template user input (sif) / display (sof) file | | | Template | ''.sif'',''.sof'' | SYNCDAT | Discouraged | Synchronet Template user input (SIF) / display (SOF) file | |
| | [[ref:SMB]] | ''.shd'',''.sid'', | Binary | Neutral | Synchronet Message base v1.21 | | | [[ref:SMB]] | ''.shd'',''.sid'', | Binary | Neutral | Synchronet Message base v1.21 | |
| | ::: | ''.sdt'',''.sda'',''.sha'', | ::: | ::: | ::: | | | ::: | ''.sdt'',''.sda'',''.sha'', | ::: | ::: | ::: | |
| | ::: | ''.sch'',''.hash'' | ::: | ::: | ::: | | | ::: | ''.sch'',''.hash'' | ::: | ::: | ::: | |
| | Fido Msg | ''.msg'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fido BBS/Net "Stored Message" file | | | [[ref:fidonet_files|Fido Message]] | ''.msg'' | Binary | Discouraged | Fido BBS/Net "Stored Message" file (a.k.a. ''1.msg'') | |
| | [[ref:FidoNet Packets|Fido Pkt]] | ''.pkt'',''.?ut'' | Binary | Neutral | FidoNet Type-2 Message Packet file | | | [[ref:fidonet_packets|Fido Packet]] | ''.pkt'',''.?ut'' | Binary | Neutral | FidoNet Type-2 Message Packet file | |
| | | Fido Backbone | ''.na'' | ASCII | Neutral | FidoNet EchoList: one line per echo (e.g. ''backbone.na'') | |
| | | Fido Areas | ''.bbs'' | ASCII | Neutral | FidoNet EchoMail program area configuration / data file (e.g. ''areas.bbs'') | |
| | | PCB Files | ''.bbs'' | ASCII | Neutral | PCBoard-style File Listing (e.g. ''files.bbs'') | |
| | [[config:ini_files|INI]] | ''.ini'' | ASCII | Encouraged | Bi-level hierarchical configuration and data files | | | [[config:ini_files|INI]] | ''.ini'' | ASCII | Encouraged | Bi-level hierarchical configuration and data files | |
| | Baja | ''.src'',''.inc'' | ASCII | Discouraged | [[:util:Baja]] source code for command shell or module | | | Baja | ''.src'',''.inc'' | ASCII | Discouraged | [[:util:Baja]] source code for command shell or module | |
| | PCMS | ''.bin'' | Binary | Discouraged | [[:util:Baja]] compiled command shell or module | | | PCMS | ''.bin'' | Binary | Discouraged | [[:util:Baja]] compiled command shell or module | |
| | JS/SSJS | ''.js'',''.ssjs'' | Text | Encouraged | Interpreted script in [[:custom:JavaScript]] syntax | | | JS/SSJS | ''.js'',''.ssjs'' | UTF-8 | Encouraged | Interpreted script in [[:custom:JavaScript]] syntax | |
| | JS/HTML | ''.xjs'' | Text | Encouraged | Interpreted [[:custom:JavaScript]] embedded within HTML | | | JS/HTML | ''.xjs'' | UTF-8 | Encouraged | Interpreted [[:custom:JavaScript]] embedded within HTML | |
| | HTML | ''.html'' | Text | Neutral | Hypertext Markup Language for web pages | | | HTML | ''.html'' | UTF-8 | Neutral | Hypertext Markup Language for web pages | |
| | XML | ''.xml'' | Text | Discouraged | Extension Markup Language for configuration or data | | | XML | ''.xml'' | UTF-8 | Neutral | Extension Markup Language for configuration or data | |
| | JSON | ''.json'',''.jsonl'' | Text | Encouraged | Data files used by [[:module:|JavaScript modules]] | | | [[http://www.json.org|JSON]] | ''.json'',''.jsonl'' | UTF-8 | Encouraged | Data files created/used by [[:module:|JavaScript modules]] | |
| | LOG | ''.log'' | Text | Encouraged | Activity logs, one line per message | | | LOG | ''.log'' | ASCII | Neutral | Activity logs, one line per message | |
| | Log-off List | ''.lol'' | Text | Discouraged | Terminal server log-off / statistics list | | | Log-off List | ''.lol'' | ASCII | Discouraged | Terminal server log-off / statistics list | |
| | [[QWK]] | ''.qwk'',''.rep'' | Binary | Neutral | Offline message or reply packet | | | [[QWK]] | ''.qwk'',''.rep'' | Binary | Neutral | Offline message or reply packet (multiple files archived, usually w/PKZIP) | |
| | ASCII | ''.asc'',''.txt'' | Text | Neutral | US-ASCII Only display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes) | | | DIZ | ''.diz'',''.sdi'' | ASCII | Neutral | Description In Zip (e.g. ''FILE_ID.DIZ'' and ''DESC.SDI'') | |
| | CP437 | ''.msg'' | Text | Encouraged| IBM Extended-ASCII display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes) | | | ASC | ''.asc'',''.txt'' | SYNCASC | Neutral | US-ASCII Only display file with attribute/color information | |
| | UTF-8 | ''.utf8'' | Text | Neutral | UNICODE display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes) | | | CP437 | ''.msg'' | SYNCMSG | Encouraged| IBM Extended-ASCII display file with attribute/color information | |
| | PETSCII | ''.seq'' | Text | Neutral | CBM PET-ASCII display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes) | | | UTF-8 | ''.utf8'' | UTF-8 | Neutral | UNICODE display file | |
| | ANSI | ''.ans'',''.mon'' | Text | Neutral | ANSI-BBS display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes) | | | PETSCII | ''.seq'' | PETSCII | Neutral | CBM PET-ASCII display file | |
| | RIP | ''.rip'' | Text | Neutral | TeleGrafix' RIPscrip (Remote Imaging Protocol Script) display file | | | ANSI | ''.ans'',''.mon'' | ANSI | Discouraged | ANSI-BBS display file | |
| | WIP | ''.wip'' | Text | Deprecated | Durand Communications' Windows Interface Protocol | | | RIP | ''.rip'' | ANSI | Neutral | TeleGrafix' RIPscrip (Remote Imaging Protocol Script) display file | |
| | | WIP | ''.wip'' | ANSI | Deprecated | Durand Communications' Windows Interface Protocol menu file | |
| | IBM-CGA | ''.bin'' | Binary | Neutral | So-called "BinaryText" display file, possibly with a SAUCE trailer | | | IBM-CGA | ''.bin'' | Binary | Neutral | So-called "BinaryText" display file, possibly with a SAUCE trailer | |
| | [[XBin]] | ''.xb'' | Binary | Encouraged | ACiD-defined multiple-font BinaryText w/SAUCE trailer | | | [[XBin]] | ''.xb'' | Binary | Encouraged | ACiD-defined multiple-font BinaryText w/SAUCE trailer | |
| | [[custom:Fonts]] | ''.f8'',''.f14'',''.f16'' | Binary | Encouraged | SyncTERM/PC-compatible fixed-width typeface files | | | [[custom:Fonts]] | ''.f8'',''.f14'',''.f16'' | Binary | Encouraged | SyncTERM/PC-compatible fixed-width typeface files | |
| | [[config:semfiles|Semaphore]] | ''.now'',//<none>// | N/A | Neutral | Existence / time-stamp of file causes effect | | | [[config:semfiles|Semaphore]] | ''.now'',//<none>// | ASCII | Neutral | Existence / time-stamp of file causes effect | |
| | Mutex | ''.lock'',''.bsy'' | N/A | Neutral | Existence of file indicates mutually-exclusive operation in progress | | | Mutex | ''.lock'',''.bsy'' | ASCII | Neutral | Existence of file indicates mutually-exclusive operation in progress | |
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| | ===== Drop Files ===== |
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| | Drop files are identified by their full filename (not the just the extension) and are both created and consumed by the BBS: |
| | ^ Filename ^ Encoding ^ Description ^ |
| | | ''[[DOOR.SYS]]'' | ASCII | GAP, both the 31-line and 52-line formats (write/read) | |
| | | ''[[DORINFO1.DEF|DORINFO#.DEF]]''| ASCII | RBBS/QuickBBS (write-only) | |
| | | ''EXITINFO.BBS'' | Binary | QuickBBS (write/read) | |
| | | ''[[CHAIN.TXT]]'' | ASCII | WWIV (write-only) | |
| | | ''[[CALLINFO.BBS]]'' | ASCII | Wildcat! (write-only) | |
| | | ''[[PCBOARD.SYS]]'' | Binary | PCBoard (write-only) | |
| | | ''USERS.SYS'' | Binary | PCBoard (write/read) | |
| | | ''SFDOORS.DAT'' | ASCII | SpitFire (write-only) | |
| | | ''DOORFILE.SR'' | ASCII | Solar Realms (write-only) | |
| | | ''TRIBBS.SYS'' | ASCII | TriBBS (write-only) | |
| | | ''DOOR32.SYS'' | ASCII | Mystic (write-only) | |
| | | ''[[XTRN.DAT]]'' | ASCII | Synchronet (write-only) | |
| | | ''MODUSER.DAT'' | ASCII | Synchronet (read-only) | |
| | | ''MSGTMP'' | ASCII | QuickBBS (write/read) | |
| | | ''MSGINF'' | ASCII | QuickBBS (write-only) | |
| | | ''[[EDITOR.INF]]'' | ASCII | WWIV (write-only) | |
| | | ''[[RESULT.ED]]'' | ASCII | WWIV (read-only) | |
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| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |
