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ref:files [2020/04/02 22:58] – Create Encoding and Status tables digital manref:files [2021/02/27 04:12] (current) – [Drop Files] Wikilinked PCBOARD.SYS BoonDock
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 ^ Encoding ^ Description ^ ^ Encoding ^ Description ^
-| Binary   | You will need special software to view or modify files of this type | +| 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 | | 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 ASCII and UTF-8 characters with possible ANSI terminal escape sequences | +| UTF-8    | Contains a combination of US-ASCII and UTF-8 characters with possible ANSI terminal escape sequences | 
-| ANSI     | Contains a combination of ASCII and CP437 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 | | PETSCII  | Contains CBM PETSCII characters and terminal control codes |
-| SYNCASC  | Contains ASCII characters with possible [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] | +| SYNCASC  | Contains US-ASCII characters with possible [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] | 
-| SYNCMSG  | Contains ASCII and/or CP437 characters with possible [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] | +| SYNCMSG  | Contains US-ASCII and/or CP437 characters with possible [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] | 
-| SYNCDAT  | Contains ASCII and/or CP437 characters with ASCII-ETX (3/Ctrl-C) padded data records and/or fields |+| SYNCDAT  | Contains US-ASCII and/or CP437 characters with ASCII ETX (3/Ctrl-C) padded data records and/or fields |
  
 ===== Status ===== ===== Status =====
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 | 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''               | SYNCDAT  | 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 |
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 | :::                      | ''.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 Packet]]  | ''.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 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'') |  | Fido Areas               | ''.bbs''   | ASCII    | Neutral     | FidoNet EchoMail program area configuration / data file (e.g. ''areas.bbs'') | 
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 | HTML                     | ''.html''             | UTF-8    | Neutral     | Hypertext Markup Language for web pages | | HTML                     | ''.html''             | UTF-8    | Neutral     | Hypertext Markup Language for web pages |
 | XML                      | ''.xml''              | UTF-8    | Neutral     | Extension Markup Language for configuration or data | | XML                      | ''.xml''              | UTF-8    | Neutral     | Extension Markup Language for configuration or data |
-| [[http://www.json.org|JSON]]    | ''.json'',''.jsonl''  | UTF-8    | 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''               | ASCII   | Neutral     | Activity logs, one line per message | | LOG                      | ''.log''               | ASCII   | Neutral     | Activity logs, one line per message |
 | Log-off List             | ''.lol''               | ASCII   | 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 (multiple files archived, usually w/PKZIP) | | [[QWK]]                  | ''.qwk'',''.rep''      | Binary  | Neutral    | Offline message or reply packet (multiple files archived, usually w/PKZIP) |
-| ASCII                    | ''.asc'',''.txt''      | SYNCASC | Neutral    | US-ASCII Only display file  | +| DIZ                      | ''.diz'',''.sdi''      | ASCII   | Neutral    | Description In Zip (e.g. ''FILE_ID.DIZ'' and ''DESC.SDI'') | 
-| CP437                    | ''.msg''               | SYNCMSG | Encouraged| IBM Extended-ASCII display file  |+| ASC                      | ''.asc'',''.txt''      | SYNCASC | Neutral    | US-ASCII Only display file with attribute/color information | 
 +| CP437                    | ''.msg''               | SYNCMSG | Encouraged| IBM Extended-ASCII display file with attribute/color information |
 | UTF-8                    | ''.utf8''              | UTF-8   | Neutral    | UNICODE display file  | | UTF-8                    | ''.utf8''              | UTF-8   | Neutral    | UNICODE display file  |
 | PETSCII                  | ''.seq''               | PETSCII | Neutral    | CBM PET-ASCII display file  | | PETSCII                  | ''.seq''               | PETSCII | Neutral    | CBM PET-ASCII display file  |
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 | [[config:semfiles|Semaphore]]  | ''.now'',//<none>// | ASCII  | 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''        | ASCII  | Neutral  | Existence of file indicates mutually-exclusive operation in progress | | Mutex                    | ''.lock'',''.bsy''        | ASCII  | Neutral  | Existence of file indicates mutually-exclusive operation in progress |
 +
 +===== Drop Files =====
 +
 +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, 52-line format (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)            |
 +| ''UTIDOOR.TXT''                  | ASCII     | MegaMail (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)                 |
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====

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