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| - | ====== Drop Files ====== | ||
| - | A drop file is a data file generated by the BBS before executing an external program. The drop file contains information about the user and his/her connection, such as the serial port number and security level. The door program will read the drop file and act accordingly (e.g. sending output to the correct serial port). In some cases the door will modify the drop file as a means of passing changes back to the BBS. This mechanism allows a door to be used with any BBS software as long as the drop file is generated correctly. | ||
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| - | ===== File Formats ===== | ||
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| - | There are a variety of different drop file formats. The DOOR.SYS format had widespread support among BBS systems and door games under MS-DOS systems. Modern systems prefer DOOR32.SYS because the format is simpler and provides information about Telnet connections (something not anticipated when DOOR.SYS was invented). | ||
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| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:callinfobbs|CALLINFO.BBS]] | ||
| - | * [[resources:dropfileformats:chaintxt|CHAIN.TXT]] | ||
| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:doorsys|DOOR.SYS]] | ||
| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:door32sys|DOOR32.SYS]] | ||
| * [[doors:dropfiles:doorfilesr|DOORFILE.SR]] | * [[doors:dropfiles:doorfilesr|DOORFILE.SR]] | ||
| * [[doors:dropfiles:doorinfoxdef|DORINFOx.DEF]] | * [[doors:dropfiles:doorinfoxdef|DORINFOx.DEF]] | ||
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| * [[doors:dropfiles:pcboardsys|PCBOARD.SYS]] | * [[doors:dropfiles:pcboardsys|PCBOARD.SYS]] | ||
| * [[[[doors:dropfiles:sfdoorsdat|SFDOORS.DAT]] | * [[[[doors:dropfiles:sfdoorsdat|SFDOORS.DAT]] | ||
| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:tribbssys|TRIBBS.SYS]] | ||
| * [[doors:dropfiles:userssys|USERS.SYS]] | * [[doors:dropfiles:userssys|USERS.SYS]] | ||
| * [[doors:dropfiles:utidoortxt|UTIDOOR.TXT]] | * [[doors:dropfiles:utidoortxt|UTIDOOR.TXT]] | ||
| - | ==== Sources ==== | ||
| - | * http://thoughtproject.com/libraries/bbs/Sysop/Doors/DropFiles/index.htm | ||
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| - | ====== BBS Dropfile info ex Ozz ====== | + | |
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| - | A **dropfile** in a BBS (Bulletin Board System) is an interface between the BBS software and an external application. It is used to pass current/active data from the BBS to the external application, this allows the external applications to be compatible with multiple BBS software packages. | + | |
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| - | ===== List ===== | + | |
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| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:door32sys|DOOR32.SYS]] | + | |
| - | Created by Maarten Bekers, author of EleBBS, and James Coyle, author of Mystic BBS. This dropfile is able to handle TELNET connections created by newer BBS software (EleBBS, Mystic BBS, Synchronet, and PRoBBS) and certain old BBS applications (mostly OS/2 native: Maximus, Telegard, AdeptXBBS). | + | |
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| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:doorsys|DOOR.SYS]] | + | |
| - | This format originated in the GAP BBS application and quickly became a //de facto// standard. The original DOOR.SYS contained 52 lines. Nearly all modern BBS applications support this format. | + | |
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| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:tribbssys|TRIBBS.SYS]] | + | |
| - | Created by Mark Goodwin, original author of the TriBBS Bulletin Board System. | + | |
| * DORINFO1.DEF | * DORINFO1.DEF | ||
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| * [[doors:dropfiles:doorinfoxdef|DORINFO#.DEF]] | * [[doors:dropfiles:doorinfoxdef|DORINFO#.DEF]] | ||
| Used by v2.0 and later versions of QuickBBS and RemoteAccess, this allowed slightly more flexibility for up to 36 nodes. Node 1 through 9 would produce DORINFO1.DEF to DORINFO9.DEF, Node 10 produced DORINFO0.DEF, and Nodes 11 to 36 would use alphabetic designation from DORINFOA.DEF to DORINFOZ.DEF. The format is exactly the same as DORINFO1.DEF. | Used by v2.0 and later versions of QuickBBS and RemoteAccess, this allowed slightly more flexibility for up to 36 nodes. Node 1 through 9 would produce DORINFO1.DEF to DORINFO9.DEF, Node 10 produced DORINFO0.DEF, and Nodes 11 to 36 would use alphabetic designation from DORINFOA.DEF to DORINFOZ.DEF. The format is exactly the same as DORINFO1.DEF. | ||
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| - | * [[resources:dropfileformats:chaintxt|CHAIN.TXT]] | ||
| - | This was created by Wayne Bell, the author of WWIV BBS, and contains 32 lines. | ||
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| - | * [[doors:dropfiles:callinfobbs|CALLINFO.BBS]] | ||
| - | To be defined. | ||
| * [[doors:dropfiles:doorfilesr|DOORFILE.SR]] | * [[doors:dropfiles:doorfilesr|DOORFILE.SR]] | ||
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