-+Last update 14-Oct-2007
Last update 3-Jul-2011
MBSE BBS Basic Installation
Introduction.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ some features. Here is a short list of these packages: support for binkp BZ2 compression.GeoIP. Allows logging of the origin of the network connections by country and continent. You need at least GeoIP 1.4.3 to compile without errors. See - www.maxmind.com. + www.maxmind.com. If you use Gentoo or Ubuntu, read the files README.Gentoo or README.Ubuntu. The last one may be usefull for Debian users too. @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ for Debian users too. -MBSE BBS is default installed in /opt/mbse. It should be possible to install the bbs in a different location but this is not supported. Many have tried, and and only a few have succeeded. See -Filesystem Hierarchy Standard for more info. +Filesystem Hierarchy Standard for more info. The default filesystem layout looks like this:
/opt/mbse 0775 Default MBSE_ROOT @@ -264,12 +264,6 @@ following packages: duhdraw.tgz (68 Kbytes). The binaries are included in this archive, if you compile it yourself it may give trouble so if the binaries work, use these.bmdraw This editor is available from - http://www.drastic.net/bmdraw/, - you can find the tar.gz file in - http://www.drastic.net/bmdraw/files/bmd022.tgz, - it's about 36 Kbytes. This is also a thedraw clone for Linux. - Note, at my system I needed to run it as root. TetraDraw This is a very nice Ansi editor, you can get this file as TETR~VC#.TGZ from 2:280/2802. The file is 157 Kbytes. diff --git a/html/doors.html b/html/doors.html index d38965bd..72d78420 100644 --- a/html/doors.html +++ b/html/doors.html @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Introduction
Running DOS doors is possible on systems that can run -dosemu. The latest versions of dosemu don't +dosemu. The latest versions of dosemu don't need to be started suid root or started using sudo, it can run as the user that is logged in the bbs. Since that is possible, a new location for the virtual C: drive is now being used withing the $MBSE_ROOT file structure. This virtual C: @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ that can be used in a systemwide multiuser setup. The bad packages want to have the dos drive in each users home directory, this is not what we want for doors. If you don't have a good dosemu you have to compile your own. This is not too complicated. First download the source from dosemu. You don't need the freedos-bin source +href="http://www.dosemu.org" rel="nofollow">dosemu. You don't need the freedos-bin source if you are going to use ms-dos or pc-dos. Unpack the source in some directory of your choice and compile the sources:
diff --git a/html/faq.html b/html/faq.html index fd5f6cca..eb4806c7 100644 --- a/html/faq.html +++ b/html/faq.html @@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ old versions of dosemu. version 0.33.19, that is at the moment the most recent and stable, I suppose that this method can be valid for newer versions. DOSEMU 1.0.2 I have tried previous versions, but these do not work correctly with virtual ports. You - can download dosemu.1.02.tgz from www.dosemu.org + can download dosemu.1.02.tgz from www.dosemu.org , you may also need to download the freedos archive dosemu-freedos-bin-1.02.tgz. A partition with MS/DOS, I have on my disc a partition with installed MS/DOS, and that is the one that I use, but I'm sure that many doors diff --git a/html/ftsc/index.html b/html/ftsc/index.html index 267e4711..45316b17 100644 --- a/html/ftsc/index.html +++ b/html/ftsc/index.html @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ This is an overview of used documents for the development of the MBSE BBS package. Note that there are more documents, but only the relevant and valid documents are shown present here. The documents are not available in this -distribution anymore, you can get these from the FTSC -website. +distribution anymore, you can get these from the +FTSC website.The base ftp path is the default which mbse bbs installs. The Docs root for the apache httpd server is different on each distribution, in this example it is set -for Slackware 8.0. Because the directory +for Slackware 8.0. Because the directory /var/www/htdocs has nothing to do with /opt/mbse/ftp/pub we make an alias link named files. For the URL name you must fill in the real internet name how your bbs is reached. If someone types this in, he must get the index.html from diff --git a/html/setup/global.html b/html/setup/global.html index 6df0dd01..7f5a6961 100644 --- a/html/setup/global.html +++ b/html/setup/global.html @@ -319,14 +319,14 @@ can set with 1.12.11: you will then fetch the mail from a multidrop mailbox (POP or IMAP) and send the mail using SMTP via the SMTP mailer of your provider.Michiel Broek.
diff --git a/html/intergate.html b/html/intergate.html index ccc79e74..01c88977 100644 --- a/html/intergate.html +++ b/html/intergate.html @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ newsgateway to UUCP nodes is added. To route email trafic to and from the internet you need a internet MTA. I stopped using sendmail for this because it gave too much trouble setting it up together with MBSE BBS. -Today I use Postfix, +Today I use Postfix, a well documented, secure and easy to setup MTA. For the actual gate from Postfix to the BBS you I use mbmail which you need to add to the Postfix configuration.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ To do this configure MBSE BBS to use the newsserver of your ISP in screen 1.15 with mbsetup. If you don't want to use the newsserver of your ISP or want to make echomail available as news for your local users you must install your own newsserver. -You could use inn news for a newsserver. +You could use inn news for a newsserver. To connect a small feed with your ISP you could use suck.
In each echomail area you want to gate you need to fill in the newsgroup diff --git a/html/intro.html b/html/intro.html index 4de5d9f2..68d19866 100644 --- a/html/intro.html +++ b/html/intro.html @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
These are the only official distribution sites for the mbse bbs package. They are:
-
If you find mbse bbs on another site it may be out of date. I have no control over these sites. diff --git a/html/misc/ftpserver.html b/html/misc/ftpserver.html index fbabb885..2fc4d99f 100644 --- a/html/misc/ftpserver.html +++ b/html/misc/ftpserver.html @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ In order to let MBSE BBS and your FTP server to both function together you must organize a special file structure. Note that even if you don't setup an FTP server you must still create a structure like this for the fidonet mailer, if you don't, mail and files will get lost! -This description is written for ProFTPD, +This description is written for ProFTPD, on your distribution there may be another ftpd installed. Read the section for the webserver as well.- http://www.mbse.eu +
- http://www.mbse.eu
- fidonet node 2:280/2802 binkp fido.mbse.eu
diff --git a/html/misc/webserver.html b/html/misc/webserver.html index 6bc54577..93a12d16 100644 --- a/html/misc/webserver.html +++ b/html/misc/webserver.html @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ structure. Note that even if you don't setup a webserver you must still create a structure like this for the fidonet mailer, if you don't, mail and files will get lost! -This description is written for Apache, +This description is written for Apache, this is installed on most GNU/Linux and xxxBSD distributions. For the directory structure, read the setup for the FTP server. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Screen 1.19:
If you have a dynamic IP address you can still get a DNS name from for - example dynip.com + example dynip.com Incoming email will come directly from the internet, but if someone sends email via the UUCP gate it is also accepted. Users have email addresses like user@yourbbs.domain.org. Note, the username is their Unix name and yourbbs.domain.org must be an existing internet domain. A word of wisdom from my side, configuration of the internet, ppp, sendmail etc. is not discussed -here, see the HOWTO's and other documentation that exists at +here, see the HOWTO's and other documentation that exists at www.linuxdoc.org, it's all there.diff --git a/html/setup/virscan.html b/html/setup/virscan.html index ca30276d..604bce12 100644 --- a/html/setup/virscan.html +++ b/html/setup/virscan.html @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ are DOS/Windows based programs. And before you put them available for download, should be checked for virusses. Macro virusses are a relative new danger, this can also hurt Unix/Linux users.There are several scanners for GNU/Linux available. Default only four of them -are setup. You may consult +are setup. You may consult http://www.openantivirus.org for more scanners mentioned in a mini-FAQ maintained by Rainer Link.
@@ -38,18 +38,16 @@ The following scanners are default installed in the setup:
-
- NAI Virus Scan (uvscan) for Unix (GNU/Linux) made by +
- NAI Virus Scan (uvscan) for Unix (GNU/Linux) made by Network Associates, USA. Not free for personal use. Uses the same DAT files as for Windows and DOS. -
- AntiVir/Linux made by +
- AntiVir/Linux made by H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH. Can also be installed in sendmail or Postfix to scan incoming and outgoing email. This may be a good idea if you run a email gateway. This version can be registered for personal use. -
- F-PROT available from http://www.frisk.is. There is a free version for personal use.
- Clam AntiVirus is a GNU licensed virus scanner for Unix. It -is available from www.clamav.net. It has one +is available from www.clamav.net. It has one slight disadvantage over other scanners (or just the opposite), when it tests a file with the Eicar testvirus signature it will report that and triggers the virus detection. This happens with NAI DAT files.