þ This my my cheat sheet for ding my default.txt , I sh
ould not need tosay this but backup your damn defaul
t.txt file before moding.Q: Why are you posting this
A: There seems to be few new mystic sysops out there , the
key to moding your new Mystic BBS is to understand the Defa
ult.txt (all the prompts are stored thee) Outp
ut DEC# (Alt+Number) Windows_________________________________ _________________________ Å 197
¶ 182É 201Õ 213
Ú 218· 183Ê 202Ö 214
¿ 191¸ 184Ë 203Î
215 À 192¹ 185Ì
204Ø 216 Ù 217
º 186Í 205 Ä 196
» 187Î 206 ³
179¼ 188Ï 207 Ã
195½ 189Ð 208
´ 180¾ 190Ñ 209
Á 193Æ 198Ò 210
 194Ç 199Ó 211
µ 181È 200Ô 212__ ____________________________________________________________________
MCI CODES Use |(code) Ex |CR (Enter command/CR) AS - I
s user's auto signature toggled ON? (Returns YES or NO)
AV - Is the user available to receive node messages (YES or NO)
BD - Displays the user's baud rate.BE - Sounds a BEEP.
BI - Displays the user's birth date.BN - Displays the BBS
name as defined in System Configuration.CL - Clears the
screen.CM - Displays "on/off" according to the user's
FS node chat settingCR - Sends a carriage return (Enter
).CS - Displays the user's total number of calls to the
BBS.CT - Displays the number of times the user called
today.DA - Displays the current date.DE -
Delays for half a second.DF - Displays a text fi
le from the language text directory.For example, |DFHEL
LO would display the text fileHELLO.XXX from the curren
tly language text file directory.Mystic BBS assumes all
of the remaining text on aline after a DF code as the
file name to display.DK - Displays the user's to
tal number of downloaded kilobytes.DL - Displays the us
er's total number of downloads.DT - Displays the user's
number of downloads today.FB - Displays the current fi
le base name.FG - Displays the current file group name.
FK - Displays the user's total number of uploaded kilobytes.
FO - Displays the date of the user's first call to the BBS.
FU - Displays the user's total number of uploads.
HK - Returns either ON or OFF depending on the user'sho
t key setting.IF - Turns the input field box OFF
for the next input.IL - Displays the user's invisibili
ty status (ON/OFF).IN - Format: INxx. Limits input fie
ld to XX characters.KB - Displays the number of KB in u
ser's KB bank.KT - Displays the user's total number of
download kilobytes todayLO - Displays the date of the u
ser's last login.MB - Displays the name of the current
message base.ME - Displays the number of emails the use
r has sent.MG - Displays the name of the user's current
message group.ML - Displays on/off based on the user's
lightbar message index.MN - Displays the network name
for the current message base.MP - Displays the number o
f messages the user has posted.ND - Displays the curren
t node numberNE - Displays the number of minutes until
the next system event.OS - Displays the Mystic BBS OS v
ersion. IE: DOS, WIN, or OS2.PA - Pause. Sends
the pause prompt and waits for the user topress a key.
PC - Displays the user's current post/call ratio percentage
PI - Display a pipe character (|).PN - Pause. Waits
for the user to press a key without sendingthe pause p
rompt.PO - Temporarily disables screen pauses.
QA - Displays the user's current archive setting.QL - Disp
lays the user's current QWK file list setting.QO - Disp
lays a randomly generated quote.RD - Displays the user'
s set download ratio.RK - Displays the user's set downl
oad kilobyte ratio.RP - Format: RPxx. Sets the pause sc
reen counter to xx lines.SA - Displays the max amount o
f KB allowed in KB bank.SB - Displays the max amount of
minutes allowed in time bank.SC - Displays the max num
ber of calls allowed per day.SD - Displays the descript
ion of the user's security level.SK - Displays the max
number of download Kb allowed per day.SL - Displays the
user's security level.SP - Displays the post/call rati
o for the user's security level.ST - Displays the # of
minutes given to the user per day.SX - Displays the max
number of downloads allowed per day.TB - Displays the
total minutes in the user's time bank.TC - Displays the
total number of callers the BBS has had.TE - Displays
the user's terminal emulation (ANSI/ASCII).TI - Display
s the current time.TL - Displays the user's time (in mi
nutes) left for the day.TO - Displays the number of min
utes the user has been online.U1 - Displays the user's
optional field 1U2 - Displays the user's optional field
2U3 - Displays the user's optional field 3
UA - Displays the user's address.UB - Displays the user
's file listing type.UC - Displays the user's city and
state.UD - Displays the user's data phone number.
UE - Displays the user's message editor setting.UF - Displ
ays the user's selected date format.UG - Displays the u
ser's gender.UH - Displays the user's handle/alias.
UI - Displays the user's user note.UJ - Displays the user'
s message reader type.UK - Displays the user's e-mail a
ddress.UL - Displays the user's current language.
UM - Displays the user's lightbar email index setting.UN -
Displays the user's real name.UP - Displays the user's
home phone number.UQ - Displays the user's current quo
te mode setting.US - Displays the user's screen length.
UZ - Displays the user's zip code.VR - Displays the versio
n of Mystic BBSHope this helps
-Solaris
|05..-(|03 Sola|08ris|05 )..--
|07Always at |03my PC double cl|08ick'n on my mizouse !

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A31 (Windows)
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On 01/04/17, solaris said the following...

þ This my my cheat sheet for ding my default.txt , I should not need to say this
but backup your damn defaut.txt file before moding.

Ahh, why mod default.txt rather than creating a new theme? Default is the default theme, I'm playing with a Lowvision, ASCII and C64 themes on my AlphaTest setup (often up at bcw142.zapto.org:2323). I don't think there's a good reason to mod default rather than create a new theme.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A31 (Raspberry Pi)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

Hi Bcw142!

04 Jan 2017 18:48, from bcw142 -> solaris:

I'm playing with a Lowvision, ASCII and C64 themes on my AlphaTest
setup (often up at bcw142.zapto.org:2323).

Hmmm ... a C64 theme ...
Makes me nearly want to check it out ;))

I recently bought a Wimodem for my C64/C128 https://www.cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModem

Basically a modem emulator with an ESP8266, that connects to a telnet BBS via Wireless LAN.
Incoming connections should also work.

I am not that much into BBSes ... but I need to check this out.
Sadly it is still in the mail ...

CU, Ricsi

--- GoldED+/LNX
* Origin: COBOL - Compile Only Because Of Luck (21:1/104)

On 01/05/17, Richard Menedetter said the following...

Hmmm ... a C64 theme ...
Makes me nearly want to check it out ;))

it's at bcw142.zapto.org:2323 but not much. It's hard to move everything over to 40 columns ;)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A31 (Raspberry Pi)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

Hi Bcw142!

05 Jan 2017 07:11, from bcw142 -> Richard Menedetter:

Hmmm ... a C64 theme ...
Makes me nearly want to check it out ;))

it's at bcw142.zapto.org:2323 but not much. It's hard to move
everything over to 40 columns ;)

You missed the nearly part ;)))

OK ... I tried it ...
My terminal does not seem to support ansi.
So I did not see any of the design ... but text only (why are linux termcap codes not supported??)

Anyhow ... it is simply not my cup of tea.
I find BBSes not very userfriendly ... to put it mildly cluncky and cumbersome.

Do not take it personally ... and it is definitely not your BBS, I have tried Avons ... and it felt at least as cumbersome as yours.

No bad blood I hope ... it is not my type of interface.

Hey ... maybe I try to connect to it again when I have my C64 Userport Wireless
modem ...
It will be very authentic accessing your c64 themed BBS on a real C64 ;)

Will also try to set up a minimal C64 BBS, and make it available (for 5 seconds) to the internet.
Just to try if it works.

I will also try to connecz to commodoreserver.com they have a virtual disk drive that should be compatible.
It will mount c64 disk images via the Internet.

I will also try quantum link reloaded.
That is some kind of BBS with a specific protocol.
Seems to be the predecessor of AOL.
Somebody tries to reimplement the server ...
I am not sure if I can connect to it with my WiModem.

CU, Ricsi

--- GoldED+/LNX
* Origin: Maybe it's right to be nervous now... (21:1/104)

On 1/5/2017 7:52 AM, Richard Menedetter wrote:

Hi Bcw142!

05 Jan 2017 07:11, from bcw142 -> Richard Menedetter:

Hmmm ... a C64 theme ...
Makes me nearly want to check it out ;))

it's at bcw142.zapto.org:2323 but not much. It's hard to move
everything over to 40 columns ;)

You missed the nearly part ;)))

OK ... I tried it ...
My terminal does not seem to support ansi.
So I did not see any of the design ... but text only (why are linux termcap codes not supported??)

That is very odd, it should mostly work. There were a number of settings
on the way in to try to handle your setup. I know on the Pi I need to
tell it 1 for ANSI and ythen defaults for the rest. If the top ANSI
doesn't look right generally that means use UTF-8 (1=ANSI, 1=UTF-8)

Anyhow ... it is simply not my cup of tea.
I find BBSes not very userfriendly ... to put it mildly cluncky and

cumbersome.

I take it your a GoldEd or nothing person ;)

Do not take it personally ... and it is definitely not your BBS, I have tried Avons ... and it felt at least as cumbersome as yours.

No bad blood I hope ... it is not my type of interface.

Hey ... maybe I try to connect to it again when I have my C64 Userport

Wireless

modem ...
It will be very authentic accessing your c64 themed BBS on a real C64 ;)

I need to get my C64 setup for serial so I can see it myself.

Will also try to set up a minimal C64 BBS, and make it available (for 5 seconds) to the internet.
Just to try if it works.

<SNIP>

CU, Ricsi

--- GoldED+/LNX
* Origin: Maybe it's right to be nervous now... (21:1/104)

--- Mystic BBS/NNTP v1.12 A31 (Raspberry Pi)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

Hi Bcw142!

05 Jan 2017 11:51, from bcw142 -> All:

OK ... I tried it ...
My terminal does not seem to support ansi.
So I did not see any of the design ... but text only (why are linux
termcap codes not supported??)

That is very odd, it should mostly work. There were a number of
settings on the way in to try to handle your setup. I know on the Pi I need to tell it 1 for ANSI and ythen defaults for the rest. If the top ANSI doesn't look right generally that means use UTF-8 (1=ANSI,
1=UTF-8)

Sorry ... you are correct!!
I was logged in from work with putty to my linux machine.
Putty seems to have screwed it up.

I just tried from my laptop at home, and it works out of the box.
And actually looks near useable now to me.

Still do not understand how people prefer that to a proper editor ;))

BTW. even on a stock linux term, I have issues with lines not being deleted. Eg. I am now in some kind of mail editor, but there are parts of the previous screen sprinkled all over the place.
Looks like this:
https://vserv.ricsi.priv.at/bbs-kali.png

Anyhow ... it is simply not my cup of tea.
I find BBSes not very userfriendly ... to put it mildly cluncky
and cumbersome.

I take it your a GoldEd or nothing person ;)

No ... not really.
MsgED and TimEd are all OK as well.
Recently I tried out OpenXP (Crosspoint), works nicely as well.
I can even understand that people use JamNNTPd.

It seems that BBS interfaces and myself are not very compatible.

Hey ... maybe I try to connect to it again when I have my C64
Userport Wireless modem ...
It will be very authentic accessing your c64 themed BBS on a real
C64 ;)

I need to get my C64 setup for serial so I can see it myself.

I really like the idea of connecting an ESP8266 module to it.
I am eagerly awaiting my WiModem.

I will try your BBS with it and report back.

CU, Ricsi

--- GoldED+/LNX
* Origin: It's MY idea 'cause I stole it first! (21:1/104)