SNOS Configuration Files

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startup.txt

The main configuration file for SNOS. Contains the system callsigns, host name and ip addresses, the interfaces available and the services provided.

forward.txt

How to gateway messages and bulletins between tcp/ip and the BBS network. Normally one entry is needed; the link to the packet radio BBS with which you exchange messages and bulletins.

info.txt

Information displayed with the "info" command. You can put useful information about your system here.

rewrite.txt

The rules that determine how an incoming email, article, message or bulletin will be handled depending on it's destination address. Rewrite also describes the translation between newsgroup names and BBS bulletin categories and distributions.

permits.txt

POP3 logins and passwords.

hosts

Host name to IP address translation.

FCC Callsign database setup

How to download the callsign database from the FCC for use in the callsign server.