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tutorial-linbpq [2024/11/15 04:55] kc2ihxtutorial-linbpq [2024/11/15 13:24] (current) – [chatconfig.cfg] kc2ihx
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 +//Not totally necessary//
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 You’ll want to change GRID to your grid if you want it to show up on this map under the Chat Network tab.  You’ll want to change GRID to your grid if you want it to show up on this map under the Chat Network tab. 
  
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 The first thing you’ll want to do is make sure you have a Sysop mailbox account under the “Mail Mgmt” tab. This is how I have mine set up. Making myself a BBS user allows me (along with the requisite bpq32.cfg CMS settings) to connect to my mailbox over telnet using Pat and RadioMail. The first thing you’ll want to do is make sure you have a Sysop mailbox account under the “Mail Mgmt” tab. This is how I have mine set up. Making myself a BBS user allows me (along with the requisite bpq32.cfg CMS settings) to connect to my mailbox over telnet using Pat and RadioMail.
  
-(screenshot goes here)+{{ :bpq-user-settings.png | 
 +(screenshot of user config with BBS, SYSOP, "include SYSOP msgs in LM", and "don't add @winlink.org" checked)}}
  
 One thing I will mention that is not obvious is that under the “Ports” tab is where you will be able to configure the Beacon interval and message by clicking the ‘Beacons’ link for the port in question. Some interface types allow you to do this within bpq32.cfg in the port config but others allow you to do this via the web interface. For this reason I only set these value through the web interface to not be, “a person with two watches,” as they say. One thing I will mention that is not obvious is that under the “Ports” tab is where you will be able to configure the Beacon interval and message by clicking the ‘Beacons’ link for the port in question. Some interface types allow you to do this within bpq32.cfg in the port config but others allow you to do this via the web interface. For this reason I only set these value through the web interface to not be, “a person with two watches,” as they say.
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