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--- tutorial-linbpq [2024/11/15 13:24] – [chatconfig.cfg] kc2ihx
+++ tutorial-linbpq [2026/02/17 02:23] (current) – n3vem
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 ===== Why linBPQ: =====
-We’ve choosen linBPQ as it is cross-platform, source is made readily available, and has a large and active community. I think it’s unlicensed freeware at the moment. It does however use code from other open-source projects that may require it to have reciprocal licensing. The point being, the community can fork, fix, or take over development in the future when the time comes. All of G8BPQ’s projects are fairly easy to set up build environments for. It’s not the only game in town though. JNOS and linFBB are other PBBS/PMS open-source wares that are being actively developed and worth a look and I may cover them at a later date. One of the coolest features of linBPQ is the ability to expose telnet ports to radio traffic enabling all kinds of interesting opportunities.
+We’ve choosen linBPQ as it is cross-platform, source is made readily available via GitHub, and has a large and active community. One other important reason we chose linBPQ is the ease of which an operator can expand PBBS functionality through telnet.
-The linBPQ software suite is broken up into three main configuration files. These files are for the main linBPQ instance, BPQChat, and BPQMail. Chat is similar to conversd for those familiar with the classic amateur radio chat software for linux; it’s a multiuser chat reminiscent of IRC. BPQMail is the BPQ BBS/PMS software.
 ===== BPQ HTML pages =====
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 ===== Configuring BPQ =====
+The linBPQ software suite is broken up into two configuration files. These files are for the configuration of the main linBPQ instance and the integrated chatroom program BPQChat.
 ==== bpq32.cfg ====
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+==== BBS INFO ====
+If you would like your BBS to display something when someone enters the INFO command while connected to your BBS node, you can add what you would like to have displayed into a simple text file.  If you've followed the FARPN guides, the file should be created at  ~/.config/linbpq/info.txt
 ===== Systemd Service =====