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 ====== Frequently Asked Questions ======
+=== Q: Help! My time zone information is wrong and TZUTC shows a 0 value in Linux ===
+  Most Linux distributions use resonable defaults, but some may not and you
+  may need to set this information up on your own not just for Mystic, but for
+  other applications too.
+  Its also possible your distribution is minimal and does include support for
+  timezone at all, and in that case you must set it using its configuration
+  tool or package manager.
+  It is also possible that you have changed some values and they are set
+  improperly or that you are using a distribution that uses some format never
+  seen before.
+  Since there are some many different distributions and possibilities, it is
+  difficult to give a single set of instructions on how to resolve timezone
+  issues.  The bottom line is that timezone information is stored in a single
+  file on the disk, and Mystic has to be able to find it.
+  The logic Mystic uses is based off of checking the TZ environment variable
+  value and acting accordingly:
+<code>
+	If TZ environment variable has a value then:
+		If TZ begins with / then use this value as timezone file location
+		If TZ is set such as 'America/Los_Angeles' then
+			If no TZDIR value is set use /usr/share/zoneinfo/ + TZ
+			If TZDIR is set use TZDIR + TZ
+	If TZ environment variable is NO value then:
+		Check /etc/timezone for file
+		If no file then check /etc/localtime for time
+		If no file then check /usr/lib/zoneinfo/localtime
+		If no file then check value of TZDIR + "localtime"
+	Troubleshooting an issue will largely depend on what the values are for your
+	TZ and TZDIR environment variables which you can check by doing a "echo $TZ"
+	and "echo $TZDIR" in a terminal.  If you need help, ask for it!
+</code>
 === Q: How can I change the background ANSI that is displayed when I run Mystic -CFG ? ===
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     the BBS nodes.
+=== Q: How do I get files into a File Base that I've created? ===
+    When you create a file base using the File Base Editor, you will specify a
+    directory that will contain the files you want listed in the file base
+    you are creating.
+    Once that is done you will need to copy the files you want listed into that
+    directory, and perform what is called a "Mass Upload".  The "Mass Upload"
+    scans all of the File Base directories and identifies new files that have
+    not been imported into Mystic yet.  For each new file it finds, it will
+    scan it for a FILE_ID file to get the description and create an entry in
+    the file listing for the file.
+    There are two ways to perform a Mass Upload in the Mystic ecosystem:
+    The first way is to perform a mass upload by setting "MassUpload=true" in
+    your MUTIL .INI file so that any time you execute "mutil" it will search
+    for new files and add them to your BBS automatically.
+    The second way is to run the "Mass Upload" SysOp function while logged into
+    the BBS.  If you have SysOp access this is a more interactive way to perform
+    the mass upload.  For each new file found, Mystic will ask you if you want
+    to import it into the file listing.  If a description is not found for a
+    file Mystic will give you the opportunity to provide the description.
+    Files that have already been imported into the BBS can be edited directly in
+    the file listing but pressing "E" when you have SysOp access.  This will open
+    up the editor for that file where you can perform many functions including
+    editing the file description using Mystic's message editor.  You can also use
+    the online file listing editor SysOp command (/E by default with SysOp access)
+    to open the editor from anywhere in the BBS.
+    NOTE: When performing a mass upload, Mystic will be unable to extract the
+    descriptions if the configured archive utilities are not available for Mystic
+    to use (unzip, zip, rar, etc).