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====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ||
- | This page contains a mix of FAQ that will be added to over time. If you have information that you think would suit being listed here please drop Avon a note avon [at] bbs.nz | + | This page contains a mix of FAQ that will be added to over time. If you have information that you think would suit being listed here please drop a note to avon [at] bbs.nz |
- | ==== Fix time zone information | + | ==== Fix time zone settings |
- | Q: Help! My time zone information is wrong and TZUTC shows a 0 value in Linux | + | //Help! My time zone information is wrong and TZUTC shows a 0 value in Linux// |
- | Most Linux distributions use resonable | + | Most Linux distributions use reasonable |
Its also possible your distribution is minimal and does not include support for timezone at all, and in that case you must set it using its configuration tool or package manager. | Its also possible your distribution is minimal and does not include support for timezone at all, and in that case you must set it using its configuration tool or package manager. | ||
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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" | 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" | ||
- | ==== Change Mystic -CFG ANSI ==== | + | ==== Change Mystic -cfg ANSI ==== |
- | Q: How can I change the background ANSI that is displayed when I run Mystic -CFG ? | + | //How can I change the background ANSI that is displayed when I run Mystic -CFG ?// |
The ANSI file you want is called " | The ANSI file you want is called " | ||
- | ==== Fix distorted ANSI ==== | + | Note you can also totally change the overall Mystic -CFG theme by heading to Configuration > General Settings > Config Theme |
- | Q: ANSI output and other screens that Mystic displays looks a bit strange / distorted when I connect to the BBS or run a configuration change. Why is this and how can I fix it? | + | Here you will find several themes you can apply that include: |
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+ | * 3D ANSI | ||
+ | * Shareware BBS | ||
+ | * Mono Pink | ||
+ | * Mono Blue | ||
+ | * Turbo Vision | ||
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+ | ==== ANSI displays incorrectly ==== | ||
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+ | //ANSI output and other screens that Mystic displays looks a bit strange / distorted when I connect to the BBS or run a configuration change. Why is this and how can I fix it?// | ||
This is most likely caused by the Default CodePage setting you are using. Mystic can send client terminals either CP437 or UTF8 data output, converting relevant outbound data to UTF8 when selected. | This is most likely caused by the Default CodePage setting you are using. Mystic can send client terminals either CP437 or UTF8 data output, converting relevant outbound data to UTF8 when selected. | ||
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When a user selects UTF8 encoding, Mystic will now assume their terminal sends VT102 DELETE/ | When a user selects UTF8 encoding, Mystic will now assume their terminal sends VT102 DELETE/ | ||
- | ==== How to change | + | ==== Change |
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- | Q: How do I change the ANSI login logo that displays above the login prompt? | + | //How do I change the ANSI login logo that displays above the login prompt?// |
* Run Mystic -CFG | * Run Mystic -CFG | ||
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==== How to view kludge lines ==== | ==== How to view kludge lines ==== | ||
- | Q: How can I view the kludge lines for messages posted in a echomail message base? | + | //How can I view the kludge lines for messages posted in a echomail message base?// |
When reading a message posted to a echomail message base press the V key. This toggles on/off the ability to view kludge lines such as PATH and SEEN-BY.If you then reply to the message while the kludge lines are visible you can also quote them in your reply. | When reading a message posted to a echomail message base press the V key. This toggles on/off the ability to view kludge lines such as PATH and SEEN-BY.If you then reply to the message while the kludge lines are visible you can also quote them in your reply. | ||
- | ==== Migrate Mystic | + | ==== Migrate Mystic to different OS ==== |
- | Q: I use Mystic in Windows, but I want to move to Raspberry Pi. Can I move to a different operating system without losing my BBS data? | + | //I use Mystic in Windows, but I want to move to Raspberry Pi. Can I move to a different operating system without losing my BBS data?// |
YES! You can easily switch platforms and retain your BBS! However, there are some basic steps required, particularly when switching to or from an operating system with case sensitive file names: | YES! You can easily switch platforms and retain your BBS! However, there are some basic steps required, particularly when switching to or from an operating system with case sensitive file names: | ||
* When copying files, make sure all data, menu, and display files are lower cased. | * When copying files, make sure all data, menu, and display files are lower cased. | ||
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* Once the files are copied, you must run " | * Once the files are copied, you must run " | ||
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* In Mystic' | * In Mystic' | ||
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* Note that one pain point is converting over file base directories, | * Note that one pain point is converting over file base directories, | ||
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The same holds true in other areas as well, such as in MUTIL' | The same holds true in other areas as well, such as in MUTIL' | ||
+ | ==== Limit door game access ==== | ||
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+ | //Can Mystic limit a door game to being executed only on one node at a time without scripting or batch files?// | ||
+ | Yes, you can use Mystic' | ||
- | === Q: Can Mystic limit a door game to being executed only on one node at a time without scripting or batch files? === | ||
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- | Yes, you can use Mystic' | ||
- | an external program to only a single user. Review the following screen capture | ||
- | below for an example: | ||
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- | === Q: How do I configure the number of nodes Mystic will accept? | + | ==== How to config max nodes ===== |
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- | | + | //How do I configure the number of nodes Mystic will accept?// |
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- | | + | The first step is to set the "Max BBS Nodes" in your System Configuration > Servers > General Options section in the configuration. |
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- | BBS Nodes can be spawned by any number of built in Mystic servers, or also | + | BBS Nodes can be spawned by any number of built in Mystic servers, or also from external sources for things such as dial-up modems, local logins from the console, etc. The max BBS nodes is a limit to the sum of all possible ways Mystic can accept BBS node connections. |
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- | | + | In the Servers > Configure servers configuration you will see options to modify or create TELNET, RLogin, and SSH servers. |
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- | + | The settings do not have to add up to Max BBS nodes. | |
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- | === Q: How do I get files into a File Base that I've created? | + | //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. |
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- | | + | 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" |
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- | | + | There are two ways to perform a Mass Upload in the Mystic ecosystem: |
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- | There are two ways to perform a Mass Upload | + | The first way is to perform a mass upload by setting " |
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- | The first way is to perform a mass upload by setting " | + | The second way is to run the "Mass Upload" |
- | your MUTIL .INI file so that any time you execute " | + | |
- | for new files and add them to your BBS automatically. | + | Files that have already been imported into the BBS can be edited directly in the file listing but pressing " |
- | it directly by doing "mutil -run massupload" | + | |
- | + | 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). | |
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faq.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/04 14:59 by avon