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introduction [2019/03/23 19:59] – [FIDOPOLL] avon | introduction [2023/01/20 03:30] – updated mis poll switches avon | ||
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line length saving for ANSI files as well as some display | line length saving for ANSI files as well as some display | ||
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+ | MYSTIC -AUTH Check password authentication for a user by supplying the | ||
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+ | exit immediately (or FALSE if incorrect). | ||
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+ | MYSTIC -C$ This specifies the user's Country name which will be assigned | ||
+ | to the UO MCI code and ultimately saved to the user's record | ||
+ | as their last known country. | ||
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MYSTIC -CP$ This tells Mystic in Unix environments to start in a | MYSTIC -CP$ This tells Mystic in Unix environments to start in a | ||
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into Mystic by the telnet server. | into Mystic by the telnet server. | ||
- | MYSTIC -L This tells Mystic to start in a local login mode. | + | MYSTIC -L This tells Mystic to start in a local login mode. |
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+ | your local console. | ||
+ | where Mystic is not able to tell the difference between | ||
+ | a local console login and a remote user. | ||
MYSTIC -N# This specifies a specific node number. | MYSTIC -N# This specifies a specific node number. | ||
no reason to use this, as Mystic will automatically select | no reason to use this, as Mystic will automatically select | ||
- | an available node. Ex: -N1 tells Mystic to start node 1. | + | an available node. In fact it is not recommended to use this |
- | | + | at all. Ex: -N1 tells Mystic to start node 1. |
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+ | MYSTIC -NEWUSER | ||
+ | using the following key=value pairs: | ||
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+ | handle=usernamehere | ||
+ | name=realnamehere | ||
+ | pass=passwordhere | ||
+ | email=emailhere | ||
+ | level=seclevelhere | ||
+ | menu=start | ||
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+ | At a minimum Mystic requires the handle, realname, and | ||
+ | password fields to be set. Mystic does NOT apply the | ||
+ | password policy to the supplied password in these | ||
+ | situations. | ||
+ | 249 and any attempt to set a security of 250 or higher | ||
+ | will result in the user being created with a security | ||
+ | level of 0. The menu option sets the user's start | ||
+ | menu that will be loaded when they log in. | ||
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+ | Mystic will print TRUE or FALSE to STDIO depending on | ||
+ | whether or not the user was properly created. | ||
+ | occur when minimum values are not supplied or when a | ||
+ | user already exists. | ||
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+ | Example: | ||
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+ | mystic -newuser handle=g00r00 name=g00r00 pass=password | ||
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+ | If the optional " | ||
+ | line then Mystic will create the user if they do not exist | ||
+ | but update them if they do exist, provided that the user | ||
+ | to be updated is not currently logged into the BBS or being | ||
+ | edited in the user editor. | ||
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+ | Example: | ||
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+ | mystic -newuser update handle=g00r00 email=new@gmail.com | ||
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+ | The above example would update user g00r00 with the email | ||
+ | address supplied. | ||
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MYSTIC -T# This specifies the number of minutes the user will be | MYSTIC -T# This specifies the number of minutes the user will be | ||
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MYSTIC -TID# This specifies the socket handle when using Mystic with a | MYSTIC -TID# This specifies the socket handle when using Mystic with a | ||
third party telnet server under Windows | third party telnet server under Windows | ||
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+ | MYSTIC -TT This option which will override any detected TerminalType from | ||
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MYSTIC -U$ This specifies the username to login to Mystic with and must | MYSTIC -U$ This specifies the username to login to Mystic with and must | ||
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after logging in as Joe User, and then exit the BBS after | after logging in as Joe User, and then exit the BBS after | ||
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==== MIS - Mystic Internet Server ==== | ==== MIS - Mystic Internet Server ==== | ||
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variable if it exists to find the directory where MYSTIC.DAT resides. | variable if it exists to find the directory where MYSTIC.DAT resides. | ||
- | The options | + | When running in Linux/macOS keep in mind that by default the operating system will not let a service bind to a port less than 1025 unless it is a ROOT user (in Linux) and NOT AT ALL in MacOS. In Linux, MIS has the ability to switch from root back to whatever the user and group is that owns the executable AFTER it binds to the ports it needs for the server. |
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+ | sudo ./mis | ||
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+ | Note: This will **not** run MIS as root. It will only use root to immediately bind the ports and then it will switch to the user who owns the executable. | ||
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+ | === MIS POLL === | ||
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+ | Since Mystic 1.12 A47 MIS offers a POLL function/ | ||
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+ | Optional switches for MIS POLL are: | ||
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+ | POLL SEND - Only send/poll if node has new outbound messages | ||
+ | POLL FORCED [Type] | ||
+ | POLL UPLINK [Type] | ||
+ | POLL [Address] | ||
+ | POLL LIST - List active echomail nodes | ||
+ | POLL ROUTE [Address] - Show configured netmail routing (Optional address) | ||
+ | POLL SEARCH [Text] | ||
+ | POLL KILLBUSY [Mode] - Delete BSY files [App, Echo, All] (Blank/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === MIS CONFIGURATION === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The options for configuring MIS are found in the //Servers// menu within the Mystic BBS Configuration System by running the following command: | ||
MYSTIC -CFG | MYSTIC -CFG | ||
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You can enable/ | You can enable/ | ||
- | Keep in mind that Linux will require a root user by default to bind to server ports less than 1024, so if you enable your telnet server and cannot connect, try a port higher than 1024 to make sure it is working. | + | Setting up a telnet BBS is as simple as configuring then loading MIS and telnetting in! :) |
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- | Setting up a telnet BBS is as simple as loading MIS and telnetting in! :) | + | |
=== IP BLOCKING + EXCEPTIONS === | === IP BLOCKING + EXCEPTIONS === | ||
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==== FIDOPOLL ==== | ==== FIDOPOLL ==== | ||
- | This program | + | This executable has been retired as of Mystic 1.12 A47 and replaced my 'MIS POLL' but if you have an older copy of Mystic here are the details. FIDOPOLL was a program |
- | Optional switches for FIDOPOLL | + | Optional switches for FIDOPOLL |
FIDOPOLL LIST - List configured Echomail nodes | FIDOPOLL LIST - List configured Echomail nodes | ||
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" | " | ||
only be used when Mystic+Utilities are NOT running | only be used when Mystic+Utilities are NOT running | ||
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+ | If you are still using FIDOPOLL we suggest you update your Mystic version and start using MIS POLL. It's a far better experience. | ||
EchoMail nodes are configured in the Mystic BBS Configuration System under the ' | EchoMail nodes are configured in the Mystic BBS Configuration System under the ' | ||
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==== NODESPY ==== | ==== NODESPY ==== | ||
- | Placeholder text | + | NodeSpy is a program that will allow you to snoop, kick, and chat with users who are connected to your BBS. It will also provide you with BBS usage statistics and graphs. |
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+ | In addition, NodeSpy also has a terminal mode that offers a full blown ANSI BBS telnet client with dialing directory, scrollback, and Zmodem with ZEDZAP file transfers! | ||
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+ | It is important to note that NodeSpy does not currently monitor BBS users while they are using doors nor does it offer a chat option to engage with bbs users. | ||
==== MIDE - Mystic Integrated Development Environment ==== | ==== MIDE - Mystic Integrated Development Environment ==== | ||
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Mystic Integrated Development Environment or MIDE is a development tool that aids budding coders in building scripts using Mystic Programming Language (MPL). It's a text editor which helps you to create MPX programs. | Mystic Integrated Development Environment or MIDE is a development tool that aids budding coders in building scripts using Mystic Programming Language (MPL). It's a text editor which helps you to create MPX programs. | ||
- | You will find this tool in the /mystic/ | + | You will find this tool in the /mystic directory. Run it using the following command. |
MIDE | MIDE | ||
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- | ==== MPLC - Mystic | + | ==== MPLC: Mystic Programming Language Compiler ==== |
- | The Mystic BBS Programming Language Compiler allows sysops to compile their own scripts written in Mystic Programming Language (MPL). | + | The Mystic BBS Programming Language Compiler allows sysops to compile their |
+ | own scripts written in Mystic Programming Language (MPL). | ||
+ | created using source file (.mps) and then compiled | ||
+ | (.mpx). | ||
+ | any text editor or the MIDE utility that ships with Mystic. | ||
- | Check out the / | + | You will find this tool in the /mystic directory. |
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+ | Check out the /mystic/ | ||
Available options to use this program are: | Available options to use this program are: | ||
- | MPLC [filename] | + | MPLC [filename] Compile a specific |
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+ | MPLC -T | ||
+ | current directory or the directory defined by mysticbbs | ||
+ | environment variable, and then uses Themes path to compile all | ||
+ | scripts in each theme' | ||
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- | MPLC -ALL Compile all scripts | + | MPLC -ALL |
+ | directories | ||
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- | + | MPLC -C | |
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+ | MPLC -F Works just like -T but also accepts a filemask to compile any | ||
+ | matching files in each theme' | ||
+ | example: mplc -f bulletin* | ||
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+ | MPLC -P [path] | ||
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+ | MPLC -R [path] | ||
introduction.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/20 03:36 by avon