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Welcome to the Mystic BBS Wiki!
The information presented here is current as of the latest 1.12 alpha versions of Mystic BBS.
Release News
Mystic BBS 1.12 Alpha 42 was released on 2 February 2019.
Recent changes, additions and fixes included:
- MUTIL now has a function to export a FILEBONE.NA file based on the file bases.
- Echomail node crash limiter added to set restrictions on files sent via BINKP larger than X kilobytes.
- MUTIL now allows loglevels to be defined in each specific stanza
- Mystic BINKP now sends the build date, time and operating system
- Mystic BINKP now sends the queue size (# of files and total bytes) after authentication
- Mystic will now log Python errors to the BBS node log
- Increased the BINKP max file queue per session to 200 files, up from 100
For the full details it's recommended you check the latest additions to the WHATSNEW.TXT that ships with each Mystic release.
Getting Started
To get your Mystic BBS up and running head to the Installing Mystic BBS section of this Wiki and/or check out Mystic Guy on YouTube for further how-to videos.
Mystic BBS currently supports Windows (32/64-bit), Linux (32/64-bit), Mac OSX, ARMHF Linux (Raspberry Pi / ODroid, etc).
Content Focus
Work is underway documenting the Configuring Mystic BBS and section of this site.
The Recent Changes link is your friend also to keep up with changes.
Wiki Errors
Spotted an error? Please let us know, email - avon [at] bbs.nz
Featured Sections
Mystic Utilities (MUTIL) - completed documenting Mystic Utilities, otherwise known as “MUTIL” and the assorted functions you can run with this tool.
Installation - describes basic steps you need to take to get a Mystic BBS up and running. Also contains information about terminal configurations, enabling SSH/SSL servers, and how to set up the spell checking feature in your Mystic BBS.