you make a text block, followed by the first letter of the desired color. You can see here how colorizing of text works.
#Synchronet display menu screens how to#
However, you will see how to change colors of text. If you open it, you will get a really crappy text editor that doesn't allow for Ascii Injection. I will be modifying the title screen, called " Answer Screen" here. In your Synchronet Control Pannel, go to "BBS -> Edit-> File of your choice". Why not spice them up with some art, or add your own content? Here is an easy way how. You may think that some of the pages on your BBS are a bit plain. Now, you can customize the pages with Ascii art. Afterwards type "Y" to be presented with your main menu, competin your account setup, and BBS activation.įrom this menu, you can basically do anything within the BBS. You should get quite a few readouts saying there are no new messages, which is normal. You then get a few more readouts, and then the option to check all groups for messages. Press enter if you do, or select no and press enter if you do not. I believe its a good idea because you allow for people to view your BBS before signing up so they can see if it is worth while.
You are next asked if you want to create a guest account. If you don't want to see the bulletins, just press the enter button. Here, you will be able to view all of the Bulletins, if you desire. You will be presented with a really cool splash screen, and be asked to hit a key to continue. I personally am fine with the default settings, but you are welcome to change them. You will then be able to adjust the deafult settings for your account. Write down your new password, verify it, and click the enter button. If you choose to have a new password, you will be asked to provide a 4-8 char. You are next presented with your password. If you are new to Synchronet, I suggest using option 2, "Synchronet (Novice)". You're then able to choose your interface. You can also enable the Gopher / Finger protocol ports, but they are not widely used. You can enable these by port fowarding, but if you have a commercial ISP, you most likely won't be able to use the web interface. Here are readouts of the services your BBS offers. You will then get a readout of the server statistics. Read over them, and then hit a key to continue. Synchronet then displays some helpful commands to use. You will then get a Synchronet information screen. If it is, select enter, and hit the enter button to press on. If you make a mistake, you can always enter it again as it asks you if the information is correct at the bottem. Here are the questions it will ask you above.
#Synchronet display menu screens series#
You will then be asked a series of questions. Astericks are not used here for some reason). Astericks are not used here for some reason)Įnter it and press enter (It may not appear that you are entering the password, but you are. Enter it and press enter (It may not appear that you are entering the password, but you are. Type new, and you will be prompted for the SysOp password.
You should then get a screen that tells you you are accessing a machine running Synchronet, and then you will load a screen giving you a read out of the server, and telling you to type "New" for a new user: Localhost is just a way to tell the computer you want it to access itself.Ĭlick Open to connect. When you open up PuTTY, or your command prompt, or whatever you might be using, set it to telnet "localhost". Open up your command prompt, or Telnet application and lets get started. After you set up your BBS, you need to activate it for others to be able to use.
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