WWIV.INI¶
Overview¶
The INI or Initialization file is probably the most enigmatic part of WWIV. It provides access to the core of configurable options that were new since 4.24 up until 5.5, and allows a quite diverse array of system tuning parameters.
Since WWIV 5.6, most new configuration options have been moving into the
JSON configuration file config.json which is the modern version of the
long-time config.dat file that contained the core of WWIV configuration.
Over time we expect settings to move into other files and be configurable using the wwivconfig confuguration UI.
The comments should be adequate to explain the usage of the settings and other
pages may also refer to specific settings in wwiv.ini.
Default WWIV.INI¶
NOTE: This is what a clean install WWIV.INI looks like.
;=============================================================================
;
; WWIV Version 5.x Initialization File
;
; Lines begining with a semi-colon are ignored
;=============================================================================
;
; WWIV ID Block for default / common BBS settings. This ID *must* appear as
; the first uncommented line in the INI file. See individual instance
: settings at the end of this file
;
[WWIV]
;
;=============================================================================
; SPAWN OPTIONS
;=============================================================================
;
; The various spawn options that may be used are:
;
; NOHUP Doesn't check for hangup
; COMIO Intercept DOS interrupts (Win32 Only)
; FOSSIL Emulate the FOSSIL for DOS applications (Win32 Only)
; NETPROG Tries to run program in network data dir first.
;
; Options can be combined like so:
;
; SPAWNOPTS[LOGON]=FOSSIL,NOHANGUP
;
; Valid locations that can have spawn options specified are:
;
; NEWUSER, BEGINDAY, LOGON, LOGOFF ULCHK, PROT_SINGLE,
; PROT_BATCH, ARCH_E, ARCH_V, ARCH_A, ARCH_D, ARCH_K, ARCH_T
;
; Values listed for lines commented out are the default settings. Under
; normal conditions, you should not have to edit these settings. If you
; have problems getting the stock spawn options to work properly with
; your supporting program, try adding COMIO. These are
; the most commonly used settings.
;
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Event spawn options
;
;SPAWNOPT[NEWUSER] = ; for newuser event
;SPAWNOPT[BEGINDAY] = ; for beginday event
;SPAWNOPT[LOGON] = ; for logon event
;SPAWNOPT[LOGOFF] = ; for logoff event
;SPAWNOPT[CLEANUP] = ; for cleanup event
;SPAWNOPT[ULCHK] = NOHUP ; for upload event
;
; External program spawn options
;
;SPAWNOPT[PROT_SINGLE] = NONE ; for single file xfers
;SPAWNOPT[PROT_BATCH] = NONE ; for batch xfers
;
; Archiver spawn settings
;
;SPAWNOPT[ARCH_E] = ; for extracting archives
;SPAWNOPT[ARCH_L] = ; for viewing archives
;SPAWNOPT[ARCH_A] = ; for adding to archives
;SPAWNOPT[ARCH_D] = ; for deleting from archives
;SPAWNOPT[ARCH_K] = ; for commenting archives
;SPAWNOPT[ARCH_T] = ; for testing archives
;
;=============================================================================
; COLOR OPTIONS
;=============================================================================
;
; NOTE: Although the BBS is capable of using over 90 color combinations,
; only the first ten may be set here. The remaining colors are set from
; inside the BBS.
;
; Colors are selected numerically. To determine the value for a color, use the
; following chart:
;
; 0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
; 1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
; 2 = Green 10 = Light Green
; 3 = Cyan 11 = Light Cyan
; 4 = Red 12 = Light Red
; 5 = Magenta 13 = Light Magenta
; 6 = Brown 14 = Yellow
; 7 = Light Gray 15 = White
;
; Now, to calculate a color, you take the value for the background color and
; multiply by 16, then add it to the foreground color you wish. This will
; provide the value you should use for that color combination. Note that
: color values greater than 127 will result in blinking. In other words,
; you should probably restrict background colors to colors 0-7 above.
;
; An example: if you want to find the value for, say, bright yellow on
: magenta, it would be (5*16) + 14. This equates to (magenta * 16) + white.
;
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUCOLOR[0] = 7
NUCOLOR[1] = 11
NUCOLOR[2] = 14
NUCOLOR[3] = 13
NUCOLOR[4] = 31
NUCOLOR[5] = 10
NUCOLOR[6] = 12
NUCOLOR[7] = 9
NUCOLOR[8] = 5
NUCOLOR[9] = 3
NUCOLORBW[0] = 7
NUCOLORBW[1] = 15
NUCOLORBW[2] = 15
NUCOLORBW[3] = 15
NUCOLORBW[4] = 112
NUCOLORBW[5] = 15
NUCOLORBW[6] = 15
NUCOLORBW[7] = 7
NUCOLORBW[8] = 7
NUCOLORBW[9] = 7
;
; System Colors
;
TOPCOLOR = 27 ; for topscreen info
F1COLOR = 9 ; for F1 user editor
EDITLINECOLOR = 31 ; current field in F1
CHATSELCOLOR = 11 ; for selecting sysop
MSG_COLOR = 2 ; for color msgs
;
;=============================================================================
; EXTERNAL PROGRAM OPTIONS
;=============================================================================
;
;UPLOAD_CMD = ; upload event
;BEGINDAY_CMD = ; beginday event
; Node number to handle beginday event, this should be set if you
; want to restrict executing the beginday event to your local
; node number. 0 means that it may be executed on any node.
BEGINDAYNODENUMBER = 0 ;
;NEWUSER_CMD = ; newuser event
;LOGON_CMD = ; logon event or script to run.
; use @basic:scriptname.bas for a script
;LOGOFF_CMD = ; logoff event or script to run.
; use @basic:scriptname.bas for a script
;CLEANUP_CMD = ; terminate cleanup event or script to
; run. (executes after use logs off)
;TERMINAL_CMD = term.exe ; WFC terminal command
;
;
;=============================================================================
; SYSTEM FLAGS
;=============================================================================
; These settings enable or disable system features. The most commonly
; used settings are already set for you. You may want to experiment with
; various settings to tailor your system to your needs.
;
FORCE_FBACK = N ; force newusers to send fback
FORCE_SCAN = N ; force user to scan sysop sub
FORCE_SCAN_SUBNUM = 1 ; sub to force scan on (as defined in boardedit)
POSTTIME_COMPENS = N ; compensate for time posting
IDZ_DESC = Y ; 1st line of file_id.diz as descrip
READ_CD_IDZ = N ; read file_id.diz from cdroms
FSED_EXT_DESC = Y ; allow fsed for extended descriptions
MAIL_PROMPT = Y ; fancy mail prompt
SHOW_CITY_ST = Y ; show city/state in laston info
2WAY_CHAT = Y ; 2-way local sysop chat
LOG_DOWNLOADS = N ; send SSM to uploader on file DL
ALL_UL_TO_SYSOP = Y ; all uploads go to sysop dir
MSG_TAG = Y ; sysop post/email taglines
CAN_SAVE_SSM = Y ; allow saving of SSMs
ALLOW_ALIASES = Y ; allow users to use aliases
FREE_PHONE = N ; allow any format phone #
LOGON_PHONE = N ; check phone # at logon?
ALLOW_CC_BCC = Y ; allow CC: and BCC: for email?
TITLEBAR = Y ; show user in console titlebar
;
;=============================================================================
; SYSTEM TUNING PARAMETERS
;=============================================================================
;
ATTACH_DIR = attach ; dir for email attachments
NETFOSS_DIR = netfoss ; directory for netfoss install (Win32)
;
; AutoUserPurge purges the user base of all users who have not called in
; x days. (Min Setting: 60) Users possessing the ADEL (bitwise:16)
; exemption are ignored. USE CAUTION when setting this value as it
; could delete many dormant accounts.
;
;AUTO_USER_PURGE = 60 ; Purge user base of users who
; ; have not called within x days.
;NO_PURGE_SL = 75 ; This SL and higher are skipped
;
MAX_BATCH = 50 ; max files in batch queue
MAX_EXTEND_LINES = 10 ; max extended description lines
MAX_CHAINS = 50 ; max chains allowed
MAX_GFILESEC = 32 ; max gfile sections allowed
;
; ANSI Callout and WFC Options
;
; ; List sequentialy i.e. CDXYZ
SCREEN_SAVER_TIME = 120 ; Screen saver invoke time (min.)
INTERNALZMODEM = Y ; Set to N to disable internal Zmodem
EXEC_LOG_SYNCFOSS = N ; Verbose logging in wwivsync.log when
; using emulated FOSSIL.
EXEC_CHILDWAITTIME = 500 ; Time to wait for the DOOR to load
; (used under Win9X)
NEW_SCAN_AT_LOGIN = Y ; Ask the user to scan for new
; messages when they log in.
FULL_SCREEN_READER = Y ; Enable the full screen message reader.
USER_KEY_TIMEOUT = 180 ; Timeout in seconds for non-sysops.
SYSOP_KEY_TIMEOUT = 600 ; Timeout in seconds for sysops.
LOGON_KEY_TIMEOUT = 130 ; Timeout in second for users logging in
; (i.e. They are at the NN: prompt.)
SYSTEM_BPS = 0 ; BPS to emulate when displaying
; .MSG/.ANS files. To emulate 9600bps you
; would use "SYSTEM_BPS = 9600"
;
;=============================================================================
; ASV OPTIONS
;=============================================================================
; Auto Sysop Validation (ASV) Settings allow you
; to tailor your system to automatically validate certain users and
; upgrade access levels based on the settings below. By default, all
; options are OFF. In most cases, only systems specializing in support
; will activate thes options.
;
USE_SIMPLE_ASV = N ; Use Simple ASV?
;
; Simple ASV values
;
;SIMPLE_ASV[SL] = 75 ; SL to assign
;SIMPLE_ASV[DSL] = 75 ; DSL to assign
;SIMPLE_ASV[EXEMPT] = 16 ; Exemption to assign
;SIMPLE_ASV[AR] = ; AR to assign
;SIMPLE_ASV[DAR] = ; DAR to assign
;SIMPLE_ASV[RESTRICT] = ; Restriction to assign
;
;
;=============================================================================
; AVAILABLE COMPUTER TYPES
;=============================================================================
; These are the computer types offered to new users to choose from.
; You may add as many as you like or edit the existing entries. They
; must be enumerated as shown. Keep in mind that if you include too
; many types, they will scroll off the screen.
;
[CTYPES]
COMP_TYPE[1] = IBM AT (80286/80386)
COMP_TYPE[2] = IBM AT (80486/80586)
COMP_TYPE[3] = AMD 80686 K6/K6-2
COMP_TYPE[4] = Pentium
COMP_TYPE[5] = Pentium MMX/Pro
COMP_TYPE[6] = Pentium II
COMP_TYPE[7] = Pentium III
COMP_TYPE[8] = Alpha 500-550
COMP_TYPE[9] = Sparc Workstation
COMP_TYPE[10] = Apple / MacIntosh
COMP_TYPE[11] = Commodore
COMP_TYPE[12] = Amiga
COMP_TYPE[13] = Atari
COMP_TYPE[14] = Others
;
;
;=============================================================================
; END OF BBS SPECIFIC SETTING
;=============================================================================
; Many third party add-ons for WWIV use this file to maintain certain
; settings. You are advised to keep those settings below this point in
; the file for readability and integrity.
;