O+ Designed from the ground up as a reliable and feature rich multinode
BBS
O+ Up to 250 simultaneous nodes with multinode chat and online program
support
O+ RIPscrip and WIP graphical user interfaces and mouse support!
O+ Enhanced DESQview, Windows, and OS/2 operation modes
O+ Runs under DOS 3.0 or higher on any 80x86 compatible computer with
450k free
RAM - BBS can shrink to 288 bytes to execute external programs
O+ Pay BBS features:
Time credits, user expiration dates, credits, and 900/976 billing
O+ Interrupt driven COM I/O for the fastest through-put possible
- even with multiple nodes per CPU via a DOS multitasker
O+ Any COM port configuration supported (Intelligent and Non-Intelligent
Boards)
O+ Direct UART support as well as DigiBoard, FOSSIL, and PC BIOS int
14h drivers
O+ Automatic modem configuration for most modem brands and types including
the
latest 28.8k modems
O+ DTE rates up to 115,200 baud
O+ The most advanced BBS security ever:
ARS {tm} security provides the most flexible, comprehensive,
and
user friendly security available in the BBS software industry
Post/Call ratio, connect rates, time of day, and other user data
fields can be elements of any ARS security field
Caller-ID support with optional trash-can file
Impenetrable to remote hackers
100 security levels with 104 sysop configurable flags per user
Sysop can allow or disallow
users to choose their own passwords
Sysop can force periodic password changes (uniqueness is also
forced)
O+ Programmable Command and Menu Structure:
Includes free Baja shell/module compiler
Users can select a shell of their choice including emulations
of other
BBS packages
Several shells included free with source code
O+ QWK message off-line reader and networking support built-in
Off-line file requests
Off-line new message scan configuration and pointer adjustment
Send FidoNet or Internet NetMail from QWK REP packet
32-bit CRC duplicate message checking
Multiple compression formats supported
File attachments optionally automatically included
O+ Extensive File Transfer Section:
Unlimited external transfer protocols with optional DSZLOG support
Batch uploads, downloads,
and bidirectional file transfers
Transfer credit system is completely configurable
File viewing, extraction,
and partial downloading of archives
Content rating, multi-disk numberings, and file upload dates
can
automatically be added to file descriptions
FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI files can be automatically imported
into
extended file descriptions
Personal user to user(s)
file transfers
Optional batch download
file flagging for user convenience
Internal support for offline
directories
Multiple sysop file removal/move/edit
search criteria
Directories can be sorted
by filename or date, ascending or descending
Complete CD-ROM (single and multidisk changer) support
Optional forced upload directory can be invisible to users
Optional allowance of blind (unsolicited) batch uploads with
automatic
DIZ importation
Download events available for adding files/comments just before
download (i.e. CD-ROM)
O+ Sysop inter-node control (remote or local):
Interrupting - hang up on any node
Locking - only sysops can logon a locked node until the lock
is removed
Rerunning - re-executes BBS, reinitializing configuration, etc.
Downing - shutdown a node from another remote node or local console
O+ Inter-node message services:
Current node status - user
online, action, connect rate, and more
User activity - credited
downloads, mail activity, logons, and logoffs
Users can list active nodes and send private messages from any
prompt
(even between external programs and the BBS)
Multichannel multinode chat with optional channel password protection
Private real-time node to node character by character chat with
remote
split screen support
Users can send telegrams, single line messages, or enter private
chat
from any prompt
User information (gender, age, location, etc) can be included
in node
status display
O+ 48 Local macros and sysop function hot-keys
O+ Real-time user database:
Amazingly complete user
edit function
Remote changes to online-user
data are immediately effective
Disk image is always current
for enhanced system fault tolerance
Linked free-form data file
for every user
International address and phone number support
O+ Online, sysop configurable, chatting artificial intelligence engine
Multiple personalities available for your users
O+ Up to 500 online external programs:
Multiuser or single user programs
Programs that use DOS I/O
(don't use COM port directly) supported
12 door file formats supported for an incredible level of compatibility
including: DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS, USERS.SYS, CHAIN.TXT,
DORINFO#.DEF, EXITINFO.BBS, SFDOORS.DAT,
TRIBBS.SYS
CALLINFO.BBS, DOORFILE.SR, and UTIDOOR.TXT
Supports native WWIV color code expansion
Free Software Development Kit (SDK) available for program development
Comes with multiplayer Synchronet Blackjack game FREE!
No batch file editing/programming necessary!
Configurable credit cost on a per program basis
Separate access requirements to see the program and execute
O+ Multiple Events:
Logon and logoff events
New user events
Upload events (integrity testing, adding of comments, virii scan,
etc.)
Node and system daily events
Timed events with support for forced exclusive execution
O+ The most configurable BBS available today:
Powerful object oriented
menu driven configuration program
All menus, text, and colors
are sysop configurable without source code
New User Questionnaire is available and customizable
All standard new user questions can be disabled individually
Over 120 message variables (@-Codes) supported
O+ Extensive networking capabilities:
Internal QWK network hub and node support with file transfer
ability
FidoNet EchoMail and NetMail support
Send/Receive File Requests from within Synchronet
UTI drivers for PostLink Networks (RIME, ILink, etc)
Sub-boards can force real names
Allow/disallow/force private posts and anonymous posts per sub-board
Supports color codes for WWIV, PCBoard, Wildcat, and Celerity
Support for multiple networks of the same or different network
technologies with different addresses and tag/origin lines
Duplicate message checking using 32-bit CRC for QWK and Fido
Networks