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1 .\" This file is automatically generated. Do not edit!
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2 .\" @(#)$Id$
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3 .SC BBOARDS 5
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4 .NA
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5 BBoards \- BBoards database
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6 .SY
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7 /BBoards
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8 .DE
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9 The BBoards database
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10 contains for each BBoard the following information:
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12 .nf
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13 .ta \w'encrypted password 'u
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14 \fIfield\fR \fIvalue\fR
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15 name the name of the BBoard
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16 aliases local aliases for the BBoard
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17 (separated by commas)
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18 primary file the .mbox file
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19 encrypted password leadership password
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20 leaders local list maintainers (separated by commas)
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21 usernames from the \fIpasswd\fR\0(5) file,
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22 or groupnames preceded by `=' from the
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23 \fIgroup\fR\0(5) file
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24 network address the list address
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25 request address the list maintainer's address
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26 relay the host acting as relay for the local domain
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27 distribution sites (separated by commas)
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28 flags special flags (see <bboards.h>)
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29 .re
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30 .fi
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31
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32 This is an ASCII file. Each field within each BBoard's entry
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33 is separated from the next by a colon.
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34 Each BBoard entry is separated from the next by a new-line.
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35 If the password field is null, no password is demanded;
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36 if it contains a single asterisk, then no password is valid.
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37
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38 This file resides in the home directory of the login \*(lqbboards\*(rq.
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39 Because of the encrypted passwords,
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40 it can and does have general read permission.
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41 .Fi
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42 ^/BBoards~^BBoards database
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43 .Sa
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44 bbaka(8), bbexp(8), bboards (8), bbtar(8)
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45 .Bu
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46 A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.
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48 Appropriate precautions must be taken to lock the file against changes
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49 if it is to be edited with a text editor.
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50 A \fIvibb\fR program is needed.
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51 .En