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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(MHWARNING)
                      2: .TH BBOARDS 5 "April 22, 1986" MH [mh.6]
                      3: .UC 6
                      4: .SH NAME
                      5: BBoards \- BBoards database
                      6: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      7: .in +.5i
                      8: .ti -.5i
                      9: @(BBHOME)/BBoards
                     10: .in -.5i
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: The BBoards database
                     13: contains for each BBoard the following information:
                     14: 
                     15: .nf
                     16: .ta \w'encrypted password  'u
                     17: \fIfield\fR    \fIvalue\fR
                     18: name   the name of the BBoard
                     19: aliases        local aliases for the BBoard
                     20:        (separated by commas)
                     21: primary file   the .mbox file
                     22: encrypted password     leadership password
                     23: leaders        local list maintainers (separated by commas)
                     24:        usernames from the \fIpasswd\fR\0(5) file,
                     25:        or groupnames preceded by `=' from the
                     26:        \fIgroup\fR\0(5) file
                     27: network address        the list address
                     28: request address        the list maintainer's address
                     29: relay  the host acting as relay for the local domain
                     30: distribution sites     (separated by commas)
                     31: flags  special flags (see <bboards.h>)
                     32: .re
                     33: .fi
                     34: 
                     35: This is an ASCII file.  Each field within each BBoard's entry
                     36: is separated from the next by a colon.
                     37: Each BBoard entry is separated from the next by a new-line.
                     38: If the password field is null, no password is demanded;
                     39: if it contains a single asterisk, then no password is valid.
                     40: 
                     41: This file resides in the home directory of the login \*(lqbboards\*(rq.
                     42: Because of the encrypted passwords,
                     43: it can and does have general read permission.
                     44: .Fi
                     45: ^@(BBHOME)/BBoards~^BBoards database
                     46: .Sa
                     47: bbaka(8), bbexp(8), bboards (8), bbtar(8)
                     48: .Bu
                     49: A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.
                     50: 
                     51: Appropriate precautions must be taken to lock the file against changes
                     52: if it is to be edited with a text editor.
                     53: A \fIvibb\fR program is needed.
                     54: .En

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