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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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