Subj : Re: Move .ini files from /sbbs/exec to /sbbs/ctrl
To   : Digital Man
From : Tracker1
Date : Sun Sep 11 2022 15:27:29

On 9/10/22 19:44, Digital Man wrote:
 >> Would it be possible to consider supporting moving these from
 >> /exec to /ctrl ?
 >
 > Possible, sure, but not preferable.
 > ...
 > Sorry, but some of those (e.g. init-fidonet.ini) aren't intended to
 > be sysop-modified in the first place, while others are used by
 > programs that don't know anything about the Synchronet CTRL
 > directory. The reasons are varied (why there are a few .ini files
 > in exec), but there are reasons.

So, it's effectively not possible to separate executable files from 
data/configuration for Synchronet... or to cleanly update/upgrade those 
executable files in a read-only fashion.
-- 
Michael J. Ryan - tracker1@roughneckbbs.com
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