Subj : Fido on a removable drive
To   : RUSSELL TIEDT
From : Mvan Le
Date : Tue Aug 29 2006 09:01 pm

 ML> Why not just install your entire BBS into one directory, eg.
 
 ML>   C:\Bbs (or \\bbs (UNC path))
 
 ML> and map that directory to a network drive eg. M:.

 RT> Like the idea ... and maximus runs fine so I assume ...

Yeah. I installed Maximus 3.01 into C:\Bbs\board\max and mapped 
C:\bbs to M:. 

"M" drive was chosen because it was named after M)aximus :)

I currently split my BBS up into 3 core directories, 

  \board
  \fossils
  \mailing

Breaking things up in this way makes it easier to install new
BBS software & mix-and-match any associated tools you might like 
to experiment with, or run multiple BBS' on the same machine (or
separate computers) while keeping all the files under one easily
accessible location. Makes backups much easier.

The BBS Software goes into \board. Some time down the track I'll
install Opus and Iniquity in there.

I have GameSrv & NetFOSS installed in \fossils, and also BNU, X00,
AnDan and Zoob Telnet Server just in case.

I've got 3 versions of BinkleyTerm installed (DOS, Win32, Gamma-6).
Setting it up like this allows me to switch mailers simply by
copying configuration & batch files, while keeping redundancy in 
case the migration fails. (This is planned sometime in the future). 

  M:\mailing\binkd
  M:\mailing\binkley.trm
  M:\mailing\binkley.trm\bt         (dos)
  M:\mailing\binkley.trm\bw32_260   (w32 v2.60)
  M:\mailing\binkley.trm\bw32_xr6   (XE gamma-6)
  M:\mailing\fd                     (FrontDoor)
  M:\mailing\flstW201
  M:\mailing\NODELIST
  M:\mailing\squish

  M:\board\doors
  M:\board\Filebase
  M:\board\MAX
  M:\board\MAX\MSGBASE

 Volume in drive M has no label.
  Volume Serial Number is 44FA-8034

   Directory of M:\

   26/08/2006  14:02       <DIR>          .
   26/08/2006  14:02       <DIR>          ..
   20/08/2006  22:57                1,474 AUTOEXEC.BAT
   18/08/2006  03:06                1,449 AUTOEXEC.BAT~
   22/08/2006  07:30       <DIR>          batch
   04/08/2006  08:15       <DIR>          bgfax
   26/08/2006  09:48       <DIR>          board
   26/08/2006  19:09       <DIR>          bwrepfix
   20/08/2006  22:59                1,134 CONFIG.SYS
   20/08/2006  19:44                1,089 CONFIG.SYS~
   12/08/2006  10:37       <DIR>          fossils
   05/08/2006  02:15       <DIR>          mailing
   09/08/2006  10:14                  359 readme.txt
   26/08/2006  09:24       <DIR>          shortcuts
   26/08/2006  20:57       <DIR>          tmp
   18/08/2006  20:38       <DIR>          tools
                  5 File(s)          5,505 bytes
		                11 Dir(s)   3,881,250,816 bytes free
 
 RT> "M" should be fine on the drives I envsion using, squish is working so
 RT> far,  have not had time for more ...

Just pick a drive you like (and think nobody else will use (because
changing it later might be a bitch despite your best attempts to
properly organise and plan your directories (as you weed out all 
the things that broke (eg. *.cfg, *.ctl, *.bat etc)))).

I'm also taking my time rebuilding my BBS :) I've been working at 
it on-off since 1998 and I STILL haven't got Fidonet working. Heh.

.... Don't hit me, Mr. Moderator... I'll go back on topic... I swear!
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