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    From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to All on Sunday, November 15, 2020 07:26:00
    I'm working on moving my BBS from Windows to Linux, and in the process
    I'd like to move my messages and files areas out of /sbbs/data into
    their own directories to make backing up and restoring a little
    easier.

    Would it be possible to change the file locations in the .cnf files
    using search and replace with a text editor, or would that break
    things?



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  • From Digital Man@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Monday, November 16, 2020 00:34:54
    Re: Moving message and file locations
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Sun Nov 15 2020 07:26 am

    I'm working on moving my BBS from Windows to Linux, and in the process
    I'd like to move my messages and files areas out of /sbbs/data into
    their own directories to make backing up and restoring a little
    easier.

    Would it be possible to change the file locations in the .cnf files
    using search and replace with a text editor, or would that break
    things?

    You can't edit the .cnf files directly, but you could export to subs.txt, edit the subs.txt file with a text editor, and then re-import that file into SCFG.
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Digital Man on Monday, November 16, 2020 06:49:00
    Digital Man wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    You can't edit the .cnf files directly, but you could export to
    subs.txt, edit the subs.txt file with a text editor, and then re-import that file into SCFG. --

    Good idea - thanks!



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