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+====== System Options ======
-│ System Options                                                        │
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-Check Mail At Login ......... Determines whether ProBoard should check
+**Check Mail At Login**
-                              for new mail and files upon login. If set
-                              to "Ask", ProBoard will ask the user if
-                              they want to check for waiting mail and/or
-                              personal files.
-Allow One-Word Names ........ Determines whether a user's name can be a
+Determines whether ProBoard should check for new mail and files upon login. If set
-                              single word.
+to "Ask", ProBoard will ask the user if they want to check for waiting mail and/or
+personal files.
-Date Format ................. Determines if ProBoard should display all
+**Allow One-Word Names**
-                              dates in European format (DD/MM/YY) or
-                              American format (MM/DD/YY).
-Use File Sharing ............ Set this option to "Yes", if you want to
+Determines whether a user's name can be a single word.
-                              share the message base with FrontDoor or
-                              any other utility that uses the same
-                              locking scheme as RemoteAccess/FrontDoor
-Swap to Disk ................ Determines the default shelling mode. If
+**Date Format**
-                              this option is set to ON, ProBoard will be
-                              swapped to disk/EMS, leaving only 2000
-                              bytes resident!
-Fast Mode ................... When this option is enabled, ProBoard will
+Determines if ProBoard should display all dates in European format (DD/MM/YY) or
-                              use about 10Kb more memory (depending on
+American format (MM/DD/YY).
-                              the number of file-areas), but the system
-                              will run faster.
-Kill Netmail When Sent ...... Controls whether netmail will be killed
+**Use File Sharing**
-                              after a message has been exported from the
-                              message base.
-Confirm Validate ............ If this is set to "Yes", ProBoard will
+Set this option to "Yes", if you want to share the message base with FrontDoor or
-                              prompt you to confirm any validation on a
+any other utility that uses the same locking scheme as RemoteAccess/FrontDoor
-                              user record when applying a validation
-                              template.  If set to "No", no confirmation
-                              will be required once a validation template
-                              is selected to be applied to a user record.
-Activity Log Size ........... ProBoard creates and maintains a file
+**Swap to Disk**
-                              called BINLOG.PB in your ProBoard System
-                              Directory.  This file contains information
-                              for generation of system graphs etc.  Set
-                              the number of days worth of data the file
-                              BINLOG.PB should contain.  Entering a 0
-                              (zero) means the BINLOG.PB file will grow
-                              forever.
+Determines the default shelling mode. If this option is set to ON, ProBoard will be
+swapped to disk/EMS, leaving only 2000 bytes resident!
-─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+**Fast Mode**
-Log Local Activity .......... If set to "Yes", ProBoard will add your
-                              local login activity to the BINLOG.PB file.
-I/O Buffer Size ............. Specifies the amount (in bytes) that
+When this option is enabled, ProBoard will use about 10Kb more memory (depending on
-                              ProBoard will use for it's internal serial
+the number of file-areas), but the system will run faster.
-                              communication buffering.  Recommended
-                              buffer size is 32 for single line systems.
-                              If you are running a multi-node system
-                              under a multi-tasker such as DESQview,
-                              OS/2, or Windows, you probably will want to
-                              increase this value.  To disable I/O
-                              buffering completely set this field to the
-                              value of 1.
-Default language file ....... Name of the language file to be loaded when
+**Kill Netmail When Sent**
-                              ProBoard starts.  This language will also
-                              be loaded when a user logs in who's
-                              language could not be found.
-Inactivity Limit ............ Number of seconds a user is allowed to
+Controls whether netmail will be killed after a message has been exported from the
-                              remain idle.  If the user hasn't typed
+message base.
-                              anything when this limit is exceeded, they
-                              will be logged off.
-Quote String ................ This string is used to when ProBoard quotes
+**Confirm Validate**
-                              a message for a reply.  A '@' character is
-                              replaced by the initials of the user who
-                              wrote the message quoted from.
-Password Display ............ Enter the character that you want ProBoard
+If this is set to "Yes", ProBoard will prompt you to confirm any validation on a
-                              to display to users, as they enter their
+user record when applying a validation template.  If set to "No", no confirmation
-                              password.  The character you enter here
+will be required once a validation template is selected to be applied to a user record.
-                              will also be used in place of displaying
-                              the password if you have "Hide Password"
-                              (below) set to "Yes".  You may use any
-                              ASCII character (1-255) as a Password
-                              Display character.
-Hide Password ............... If this option is set to yes, when you
+**Activity Log Size**
-                              bring up user records in the User Editor,
-                              the users password will not be displayed.
-                              Instead, the character you entered in
-                              "Password Display" (above) will be shown.
-                              If this option is set to "No" then you will
-                              see each users password when using the User
-                              Editor.
-Screen Blanking ............. Enter the number of seconds that should
+ProBoard creates and maintains a file called BINLOG.PB in your ProBoard System
-                              elapse before ProBoard's built-in screen
+Directory.  This file contains information for generation of system graphs etc.  Set
-                              saver should blank your screen.
+the number of days worth of data the file BINLOG.PB should contain.  Entering a 0
+(zero) means the BINLOG.PB file will grow forever.
-Fuzzy Search Rate ........... Determines how extensive ProBoard's fuzzy
+**Log Local Activity**
-                              search feature should work.  The fuzzy
-                              search will help your users locate other
-                              users from your user file when posting
-                              messages and a misspelled name is
-                              encountered.  It is also used in the User
-                              Editor when you perform searches.  The
-                              higher the value you enter here, the closer
-                              a user record must match the search
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+If set to "Yes", ProBoard will add your local login activity to the BINLOG.PB file.
-                              criteria before it is considered a find by
-                              the fuzzy search engine.
-RIP Graphics ................ Determines if ProBoard will display RIP
+**I/O Buffer Size**
-                              Graphics (both internal and user created)
-                              to the user or not.  If set to "Disabled"
-                              (use the space bar to toggle the setting)
-                              RIP Graphics will not be displayed to the
-                              user even if RIP is detected when the user
-                              logs in.
+Specifies the amount (in bytes) that ProBoard will use for it's internal serial
+communication buffering.  Recommended buffer size is 32 for single line systems.
+If you are running a multi-node system under a multi-tasker such as DESQview,
+OS/2, or Windows, you probably will want to increase this value.  To disable I/O
+buffering completely set this field to the value of 1.
+**Default language file**
+Name of the language file to be loaded when ProBoard starts.  This language will also
+be loaded when a user logs in who's language could not be found.
+**Inactivity Limit**
+Number of seconds a user is allowed to remain idle.  If the user hasn't typed
+anything when this limit is exceeded, they will be logged off.
+**Quote String**
+This string is used to when ProBoard quotes a message for a reply.  A '@' character is
+replaced by the initials of the user who wrote the message quoted from.
+**Password Display**
+Enter the character that you want ProBoard to display to users, as they enter their
+password.  The character you enter here will also be used in place of displaying
+the password if you have "Hide Password" (below) set to "Yes".  You may use any
+ASCII character (1-255) as a Password Display character.
+**Hide Password**
+If this option is set to yes, when you bring up user records in the User Editor,
+the users password will not be displayed. Instead, the character you entered in
+"Password Display" (above) will be shown. If this option is set to "No" then you will
+see each users password when using the User Editor.
+**Screen Blanking**
+Enter the number of seconds that should elapse before ProBoard's built-in screen
+saver should blank your screen.
+**Fuzzy Search Rate**
+Determines how extensive ProBoard's fuzzy search feature should work.  The fuzzy
+search will help your users locate other users from your user file when posting
+messages and a misspelled name is encountered.  It is also used in the User
+Editor when you perform searches.  The higher the value you enter here, the closer
+a user record must match the search criteria before it is considered a find by
+the fuzzy search engine.
+**RIP Graphics**
+Determines if ProBoard will display RIP Graphics (both internal and user created)
+to the user or not.  If set to "Disabled" (use the space bar to toggle the setting)
+RIP Graphics will not be displayed to the user even if RIP is detected when the user
+logs in.

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