Personal Files - (Shift-F4)

ProBoard allows you and other users to send “Personal Files” to each other on the BBS. ProBoard keeps track of each uploaded file. You can add/edit/delete Personal Files with this option in ProCFG. In the list of files, a [+] means that the file physically exists. This assures you that a file you define as a Personal File for another user actually is in the directory waiting for them upon their next call to your BBS. When the file name is shown between parentheses, it means that the file is not located in the personal files directory (as setup in ProCFG), but in another directory.

To edit an entry, press <Enter>, to Delete an entry, press <Del>, and to add an entry, press <Ins>.

Filename………………… Name of the uploaded file. Press <Alt-L>

to select any file which is in your
personal files directory. You can also
enter a complete path and file name if
the file you want to send is not located
in the personal files directory. Keep in
mind that when the "Delete" flag is set
(see below), the file will be physically
removed from your hard drive after the
user has downloaded the file.

From User……………….. The user who sent this file. Press <Alt-L>

to select a name from your user file, or
type the name in yourself.

To user…………………. The destination user for this file. Press

<Alt-L> to select a user from your user
file, or type one in.

Delete………………….. If this flag is set to “Yes”, the file will

be physically deleted after the user has
downloaded it. If set to "No", only the
entry in the personal files list will be
removed, not the file itself.

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It is possible to add files to this list. This way you can send a file to a specific user. ProBoard will handle deleting files after a user transfers “personal files” that are waiting for them (if the “Delete” flag is set). You can also manually delete files in the “personal file” editor by positioning the highlight bar on the filename and pressing the <DEL> key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the file before it is deleted from the “personal file” list as well as from your hard drive.

For more information on how to implement this option on your BBS, refer to Menu Function(s) 22, 33, 32 explained in detail in the section on menus.