From: "Finnigann" <Finnigann@charter.neti>
To: goldfndr@eskimo.com
Subject: Synchronet BBS drop files
Date sent: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 22:35:07 -0500
From the System Doc file

Appendix H: File Formats
XTRN.DAT

This is the drop file that Synchronet creates for Synchronet specific external programs. It is an ASCII text file with the format as follows: 

Digital Man                             User name
Vertrauen                               System name
digital man                             System operator
The Guru                                System guru
..\CTRL\                                CTRL directory
..\DATA\                                DATA directory
5                                       Total nodes on system
5                                       Current node number
19448                                   Time left online (in seconds)
Yes                                     ANSI ? (Yes/No/Mono)
24                                      Lines per screen
10770335                                Credits
99                                      Security Level
			         	-unused-
12/31/69                                Birthdate
M                                       Sex (Gender)
1                                       User number
714-529-9525                            User phone number
0                                       COM port (0 if no modem or local)
3                                       COM port IRQ (or channel number) [1]
2f8                                     COM port I/O address (in hex)    [2]
2400                                    COM port DTE rate
No                                      Modem uses hardware flow ctrl (Y/N)
No                                      Modem locked at DTE rate (Y/N)
ATQ0V0E0M1X4&C1&D2H0                    Modem initialization string
		         		Modem special init string
ATV1E1X4                                Modem terminal mode init string
ATDT                                    Modem dial prefix
ATH1M0                                  Modem off-hook string
ATA                                     Modem answer string
795154132                               Address of Modem Status Register
11                                      Number of External Programs
Global War                              Names of External Programs (or blank
Trade Wars 2002                                 if user doesn't have access)
Food Fight!
Pit Fiend ][
Dice War
Synchronet Blackjack!
Domain Poker
Phantasia
Emperor
Synchronet Upgrade Door
Credit Card Order Door
AB D F  J                               User's Flags #1
BC   G  JK N                            User's Flags #2
A          L       T                    User's Exemptions
D                                       User's Restrictions
2b43cfd0                                Expiration Date (Unix format in hex)
PO Box 501                              User's Address
Yorba Linda, Ca                         User's Location
92686                                   User's Zip/Postal Code
A   E                                   User's Flags #3
B  EFG                                  User's Flags #4
1                                       Timeslice API types
Rob Swindell                            User's real name or company name
14400                                   User's DCE rate
..\EXEC\                                EXEC directory (BBS executable files)
..\TEXT\                                TEXT directory (TEXT files)
TEMP\                                   TEMP directory
VERT                                    System's QWK ID
22C8                                    Node toggle options (in hex)
[1]: IRQ line if UART COM port type or Channel (zero based) if Int 14h type
[2]: I/O base address if UART COM port type or:
MODUSER.DAT

This is an optional file created by external programs to modify the data of the current user. It is an ASCII text file with the format: 

-500                                    Credit Adjustment
60                                      Security Level
                                        -unused-
AB  E I                                 Flags #1 to add
      G                                 Flags #2 to add
A        P   T                          Exemptions to add
                                        Restrictions to add
2b43cfd0                                Expiration Date (Unix format in hex)
0                                       Add these number of minutes to bank
      XYZ                               Flags #3 to add
         TUV                            Flags #4 to add
  J                                     Flags #1 to remove
    L                                   Flags #2 to remove
                                        Flags #3 to remove
                                        Flags #4 to remove
   D                                    Exemptions to remove
A                                       Restrictions to remove
If any of the lines in the file are blank, that user item is not modified. The security level cannot exceed 89.

NOTE: Technical specifications and C source code for Synchronet configuration and data files can be downloaded from our BBS.