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Mystic Documentation
Welcome to the community-maintained Mystic BBS documentation project.
Mystic BBS was created by James Coyle. This documentation project is an independent community effort and is not an official Mystic BBS publication.
This documentation is intended for SysOps, FTN network operators, developers, and users who want a practical reference for installing, configuring, operating, troubleshooting, and extending Mystic BBS.
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FTN Networking
Planned FTN pages include BinkP, EchoMail Nodes, MUTIL, FIDOPOLL, AreaFix, FileFix, TIC files, file echoes, and FTN troubleshooting.
Planned Documentation Areas
Getting Started
Installation, directory structure, initial configuration, startup, and basic administration.
Configuration
System settings, users, security, servers, menus, themes, prompts, and common SysOp configuration.
Message System
Local message bases, echomail, netmail, message-base configuration, and message processing.
FTN Networking
FTN concepts, addresses and domains, AKAs, nodes, BinkP, mail flow, routing, MUTIL, FIDOPOLL, AreaFix, FileFix, and file echoes.
File System
File bases, uploads, downloads, file areas, TIC processing, and file echoes.
Utilities
Mystic utilities and supporting tools used for maintenance, networking, and automation.
Administration
Events, semaphores, logging, backups, upgrades, maintenance, and operational practices.
Troubleshooting
Structured troubleshooting for startup, networking, FTN mail, message bases, file bases, and configuration problems.
Development
Mystic integration topics and links to the dedicated Mystic MPL Documentation project.
Project Status
This documentation is under active development. Pages may be incomplete or may require verification against specific Mystic releases.
See Documentation Status for current coverage.
Mystic BBS was created by James Coyle. Mystic Documentation is an independent community documentation project.