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BPQ32
BPQ32 is node software which is current and maintained. There are Linux and Windows versions; the Linux version is known as LinBPQ.
LinBPQ is a highly configurable and flexible piece of software - this makes it fairly complex.
A BPQ node offers standard applications for chat and mailbox (BBS) and can be extended to support custom applications. Here is a guide for adding a custom application to a BPQ node.
Our guide to installing a LinBPQ node on a Debian-like OS is here: linbpq-apt-installation
'NODE' and node 'HELP' commands
To help new (packet) users when connecting to your node, you can offer a description of your set-up under the node 'info' command. Likewise a node'help' file can also be quite useful.
Your installation/variant of BPQ may or may not arrive with any of these files. Mine didn't!
INFO File
Typical contents could be:
A welcome message Your ID - GB7XXX (+SSID) for your node -Your locator Other SSIDs accessible on your node Your ports Your BPQ version and machine it is hosted on
Create a .txt file into your BPQ host folder and save it as 'INFO.txt'
HELP File
Like the INFO file, above. Create a .txt file countaining virtually anything you wish (but not too long!) into your BPQ host folder called 'NodeHelp.txt'
After all this, restart BPQ. Good luck!