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# FIDOGATE Directories

This document describes the new directory structure for FIDOGATE 4.3.0. (This is to some extend different from 4.2.x!)

The directory / file names listed here are the default values for FIDOGATE 4.3+ source and binary distribution on Unix-like systems.

`/etc/fidogate/`
  FIDOGATE configuration files live here:
  `fidogate.conf`
    FIDOGATE main configuration file
  `aliases`
    FIDOGATE aliases
  `areas`
    FIDOGATE areas - newsgroups conversion
  `hosts`
    FIDOGATE hosts
  `packing`
    FIDOGATE packing configuration
  `passwd`
    FIDOGATE passwords
  `routing`
    FIDOGATE routing configuration
  `bounce.*`
    Bounce message templates

`/var/lib/fidogate/`
  Variable files live here:
  `seq/`
    Directory for sequencer files
  `areas.bbs`
    Echo areas
  `fareas.bbs`
    File areas
  `history.*`
    Dupe history data base
  Nodelist
    Compiled nodelist + index

`/var/lock/fidogate/`
  Lock files for FIDOGATE programs and scripts live here.

`/var/spool/fidogate/`
  Fido related programs spool area:
  `outpkt/`
    Directory for output FTN packets (.pkt)
    `mail/`
      Mail packets created by rfc2ftn
    `news/`
      News packets created by rfc2ftn -n
  `outrfc/`
    Directory for output RFC messages (.rfc)
    `mail/`
      Mail messages created by ftn2rfc
    `news/`
      News messages/batches created by ftn2rfc
  `toss/`
    Tosser work directories
    `toss/`
      Temporary packets created by ftntoss
    `route/`
      Temporary packets created by ftnroute
    `pack/`
      Temporary packets created by ftnpack
    `bad/`
      Bad (insecure, routed, etc.) packets created by ftnpack

`/var/spool/bt/`
  Fido BinkleyTerm-style inbound / outbound area:
  `in/`
    Insecure inbound directory
  `pin/`
    Secure inbound directory (ftntoss default)
  `uuin/`
    recvuu inbound directory
  `out/`
    Zone 2 outbound directory
  `out.`nnn`/`
    Zone X outbound directory
  domain.nnn`/`
    Domain/Zone X outbound directory
  `tick/`
    Tick (.tic) hold directory

`/usr/lib/fidogate/`
  Main FIDOGATE library directory:
  `bin/`
    Sub-directory for executable binaries and scripts.