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  • src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgmsg.c

    From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Fri Jan 16 20:44:49 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/8ff76ce4a4a33fce23cfded6
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgmsg.c
    Log Message:
    Add ability to change MailBase storage method from self-packing to fast alloc

    This option has been built into the Synchronet runtime for 30+ years or so, but there was never a configuration menu provided to sysops to enable it. 99.9%
    of sysops want a "self-packing" mail base, but any sysop that has recurring issues with mailbase corruption (Josh Renaud?) might want to try "fast allocation" as an option - though they will need to periodically pack the mail base to save disk space.

    SMB Fast allocation storage is backwards compatible with self-packing, so a sysop can switch between the two storage methods without a problem.

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon May 25 01:31:31 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/7e450dd10af20aa441ef0ce7
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgmsg.c
    Log Message:
    scfg: rich helpbuf for Message Areas > Message Options menu

    Replace the three-line stub with per-option help for all 18 entries
    (BBS ID, retry time, QWK packet limits, e-mail purging and dedup,
    anonymous / quoting / upload / forward / kill-read toggles, real-name
    delivery, signatures, deleted-message visibility, MailBase storage
    method, guest scan depth).

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