Here are some answers to questions that people often ask about TechnoBBS: Q: Why won't TechCon exit? It complains something about an opencount.. A: You have to quit all programs that increase the opencount of TechCon. Most of the programs included in BBS:Bin/ increase it, so make sure you aren't running any of these. TechIO is the most common problem, since it's "invisible". You have to check if it's running and get its process number using the dos command "status". TechIO will exit if you break its process using the "break" command. --- Q: How can I get TechnoBBS to answer calls? A: TechnoBBS itself doesn't answer calls. When a node is run, it starts running with the assumption that a connection has been made. (You could make an answering script, though) You probably need to use a mailer or the Answer program included in BBS:Util/ to be able to actually run a BBS. Whatever you use for answering must execute a command after a connection is made, usually this would be "BBS:Scripts/RunNode ". --- Q: When I try to run the local node, a new screen opens but it closes right away! What's wrong? A: Probably nothing, you just happened to have some bad luck. The unregistered version of TechnoBBS checks something related to timing and if a certain thing happens to be true, it just outputs some text and exits. When using the local node you probably won't be fast enough to read the text. The only solution is: Just try again. --- Q: How do I update to a newer version of TechnoBBS without reinstalling everything? A: Just copy the files from the Bin/ directory in the distribution to your BBS:Bin/. You should also read the history and see what changes have been made (in case there are any new features you would like to use or required changes in the scripts and menu files that you should make).