I may be showing my ignorance, but at least I admit it. :)

Lord Blackfair has sent me messages on how to put in the CAPTCHA to PistolGrip's Matrix Logon. I like the idea of a CAPTCHA, as it helps
me to better control the bots trying to get into the system (my ip.can
file is growing by the day :P ).

The problem is that I know VERY LITTLE about programming...Baja or otherwise. My HTML knowledge is very basic, and while I can write a
simple batchfile for the BBS, my programming ENDS at setting the clock
on the microwave oven...I guess I'll starve if I forget how to do
that. <G>

Anyway, he had uploaded the source code for the AceMatrix deal,
and mentioned something about Unbaja and Baja for decompiling and
recompiling. But, I confess that it's Greek to me. Is there a Wiki
page or some kind of simple help document on where I could obtain
those programs, and how to decompile the code, make the necessary
change, and recompile it??

I blame myself for not following the directions on the \load
directory, concerning the Avatars, but I really wasn't sure what
to do on that, either, and I probably should've asked first.

Yet, I know that there are several Sysops in here who are far more knowledgeable than me on this. I'm not asking them to do all the work
for me...as long as I'm shown where to get the needed items/programs,
and have a step by step directory on what to do (even via a Wiki page),
I can do the work myself...once shown what needs to be done, etc. I
have helped other Sysops with a "step by step textfile" on helping
them get set up, and I don't mind doing that. But, I felt its best
to confess my ignorance, and ask for assistance.

Thanks in advance.

Daryl Stout, WX1DER, Sysop
The Thunderbolt BBS, Little Rock, Arkansas

P.S. I likely will be offline Sunday night into Monday, due to a threat
of thunderstorms...some which could produce tornadoes. We had 2 to 4
inches of snow here last Monday...now, it looks like we're going right
to spring. I think the groundhog is in trouble. :P

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Re: Assistance Request
By: Daryl Stout to All on Sat Jan 20 2018 11:07 pm

Lord Blackfair has sent me messages on how to put in the CAPTCHA to PistolGrip's Matrix Logon. I like the idea of a CAPTCHA, as it helps
me to better control the bots trying to get into the system (my ip.can
file is growing by the day :P ).

Anyway, he had uploaded the source code for the AceMatrix deal,
and mentioned something about Unbaja and Baja for decompiling and recompiling. But, I confess that it's Greek to me. Is there a Wiki
page or some kind of simple help document on where I could obtain
those programs, and how to decompile the code, make the necessary
change, and recompile it??

unbaja and baja are program that come with Sychronet (in your exec directory). If type the program name on a command-line, it will usually give you a command-line syntax.

For example, typing "baja" displays this:

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.48) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

usage: baja [-opts] file[.src]

opts: -d display debug during compile
-c case sensitive variables, labels, and macros
-o set output directory (e.g. -o/sbbs/exec)
-i set include directory (e.g. -i/sbbs/exec)
-q quiet mode (no banner)
-p pause on error

"unbaja" doesn't provide any help output, but I'm pretty sure you just type "unbaja somefile.bin" and it'll create somefile.src.

So... "unbaja" to decompile and "baja" to compile.

Decompiling, in this context, means converting a PCMS .bin files into a Baja .src files. And compiling is the opposite.

As for what changes you need to make the source, I don't know (you'd need to share the instructions from Lord Blackfair), but to make those changes you would edit the .src file with a text editor (e.g. notepad) and save the file before re-compiling back to a .bin file.

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