2ch_settings
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2channel's SETTING.TXT
The 'SETTING.TXT' file is a board configuration file which can be found in every 2channel board's subfolder. This file determines how the front page looks, affects thread creation and posts, etc. Historically, users had a say in the board settings, but it's rare to come across nowadays.
List of Settings
This article, probably, will never be completed. Use this as reference.
| Setting | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Settings from the Hiroyuki Era | |
| BBS_TITLE | The board name. |
| BBS_TITLE_PICTURE | The board banner, common on more larger boards. |
| BBS_TITLE_COLOR | N/A. |
| BBS_TITLE_LINK | The link for when you click on the board banner. |
| BBS_BG_COLOR | The background color if an image isn't present. |
| BBS_BG_PICTURE | The background image. Set to the brick background by default. |
| BBS_NONAME_NAME | The board's default name for anonymous users. |
| BBS_MAKETHREAD | Default section color: #CCFFCC. |
| BBS_MENU_COLOR | Default thread color: #EFEFEF. |
| BBS_THREAD_COLOR | Default subject color: #FF0000. |
| BBS_TEXT_COLOR | Default font color: #000000. |
| BBS_NAME_COLOR | Default name color: #008000 (green). |
| BBS_LINK_COLOR | Default link color: #0000FF. |
| BBS_ALINK_COLOR | Default active link color: #FF0000. |
| BBS_VLINK_COLOR | Default visited link color: #660099. |
| BBS_THREAD_NUMBER | The maximum number of threads shown on the front page. |
| BBS_CONTENTS_NUMBER | The maximum number of posts in a thread preview on the front page. |
| BBS_LINE_NUMBER | The maximum number of lines in a post preview on the front page. |
| BBS_MAX_MENU_THREAD | The maximum number of threads in the thread list on the front page. |
| BBS_SUBJECT_COLOR | Default subject color on the front page: #FF0000. |
| BBS_PASSWORD_CHECK | • =checked: Thread creation is on a separate page, not the front page. |
| BBS_UNICODE | This handles how unicode is processed. • =pass: Unicode is kept as is.• =changed: Unicode is changed. (e.g. “Mangüé” → “Mangüé”) |
| BBS_NAMECOOKIE_CHECK | Allows the board to set a cookie for what you put in the name field. |
| BBS_MAILCOOKIE_CHECK | Allows the board to set a cookie for what you put in the email field. |
| BBS_SUBJECT_COUNT | The maximum amount of bytes allowed in the thread title. |
| BBS_NAME_COUNT | The maximum amount of bytes allowed in the name field. |
| BBS_MAIL_COUNT | The maximum amount of bytes allowed in the email field. |
| BBS_MESSAGE_COUNT | The maximum amount of bytes allowed in the message field. |
| BBS_THREAD_TATESUGI | Limits thread creation from certain IP ranges, forcing you to wait until a certain number of threads are made from other IP ranges. |
| NANASHI_CHECK | Forbids anonymous posts. • =1: Enabled. |
| timecount | Prevents multi-posting. |
| timeclose | Prevents multi-posting. |
| BBS_OVERSEA_PROXY | • =checked: BE Icon is displayed. Deprecated?1) |
| BBS_SLIP | Refer to the BBS_SLIP section. |
| BBS_DISP_IP | • =siberia: IPs are displayed. (e.g. /siberia/)• =sakhalin: Mobile terminal IDs is displayed. |
| BBS_FORCE_ID | • =checked: IDs are forced. |
| BBS_BE_ID | • =1: Posting is restricted to BE users at Level 1. (e.g. /news/) |
| BBS_BE_TYPE2 | • =checked: Thread creation is restricted to BE users. |
| BBS_NO_ID | • =checked: IDs are hidden. |
| BBS_JP_CHECK | • =1: Prefecture name is normally shown.• =2: Ninja village is allegedly shown.• =3: Local specialty is shown.• =4: EEWs with Intensity 3 or Magnitude 5 is shown.• =5: All EEWs are shown.• =99: Prefecture name is hidden. EEWs are shown if mode=4.• =100: Carrier or line is shown.• =200: Carrier and prefecture name is shown. |
| BBS_4WORLD | • =checked: English only. (e.g. /dejima/, most Embassy boards, etc.)• =senji: Kanji and Katakana only. (e.g. /senji/)• =hira: Hiragana only.• =kata: Katakana only. |
• =NG: Non-Japanese IPs get a “!”.• =ID: Non-Japanese IPs get a “!” and their ID is displayed.• =IP: Non-Japanese IPs get a “!” and their IP is displayed.• =KO: Non-Japanese IPs are forbidden. |
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| BBS_YMD_WEEKS | Abbreviations for the days of the week. • =日/月/火/水/木/金/土: Default, Japanese.• =日/日/日/日/日/日/日: Every day is Sunday for a NEET.• =Sun/Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat: English. |
| BBS_HEISA | • =checked: Board is closed. |
| Settings from the NTTEC Era | |
| BBS_SLIP | Refer to the BBS_SLIP section. |
| BBS_FORCE_NOID | • =yes: Disables IDs. |
| BBS_FORCE_NOEMAIL | • =yes: Ignores email field input? |
| BBS_FORCE_NONAME | • =yes: Ignores name field input? |
| BBS_ARR | • =checked: Adds the “@All Rights Reserved” or “@Reprinting Prohibited” (＠転載は禁止) string to the end of the default name. |
| EMOTICONS | • =checked: Enables emoticon usage. |
| BBS_DISABLE_NO | • =checked: Disables the ability to use “!no” to hide your BE account. |
| BBS_USE_VIPQ2 | |
| BBS_PHOEBE | • =: Mobile posters are not restricted.• =0: Mobile posters must be logged into a BE account.• =1: Mobile posters must be logged into a BE account and be at Level 1. |
| BBS_COPIPE | |
| BBS_NO_MADAKANA | |
| BBS_FOREIGN_PASS | • =on: Foreign users can post without a Ronin pass. |
| BBS_BBX_PASS | |
| BBS_OEKAKI | • =checked: Enables the drawing tool. |
| BBS_SOKO | Normally: age is default. age = age, sage = sage, soko is disabled. • =on: sage is default. age = age, sage = sage, soko = soko.• =onon: age is default. age = age, sage ⇒ age, soko = soko.• =ononon: age is default. age = age, sage = sage, soko = soko. |
| BBS_BEICON | |
| BBS_DISP_MSEC | Allows milliseconds to be displayed. The value (e.g. =2) determines the number of milliseconds shown. |
| BBS_TITLE_ORIG | The board name, minus the “@2ch BBS” (＠2ch掲示板) part. |
| BBS_FR_LEVEL | |
| BBS_FR_SECOND | |
| BBS_SAMBA24 | |
| Deprecated Settings | |
| BBS_BG_SOUND | When you open the board, some music is played. |
| BBS_DELETE_NAME | The name dispalyed when a post is deleted. Default is “aborn” (あぼーん). |
| BBS_NEWSUBJECT | N/A. |
| BBS_AD2 | N/A. |
| SUBBBS_CGI_ON | N/A. |
| BBS_PROXY_CHECK | Deprecated.2) |
| BBS_OVERSEA_THREAD | Deprecated.3) |
| BBS_RAWIP_CHECK | Deprecated.4) |
| BBS_VIP931 | If you post on /news4vip/ and /campus/, you couldn't post on any other boards until a set amount of time. This experiment ran from April 7, 2011. It was later replaced by a new VIP931 in 2016. |
| BBS_YMD_OFFSET | April Fools 2005 joke. The value adds or subtracts from the year. |
| BBS_YMD_NAME | April Fools 2005 joke. The value is put before the year, like an era. |
| BBS_NINJA | N/A. |
BBS_SLIP
BBS_SLIP determines what additional values appear in the name and ID fields, usually to unveil the poster's location. Some 'serial' threads (e.g. general threads, watch threads, etc.) often override the configuration by having “!extend” in the opening post.5) Uplift users can also use “!id” and “!slip” in the name field to make their post override both configurations, but this is rare.
External links
- SETTING.TXT and BBS_SLIP on 2channel's Wiki
5)
The “!extend” command is typed out as “!extend:value1:value2:value3:value4” and it must be the first line of the opening post for it to take effect. The first value is the ID setting and the second value is the BBS_SLIP setting, while the other two values are unclear.
2ch_settings.txt · Last modified: 2025-02-23 00:27:09 by namelessrumia