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: I've made it to where the new board shows up at
: http://mjblue.com/cgi-bin/bbs61x/webbbs_config.pl

Looks OK so far.

: How do I change the URL of the board? (I found it in 5.12, in the
: index.cgi file, but it says $dir hasn't been used since 5.3). I
: figure the answer is right in front of my nose but I can't find
: it. I've read and re-read the documentation and looked through
: forum postings.

Help is in this document:
http://tetrabb.com/documentation/WebBBS/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=8

Move entry script to whatever place is convenient. Then add the appropriate line in section(2) of the entry script as indicated in #3 of the document linked.

currently the following should do:

use lib '/usr/www/users/mjblue/cgi-bin/bbs61x/lib';

You could as well rename the /cgi-bin/bbs61x to /cgi-bin/bbs_current - may help on future upgrades. Won't need to change the entry script any more

: Secondly, I have the BBS folder outside of my public folder like
: the instructions advised and I have the bbs61x folder in my
: cgi-bin folder. I'm really unclear where I'm supposed to move
: all my existing 5.12 messages/folders to. I thought finding my
: new test messages would give me a clue but I can't find those
: either.

Use debugger - it will report all folders used by the entry script from which you call the debugger.
To call debugger, append "?debug" to the URL of the entry script.

Note:
if all is settled, rename webbbs_debug.pl as recommended in #12 of setup guide:
http://tetrabb.com/documentation/WebBBS/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=2

Regarding instructions where to move old folders/files please read this section of the setup guide:
"Upgrades from older WebBBS implementations (4.3x, 5.0x or 5.1x):"

Last not least:
Ensure to place the template files into this folder:
/usr/home/mjblue/bbs/_tmpl

Hope this helps so far. More Qs welcome any time.

Merry Christmas
Rainer

PS: do it step-by-step and check each change takes effect as expected. Saves time