Comments can be located anywhere within the file. You should use comments to document anything in the file that may NOT be obvious to you. All comments are ignored by the forward file parser. While any name can be used for a BBS, it is better to use the callsign of the BBS for this. An entry ends when either a line starting with a '-' is found, a new entry definition is found, or at the end of the file.
Directives are special commands that can alter the normal processing of the file.
At any time within the forward.bbs file, you can include the contents of another file, by using the 'include' directive. This allows you to compose a file with common information, and include it easily at several places. Then you only have one place to make any changes at, and less chances of having incorrect information in a section due to forgetting to update several places in the file. Once the included file is completed, the original file will continue being processed from the place where the 'include' directive was found. These conditional directives allow you to have a greater deal of flexibility, in that they permit you to set different attributes based on the number of connect attempts, the time of day, and the 'forward mode' setting.