====== Restrictions ======

A sysop can give a user restrictions from certain sections or features
of the BBS by setting one or more valid Restriction Flags.

^ Flag        ^ Name                   ^ Description  ^
| A           | ANSI and Ctrl-A Codes  | User cannot write messages containing either [[:ref:ANSI]] escape sequences or [[:custom:Ctrl-A codes]]|
| B           | Beep                   | User cannot insert beeps (Ctrl-G, ASCII 7) into messages (posts, mail, or chat)|
| C           | Chat                   | User cannot use any chat functions|
| D           | Download               | User cannot download files|
| E           | E-mail                 | User cannot send e-mail messages or telegrams to local users (but can still e-mail the sysop)|
| F           | Forward Mail           | User cannot  forward mail|
| G           | Edit Defaults          | User cannot edit their account settings (e.g. "Guest" account), settings are reset to "new user values" upon logon |
| J           | Quoting                | User cannot use the internal message quoting feature when replying to messages|
| K           | Read Sent Mail         | User cannot read/kill sent/pending mail|
| L           | Logon Once a Day       | User will only be allowed to logon a maximum of once a day regardless of what his or her security level normally allows|
| M           | Networked Mail         | User cannot  send networked mail (NetMail) of any kind (QWK, FidoNet, or Internet)|
| N           | Networked Subs         | User cannot post messages on networked sub-boards (of any kind)|
| O           | Post w/Real Name       | User cannot post messages on any sub-boards that use a poster's "Real Name" (('Q'-restricted accounts are exempt from this)), NetMail is always sent using user's alias |
| P           | Post Messages          | User cannot post messages on any/all sub-boards|
| Q           | QWK Network Node       | This user account is used for a QWK Network Node (very special purpose restriction)|
| R           | Remove Files           | User cannot edit file descriptions of or remove files they have uploaded|
| S           | E-mail Sysop           | User cannot send e-mail (feedback) to user #1 (the sysop)|
| T           | File Transfers         | User cannot access the File Transfer Section (or [[:server:FTP]] Server) at all|
| U           | Upload                 | User cannot upload files|
| V           | Voting                 | User cannot vote on messages or polls|
| W           | Auto-message           | User cannot write to auto-message|
| X           | External Programs      | User cannot access the external programs menu|
===== See Also =====
  * [[Exemptions]]
  * [[:config:|Configuration]]
  * [[:access:|Access Controls]]

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