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* [[#deleted_msgs|Why is it that deleted messages still appear in message bases]]? | * [[#deleted_msgs|Why is it that deleted messages still appear in message bases]]? |
| * [[#new_user_questions|How do I disable New User prompts/questions]]? |
* [[#new_user_feedback|How do I disable the New User Feedback requirement]]? | * [[#new_user_feedback|How do I disable the New User Feedback requirement]]? |
* [[#no_guest|How do I disable the Guest user account]]? | * [[#no_guest|How do I disable the Guest user account]]? |
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Note: Deleted messages may still be viewed and undeleted using the [[util:smbutil]] program and possibly other methods, until the deleted messages are actually removed from the message base during maintenance. | Note: Deleted messages may still be viewed and undeleted using the [[util:smbutil]] program and possibly other methods, until the deleted messages are actually removed from the message base during maintenance. |
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| ===== New User Questions ===== |
| :?: **Question:**\\ |
| How do I eliminate one or more prompts or questions during new user sign-up? |
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| :!: **Answer:**\\ |
| Many of the "New User" Questions can be disabled by setting various options in [[util:SCFG]]->System->New User Values->Question Toggles to "No": |
| <code> |
| ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ |
| ║ New User Questions ║ |
| ╠══════════════════════════════════╣ |
| ║ │Real Name Yes ║ |
| ║ │Force Unique Real Name No ║ |
| ║ │Force Upper/Lower Case Yes ║ |
| ║ │Company Name No ║ |
| ║ │Chat Handle / Call Sign Yes ║ |
| ║ │Force Unique Handle / Call No ║ |
| ║ │E-mail/NetMail Address Yes ║ |
| ║ │Sex (Gender) Yes ║ |
| ║ │Birthday Yes ║ |
| ║ │Address and Zip Code No ║ |
| ║ │Location Yes ║ |
| ║ │Require Comma in Location No ║ |
| ║ │Phone Number No ║ |
| ║ │Allow EX-ASCII in Answers Yes ║ |
| ║ │External Editor No ║ |
| ║ │Command Shell Yes ║ |
| ║ │Default Settings Yes ║ |
| ║ │Color Terminal No ║ |
| ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ |
| </code> |
| Other "New User" prompts/questions can be disabled by finding their corresponding string in your ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]'' file and changing it to an empty string (i.e. ''""''), e.g. ''MouseTerminalQ'', ''EnterYourAlias''. |
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===== New User Feedback ===== | ===== New User Feedback ===== |
want your new user validation feedback (e-mail) to go to another user, | want your new user validation feedback (e-mail) to go to another user, |
enter that user's number here. | enter that user's number here. |
| <code> |
| ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ |
| ║ Advanced Options ║ |
| ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ |
| ║ │Validation User Nobody ║ |
| ║ │Notification User 1 ║ |
| ║ │Notification Error Level Error ║ |
| ║ │Semaphore Frequency 5 seconds ║ |
| ║ │Statistics Frequency 5 seconds ║ |
| ║ │Inactivity Warning 300 seconds ║ |
| ║ │Inactivity Disconnection 600 seconds ║ |
| ║ │Daily Event ║ |
| ║ │Text Directory ..\text\ ║ |
| ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ |
| </code> |
===== No Guest ===== | ===== No Guest ===== |
:?: **Question:**\\ | :?: **Question:**\\ |
You do not have to configure the other nodes (Node 2, 3, etc.) in [[util:SCFG]] so long as they fall within the range of the ''FirstNode''/''LastNode'' key values from the [[config:sbbs.ini#BBS|[BBS]]] section of your ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file. | You do not have to configure the other nodes (Node 2, 3, etc.) in [[util:SCFG]] so long as they fall within the range of the ''FirstNode''/''LastNode'' key values from the [[config:sbbs.ini#BBS|[BBS]]] section of your ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file. |
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| **Note:**\\ |
| You can remove the ''or 'Guest''' text from the [[module:login]] module's ''Login:'' prompt, even if the Guest user account exists, by setting ''guest=false'' in the ''[login]'' section of the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:modopts.ini]]'' file. This login module setting does not impact a user's ability to login to the Terminal Server as //Guest//. |
===== SBBSList ===== | ===== SBBSList ===== |
:?: **Question:**\\ | :?: **Question:**\\ |
([[module:sbbslist]]) door on *your* BBS and add an entry for your BBS. This entry should | ([[module:sbbslist]]) door on *your* BBS and add an entry for your BBS. This entry should |
be automatically exported to the DOVE-Net SYNCDATA echo which will then be | be automatically exported to the DOVE-Net SYNCDATA echo which will then be |
propagated to [[bbs:Vertrauen]] and every other BBS on DOVE-Net. The ''sbbslist.html'' | propagated to [[bbs:Vertrauen]] and every other BBS on DOVE-Net. The ''[[http://synchro.net/sbbslist.html|sbbslist.html]]'' |
page is automatically generated on Vertrauen every night at midnight | page is automatically generated on Vertrauen every night at midnight |
(Pacific time), so wait a day or so for your entry to appear on the list. | (Pacific time), so wait a day or so for your entry to appear on the list. You can also check a dynamically generated HTML BBS list [[http://cvs.synchro.net/sbbslist.ssjs|here]] or [[http://web.synchro.net/?page=More/999-sbbslist.xjs|here]]. |
If it doesn't appear, verify that that your BBS entry was properly | If it doesn't appear, verify that that your BBS entry was properly |
exported (as a message) to the SYNCDATA message area. The timed events | exported (as a message) to the SYNCDATA message area. The timed events |
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:!: **Answer:**\\ | :!: **Answer:**\\ |
You can simply copy the Synchronet directory tree (e.g. ''C:\SBBS''), complete with all sub-directories, to the new computer. | You can simply copy the Synchronet directory tree (e.g. ''C:\SBBS''), complete with all sub-directories, to the new computer, even if the new computer is running a different operating system! |
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Synchronet doesn't **require** //installation// on a computer, but if you wish to, you can [[:install:]] Synchronet on the new computer and then simply over-write the installed files with your migrated files. | Synchronet doesn't **require** //installation// on a computer, but if you wish to, you can [[:install:]] Synchronet on the new computer and then simply over-write the newly-installed files with your old/migrated files. |
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If the target (new) computer is running Windows and you choose not to install, then you may want to create a shortcut to ''sbbsctrl.exe'' in your Windows ''Startup'' folder (so it will automatically run when you login) and/or install the [[:monitor:ntsvcs|Synchronet NT Services]] (which can run without logging-in as a user). If the target computer is running Windows //Vista// or later, then you'll also want to follow the solution to this [[:faq:win#sbbsexecdll|FAQ]] as well. For 16-bit DOS program support, the Synchronet Windows NT FOSSIL driver (''sbbsexec.dll'') must also be copied to the Windows ''System32'' folder. See [[/faq:win#sbbsexecdll|the sbbsexec.dll FAQ]] for details. | If the target (new) computer is running Windows and you choose not to install, then you may want to create a shortcut to ''sbbsctrl.exe'' in your Windows ''Startup'' folder (so it will automatically run when you login) and/or install the [[:monitor:ntsvcs|Synchronet NT Services]] (which can run without logging-in as a user). If the target computer is running Windows //Vista// or later, then you'll also want to follow the solution to this [[:faq:win#sbbsexecdll|FAQ]] as well. For 16-bit DOS program support, the Synchronet Windows NT FOSSIL driver (''sbbsexec.dll'') must also be copied to the Windows ''System32'' folder. See [[/faq:win#sbbsexecdll|the sbbsexec.dll FAQ]] for details. |
If you customized any of your executable modules (e.g. ''*.js''), you'll also want copy the following directory: | If you customized any of your executable modules (e.g. ''*.js''), you'll also want copy the following directory: |
* ''[[dir:mods]]'' | * ''[[dir:mods]]'' |
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| If you installed any new doors in the ''xtrn'' directory or your users used any of the stock-installed doors and you'd like to retain that data, you'll also want to copy the following directory: |
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| * ''[[dir:xtrn]]'' |
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**Note:** Sysop-installed (e.g. not from [[:dev:CVS]]) or modified modules should not normally be stored in your ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory, but if they were, then you'll want to copy those over as well. | **Note:** Sysop-installed (e.g. not from [[:dev:CVS]]) or modified modules should not normally be stored in your ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory, but if they were, then you'll want to copy those over as well. |