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faq:misc [2019/07/25 01:46] – [Migration] Mention the fact you can migrate to a different OS. Mention the xtrn sub-dir. digital manfaq:misc [2020/09/10 12:42] – Created New User Questions FAQ digital man
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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.
 +
 +===== New User Questions =====
 +:?: **Question:**\\
 +How do I eliminate one or more prompts or questions during new user sign-up?
 +
 +:!: **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''.
  
 ===== New User Feedback ===== ===== New User Feedback =====
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 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.
  
 +**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:**\\

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