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network:dove-net [2024/01/28 14:12] – [Gateways] Fixed some copy/paste errors pointed out by Carlos digital mannetwork:dove-net [2025/09/05 15:09] (current) – Minor updates to ARS syntax (e.g. SYSOP instead of LEVEL 90) and other minor edits digital man
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 me e-mail. me e-mail.
  
-DOVE-Net has survived and even at times thrived for over a twenty years+DOVE-Net has survived and even at times thrived for over a thirty years
 without a specific set of "rules", but recent user activities have convinced me without a specific set of "rules", but recent user activities have convinced me
 that I need to "lay down the law". So here we go: that I need to "lay down the law". So here we go:
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 |Synchronet Announcements                 |                      |  USER NOT 0        |  2030  | |Synchronet Announcements                 |                      |  USER NOT 0        |  2030  |
 |Synchronet Discussion                    |                      |                    |  2007  | |Synchronet Discussion                    |                      |                    |  2007  |
-|Synchronet Sysops Only                   |  LEVEL 90 OR REST Q  |                    |  2008  |+|Synchronet Sysops Only                   |  SYSOP OR REST Q     |                    |  2008  |
 |Synchronet Programming (Baja)            |                      |                    |  2011  | |Synchronet Programming (Baja)            |                      |                    |  2011  |
 |Synchronet Programming (JavaScript)      |                      |                    |  2012  | |Synchronet Programming (JavaScript)      |                      |                    |  2012  |
 |Synchronet Programming (C/C++ and Git)   |                      |                    |  2014  | |Synchronet Programming (C/C++ and Git)   |                      |                    |  2014  |
 |Synchronet Data                          |  REST Q              |                    |  2013  | |Synchronet Data                          |  REST Q              |                    |  2013  |
-|DOVE-Net Sysops Only                     |  LEVEL 90 OR REST Q  |                    |  2010  |+|DOVE-Net Sysops Only                     |  SYSOP OR REST Q     |                    |  2010  |
  
   * Conferences are also sometimes referred to as sub-boards, message areas, echoes, SIGs, etc.   * Conferences are also sometimes referred to as sub-boards, message areas, echoes, SIGs, etc.
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 ==== Security Requirements ==== ==== Security Requirements ====
  
-The //Access// and //Posting// Security Requirements shown above are expressed in Synchronet ARS syntax.+If you have a Guest/Anonymous user account on your BBS, it **MUST NOT** have 
 +posting privileges to **any** of the DOVE-Net conferences. This can most 
 +easily be achieved in Synchronet by giving the "Guest" account the 'P' 
 +(posting) or 'N' (networked sub-board) restrictions. When the "Guest" 
 +account is created using the stock Synchronet ''makeguest.js'' script, it will 
 +already have the 'P' restriction applied. 
 + 
 +The //Access// and //Posting// Security Requirements shown in the list of DOVE-Net Conferences are expressed in Synchronet ARS syntax. 
 + 
 +If a DOVE-Net QWKnet node (BBS) does not follow these Access Requirements, 
 +it can, without warning or notice, lose some or all of its DOVE-Net access.
  
 These security requirements are explained in more detail here: These security requirements are explained in more detail here:
 +
 +=== Synchronet Announcements ===
  
 The "Synchronet Announcements" conference is a publicly accessible The "Synchronet Announcements" conference is a publicly accessible
 **read-only** conference for announcements from authorized Synchronet **read-only** conference for announcements from authorized Synchronet
-developers (currently only myself). No-one on your BBS may be allowed+developers (currently only [[person:digital man]] and [[person:deuce]]). No-one on your BBS may be allowed
 to post messages in this message area. This can be accomplished in  to post messages in this message area. This can be accomplished in 
 Synchronet by setting the "Posting Requirements" to "USER NOT 0". Synchronet by setting the "Posting Requirements" to "USER NOT 0".
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 "subscribe announce" in the message body. "subscribe announce" in the message body.
  
 +=== Synchronet Sysops Only ===
 The "Synchronet Sysops Only" conference should not be publicly accessible, The "Synchronet Sysops Only" conference should not be publicly accessible,
 except for users that claim to be Synchronet Sysops. except for users that claim to be Synchronet Sysops.
  
 +=== Synchronet Data ===
 The "Synchronet Data" conference contains messages not intended for human The "Synchronet Data" conference contains messages not intended for human
 consumption (the messages are used to synchronize the global BBS List and consumption (the messages are used to synchronize the global BBS List and
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 accessible. accessible.
  
 +=== DOVE-Net Sysops Only ===
 The "DOVE-Net Sysops Only" conference MUST NOT be publicly accessible. This The "DOVE-Net Sysops Only" conference MUST NOT be publicly accessible. This
 message area is for discussion among DOVE-Net Sysops **ONLY**. This is the message area is for discussion among DOVE-Net Sysops **ONLY**. This is the
 correct message area to use for "test messages". correct message area to use for "test messages".
  
-If you have a Guest/Anonymous user account on your BBS, it **MUST NOT** have +This is **not** the correct conference for Synchronet sysops to post technical [[howto:support]] questions.
-posting privileges to **any** of the DOVE-Net conferences. This can most +
-easily be achieved in Synchronet by giving the "Guest" account the 'P' +
-(posting) or 'N' (networked sub-board) restrictions. When the "Guest" +
-account is created using the stock Synchronet ''makeguest.js'' script, it will +
-already have the 'P' restriction applied. +
- +
-If a DOVE-Net QWKnet node (BBS) does not follow these Access Requirements, +
-it can, without warning or notice, lose some or all of its DOVE-Net access.+
  
 ==== Gateways ==== ==== Gateways ====

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