ProBoard BBS Documentation

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Allow Quick Login ……….. If this is enabled, the SysOp can login

                            locally by pressing [Enter] at the login
                            prompt without entering a password. If
                            you don't like this, just turn it off.

Write Pwd-Failure Messages .. If a user fails to log in because he/she

                            exceeded the maximum number of password
                            retries, ProBoard can write a security
                            message to that person and to the SysOp,
                            telling him/her what happened. This can be
                            turned on or off with this option.

Allow Login With Alias …… Determines if ProBoard will allow users to

                            login with their alias (handle).  Users
                            can also select or change their alias using
                            Menu Function 59.  If this option is set
                            to "No", ProBoard will not ask new users to
                            select an alias.

Log Local Calls …………. If this option is enabled, all local

                            logins will be logged in the file
                            PROBOARD.LOG (ProBoard's system log).

Hide SysOp Activity ……… If enabled, ProBoard will hide all SysOp

                            activity from the Last Callers list
                            (Function 51), Show Users Online (Function
                            50), and from the display of the User List
                            (Function 13).

Max. Password Retries ……. Maximum number of incorrect password

                            attempts ProBoard will allow, before
                            logging the user off.

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Min. Password Length …….. The minimum length of a password. Should

                            you change this option at a later time to
                            less than the length of any existing users
                            passwords, ProBoard will not check for
                            Minimum Password Length when an existing
                            user logs on.  ProBoard will however
                            enforce this setting again when any
                            existing users decide to change their
                            password.

Security Message Area ……. The message area number where ProBoard's

                            Security Manager should write it's security
                            related messages.

Level For Crashmail ……… Level needed to send crash mail.

Flags For Crashmail ……… Flags needed to send crash mail.

Level For Fileattach …….. Level needed to do a file attach for

                            Netmail.

Flags For Fileattach …….. Flags needed to do a file attach for

                            Netmail.

Use System Password ……… (Yes/No). If set to “Yes”, ProBoard will

                            require all incoming callers to know and
                            enter a 'System Password' before asking
                            them for their user name and user password.
                            Great for running a 'Private' BBS in a
                            corporation, etc.  If set to "No" users
                            will not be prompted for a 'System
                            Password'.

System Password ………… If the above option 'Use System Password'

                            is set to 'Yes', this is the password users
                            are required to enter to gain access to the
                            BBS.