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config_newuser_settings2 [2017/04/15 20:45] – added prompt numbers in default.txt avonconfig_newuser_settings2 [2021/06/24 08:37] (current) g00r00
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 This section of the Mystic BBS Configuration System allows the SysOp to configure the second of several sections of settings that apply to new users when registering to join the BBS. Here you can decide if you want to ask new users a variety of questions. This section of the Mystic BBS Configuration System allows the SysOp to configure the second of several sections of settings that apply to new users when registering to join the BBS. Here you can decide if you want to ask new users a variety of questions.
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-This example screen displays the options available. 
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-          █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ New User Settings ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄ 
-          █                                                                █ 
-          █  Ask Theme      │ No             Ask Email      │ Yes          █ 
-          █  Ask Real Name  │ Yes            Date Type      │ DD/MM/YY     █ 
-          █  Ask Alias      │ Yes            Hot Keys       │ Yes          █ 
-          █  Ask Street     │ No             Protocol       │ No           █ 
-          █  Ask City/State │ Yes            Node Chat      │ ANSI         █ 
-          █  Ask ZipCode    │ No             File List      │ ANSI         █ 
-          █  Ask Home Phone │ No             Message Reader │ ANSI         █ 
-          █  Ask Cell Phone │ No             Read at Index  │ Yes          █ 
-          █  Ask Birthdate  │ Yes            Email at Index │ Yes          █ 
-          █  Ask Gender     │ Yes            Message Editor │ Full         █ 
-          █  Ask UserNote   │ No             Quote Mode     │ Window       █ 
-          █  Ask Screensize │ No                                           █ 
-          █                                                                █ 
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 === Ask Theme === === Ask Theme ===
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 === Ask UserNote === === Ask UserNote ===
  
-If this option is set to Yes, Mystic BBS will ask new users questions defined in the 'New User Optional Fields' section of the BBS configuratione.g Reference (How did you hear of this BBS) etc.+If this option is set to Yes, Mystic BBS will allow users to enter a note that will sit with their user recordIt might be they want to state their affiliation to an ANSI art group etcMystic uses prompt #441 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Ask Screensize === === Ask Screensize ===
  
-If this option is set to Yes, Mystic BBS will ask new users for their screen pause length. The default is 24 lines. Mystic uses prompt #153 in default.txt to display the text for this question.+If this option is set to Yes, Mystic BBS will ask new users for their screen length before a pause prompt is sent. The default is 24 lines. Mystic uses prompt #153 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Ask Email === === Ask Email ===
  
-If this option is set to Yes, Mystic BBS will ask new users for their email address.+If this option is set to Yes, Mystic BBS will ask new users for their email address.  Mystic uses prompt #439 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Date Type === === Date Type ===
  
-This option sets the date format which will be used for each user.  Valid options are MM/DD/YY, DD/MM/YY, YY/DD/MM, or Ask.  If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask each new user which date format they'like to use.+This option sets the date format which will be used for each user.  Valid options are MM/DD/YY, DD/MM/YY, YY/DD/MM, or Ask.  If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask each new user which date format they would like to use.
  
 === Hot Keys === === Hot Keys ===
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 === Node Chat === === Node Chat ===
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-Valid options are Ask, Normal or ANSI. 
  
 If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask new users if they wish to use full screen for node chat. Mystic uses prompt #187 in default.txt to display the text for this question. If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask new users if they wish to use full screen for node chat. Mystic uses prompt #187 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
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 === File List === === File List ===
  
-Valid options are Ask, Normal or ANSI.+If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask new users to select a file list type. The choices are Normal (view file lists page by page) or Lightbar (scroll through lists with arrow keys). Valid options are Ask, Normal or ANSI. Mystic uses prompt #320 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Message Reader === === Message Reader ===
  
-Valid options are Ask, Normal or ANSI.+If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask new users to select a message list type. The choices are Normal (view messages page by page) or Lightbar (scroll message lists with arrow keys). Valid options are Ask, Normal or ANSI. Mystic uses prompt #398 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Read at Index === === Read at Index ===
  
-Valid options are No, Yes or Ask.+This option determines if the user starts reading messages at the message index, or directly to the messages themselves. Valid options are No, Yes or Ask. When this option is set to Yes, the user will start at the message index before actually reading any messages. Mystic uses prompt #429 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Email at Index === === Email at Index ===
  
-Valid options are No, Yes or Ask.+This option determines if the user starts reading e-mail at the email message index, or directly to the e-mail messages themselves. Valid options are No, Yes or Ask. When this option is set to yes, the user will start e-mail at the e-mail index before actually reading any BBS emails. Remember BBS email is internal BBS only messages sent between users. Don't confuse it with Internet email. Mystic uses prompt #331 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Message Editor === === Message Editor ===
  
-Valid options are Ask, Line or Full.+If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask new users to choose what type of message editor they wish to compose messages with. Options are Full Screen Editor, Line Editor or to Ask each time a message is about to be composed. Valid options are Ask, Line or Full. Mystic uses prompt #303 in default.txt to display the text for this question.
  
 === Quote Mode === === Quote Mode ===
  
-Valid options are Ask, Line or Window.+If this option is set to Ask, Mystic BBS will ask new users to choose if they wish to use the full screen editor when quoting messages they are replying to. Valid options are Ask, Line or Window. Mystic uses prompt #60 in default.txt to display the text for this question. 
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 +=== Taglines ===
  
 +This option sets the default Tagline setting for new user accounts.  Existing users can change these settings in the full screen editor.  The following options are available:
  
 +| On       | Prompt user to select Tagline when saving a message |
 +| Off      | Do not use Tagline system |
 +| Global   | Auto apply a Tagline from the Global tagline database |
 +| Personal | Auto apply a Tagline for the user's Personal tagline database |
  
  
config_newuser_settings2.1492307110.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/04/15 20:45 by avon

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