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--- introduction [2020/02/05 02:35] – [MPLC - Mystic BBS Programming Language Compiler] avon
+++ introduction [2020/09/06 22:55] – [MYSTIC - Mystic BBS] g00r00
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                  line length saving for ANSI files as well as some display
                  options that can be set specifically to Mystic BBS
+  MYSTIC -AUTH   Check password authentication for a user by supplying the
+                 following syntax: -AUTH <username> <password>.  If the
+                 password is correct, Mystic will print TRUE to STDIO and
+                 exit immediately (or FALSE if incorrect).
+  MYSTIC -C$     This specifies the user's Country name which will be assigned
+                 to the UO MCI code and ultimately saved to the user's record
+                 as their last known country.
   MYSTIC -CP$    This tells Mystic in Unix environments to start in a
                  particular codepage (UTF8 or CP437).  Ex: -CPUTF8 or -CP437
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                  into Mystic by the telnet server.  Ex: -IP125.132.54.741
-  MYSTIC -L      This tells Mystic to start in a local login mode.
+  MYSTIC -L      This tells Mystic to start in a local login mode.  This
+                 option should be supplied whenever you are logging in from
+                 your local console.  It is particularly desired in Unix
+                 where Mystic is not able to tell the difference between
+                 a local console login and a remote user.
   MYSTIC -N#     This specifies a specific node number.  There is usually
                  no reason to use this, as Mystic will automatically select
-                 an available node.  Ex: -N1 tells Mystic to start node 1.
+                 an available node.  In fact it is not recommended to use this
+                 at all.  Ex: -N1 tells Mystic to start node 1.
+  MYSTIC -NEWUSER  This allows a new user to be created from the command line
+                   using the following key=value pairs:
+                      alias=usernamehere
+                      name=realnamehere
+                      pass=passwordhere
+                      email=emailhere
+                      level=seclevelhere
+                    At a minimum Mystic requires the handle, realname, and
+                    password fields to be set.  Mystic does NOT apply the
+                    password policy to the supplied password in these
+                    situations.  The security level also cannot be above
+and any attempt to set a security of 250 or higher
+                    will result in the user being created with a security
+                    level of 0.
+                    Mystic will print TRUE or FALSE to STDIO depending on
+                    whether or not the user was properly created.  Failures
+                    occur when minimum values are not supplied or when a
+                    user already exists.
+                    Example:
+                    mystic -newuser handle=g00r00 name=g00r00 pass=password
   MYSTIC -T#     This specifies the number of minutes the user will be
                  permitted to use this session.  Ex: -T60 limits the user
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                  after logging in as Joe User, and then exit the BBS after
                  execution.
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