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    From hyjinx@21:1/126 to All on Sun Jun 20 16:32:30 2021
    Hi All,

    When BBS users first log in, as per omost Mystic boards, it asks them if they want to read their own messages. I have noticed that:

    a) the message group and area are always remembered from your last session.
    So if you were in FSX: BBS the last time, you'll automatically log in with
    that as your current group/area. I can't see any configuration way to
    override this.

    b) If you want to read your own messages, or post a message to the sysop, you must be in a Local message area (makes sense), however, unless you go to the messages menu and change to the local area, you can't read your emails on
    login or any other time.

    Anyone know how to force setting to the local message group every time you
    log in, or make reading/replying to own mail on login work without having to manually set your base first?

    Cheers,
    Al // hyjinx


    hyjinx // Alistair Ross
    Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL (YouTube) alsgeeklab.com

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to hyjinx on Sun Jun 20 00:22:46 2021
    Anyone know how to force setting to the local message group every time
    you log in, or make reading/replying to own mail on login work without having to manually set your base first?

    One could edit the prelogin, firstcmd to include (MG) Data=1...

    MG - Change Message Group

    Data: "+", "-", <Group ID>, or None

    This action will list the Message Groups that the user has access to,
    excluding any groups flagged as "hidden" and then prompt the user to
    select a group.

    If the data is set to "+" then Mystic will move to the next available
    message group.

    If the data is set to "-" then Mystic will move to the previous available message group.

    If the Group Unique ID is supplied, Mystic will automatically change the
    user into the specific message group.

    When joining a message group, Mystic will display the "group#" display file from the theme's text directory if it exists, where # is the group's ID.

    However, I don't have to do this so... there must be another setting that is smarter to use; I think I remember setting new users; or ALL users??? to message conference 1 in the settings? Or am I cuckoo? Just trying to help... I bet a smarter sysOp will post a better solution. This could be one that forces it, tho.


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  • From hyjinx@21:1/126 to paulie420 on Tue Jun 29 22:14:59 2021
    One could edit the prelogin, firstcmd to include (MG) Data=1...

    MG - Change Message Group


    Pauile... you're a bloody legend :)

    That fixed it!


    hyjinx // Alistair Ross
    Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL (YouTube) alsgeeklab.com

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Al's Geek Lab -=- bbs.alsgeeklab.com:2323 (21:1/126)
  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to hyjinx on Tue Jun 29 20:38:15 2021
    One could edit the prelogin, firstcmd to include (MG) Data=1...

    MG - Change Message Group


    Pauile... you're a bloody legend :)
    That fixed it!

    hyjinx // Alistair Ross

    Awesome; I'm not saying its the RIGHT answer... but it might work. :P I'm gonna dial in and checkout the Lab... very good work, hyjinx... w00t w00t!

    ... I wish life had a scroll-back buffer.



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