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- USER FULL NAME
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Your name is used in various forms throughout NOS.
-
- For instance, if you POP mail from a hub station,
- (meaning: if you use Post Office Protocol), your
- station will login automatically by sending the
- station callsign and your first name.
-
- When you send mail, your full name will be inserted
- into the information header (some vital information
- sent with the message) and your first name
- (see <F2>) appears in the mail signature (a piece
- of text that says who and where you are) that is
- appended to your messages.
-
- Automatic login for an ftp session (File Transfer
- Protocol) to other stations uses your callsign
- and first name.
-
- TCP/IP tends to be more open about personal details
- that other modes because it is more user than BBS
- orientated. If you object to this for any reason,
- just enter your first name in field 1 (see <F1>).
-
- Since your firstname is used in the mail signature
- and is normally less formal, you may like to
- abbreviate it or change it to your nick name.
-
- That is why a separate field is provided for your mail
- name.
-
- Example: Full Name: James L Fixit
- Mail Name: Jim