home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Chapter 9: User Setup and Access
-
-
-
-
- 9.1 Introduction and Overview
-
- The User Editor allows the SysOp to manipulate the user files to
- control various abilities of the users and give access to different parts
- of the BBS. This can include: call limits, message bases and file
- transfer access, globally changing information on all users, and validated
- new users.
-
- 9.2 The User Editor: U_ED
-
- The User Editor located in the BBS: directory as "u_ed". It can
- either be run as a normal program from AmigaDOS or from the User Editor
- command either from the waiting screen, pull-down menu, or menu command.
-
- Once the user editor is brought up, you will see a prompt asking for a
- user's name. Entering "?" at this prompt will give you a listing of all
- the users on your BBS. Entering "New" will allow you to validate any news
- users on your system one-by-one. Entering "GLOB" will put you into the
- global user editor. (Refer to section 9.4)
-
- When you received this disk, an account called SYSOP has already been
- set-up. Type "SYSOP" at the prompt, and information about this account
- will pop onto the screen. The information here is extended onto two
- screens. Pressing "M" will bring up the second screen. The first screen
- contains information that is mostly configured by the BBS program or by
- you. The second screen is personal information that has been entered by
- the user when they first sign up. You usually won't have to edit the
- information on the second screen.
-
- NAME The name of the user's account.
-
- CALLS TODAY How many calls the user made to your system today. It's
- set by the program, so you do not have to edit this. However, if the user
- needs to call your BBS again on the same day after extinguishing his calls
- allowed for the day, you can change this to "0" without having to raise the
- user's call limit.
-
- TIME LEFT Amount of time the user has left for the day, regardless of
- how many calls he made on that day. It's set by the program, but you can
- raise this number if a user has used up all their time for the day and
- needs to call back.
-
- CALL LIMIT Number of calls the user is allowed to make to your system
- in a day. (Note: if the user has SysOp access, they can make an unlimited
- number of calls to your system, no matter what his call limit is set to.
-
- STATUS This indicates the type of access the user has on your system.
- 4D-BBS supports 4 kinds of access levels: NEW, MEMBER, SYSOP and NO
- ACCESS. When a user logs on for the first time with his account is created
- via the new user registration, he automatically becomes NEW. You must edit
- his account so he can become a MEMBER. You can have more than one SysOp on
- your BBS, but since SysOps have almost unlimited power over anything on
- 4D-BBS, be careful about who you make a SysOp! People who have been marked
- as NO ACCESS are automatically kicked off if there is not a "No access
- menu". (Refer to Chapter 8 on Menus)
-
- LOCKS This indicates what menu functions and menus the user cannot
- access.
-
- CALLS The total number of calls the user has made to your system.
-
- MSGS The total number of messages the user has posted on your system.
-
- UPLOADS Indicates number of files the user has uploaded to your
- system.
-
- DOWNLOADS Indicates the number of files the user has downloaded from
- your system.
-
- TIME LIMIT Indicates the amount of time the user is allowed to spend
- on your system per call.
-
- BOARDS This indicates the access levels the user has for each message
- base on your system. Pressing "B" for this lists each message base to be
- displayed followed by the access flag for that base. You can change one or
- more of the access flags here. When changing the access levels you can now
- use "B" to change several sub-boards to one access level.
-
- FILES Indicates the access levels the user has for the file libraries.
- The above mentioned "B" operates the same here.
-
- DELETE OK Indicates whether a user's account can be deleted.
-
- The information on the second screen if fairly self-explanitory. But
- an explanation for the PRIVATE flag is in order. There is a command in
- 4D-BBS that allows any user to look up the information (name, phone,
- interests, etcetera) on any other user. However, if the PRIVATE flag is
- set, the user's data will be made private, so that no other user (except
- those with SysOp access) can look them up.
-
- One feature of the User Editor that you will find very handy is the
- ability to look at each new user by typing "NEW" at the prompt. Each new
- user will be displayed, one at a time, so you can reviewand edit them. You
- will note that for new users, there is a command "V", for validation
- purposes. This will adjust their access levels to that of members
- automatically.
-
- To create a new account for a user, type in the name of the account
- and fill in the necessary information when prompted on the screen.
-
- 9.3 New Users and Members
-
- 9.3.1 New and Member Lock
-
- When a new user logs onto the BBS, line 1: is the default menu locks
- which they will have. When a user is validated from new to member access,
- line 2: is copied to their menu locks. (Refer to Chapter 5 for more
- information on menus.)
-
- 9.3.2 New and Member Allowed Time
-
- Just like locks, except this is the default time a new and validated
- user receives.
-
- 9.3.3 New and Member Boards
-
- Just like locks, except this is the default boards access which a new
- and validated user receives. (Refer to Chapter 6 for more information on
- the different flags for boards access.)
-