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    The MESSAGES submenu allows you to customise a number of the
    most commonly used "built in" display and prompt messages.
    The  SYSTEM submenu  contains  options that  pertain to  the
    hardware/software   environment   plus  some   other  global
    options.

    If  you  set  ALLOW  FAST LOGONS  to  "Yes",  then  whenever
    RemoteAccess is activated in local mode, it will assume that
    it  is  the sysop who is logging on,  and  will  prompt  for
    password only.

    If you are running more than one line,  you should set CHECK
    FOR  MULTI-LOGON  to "Yes".  This will prevent a  user  from
    logging  on  to  more than one line at the  same  time,  and
    effectively  using his/her entire daily time limit  on  EACH
    LINE.

    If  you  never (or rarely) call your own BBS  remotely,  you
    should  disallow sysop remote access by setting ALLOW  SYSOP
    REMOTELY  to "No".  This makes it almost impossible  for  an
    unknown  "hacker" to gain access to your system via your own
    account.

    EXCLUDE  SYSOP FROM LIST,  if set to "Yes",  will cause  the
    sysops name to be ommitted from a User List, List of Today's
    Callers,  Who Else Is Online, and the Last Caller functions.

    By  inserting  a special control code in a text file  it  is
    possible to automatically activate a program in a shell when
    the  text file is displayed.  As explained in the TEXT  FILE
    CONTROL   CODES  section,   there  are  important   security
    considerations that must be looked into if you intend to use
    this feature. If you aren't going to use it, set SHELLS FROM
    TEXT FILES to "No".

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