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Allow Quick Login ……….. If this is enabled, the SysOp can login

locally by pressing [Enter] at the login
prompt without entering a password. If
you don't like this, just turn it off.

Write Pwd-Failure Messages .. If a user fails to log in because he/she

exceeded the maximum number of password
retries, ProBoard can write a security
message to that person and to the SysOp,
telling him/her what happened. This can be
turned on or off with this option.

Allow Login With Alias …… Determines if ProBoard will allow users to

login with their alias (handle). Users
can also select or change their alias using
Menu Function 59. If this option is set
to "No", ProBoard will not ask new users to
select an alias.

Log Local Calls …………. If this option is enabled, all local

logins will be logged in the file
PROBOARD.LOG (ProBoard's system log).

Hide SysOp Activity ……… If enabled, ProBoard will hide all SysOp

activity from the Last Callers list
(Function 51), Show Users Online (Function
50), and from the display of the User List
(Function 13).

Max. Password Retries ……. Maximum number of incorrect password

attempts ProBoard will allow, before
logging the user off.

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Min. Password Length …….. The minimum length of a password. Should

you change this option at a later time to
less than the length of any existing users
passwords, ProBoard will not check for
Minimum Password Length when an existing
user logs on. ProBoard will however
enforce this setting again when any
existing users decide to change their
password.

Security Message Area ……. The message area number where ProBoard's

Security Manager should write it's security
related messages.

Level For Crashmail ……… Level needed to send crash mail.

Flags For Crashmail ……… Flags needed to send crash mail.

Level For Fileattach …….. Level needed to do a file attach for

Netmail.

Flags For Fileattach …….. Flags needed to do a file attach for

Netmail.

Use System Password ……… (Yes/No). If set to “Yes”, ProBoard will

require all incoming callers to know and
enter a 'System Password' before asking
them for their user name and user password.
Great for running a 'Private' BBS in a
corporation, etc. If set to "No" users
will not be prompted for a 'System
Password'.

System Password ………… If the above option 'Use System Password'

is set to 'Yes', this is the password users
are required to enter to gain access to the
BBS.