Subj : Q Restriction on Web bug?
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Dec 06 2024 04:24 pm

 Re: Q Restriction on Web bug?
 By: Dumas Walker to DIGITAL MAN on Fri Dec 06 2024 11:20 am

> >  > If a Q restricted user logs into the bbs via telnet, SSH, etc., they
> >  > are only shown the QWK menu and if they choose to "quit back to the
> >  > BBS," the system immediately logs them off.  The Q-restricted account
> >  > cannot access any message areas, or anything else on the system.
>
> > A Q-restricted account actually can perform a "normal" login by prepending
> > a '*' to their login-id.
>
> Should they be able to post, though?  In the test I tried, it used the QWK
> accounts handle, which is <name> Bbs.

Spaces aren't allowed in QWK account names (since spaces aren't allowed in QWK-IDs because spaces aren't allowed in MS-DOS filenames), so I would hope that account's handle (alias) is not actually "<name> Bbs".

> I know they need to be able to post
> when uploading REP packets, and probably message the sysop, but should they
> be able to post to public message areas when logged on via the terminal?

It's never been an issue before. Is it an issue for you?
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