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  • Keeping some usernames reserved

    From Simulant@1:103/705 to All on Sat Mar 3 21:27:09 2018
    Hi I just wondered if Synchronet can have some usernames reserved so that new users can't register them?

    For exmaple my chat Guru is called Roland, so it would be good if a new user can't have the username Roland. Also my BBS is for Amstrad computers so I could have a few general terms and names unavailable such as "Amstrad" or "CPC" etc (model names and such). It doesn't matter too much as I don't mind a user having any name, but it just keeps things a bit less confusing if some are reserved I thought.

    Thanks if anyone knows if this is an opiton. :)

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Simulant on Sat Mar 3 15:11:24 2018
    Re: Keeping some usernames reserved
    By: Simulant to All on Sat Mar 03 2018 09:27 pm

    Hi I just wondered if Synchronet can have some usernames reserved so that new users can't register them?

    Yes, that's what the text/name.can file is used for.

    digital man

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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Simulant on Sat Mar 3 17:47:58 2018
    Re: Keeping some usernames reserved
    By: Simulant to All on Sat Mar 03 2018 21:27:09

    Hi I just wondered if Synchronet can have some usernames reserved so that new users can't register them?

    http://wiki.synchro.net/config:filter_files

    You can put disallowed usernames in the text/name.can file.

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Simulant on Sat Mar 3 21:33:44 2018

    On 2018 Mar 03 21:27:08, you wrote to All:

    Hi I just wondered if Synchronet can have some usernames reserved so
    that new users can't register them?

    you only need to sign up as those names and then use them or not... if they are
    created, no one else can have them...

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Digital Man on Sat Mar 3 21:34:54 2018

    On 2018 Mar 03 15:11:24, you wrote to Simulant:

    Hi I just wondered if Synchronet can have some usernames reserved so
    that new users can't register them?

    Yes, that's what the text/name.can file is used for.

    there's that option, too :)

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  • From Simulant@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Sun Mar 4 15:34:45 2018
    Re: Keeping some usernames reserved
    By: Digital Man to Simulant on Sat Mar 03 2018 03:11 pm

    Hi I just wondered if Synchronet can have some usernames reserved so that new users can't register them?

    Yes, that's what the text/name.can file is used for.

    Thanks that is working nicely :)

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