I use Synchronet to run java doors setup for just Synchronet. When a user first logs in and is still a new user when they rlogin to my synchronet setup from my BBS they get asked a few questions.

I got rid of the avatar question and most, but there is stilla few questions I want to get rid of to make it seamless.

"Hit your BACKSPACE key"
"Does your termianl support mouse reporting"
"does your terminal support CP437"
"enter full name or handle" <<-- being this was passed via rlogin

And I assume even tho the name was passed it will still ask for the handle you want?

"Is the above infor correct?" <<-- if the handle can be passed via rlogin without retyping.


If someone could point me at the file this sits in, that would be awesome so I can clear it. I cannot find anything in scfg pertaining to these fields either.

Thanks!

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I use Synchronet to run java doors setup for just Synchronet. When a
user first logs in and is still a new user when they rlogin to my synchronet setup from my BBS they get asked a few questions.

I got rid of the avatar question and most, but there is stilla few questions I want to get rid of to make it seamless.

"Hit your BACKSPACE key" "Does your termianl support mouse reporting" "does your terminal support CP437" "enter full name or handle"
<<-- being this was passed via rlogin

And I assume even tho the name was passed it will still ask for the handle you want?

"Is the above infor correct?" <<-- if the handle can be passed via rlogin without retyping.

If someone could point me at the file this sits in, that would be awesome so I can clear it. I cannot find anything in scfg pertaining
to these fields either.

Do a findstr for "cp437" in the subdirs is all I can say. I don't remember exactly where it was, but you can change all the values to "" and it won't
ask any more! I had to get help from DigitalMan on that as wel.

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"Hit your BACKSPACE key"

Since you are only using it as a door server maybe you don't need most of them but, IIRC, I think this is some sort of terminal compatibility check. If they skip it, it is possible it would cause them a display issue should the be one of the users it was meant for.

DM would know for sure, obviously.

Mike

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"Hit your BACKSPACE key"

Since you are only using it as a door server maybe you don't need most of them but, IIRC, I think this is some sort of terminal compatibility check. If they skip it, it is possible it would cause them a display issue
should the be one of the users it was meant for.

DM would know for sure, obviously.

This is for an rlogin gameserver. It should just log in seamlessly and not
ask any questions. Mine does now after getting rid of those prompts.

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Do a findstr for "cp437" in the subdirs is all I can say. I don't remember exactly where it was, but you can change all the values to "" and it won't ask any more! I had to get help from DigitalMan on that as wel.

Only place I find that is in text.dat, which looks like a strings language file. This can't be the place.

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Okay, I guess that was it. After all removed says "checking slots" and welcomes new user (without any key input and right to the door). Thanks!

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* In a message originally to Shurato, Exodus said:

Do a findstr for "cp437" in the subdirs is all I can say. I don't

remember

exactly where it was, but you can change all the values to "" and it

won't

ask any more! I had to get help from DigitalMan on that as wel.

Only place I find that is in text.dat, which looks like a strings language

file. This can't be the place.

Yeah, that's it.

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Hey Exodus!

On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:11:34 , you wrote:

If someone could point me at the file this sits in, that would be
awesome so I can clear it. I cannot find anything in scfg pertaining to these fields either.

I think those questions are only asked when someone logs in as "Guest".

sbbs/ctrl/modopts.ini may be the place you're looking for. Specifically the "[login]" section where you can disable "guest" access, and the "[newuser_prompts]" section where you can enable/disable some of those specific questions you mentioned. Some of the other things may be in other sections in that file, but that seems like a good place to start.

If you've been running this for quite some time and don't have that file, you may need to upgrade Synchronet and check here for anything else I may have missed:

https://wiki.synchro.net/config:modopts.ini?s[]=modopts

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Nick

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"Hit your BACKSPACE key"

This is for an rlogin gameserver. It should just log in seamlessly and not ask any questions. Mine does now after getting rid of those prompts.

I am aware of why he asked. That question is for some sort of terminal capability/compatibility so I would be leery to remove it but, if you are not having issues maybe it doesn't hurt anything (or hasn't yet).

Mike

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If you've been running this for quite some time and don't have that file, y may need to upgrade Synchronet and check here for anything else I may have

I'm not bothering upgrading a software I really don't run and it just runs a few doors that are made for sycnhronet only. I made those lines "" in text.dat in the ctrl directory and it took care of the problem.

Thanks for the tips tho.

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