Ok I give.. I know I am running an old version. 3.18, I am only running it as a Door Server and it runs fine so I don't see a need to upgrade it to the latest.. Back when I put this door server online, I turned on the last few callers section. I want to turn it off now. I changed the line in modopts.ini and it still is on. I checked my xternal programs area and it is not listed there at all. Is there a way to turn it off in 3.18? If not I guess I will have to upgrade to 3.19b but I would like to just turn it off on this one.. Any info I have checked the wiki and everywhere else I can guess.. Thanks in advance..
I think you're refering to the logonlist module. It's disabled by setting show_logon_list=false in the [logon] section of modopts.ini. https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon
What did you try?
On 02 Oct 2022, Digital Man said the following...
I think you're refering to the logonlist module. It's disabled by setting show_logon_list=false in the [logon] section of modopts.ini. https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon
What did you try?
I did that, it still shows up.. I am running 3.18 though.. Thanks for the help...
Are you sure? The logon.js change in question was made Oct-30-2019,
almost a year before v3.18b was released.
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On 02 Oct 2022, Digital Man said the following...
Are you sure? The logon.js change in question was made Oct-30-2019, almost a year before v3.18b was released.
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That's probably the reason the version I am running is 1/1/2019..
I think I
am just going to upgrade to the latest version. I don't like staying behind on software and this one I have stayed behind to long... Thanks for the help DM, I do appreciate it...
That's probably the reason the version I am running is 1/1/2019..
v3.17b was released on Jan-1-2019.
on software and this one I have stayed behind to long... Thanks for the DM, I do appreciate it...
Sounds like the right move to me.
On 03 Oct 2022, Digital Man said the following...
That's probably the reason the version I am running is 1/1/2019..
v3.17b was released on Jan-1-2019.
on software and this one I have stayed behind to long... Thanks for the DM, I do appreciate it...
Sounds like the right move to me.
Yea, I think so too.. LOL Let me ask you, if I do a full clean install with the latest files. What files can I copy from my old install to keep my user list and doors list,
like I said this is a DoorParty type server (which uses
the Door Party front end of RLOGIN to the menu) if I can do that I think it might be a lot better off, I did an upgrade to 3.18b last year and now I am seeing it wasn't a complete upgrade but a half assed one.. Jeez.. THanks again for the help..
Read http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migration
I work hard to make the upgrade path smooth (no "full clean [re]install" should ever be needed). Just make sure you're running 'jsexec update' after each update/upgrade.
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On 04 Oct 2022, Digital Man said the following...
Read http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migration
Thanks DM! Reading it as soon as I finish this message..
I work hard to make the upgrade path smooth (no "full clean [re]install" should ever be needed). Just make sure you're running 'jsexec update' after each update/upgrade.
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I know, that is why I was shocked when I saw that my modopts.ini was outdated..
I think the way I have been doing them is wrong
Actually, I
haven't done one on this server since about a year and half ago. Why change what isn't broken?!? I have been wanting to rebuild this machine anyway. I am going to make sure everything is good and do it in the background.. Thanks again for all the help it means a lot..
modopts.ini is not automatically updated, nor does it need to be. You
just add things to your modopts.ini when you need/want them (e.g. based
on instructions from recommendations or documentation).
I think the way I have been doing them is wrong
What way is that?
On 04 Oct 2022, Digital Man said the following...
modopts.ini is not automatically updated, nor does it need to be. You just add things to your modopts.ini when you need/want them (e.g. based on instructions from recommendations or documentation).
I have never updated modopts.ini, but it was missing the section of last_user listing.. It only had the question on whether or not to show it.
I think the way I have been doing them is wrong
What way is that?
I have been updating exec via the separate update files, sbb_dev.zip, run.zip, ctrl etc. then running jsexec.js update..
Last night I did a full
re-install and read the Wiki of what directories to copy over, installed my door Server Rlogin package in the mods directory and everything worked like a charm.. Just gotta finish updating the VM it resides in and it will be ready to go online in place of my current one..
THank you again for all the help.. The more I screw around with the internal workings of it, I am learning more about it..
Last night I did a full
re-install and read the Wiki of what directories to copy over, installe door Server Rlogin package in the mods directory and everything worked a charm.. Just gotta finish updating the VM it resides in and it will b ready to go online in place of my current one..
THank you again for all the help.. The more I screw around with the int workings of it, I am learning more about it..
Cool.
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Thanks again Rob, everything is in fact better then before. Everything is working as described and now that I have a new set up, I can rebuild my directories and instead of having 11 directories of doors, break it down into a more manageable 5 or 6.. With just about 200 doors online it gets crazy.. LOL
put yourself in their shoes. if you want to do some dick waving and see how many you have, put it in another menu selection.
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On 06 Oct 2022, MRO said the following...
put yourself in their shoes. if you want to do some dick waving and see how many you have, put it in another menu selection.
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I do put myself in their shoes, that is why I have a menu with like 6 selections of directories, Multi Player, Single Player, Card Games, Gambling Games, Adult games.
What is in there is what counts, it's not dick waving as you put it to have a Door Server with a lot of games for people if they are into it. It's gives users a choice to play or use what they want. I don't force anyone to call my system's, if they don't like what they see, they don't call. No loss to
me, I will still enjoy doing what I am doing with my systems. To me that is all that matters..
you totally missed my point. and like i said, the author of probably the most popular doorgame said it too.
yes, but aren't we supposed to be running systems for users and not ourselves?
that's where sysops lost their way.
it's fine though, do it how you want to do it. i dont care.
i'm not picking on you specifically, there's other sysops with shitloads of doorgames. but you certainly are in that mindset.
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Re: Re: Last few callers...
By: Al DeRosa to Digital Man on Thu Oct 06 2022 06:34 pm
> Thanks again Rob, everything is in fact better then before. Everything is
> working as described and now that I have a new set up, I can rebuild my
> directories and instead of having 11 directories of doors, break it down
> into a more manageable 5 or 6.. With just about 200 doors online it gets
> crazy.. LOL
people get stupid and install hundreds of doors.
users don't want that. i dont know why people can't realize that.
seth robinson said this a long time ago: just have a few good ones.
he even said he had a shortcut to lord on his main menu on his bbs.
you guys are giving users a facefull of ugly text in mixed colors and it makes them want to take off.
have the good ones. then you might have user interaction and that means fun.
put yourself in their shoes. if you want to do some dick waving and see how many you have, put it in another menu selection.
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