Re: Different login promps

velcro@pobox.com
Tue, 7 Nov 1995 02:32:27 -0500 (EST)

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> I have a client that would like to change from using a pc with a bbs
> software to a unix box with a portmaster front end. My problem is that he
> does not want to change the software on the client end (to many users).
> Now the question, client software expects three prompts, First Name then
> Last Name and then Password. Is it possible to get the portmaster to issue
> those prompts instead of username and password. I have this question into
> the livingstone support, but I'm hopping I'll get an answer here faster.

Nope, sorry, not gonna happen. BUT, most BBSs can handle FIRSTNAME LASTNAME
at the same time. They skip the second prompt and ask for the password.

This seems trivial to the question of: what the HELL is he going to do with
this BBS to get it to run under UN*X??

> Krzysztof
> --
> Krzysztof Adamski - NetSurf Inc. ISP
> kadamski@netsurf.net

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Dan D'Ambrosio
velcro@pobox.com

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