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echo: binkley
to: Dallas Hinton
from: Sean Sixsmith
date: 1996-07-18 18:23:28
subject: limiting connections only to one no

Hi Dallas!

Monday July 08 1996 07:27, Dallas Hinton wrote to Bill George:

 BG>> I tore through every "doc" I have and could not find
a discussion on
 BG>> how to use the curmudgeon statement. WHATSNEW.256 discussed fixes
 BG>> for it. But I could not find an explanation of the line syntax.

 DH> It was never documented.  It's either on or off, depending on whether
 DH> the word is uncommented or commented.  If uncommented, binkley will
 DH> disconnect the calling node if it is not listed in the current
 DH> compiled nodelist that it's reading.

 DH> That would effectively block all points and any zone or net not in
 DH> FidoNet 1-6.

Also, when used the Curmudgeon verb also disconnects those systems who have
not bothered to implement the agreed-upon session password with your
system. ;-)

Talk to you later.

Sean

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