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from: Shurato Hidega
date: 2006-07-15 12:40:34
subject: RE: EleBBS: Anonymous FTP

* EleBBS Support List

Oh, I was refering to writing a script to disallow the user
"anonymous", not
modifying ele to allow any password for guest accounts.  The latter was Mike
Ehlert's idea.

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shurato Hidega [mailto:shurato{at}shurato.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 8:55 AM
>> To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
>> Subject: RE: EleBBS: Anonymous FTP
>>
>>
>> * EleBBS Support List
>>
>> Planning on it, if we can get the anonymous user to accept any
>> password when
>> the guest flag is set.  I had mentioned that in a previous post,
>> but thanks!
>>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Coolmax [mailto:coolmax{at}ddomain.bbs.us]
>> >> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 1:51 AM
>> >> To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
>> >> Subject: Re: EleBBS: Anonymous FTP
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> * EleBBS Support List
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> What about a script to look for anonymous as a username and
>> not let them
>> >> continue on the telnet side.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -------Original Message-------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: Shurato Hidega
>> >>
>> >> Date: 07/15/06 06:51:09
>> >>
>> >> To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
>> >>
>> >> Subject: EleBBS: Anonymous FTP
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> * EleBBS Support List
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >> What about creating a user account in EleBBS
named "Anonymous",
>> >>
>> >> >> without a password defined? It seems to me this
should work.
>> >>
>> >> >> (but I've never tried it).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Unfortunately, if someone tries to log on the BBS with this
>> account, it
>> >>
>> >> Tells them that their password has expired and they have
to change it.
>> >>
>> >> Plus, someone could manually change it anyway from a menu
>> >> option. Unless I
>> >>
>> >> Can do something like disallow the account telnet BBS access,
>> >> but allow it
>> >>
>> >> FTP server access? Will a blank password allow any password
>> from the FTP
>> >>
>> >> Client?
>> >>

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