I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to synchronet, these keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar do you want, here are your caller stats, etc....) then the game starts. This is far from ideal and
it says the user name is a dupe even though it's not. I've got rlogin_auto_xtrn=true set, which shows because the game does start before the menu, but after all the rest of that stuff... What am I doing wrong? I've
got all of the new user questions turned off. Stingray is at a loss.

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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 01:24 pm

I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to synchronet, these keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar do you want, here are your caller stats, etc....) then the game starts. This is far from ideal

Those files (e.g. "welcome to synchronet") can be simply deleted or overwritten with whatever text you prefer, if any.

and it says the user name is a dupe even though it's not.

Maybe it's the user's real name that's a duplicate? More information would be needed.

I've got
rlogin_auto_xtrn=true set, which shows because the game does start before the menu, but after all the rest of that stuff... What am I doing wrong?

Did you also set [logon] rlogin_xtrn_logon = false in your modopts? https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon

I've
got all of the new user questions turned off. Stingray is at a loss.

--
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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 01:24 pm

I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to
synchronet, these keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar
do you want, here are your caller stats, etc....) then the game
starts. This is far from ideal and it says the user name is a dupe
even though it's not. I've got rlogin_auto_xtrn=true
set, which shows because the game does start before the menu, but
after all the rest of that stuff... What am I doing wrong? I've got

read the synchronet docs and use search to find your issue.

Stingray is at a loss.

huh
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* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Digital Man said:

Re: game server not working... By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec
19 2025 01:24 pm

I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to synchronet,

these

keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar do you want, here are

your

caller stats, etc....) then the game starts. This is far from ideal

Those files (e.g. "welcome to synchronet") can be simply deleted or overwritten with whatever text you prefer, if any.

Ok, what are the files?

and it says the user name is a dupe even though it's not.

Maybe it's the user's real name that's a duplicate? More information would be needed.

It's not a dupe, it's invalid.

I've got rlogin_auto_xtrn=true set, which shows because the game does start

before

the menu, but after all the rest of that stuff... What am I doing

wrong?

Did you also set [logon] rlogin_xtrn_logon = false in your modopts? https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon

No, that wasn't listed in the game server info. It is now.

I've got all of the new user questions turned off. Stingray is at a
loss.

-- digital man (rob)

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* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, MRO said:

Re: game server not working... By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec
19 2025 01:24 pm

I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to synchronet, these keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar do you want,
here are your caller stats, etc....) then the game starts. This is
far from ideal and it says the user name is a dupe even though
it's not. I've got rlogin_auto_xtrn=true set, which shows because
the game does start before the menu, but after all the rest of that stuff... What am I doing wrong? I've got

read the synchronet docs and use search to find your issue.

Stingray is at a loss.

I can read specific sections relevant to my issue, but I can't find those by searching. I don't have the ability to read the whole thing and understand
it. I also can't search for something when I don't know what to search for. That's why I'm asking for help.

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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 01:24 pm

Maybe it's the user's real name that's a duplicate? More information would be needed.

It's not allowing a single word real name. I'm just passing a handle. I
don't collect real names any where the BBS would have access to them.

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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 01:24 pm

read the synchronet docs and use search to find your issue.

The game server wiki implies that the game will be loaded immediately. It's not. There are many text files and prompts displayed before that happens, including bulletins, which that help says should be skipped. My use case is simple and I thought it was accounted for.

--
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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to Digital Man on Fri Dec 19 2025 05:41 pm

* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Digital Man said:

Re: game server not working... By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec
19 2025 01:24 pm

I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to synchronet,

these

keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar do you want, here are

your

caller stats, etc....) then the game starts. This is far from ideal

Those files (e.g. "welcome to synchronet") can be simply deleted or overwritten with whatever text you prefer, if any.

Ok, what are the files?

As documented at https://wiki.synchro.net/config:text_files,
the files I think you're asking about are text/system.msg and text/newuser.msg

and it says the user name is a dupe even though it's not.

Maybe it's the user's real name that's a duplicate? More information would be needed.

It's not a dupe, it's invalid.

In what way?

I've got rlogin_auto_xtrn=true set, which shows because the game does start

before

the menu, but after all the rest of that stuff... What am I doing

wrong?

Did you also set [logon] rlogin_xtrn_logon = false in your modopts? https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon

No, that wasn't listed in the game server info. It is now.

I'm not clear what you mean by "game server info". Please clarify.
--
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Rush quote #33:
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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to Digital Man on Fri Dec 19 2025 05:53 pm

Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 01:24 pm

Maybe it's the user's real name that's a duplicate? More information would be needed.

It's not allowing a single word real name. I'm just passing a handle. I don't collect real names any where the BBS would have access to them.

You can eliminate that prompt entirely by creating the file ctrl/text.ini and adding the following line:
EnterYourRealName = ""
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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to MRO on Fri Dec 19 2025 05:57 pm

Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 01:24 pm

read the synchronet docs and use search to find your issue.

The game server wiki implies that the game will be loaded immediately. It's not. There are many text files and prompts displayed before that happens, including bulletins, which that help says should be skipped. My use case is simple and I thought it was accounted for.

It is and I already explained how to enable that behavior. Multiple times now. --
digital man (rob)

Steven Wright quote #20:
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to MRO on Fri Dec 19 2025 05:44 pm

I can read specific sections relevant to my issue, but I can't find
those by searching. I don't have the ability to read the whole

read the whole fucking thing.

thing and understand it. I also can't search for something when I
don't know what to search for. That's why I'm asking for help.

if you dont know what you're looking for how can other people figure it out? we're not mind readers. just run synchronet one one port and your other bbs on another. do rlogin from the other bbs to synchronet. you can even do rlogin to x-bit's doorgames. that's what i'm doing on datastream.
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Re: game server not working...
By: Martin Kazmaier to MRO on Fri Dec 19 2025 05:57 pm

read the synchronet docs and use search to find your issue.

The game server wiki implies that the game will be loaded
immediately. It's not. There are many text files and prompts
displayed before that happens, including bulletins, which that help
says should be skipped. My use case is simple and I thought it was accounted for.

if you fucking read the docs you'd know what those files are and what can be disabled and what can be modified.

they shouldnt account for someone who doesn't want to use the software properly and want a quick shortcut to take advantage of one part of the bbs.

seriously this stuff is really easy. read the docs and then make sure you read the customization section. you an read, right. it's not a dick, dont take it so hard. synchronet docs are better than any other bbs software.
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* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Digital Man said:

Re: game server not working... By: Martin Kazmaier to Digital Man on
Fri Dec 19 2025 05:41 pm

* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Digital Man said:

Re: game server not working... By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 01:24 pm

I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to

synchronet,

these

keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar do you want,

here

are

your

caller stats, etc....) then the game starts. This is far from

ideal

Those files (e.g. "welcome to synchronet") can be simply deleted or overwritten with whatever text you prefer, if any.

Ok, what are the files?

As documented at https://wiki.synchro.net/config:text_files, the
files I think you're asking about are text/system.msg and
text/newuser.msg

and it says the user name is a dupe even though it's not.

Maybe it's the user's real name that's a duplicate? More information would be needed.

It's not a dupe, it's invalid.

In what way?

I don't know, it simply says that the name is a duplicate or invalid. It doesn't seem to like a single word name.

I've got rlogin_auto_xtrn=true set, which shows because the game

does

start

before

the menu, but after all the rest of that stuff... What am I

doing

wrong?

Did you also set [logon] rlogin_xtrn_logon = false in your modopts? https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon

No, that wasn't listed in the game server info. It is now.

I'm not clear what you mean by "game server info". Please clarify. -- digital man (rob)

The game server wiki. By it is now, I meant that I have that line in my modopts.ini. It made 0 difference.

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