Subj : Hacker making all Mystic nodes "BUSY"
To   : ALL
From : Gandalf
Date : Tue Feb 14 2023 03:06 pm

Botcheck1_2 installed.  However, using the standard install instructions where you modify the theme prompt "|TE detected" to "!botcheck1_2 |TE detected", the botcheck works, but is displayed after the system password so it does not help at that point of the login process.  I tried editing the system password prompt line where in my case it is: "|CR|14Speak friend and enter: |XX" to "!botcheck1_2 |CR|14Speak friend and enter: |XX", which the botcheck runs in ASCII (no color) then when you hit ESC twice, it does not prompt the text before the input prompt.  I can type the system password at that point, which allows me to continue but that does not let the user know that there is a system password prompt waiting for input.  I tried adding |CR carriage return and |CL clear screen codes at different points but cannot find a config that works.  Is there another prompt line I should be using or something I can add to the script?  Looks like the only option is to turn off the system password.  I like that feature.  I use it as an initial user qualification puzzle.  If you know what ARDA is and that it is related to LOTR then you will understand the prompt and enter the correct password.  If you don't, then it is a challenge and maybe using a LOTR themed BBS is not for you anyway.  It would be nice to figure out a solution that allows this puzzle to remain.   Thank you, I appreciate your input and help!

.... In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/04/03 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: ARDA-BBS (21:4/153)

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