Subj : user.compare_ars() vs. bbs.compare_ars()
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Apr 21 2022 06:57 pm

  Re: user.compare_ars() vs. bbs.compare_ars()
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Wed Apr 20 2022 10:05 am

 > Hi DM,
 >
 > The JS documentation (jsobjs.html) says the user object is an instance of
 > the User class representing the current user online.  I've used
 > user.compare_ars() in some of my JS scripts, as it sounded like it would
 > apply to the current user running the script.  Yesterday I just noticed the
 > documentation for user.compare_ars() seems to have been updated, and now it
 > says "Note: For the current user o fthe terminal server, use
 > bbs.compare_ars() instead."  I'm a little unclear on what exactly "the
 > current user of the terminal server" means, and how that is different from
 > the "current user online", as it says for the user object?

bbs.compare_ars() can take the current terminal server session into account (e.g. terminal capabilties, temp-sysop capabilities), where as user.compare_ars() cannot.

 > The documentation for bbs.compare_ars() says it verifies "the current user
 > online" meets the Access Requirements String.  It says the user object is
 > also supposed to be the current user online, correct?

Correct. But the User.compare_ars() method is not identical to the bbs.compare_ars() method, so if your interested in the current terminal server user, it's best to use bbs.compare_ars() instead.
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