Subj : qwk accounts unable to post?
To   : Digital Man
From : candycane
Date : Sun Aug 06 2023 14:47:36

  Re: qwk accounts unable to post?
  By: Digital Man to candycane on Sun Aug 06 2023 03:06 am

 DM> Re: qwk accounts unable to post?
 DM> By: candycane to All on Sun Aug 06 2023 03:40 am

 >> Hello,
 >> I was wondering if qwk accounts were unable to post messages. I've
 >> been trying to set up a program to post a qwk packet through telneting
 >> but I keep getting "no permission to post" errors. Any advice or
 >> alternatives would be helpful.

 DM> Are you referring to "QWKnet accounts"? Those are for QWK networking, so
 DM> they're restricted to posting on QWK-networked sub-boards only. A regular
 DM> (non-QWKnet) account can post (via QWK) any sub-board the sysop allows
 DM> users to post to.

 DM> Regular users should use regular user accounts to upload QWK packets.
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Oh... are you allowed to set up a bot to post a qwk through a normal user account?

candycane

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