Subj : Set Subs for Areas "On" for new users?
To   : j0hnny a1pha
From : apam
Date : Mon Dec 18 2023 08:21 am

 > One of the things I'm noticing, new users often don't realize their New
 > Scan doesn't work out of the box because all areas are default sub "off".
 > 
 > Might it be useful to have a way for the sysop to set new user suscription
 > defaults at a Conference or Area level? Dunno. Thinking about how
 > old-school BBSs often handled this, I think Iniquity and Renegade had a
 > per-area setting that was "default on" or "required on" (meaning a user
 > couldn't un-sub it, like announcements or updates most likely).

I've added a new option to message area definitions eg:

subbed_by_default = true

will subscribe a user to that base when the user is created.

it defaults to false..

Haven't done a required thing, but hopefully this helps.

Andrew
PS it's in git now





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