Subj : doorparty rejecting some of my callers trying to use it for bad passw
To   : echicken
From : Rixter
Date : Thu Nov 14 2024 03:07:53

>   Re: doorparty rejecting some of my callers trying to use it for bad passwo
>   By: Rixter to all on Wed Nov 13 2024 09:26:08

> As I understand it, maskreet recently migrated some portion of Doorparty to
> Mystic, fuck knows why exactly.

> My old doorparty.js script does this when connecting:

> - Use a system-wide password for all users if defined in modopts [doorparty]
> - If not, use a per-user password from data/user/####.ini [doorparty]
> - If not, generate password, store in ####.ini, and use it

> When the user account is created on Doorparty, the password as selected above
> is used, and is reused on subsequent connections.

> My best guess is he didn't migrate users to the new system, or he didn't
> migrate them with the possibility of unique passwords in mind and gave them
> all a common password, or something like that.

> For the users who are complaining, look for data/user/####.ini according to
> their user number, see if there's a [doorparty] section in the file, delete
> that entire section, save the file. Have them try connecting again. If that
> doesn't help, get in touch with maskreet and have him look at one of the user
> accounts on his end, see what the password is and why what your system sends
> is different.

> echicken    
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Echicken,
I told Todd about the problem. It seems that anyone on my BBS before his change
that had already accessed door party with the password doorparty.js generated
is fine. After, they get an invalid password response and are sent back to my
BBS. The 8 character password generated by doorparty.js is being rejected now
after his change. No new user access apparently right now. Old schoolers are
ok. My password works and the few of us here as well before his change. After
the change....no connecting to it. IF I delete the [doorparty] section in the
user .ini file doorparty.js creates a new password upon launching the doorparty
access from my BBS menu. The new password is rejected each time. Thanks for
telling me where to find the user.ini files. I have used synchronet a LONG time
and never looked in that folder. I shall go exploring today. Synchronet is a
wonder of things to discover. Have a good day Mr. E-Chicken. Echicken
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
Madison,NC

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