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Hey Martin!

On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:53:00 +0000, you wrote:

 > I just don't deal well when things don't work the way they are 
 > supposed to.  In my case, it's the new user procedure that needs to 
 > be disabled.

It works just fine if you had a version of Synchronet installed that supported
what you're trying to do!

 > Every time I connect, it's as a new user and the real name isn't 
 > accepted as the same as the handle (sbbs simply reports that it's 
 > either a dupe or invalid) as I think it's only 1 word.  I'd love to 
 > be able to get this to work, but until then I'll be semi-satisfied 
 > with using the anet online game server for individual games.

This might have been addressed recently, if I remember right. But your
Synchronet install would need to be updated to the latest. The instructions to
do this are also on the wiki.

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
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