When setting up Synchronet as a game server, can you point to a specific "external program" like my Online games only? Right now it goes to the list of external programs.

Thanks,
Rick V
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On Tue, 6 May 2025 12:43:24 -0500
"Rick V" (VERT/FILECABI) <VERT/FILECABI!Rick.V@endofthelinebbs.com>
wrote:

When setting up Synchronet as a game server, can you point to a
specific "external program" like my Online games only? Right now it
goes to the list of external programs.

Thanks,
Rick V
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I'm pretty sure this wiki explains how to do that. https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:game_server
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Hello nelgin.

10 Sep 70 07:13, you wrote to All:

On Tue, 6 May 2025 12:43:24 -0500
"Rick V" (VERT/FILECABI) <VERT/FILECABI!Rick.V@endofthelinebbs.com>
wrote:

When setting up Synchronet as a game server, can you point to a
specific "external program" like my Online games only? Right now it
goes to the list of external programs.

Thanks,
Rick V
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I'm pretty sure this wiki explains how to do that. https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:game_server

Yes I have read that. I have the modopts.ini changed to True as it says.

"if rlogin_xtrn_menu was enabled)"

What it does it go to the "external programs" which list all the external areas. What I was asking , is ther a way to go directly to just my 'games" areas only?


Rick V

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Re: Game server question
By: Rick V to nelgin on Tue May 06 2025 06:25 pm

Hello nelgin.

10 Sep 70 07:13, you wrote to All:

On Tue, 6 May 2025 12:43:24 -0500
"Rick V" (VERT/FILECABI) <VERT/FILECABI!Rick.V@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

When setting up Synchronet as a game server, can you point to a
specific "external program" like my Online games only? Right now it
goes to the list of external programs.

Thanks,
Rick V
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I'm pretty sure this wiki explains how to do that. https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:game_server

Yes I have read that. I have the modopts.ini changed to True as it says.

"if rlogin_xtrn_menu was enabled)"

What it does it go to the "external programs" which list all the external areas. What I was asking , is ther a way to go directly to just my 'games" areas only?

Yes, that's explained here: https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon#rlogin_xtrn_menu
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Hello Digital.

10 Sep 70 10:23, you wrote to me:

@h@bRe@n@b: @h@cGame server question
@bBy@n@b: @h@cRick V @bto @cnelgin @bon @cTue May 06 2025 06:25 pm@n

Hello nelgin.

10 Sep 70 07:13, you wrote to All:

On Tue, 6 May 2025 12:43:24 -0500
"Rick V" (VERT/FILECABI)

<VERT/FILECABI!Rick.V@endofthelinebbs.com>

wrote:

When setting up Synchronet as a game server, can you point to a
specific "external program" like my Online games only? Right

now it

goes to the list of external programs.

Thanks,
Rick V
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[filecabi.casacam.net:1025]

I'm pretty sure this wiki explains how to do that.
https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:game_server

Yes I have read that. I have the modopts.ini changed to True as it
says.

"if rlogin_xtrn_menu was enabled)"

What it does it go to the "external programs" which list all the
external areas. What I was asking , is ther a way to go directly to
just my 'games" areas only?

Yes, that's explained here: https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon#rlogin_xtrn_menu
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I've read that and have set that to "true". Then I try and point it to my "Games" area, and that doesn't work, but if I point to a specific game it works fine. So I guess it won't work pointing to my games area and show all the games there right?

Rick V

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Re: Game server question
By: Rick V to Digital Man on Wed May 07 2025 09:30 pm

What it does it go to the "external programs" which list all the
external areas. What I was asking , is ther a way to go directly to
just my 'games" areas only?

Yes, that's explained here: https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon#rlogin_xtrn_menu

I've read that and have set that to "true". Then I try and point it to my "Games" area, and that doesn't work, but if I point to a specific game it works fine. So I guess it won't work pointing to my games area and show all the games there right?

It works if you follow the instructions (and you have the latest and greatest logon.js module):
"To automatically direct a user to a particular external program section, the RLogin client can pass a /terminal/ field value of "xtrn_sec=<code>" where <code> is the internal code of the external program section."
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Digital Man wrote to Rick V <=-

Yes, that's explained here: https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon#rlogin_xtrn_menu

I've read that and have set that to "true". Then I try and point it to my "Games" area, and that doesn't work, but if I point to a specific game it works fine. So I guess it won't work pointing to my games area and show all the games there right?

It works if you follow the instructions (and you have the latest and greatest logon.js module): "To automatically direct a user to a
particular external program section, the RLogin client can pass a /terminal/ field value of "xtrn_sec=<code>" where <code> is the
internal code of the external program section."

Gee! Follow the instructions? Who'da thunk that would make it work?!

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