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   PID: Synchronet 3.20e-Win32 master/cc717b402 Mar 08 2025 MSC 1929   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9 2024-03-02   
   BBSID: PHARCYDE   
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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.   
   --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20250409   
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