IS there some easy way to be notified if someone uses a feature on the BBS...
For example... If a new user creates a new account the SysOp is sent a message
informing them that this has happened.

Can something be done like that if/when a menu option has been triggered??

Thanx

IB Joe
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of Joe's BBS
-=JoesBBS.com=-

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On 25 Feb 2022, IB Joe said the following...
IJ> IS there some easy way to be notified if someone uses a feature on the
IJ> BBS... For example... If a new user creates a new account the SysOp is
IJ> sent a message informing them that this has happened.
IJ>
IJ> Can something be done like that if/when a menu option has been
IJ> triggered??

you could put something in the prelogin menu that only works for new users.

i think you can call scripts from prompts too.

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IJ> IS there some easy way to be notified if someone uses a feature on the
IJ> BBS... For example... If a new user creates a new account the SysOp is
IJ> sent a message informing them that this has happened.

Yes you can do this is many ways.

Specifically for new users, Mystic already does this automatically for you as
long as you have "sysletter.txt" in the data directory and you have the
"Feedback To" field in the System Configuration set to your user name.

You will get an email whenever a new account is created.

Default installations of Mystic do include a sysletter.txt by default so if you
are not seeing this happen, check to make sure it exists and that your Sysop
names and Feedback To names are configured.

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On 28 Feb 2022, g00r00 said the following...
g0> IJ> IS there some easy way to be notified if someone uses a feature on th
g0> IJ> BBS... For example... If a new user creates a new account the SysOp i
g0> IJ> sent a message informing them that this has happened.
g0>
g0> Yes you can do this is many ways.
g0>
g0> Specifically for new users, Mystic already does this automatically for
g0> you as long as you have "sysletter.txt" in the data directory and you
g0> have the "Feedback To" field in the System Configuration set to your
g0> user name.
g0>
g0> You will get an email whenever a new account is created.
g0>
g0> Default installations of Mystic do include a sysletter.txt by default so
g0> if you are not seeing this happen, check to make sure it exists and that
g0> your Sysop names and Feedback To names are configured.
g0>

I would like to thank you for your response... I read over my initial message
and I see where the source of confusion is.... I'll try to explain myself a
little better.

I would like to be notified when someone presses a menu feature... LIKE when a
New User registers as a user. For example I can be notified every time someone
access a specific Door or whatever..

Thanx in advance...

IB Joe
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of Joe's BBS
-=JoesBBS.com=-

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IJ> I would like to thank you for your response... I read over my initial
IJ> message and I see where the source of confusion is.... I'll try to
IJ> explain myself a little better.

There are plenty of examples where I skim messages and miss the point too!

Sorry if I did that this time! :)

IJ> I would like to be notified when someone presses a menu feature... LIKE
IJ> when a New User registers as a user. For example I can be notified
IJ> every time someone access a specific Door or whatever..

Yes you can do that and there are a few different ways to do that as well.

Lets say you want an e-mail sent to you whenever a user runs the door LORD and
you have a LORD menu item in your door menu. It might look like this:

Display Text | (L)ORD
HotKey | L

Action List
(DD) Execute external program lord.bat

So what you could do is TAB so you can edit that Action List and when the "(DD)
Execute..." line is highlighted you can /I to insert an action before it.

Press ENTER on the new action that was created, then select "Command" and pick
"(MX) Post text file to base".

In the "Data" field set it to:
runlord.txt;1;Mystic BBS;IB Joe;LORD has been executed

Then exit out and save it.

Mystic should now e-mail "IB Joe" with whatever text is in "runlord.txt" in
your DATA folder. This will happen any time someone selects the LORD command
(hotkey L) on the menu.

I hope that helps I may not be the best at explaining, but I will try to help
you through it. Your "Menu Command/Action list" in the menu editor would now
look something like this:

Display Text | (L)ORD
HotKey | L

Action List
(MX) Post text file to base runlord.txt;1;<etc,etc>
(DD) Execute external program lord.bat

In other words, Mystic will do whatever is in the Action List anytime the L key
is pressed on that menu, and your Action List tells it to e-mail you and then
run the door.

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On 28 Feb 2022, g00r00 said the following...
g0> In the "Data" field set it to:
g0> runlord.txt;1;Mystic BBS;IB Joe;LORD has been executed

Worked perfectly

Thanx

IB Joe
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of Joe's BBS
-=JoesBBS.com=-

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