Subj : Even the whole idea of just installing T
To   : Charles Pierson
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Oct 11 2020 19:31:23

On 11/10/2020 3:46 a.m., Charles Pierson : August Abolins wrote:


 AA>> ...If BBSs has something similar
 AA>> (verification via email or txt) that would get me up and
 AA>> running. The way it is now, all the login info and pwds
 AA>> are inaccessible on the pc that is "down".

 CP> Unfortunately, as has been repeatedly told to me
 CP> elsewhere, the BBS message system doesn't work well for
 CP> using a single ID (point, user ID, what have you) from
 CP> multiple systems. You can log in from pretty much
 CP> anywhere, as long as you recall your info.

Being a point or not is not the problem. For now, I can use my NNTP
setup from another PC (which I am obviously doing now). However,
it's not a portable PC.  But if there was a way to recall my login
credentials, I could then setup up Thunderbird (TB) and NNTP easier
on an alternate laptop.


 CP> I don't think that's going to change real soon. Or if it's
 CP> possible without a full redo of the whole system.

Even a "recall login credentials" feature via email would be nice.

TB is configured to "always request authentication", but there is no
local file that I can access to decode what the pw is.

With Veleno BBS (the webpoint solution) the credentials are saved in
Firefox's "Saved passwords".  That makes it easy to recall and copy
for login on a replacement laptop.



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