Subj : IcyBoard 0.1.6 release
To   : Omnibrain
From : Accession
Date : Thu Oct 16 2025 06:13 pm

Hey Omnibrain!

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:11:18 -0700, you wrote:

 > It's easier to handle bugs on github :). But using messages is ok as
 > well. Better than no bug reports. It's a complex system so I think there
 > are many issues here and there.

Ok. Once I get past this conversation and dive deeper, including PPEs and whatnot, I'll go there, instead. I also switched to a debug build, just in case.

 Ac>> - When applying as a new user, the "Please enter city/state"
 Ac>> question currently does not allow commas or spaces. In my case, a
 Ac>> normal answer there would be "Pewaukee, WI (or Wisconsin if not
 Ac>> abbreviating the state)".

 > fixed.

Confirmed.

 Ac>> - When you login and are inputting your real name or alias, only
 Ac>> capital letters are inputted. Anywhere else I've come across,
 Ac>> including the application process.. lowercase can be used. This one
 Ac>> is probably an outstanding limitation from the original PCBoard
 Ac>> itself, as I remember not liking the name only using capitol
 Ac>> letters.

 > y it's a pcboard thing.

Would love to not have this restriction at all. Using all uppercase in this day and age is terrible. ;)

 Ac>> - When you hit "B" for bulletins, you're essentially stuck there. I
 Ac>> can't hit "Q" or "X" or even ENTER to go back to the main menu.
 Ac>> After I hit something like "S" (I started hitting a bunch of
 Ac>> letters to see how to get out of it), which is a search for text
 Ac>> funcion (probably not needed from the bulletins menu) I was able
 Ac>> hit enter to go back to the main menu.

 > fixed - was a side effect. Added test.

Confirmed working now.

 Ac>> - When listing users with "USER", if you're only allowing aliases
 Ac>> (not - "V" to view your statistics doesn't seem to do anything. -
 Ac>> "WHO" command doesn't do anything for me (at the time I am the only
 Ac>> one

 > Can't repro it with current HEAD - may be something that happened
 > between commits.

After testing again this time around:

"V" - doesn't do anything
"LANG" - doesn't do anything
"WHO" - doesn't do anything

"USER" - A bit more on this. I did not have a "Real Name" set, as I was only using aliases. So it originally only displayed my location and last on. Once I set a real name, it displays that. Maybe I can change that in mkpcbtxt (or not if the next paragraph is the best way to handle what I'm trying to do, then I wouldn't have to do anything here).

With this in mind, what would be the best way to eliminate real names and just use an alias that could be more than one word? I see the "What is your first name" prompt allows more than one word, so should I use that, while somehow eliminating the display/use of the "What is your last name" prompt and then just not allowing aliases? I think this is what I did with my PCBoard setup, but if there's a better way, I'd be glad to hear it.

Seems PCBoard has always put the "alias" category as a secondary, not so visable to the public, option.

 Ac>> - "icbsysmgr > edit users file > any user > gender" is listed
 Ac>> twice.

 > fixed.

Confirmed!

- I just realized "City" is listed twice, also.
- I can not set my birthday. If I save and exit, and then go back in it displays 01-01-00.
- Reg Ex Date seems to also be set permanently to 01-01-00.

Both of the above are also wierd, since I'm using "MM/DD/YY" format. But it doesn't matter how I write the date in those two fields, it always reverts.

Finally, what is an accounting file? My logs say it is not found, however it is not even enabled, nor is there any accounting files specified in icbsetup.

I'm digging this, but damn I'm just thinking about how much time I'm going to need to mess with PPEs. :)

Regards,
Nick


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