Subject: How to disable users' ability to use config

From: Wil Rodriguez <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 23:54:38 +0000

I read the FAQ, but I couldn't figure out how to set pine.conf.fixed so 
that users could not make _any_ alterations via the setup|config options.

Also, since most users will be logging in remotely, I would like to 
totally disable printing.  Is that possible through the fixed config file?

Thanks!

wil

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From: Michael Joswig <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 16:39:49 +0200 (MET DST)

Hi Wil,

have tou tried to put the print commands (printer and personal-print-command) in there, 
pointing to any shellscript that does not print but notify the user that printing is disabled?

Ciao,
 Michael Joswig

> totally disable printing.  Is that possible through the fixed config file?

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Michael J. Joswig              [email-masked]
                               Tel. (040) 651 56 25

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From: Wil Rodriguez <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 08:38:01 +0000 ( )

> On Mon, 21 Aug 1995, Wil Rodriguez wrote:
<snip> 
> > totally disable printing.  Is that possible through the fixed config file?

I'm thinking of gettint the source and recompiling Pine with the print 
(and other options) totally disabled.  

Wil

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 10:19:04 +0100 (BST)

There are four very useful variables that can only be set in the 
systemwide "fixed" configuration file:

disable-config-screen	Prevents access to the configuration screen.
disable-password-cmd	Prevents people changing their password.
disable-update-cmd	Disables the "Update" command (useful for UNIX systems)
disable-kblock-cmd	Disables the "keyboard lock" feature of Pine.

You may want to try some/all of them.

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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From: Mary Aplin <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 10:41:46 +0200 (MET DST)

While we're on the subject, is there a way to disable the users ability 
to print the help file?

Thanks,
Mary Aplin
Loyola University, New Orleans

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From: Pulp-Fiction <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 12:34:52 -0400 (EDT)

Hi is there a way to filter files, from say this listserv, into a pine 
mail folder, which i created called pine. Im sure ppl have asked this Q a 
million times, sorry about that.
We have Unix,Solaris 2.3 (system V), and pine 3.91. There is a utility 
called proamail i think, that should do the job, but i have no idea. Any 
ideas, are appreciated
Thanks in advance

			Love, Peace & Respect Jaz ........

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From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 16:45:47 -0400

procmail is the tool you want:

[ begin .procmailrc ]
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail
LOGFILE=$HOME/.procmail.log
                                           
:0:                                      
* ^From: UniqueString
pine

[end .procmailrc]

change UniqueString to something which appears in the "From:" or "From" 
line (whichever you specify right before UniqueString)

procmail is very smart.  If it can't figure out what to do with 
something, it leaves it alone.

ymmv, sar, etc etc

TjL
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Timothy J. Luoma                         NeXT 3.2 m68k
[email-masked]          ASCII, MIME, and NeXTMail OK    
Just another convert to the Z-Shell      Avoid DOS at all costs.
"If I  understood the man page, I wouldn't have asked the question."

On 29 Aug 1995, Pulp-Fiction wrote:

> Date: 29 AUG 1995 09:42:38 -0700 
> From: Pulp-Fiction <[email-masked]>
> Newgroups: comp.mail.pine
> Subject: Re: How to disable users' ability to use config 
>