U S E R R E C O R D I N F O Upon initial logon to the BBS, you entered some information about yourself which was stored in your user record. This contained information ranging from the type of computer you have, to the type of editor you want to use as a default when using the message base. If you would like to update this information, select the appropriate number corresponding to the field you would like to modify. [ 1] Password - Password used to logon to the system. Your password can be up to 14 characters long. [ 2] Computer type - This field is used to identify the type of computer you are using to connect to @BBS@. [ 3] Phone number - Your VOICE phone number. Normally, this is only used in by the Sysop in unusual circumstances and is always held in the strictest of confidence. [ 4] Birth date - Your birthdate in MM/DD/YY format. [ 5] Screen length - This will determine the number of lines displayed before causing a -Pause- prompt. This is used to prevent information from scrolling off the screen. [ 6] Color menus - Ability to turn ON/OFF fancy color menus. [ 7] Erase prompt - This causes various command prompts to be erased prior to displaying any more information, allowing for very smooth screen operation. [ 8] Hot keys - With this feature turned on, you need only tap the letter that corresponds to the option. Pressing [ENTER] is not required. [ 9] Quote on reply - When replying to a message, the original message is placed at the beginning of the reply and allows you to respond to specific sections of that message using normal editing features. [10] Msg Clear Screen - Clears the screen prior to every message displayed. [11] Default editor - Upon entering a new message or replying to an existing one, this option will select which type of editor type will be choosen. Two types are available. Standard line by line, or full screen editing. The full screen editor uses the standard WordStar command set and requires the caller to properly support ANSI codes. [12] File display mode - As a default, this selects which of three possible display modes to list the files in. Single, Double or Full modes. [13] Default protocol - This option selects which file transfer protocol will be used when downloading or uploading files to @BBS@. [14] Calling from - The location from which you are calling from in City, State format. i.e. - Bakersfield, CA. [15] Chat status - Chat status is used for enabling/disabling the ability to be interrupted by other callers for a quick chat between nodes. There is also information displayed ranging from your security level to the number of messages written on the system.