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    From Matthew Munson@1:218/109 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 12:32:18
    Do I need to make duplicate accounts or can wins really support handles?
    Or how does the door games recognize handle and real name?

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  • From Terry Roati@3:712/1321 to Matthew Munson on Sunday, September 06, 2026 10:44:12
    WINS does not support handles or nicknames by choice so on my system I request users to use a nickname when creating an account on my system.

    Terry

    On Sep 06, 2026 05:32am, Matthew Munson wrote to All:

    Do I need to make duplicate accounts or can wins really support handles? Or how does the door games recognize handle and real name?

    ... Platinum Xpress & Wildcat!..... Nice!!!!
    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v10.0gr17
    * Origin: Inland Utopia BBS * Ontario, CA * iutopia.duckdns.org:
    (1:218/109)

    ... Platinum Xpress & Wildcat!..... Nice!!!!
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    * Origin: The File Bank BBS! (3:712/1321)
  • From IB Joe@1:342/201 to Matthew Munson on Sunday, September 06, 2026 08:36:36
    On 05 Sep 2026, Matthew Munson said the following...


    Do I need to make duplicate accounts or can wins really support handles? Or how does the door games recognize handle and real name?


    No, you can have just handles

    IB Joe, Pronouns (FJB/LGB)
    AKA Joe Schweier
    SysOp of 4A 6F 65 73 42 42 53
    -=JoesBBS.com=-

    ... When all else fails, read the instructions

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