Dial-In Connection With Authorization

In this example, FileLink is acting as host for remote dial-in users in an async modem environment. FileLink prompts for and verifies the user name and password of the caller.

ANSWER /timeout=0

;; check for connection

IFERROR!= $ERROR_SUCCESS goto Exit

;; Prompt for user name and wait 60 seconds for a response

LINEOUT "Enter your user name:" /flush

LINEIN username /flush /timeout=60

IFERROR= $ERROR_SUCCESS goto Operation2

GOTO Disconnect

:Operation2

;; Validate that the user name is one we recognize

;; Authorization records have been pre-created in "authfile.txt"

AUTHUSER username "authfile.txt"

IFERROR= $ERROR_AUTHORIZATION_FAILED goto Disconnect

;; User was found in authorization file

;; Prompt for password and wait 60 seconds for a response

LINEOUT "Enter your password:" /flush

LINEIN password /flush /timeout=60

IFERROR= $ERROR_SUCCESS goto Operation3

GOTO Disconnect

:Operation3

;; Validate that the password for this user

AUTHPW username password "authfile.txt"

IFERROR= $ERROR_AUTHORIZATION_FAILED goto Disconnect

;; Password matched for this user

;; Send predefined greeting #1 to this user

AUTHDATA username greeting "1" "authfile.txt"

LINEOUTLINEOUT greeting /flush

:Operation4

;; here the script might send or receive a file

;; or perform other required operations

. . .

:Disconnect

DISCONNECT

:Exit

EXIT

In this example, an entry in the authorization file might look like this:

benfrankin,bennyf,Thanks for calling