Access & Uploads

ACS codes control access to file base areas via an acs block in the area’s definition. If an area supplies no acs, these defaults apply:

Check	Default	Grants
read	GM[users]	List and view the area and its contents
download	GM[users]	Download from the area
write	GM[sysops]	Upload to the area

Supply any of them to override that one; the rest keep their defaults.

Restricting Downloads

Any ACS check is allowed, so access can key off group membership, upload counts, security level and so on:

areas: {
    retro_pc: {
        name: Retro PC
        desc: Oldschool PC/DOS
        storageTags: [ "retro_pc", "retro_pc_bbs" ]
        acs: {
            //  only users in the "l33t" group, or those who have
            //  uploaded 10+ files, can download from here
            download: GM[l33t]|UP10
        }
    }
}

Allowing User Uploads

By default only +ops can upload, since write defaults to GM[sysops]. To open an area up to regular users, grant write to the users group:

uploads: {
    name: Uploads
    desc: User Uploads
    storageTags: [
        "uploads"
    ]
    acs: {
        write: GM[users]
    }
}

Note

Uploads to an area are stored using the first storage tag defined in that area — uploads in the example above.

See Also

• Access Condition System (ACS) — the full code reference
• Configuring a File Base — areas, storage tags and scanning