perm filename OPTION[3,2]2 blob sn#458899 filedate 1979-07-18 generic text, type T, neo UTF8
Several system programs look for a file named OPTION.TXT on the current
user area when run.  If such a file exists, infomation found there is
used to control "options" in the program.

For example, if an OPTION.TXT file had the line:
LOGIN: NOMAIL, COOKIE;
the LOGIN program would read the line, and as a result, supress the typing
out of mail, and give the user a fortune

The following is a list of system programs that use information from the
OPTION.TXT file (if it exists) in a user's area.  Refer to the associated
documentation for the format and options available for each program.

program		documentation

DIRED		DIRED.?[UP,DOC]
FIND		FIND.DON[UP,DOC]
FTP		FTP.DCS[UP,DOC]
LOGIN		MONCOM.BH[S,DOC]
LOGOUT		MONCOM.BH[S,DOC]
LOGRUN		MONCOM.BH[S,DOC]
NS		NS.ME[S,DOC]
PURGE		PURGE.REG[UP,DOC]
RCV		MAIL.BH[UP,DOC]