The mf.conf File

Research Pro uses the mf.conf file to control access to Research Pro accounts. Your library can limit access by Service Level, Patron Type, and Home Library. You can specify different parameters for each separate instance. You can edit the mf.conf file using the Web Master function.

The file format is:

accountid|service level|verify|valid patron types|valid patron home libs

Element	Description
accountid	The Account ID for your Research Pro.
service level	The minimum Service Level required to access the remote server from the Innovative Web server. This service level is compared to the service level of the login that is using the Innovative Web server, e.g., webpac, webremote (for a discussion of WebPAC logins, see Administering User Accounts). If the login's Service Level is less than this value, the login is not allowed to access the remote server.
verify	This element indicates whether Research Pro performs patron verification ('y') or not ('n'). Alternatively, the value of this element can be a Service Level (a number from 0-9); if the login's Service Level is less than the Verify value, the Web server requires patron verification; otherwise, verification is not required.
valid patron types	The range of P TYPE codes that are allowed to forward requests to this server. The range is specified as a single number (e.g., 1), a list of numbers separated by commas (e.g., 1,2,5,15), a range of numbers (e.g., 1-34), or a combination of the two (e.g., 1,3,5-12,34,37,51-63). If you want to allow all patrons to forward requests to this server, enter 0-1999.
valid patron home libs	Your organization can restrict access based on the Home Library field in a patron record ("Patron Home Libs"). If your organization does not use the "Patron Home Libs" field, leave this field blank.

For example:

meta1|0|y|0-1999|