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!!!! IMPORTANT: !!!!
To upgrade to versions 0.9.82 and later:
- From versions 0.9.82m onwards, RiscBBS keeps its message base in a new
format! So, if you install this new version, you should delete everything
*inside* your current message base directory, making it completely empty!
- New parameter for the defarea command in SysBBS: after the last access-
level number and before the area-name, the parameter 'needed keys' should
be inserted. This parameter takes the form of an (empty) string, being a
sequence of keys the user should have to gain *any* access to this area.
Example:
defarea 13 1 10 10 10 `Ax` `International C echo` 7 ECHO C_ECHO 2:292/500
where `Ax` is the new needed keys parameter. An empty string is just ``.
- All prefixes for bbs-commands are removed!!! This means you no longer
use this like &if, @eval, ~goto, #more, etc... but just a plain if, eval,
goto, more, etc... Note that the old prefixed commands are NO LONGER
supported, so for once, you'll have to go thru all your bbs-files and
event-texts and SysBBS and replace all commands with the new versions!!!
Only the commands that 'return' values still MUST have their _ prefix,
eg _user, _free, _tasks, etc...
- You should also install the new 1.02 BBSmod module in the Various
directory, and copy the according !Run file.
To upgrade to versions 1.00/beta and later:
- Renamed commands 'defbase' and 'defarea' into 'msgbase' & 'filebase'
and 'msgarea' & 'filearea'. In SysBBS, all occurences of 'defbase 0'
(meaning: 'define filebase') should be replaced by 'filebase'. All
occurences of 'defbase 1' ('define messagebase') should be replaced by
'msgbase'. Ie: the first parameter has been removed because it is now
made redundant.
Same applies to 'defarea': All 'defarea' commands with as 2nd
parameter 0 should be replaced by 'filearea' and the 2nd parameter
should be removed. All 'defarea' commands with as 2nd
parameter 1 should be replaced by 'msgarea' and the 2nd parameter
should be removed.
- New format for UserData, MsgHdr and FileRef. Also Added 2 new files:
MsgLink and FileLink (RiscBBS creates/maintains them itself). To
convert your old files to the new format, run the 'OldConv' program.
It is advised you make a backup of UserData, MsgHdr and FileRef first,
then run OldConv, and if all works fine with the new version, delete
your backups.
Note that these changes MUST be made for RiscBBS to function correctly!!!
Carl Declerck.