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1.91 Notes:
Chat Features
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Updated the chatting area ([W]ho Command), to include advanced features
such as Channels. New commands: /CHANNEL /ID /PAGE /SETLIST
CHATHELP screen was updated
DOS Answer Update
-----------------
DOS will now answer the phone (using the FOSSIL you installed) by
RING. This means that you no longer have to have PowerBBS set up
for AUTOANSWER (s0=1).
Be aware that this feature may not work with all fossil drivers.
It does work with COMM-DRV (the commercial fossil driver you receive
upon registering the DOS MULTILINE version).
DOS Advanced Capability
-----------------------
Want PowerBBS to swap out memory to EMS, XMS, or file, on dropping
to DOS programs? Then in START change the line
Powrbbs c:\powrbbs\powrbbs.dat %1
to
Powrbbs c:\powrbbs\powrbbs.dat %1 x
On dropping to DOS, PowerBBS will only use 4-7k of memory.
Some addition changes:
Options Screen #2
Entry #1, Entry #2, Entry #3: You must include the full paths to
pkzip & pkunzip. Ex: replace pkzip -v with c:\pkware\pkzip -v
giving the complete path to pkzip.
Using LOGONx.BAT and LOGOFFx.BAT
--------------------------------
Be aware that PowerBBS will look for these files in the same directory
as your powrbbs.dat. So if your command line in start.bat
is powrbbs \powrbbs\powrbbs.dat, then powrbbs will look in the
\powrbbs directory. If you do not have a path (powrbbs powrbbs.dat),
powerbbs looks in the \ directory. So be sure to edit your start.bat
correctly.
Windows PASTE Update
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The length of a PASTE has been increased.
1.90:
Added SCRIPT capability. New Config Options (Display Files #1):
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Entry #14: Path/File to Create Script Screen
This screen (ScriptB), informs the user that they are creating
a script.
Entry #15: Path/File to End/Save Script Screen
This screen (ScriptE), informs the user that they are done
creating a script.
Anonymous forums
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The name "ANONYMOUS" is now used in messages sent in anonymous
forums. The user can select whether to use the name "ANONYMOUS"
or their actual name.
New Read Menu
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Display Files #1, Entry #16
Path/File to Read Menu ....
This is the menu that is displayed automatically on entry to the
mail read command.
Abort OLD NEWS logon selection.
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Users can now abort the opening old news screens.
Config Options #2, Entry #9
Minimum Security Needed to Abort Intro
Set this option to the security level, that is required to be able to
abort the old intro news screens.
New Script Questionnaire Option
-------------------------------
Added Script Questionnaire Option #5. Option #5 will run a .POW file.
Example:
5,50
The above (5,50), will run 50.POW in your SOURCE directory.
Run External DOS programs on each logon
---------------------------------------
This is the same as running a DOS program on logoff, except it is after
the callers has logged onto the bbs.
PowerBBS will run 'LOGON'+Node#+'.BAT'
See the manual for running a DOS program on logoff. This is the same, except
it is on logon and the file is LOGON instead of LOGOFF.
Added Delete_File PowerLang Command
-----------------------------------
Delete_File will delete the file you specify in quotes.
Delete_File "C:\Junk.Txt"
Deletes the file Junk.Txt
Sysops Menu is now built into Powrbbs.exe
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Type_File_List - New PowerLang Command
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Use this command the same as Type_File, except using Type_File_List
will display the file as though it is a file listing (meaning, PowerBBS
will automatically color the listing if the user has color).
Added Auto Bringup of PowerBBS LogOn Dialog (Windows Version)
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If you add /D to the command line of PowerBBS (at the Icon for example),
PowerBBS will automatically bring up the logon dialog box.
Ex: C:\Powrbbs\Powrbbs.Exe C:\Powrbbs\Powrbbs.Dat /D
Added NON-ICON capability to PBBSPROT
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On loading PBBSPROT, it will normally display the minimized ICON on
the bottom of the screen. It will come up as normal only if the PowerBBS
window is itself active, otherwise the icon will become active.
If you do not want the PBBSPROT icon to become active (the window itself
will still become active if the PowerBBS window is active), add a /N
to the end of the command line in your protocol.bbs file.
Example old line:
c:\powrbbs\pbbsprot.exe |PBBSDAT| sz
New:
c:\powrbbs\pbbsprot.exe |PBBSDAT| sz /N
Enhancements
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The maximum number of files listings is now 250 (windows ver only).
The maximum number of download dirs is now 500 (windows ver only).
Messages may now be up to 250 lines long (windows ver only).
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1.86:
Added |WHO-ON| macro to identify the current callers information.
Added HSLINK support.