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***CHANGE HISTORY IS LISTED FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST! If you are joining late, start at the bottom and work your way up! (just like real life!) Mansion change history - Mark Toland IMPORTANT: If you haven't been using all the beta versions, be sure to read all of this history file closely (Most importantly - Version 8.2x Beta 2). There have been a couple of changes listed here that you need to know about to update to the current version (simple changes). ••••••••••••• Ok folks, we are approaching the final countdown. I'd like to take care of anything we run into in this version within the next 1+ weeks and then release. Please make notes on anything you run into and get them to me. You have to admit, we have gone through a LOT of changes and improvements in the last two months!!!! Current status: Manual is being updated now. An installer disk is being created to make things easier for new sysops. 2 people are looking into the Zmodem code. (I have no timeline for this) --- Nine!.1.1 (Dial 911) • You can turn off the Last 5 callers display. Just create a text file (anything or nothing can be in it), name it "NoLast5" (no quotes) and place it in your MPrefs folder. This, and other things will be added to the Mansion Editor in the future. • Page Command. "Q" works. This command is now an on/off toggle. Use it once to page, again to turn it off, again to page, etc... A nice message to the user is displayed explaining the on/off toggle. --- Nine!.1.0 • Fixed the modified browse (brief) to work with old Mansion 6.x directories. --- Nine!.0.9 beta • There should be no reason for this to be a beta except I got an error 170 once. There is NO such error!!!!!!!!!!!! So I called it beta and that means YOU keep a copy of your current version. Joy! (Am still waiting for the DOCS!@! Everyone send hatemail to Jim P. :-) • Browse command. Added the pause, resume, abort message automatically. Fixed the brief display so it works with CDRom utility created directories. (checks for the word "Byte" in the 3rd line. • Added a Clock when Mansion is waiting for a call. • Added "Oooo" when you use the fast logon. • Changed the memory again. Check to see if yer DAs work properly. --- Nine!.0.7 •Added Brief Browse command to file areas. No changes are needed, just try the Browse command. (Thanks Jim C.!) --- Nine!.0.6a •Global scan now has a quit option. --- Nine.0.6 •Changed pause/resume/continue back to control-s and control-q --- Nine!.0.5 •New modem and display routines. •GN scan changes: When doing a gn scan and you reach an area with no new messages, you no longer get the prompt to press return to continue. This is done automatically. •New location text added for gn post prompt. --- Nine!14400 alpha ••••THIS IS A TEST VERSION FOR 14400 MODEMS. THESE CHANGES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW VERSIONS UNTIL I RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON THIS VERSION. YOU MUST DOWLOAD THE 14400 ALPHA VERSION TO TEST THIS. NEW FEATURES LISTED ABOVE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ALPHA VERSION! •?Support for 14,400 connects. Mansion should recognize 14400 connects now. I don't have a 14400 modem so I haven't tested it. If anyone wants to give me a 14400 modem, I'll test it myself. There is no setting in the editor for 14400 so use the 19200 setting and Mansion will cycle through. This version will only check for the Connect 14400 message and not for anything after that message (the same way Mansion has always worked at other speeds). Needless to say, your feedback is needed on this. I've done no further work with port locking yet. --- Nine!.0.3 How about this, up to .0.3 and haven't got the manuals done yet! •Users can't upload a file named Free! (argh!) •Message is displayed when user downloads from a free area. •Fixed the double word when user tries to upload a file named free. --- Nine!.0.2 •Any file sections you select can be "Free" Meaning... that any area you set up as a free area, the downloads the user makes from this area aren't charged to them. Their download counter isn't incremented. All you need to do is create a file named "Free" (no quotes) in any directory you want this feature to occur in. The file can be a text file, anything or nothing can be in it, it just must be named Free. This option is great for sysops that have ratios for downloading but have an area for new users to get the files they need to make them "go". Thus, they can download these from a Free area and not have them count against their download ratio. --- Nine!.0.1 •New Command! New command to let users initiate their Global New Read (GN) scan from any menu prompt. The command number is 51 and this command requires a Reference number. The Reference number is the number of the board you want the users GN scan to start on. You will probably want to make this be your main local board or BBS news board or some msg area that you want everyone to read or be involved in. --- Nine!b •Logoff-update message pointer prompt -- defaults to Y when RETURN is pressed. •New message scan for ALL areas displays Marked/Not Marked •"S" (for local) and Control-S (remote) now can be used to restart text that has been stopped by an "S" (local) or Control-S (remote). You can still use Q / Control-Q OR S / Control-S. This makes it easier for callers that get stuck. Also lets you toggle pause/resume by using the same key. --- Nine!a •Modem buffer clearing routines polished •Handle is displayed on last 5 callers rather than real name --- Nine! •Fixed/removed the box charactor shown in the editor during preview •Copyright •Debugging code and resources removed •Extra resources removed •Mansion editor flag fixed/removed •All Resources refreshed and verified •SoftPolish tested --- Version Nine!(tt) •Real name is displayed. •Handle is also displayed. •Speedup between menu selections. •Trimed memory usage -- Min of 750k, 950k perferred - you can lower the 950k probably as low as 750k-800k if you need to - 950k is a little overkill but keep it unless you need more memory space. •I left the heap, data, and stack as the last version was. I haven't had any trouble. Let me know if you do! •Still some debugging code left in (about 20K). Will remove soon. Talk to me! Good or bad feedback! --- Version Nine!(q) Still doing cleanup work and memory adjusting. Be SURE to let me know about any problems you are having so I can get them taken care of. As soon as the installer disks and manuals are ready, I'll get them to those of you that have requested them so you can make them available. •A lot of memory management changes. You shouldn't drop below 6000bytes of Data space under system 6 or 7. Watch this closely. I've had no problems but... •Last five callers displays city/state info. •Downloading -- user is shown the information on the file to be downloaded after selection. •Click •About Box --- Version NINE(K) Didn't I say just a while back... NO NEW FEATURES!? Oh well. But I MUST slow down, as I'm spending way too much time on this thing! •New Computer types file (see last version info) •Cursor is now CLEAN •Last 5 users are displayed automagically (will have an on/off option in the future) •Improved protection levels (I don't think anyone really tested this lately without a reg file) •Still problems with launching mansion editor from an idle mansion. seems to work sometimes. So don't play with it! I'll work on it. I ment to dissable it! •Real name is displayed to sysop rather than Handle •Oh Boy! Some additional caller stats are now displayed to the sysop. UL=UPLOADS DL=TOTAL DOWNLOADS TC=TOTAL CALLS TP=TOTAL POSTS --- Version Ninefc3h • Time Comp for posting. After installing, log on and go to a message are and post a message and save it. You will see a new line telling that you have been compensated 3 minutes for posting. If you want a value other than 3, open the MinsComp file, located in the MPrefs folder, and change the value to what you want. • Even more memory management for different hardware systems. • More internal support for accellerators. • Hurricane cursor. • New Terminals and Terminal Menu files. Replace your existing ones. (Terminals in Mansion Data folder, Terminal Menu in text folder) --- Version Ninefc3g Mansion requires a Mansion Reg file now! ALL BETA TESTERS MUST CONTACT ME OR LEAVE ME EMAIL ON WHAT THEY WANT THEIR REG FILE TO SAY - EXP: Mansion Registered to : Jim Creighton -- SEA/MAC BBS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THIS VERSION UNTIL YOU HAVE A MANSION REG FILE FROM ME! Version numbers are in the format: Nine fc3d - don't want to go beyond fc3 so will append letters for updated versions. I have a list of other features that I will implement soon but possibly not before release. It all depends on how many changes are required in this version. Things to watch for: These seem to be where the latest major changes have been and are things we need to make sure are working properly. memory usage modem initialization (several clean-ups and changes here) errors! Argh! "Box" charactors showing up in different places. these are simply places that I've missed when converting over to the new, fast text out routines. They indicate a RETURN and although the usually look correct on the callers side, they appear as a 'box' on th sysop side. New registration stuff and displays Visitor logon stuff Version Nine fc3d: ••• Before testing with this version, BACK UP YOUR USER FILES - (Users, User prefs, and user board prefs)! I have had no problems at all BUT I don't want anyone to take any chances! Please follow this advise!!!!!! •General cleaning up and text changes. •All string resources are now set as purgable for memory management. •New user questions strings are marked as Required. (look for future changes to visitors) •Extra char when new user gets the "Remember user number and password" line removed. •Changed/increased internal Stack and Heap amounts •Took out all (I think) hard coded pathways. Using your Mansion defaults. •Visitors can edit their answers they have given to the required questions. •Fixed the extra chars in the text editor when replacing -- "Line Reads: " •Changed and cleaned modem routines. •Mansion Logo display changes (see also notes in v8.99*) At logon, Mansion now has 3 choices of what it will display as the Mansion Logo file All these file reside in the Mansion Data:Text folder 1- DAY-If a file named Mansion Logo MM/DD (space - 2 digit month - / - 2 digit day) and the month/day match the current month/day, this will be displayed. Allows you to set up a Logo file for any special dates in the year. 2-MONTH-If #1 is not found, Mansion will check to see if there is a file named Mansion Logo MM where "MM" is a 2 digit month number. This will be displayed if it exists and the #1 example is not found. Allows you to set up a new Logo file for each month. 3-If neither #1 or #2 are found, the standard Mansion Logo file is displayed. •Mansion Reg file: Mansion now requires a Reg file. NOTE: Testing without the Reg file will NOT harm your user files. Restrictions are within the code itself. Place this file in the Mansion Data folder and name it "Mansion Reg" (no quotes). Without the Reg file: only users #1 and #2 can log on and can only use their user number to log on (no names) A 'not registered' message is displayed at various points With a fake Reg file, you will either get the not registered message or a crash! due to an overflow error. Nice eh? With the Reg file everything should act as usual. Whew! --- Version 8.99* •The prompt for If you want to log-off after transfer has been shortened to look nice. A "?" option has been added to this prompt. You must have a text file named "Fastoff" in the Help folder in order for help to be displayed. I include a sample file. •Now you can have a different Mansion Logo file for any special days of the year you wish. (You could have one for every day of the year but that's a lot of files!) At, logon, Mansion checks to see if there is a file in the Text folder named "Mansion Logo MM-DD" = Mansion Logo - space - 2 digit month # - dash - 2 digit date # If there is, Mansion will display this file. If not, Mansion will display the "Mansion Logo" file. This can be pretty handy for holidays or any other event you might want to note in the logon file, Mansion logo. --- Version 8.98! •Fixed 'download after transfer' in email and script file areas --- Version 8.96b-8.97b •CHANGES MADE IN PREVIOUS COMMANDS! (Thanks to Jim C.!) Changed : #115 = Global search thru all file sections. This command now REQUIRES a Reference number in the menu command The reference number must be the reference # in your Mansion Data file for the line that contains the pathway for your Mansion Scan file. If your ref number in Mansion Data is (for example) 112, the menu command would be as follows: ...|115|112| In previous beta versions this was a hard coded pathway, now it's not. See my example in the Menu 15 file. •New Command! #116 = Search for files uploaded in all libraries since a certain date. This command prompts the caller to enter a date to search from, then all files are displayed that were uploaded since that date. This command also requires a reference number pointing to the line in your Mansion Data file that contains the pathway to your Mansion Scan file. If your ref number in Mansion Data is (for example) 112, the menu command would be as follows: ...|116|112| See my example in the Menu 15 file. --- Version 8.93b - 8.95b •Fixed last remaining wierd char in the visitor log-on text. (only a local anomily) •New uploads scan is now using the fast text routines for speed •No 'Press Return' is needed after a download now •Caller is now prompted as to whether the want to 'auto Logoff' after a download is completed! •New Command! #85 Format = |085|000| This command lets the caller log off fast, without asking if they want to update the message pointers. Message pointers are not updated when this is used. •Started work on the 'search for new files since xxx date. Not completed yet but soon. --- Version 8.92b •Added ability for Administrator to assign selected conferences as ALWAYS being Marked. This allows you to assign boards of special interest to all users' marked board list. I use it to mark my main, local conferences and if I add a new conference that I want activity in, I add it to the required conference list. It's also great for new users. They will automatically have these boards marked for them the without having to go through and do it them selfs. They can use the GN and NB commands as soon as they are validated! This feature is OPTIONAL. If you don't set anything up, Mansion will run normally. Setup: 1 Make a list of any conference NUMBERS that you want required You can use the conference edit command (084) to see the conference numbers easily. 2 Create a text file. Name it "RequiredMarked" (without the quotes). This text file MUST be located in your Mansion Data folder. Each line of this text file must contain A conference number of a board you want required. After you enter the last number, press Return. The last line of your file must be blank with the cursor on the left most side of the line with nothing following it! SEE MY ENCLOSED REQUIREDMARKED FILE FOR AN EXAMPLE! That's all there is to setting it up. Tech Info: Users can unmark these required boards but the next time they log on, they will again be marked. There is a max of 100 required boards. I don't recommend this!!! You should only have 4 or 5 required boards and let your users decide what else they want. I think you will find this to be a very useful feature! --- Version 8.91b •Internal changes for speed. --- Version 8.90b •You can now mark and unmark conferences using the new command #084!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will really like this. It's pretty straight forward. Security: The conferences displayed are based on the security levels that you have set for each message area using Mansion Editor. If you have been leaving your security levels at 0 and just controlling 'who can get to where' by the security levels for each menu command, you will need to use Mansion Editor to correctly adjust security so people won't be able to mark and get to conferences that you don't want them to! This is still a beta! I have been using this command without any problems but if you are insecure, just back up your three user files. (Users, User prefs, and user board prefs) Try this command out! It's something I've wanted since day 1. Your users will thank you. --- Version 8.89 •NEW COMMAMD available! #084 Menu example = ...|084|000| This new command will let the user list all the conferences, showing which ones are Marked and unmarked! Soon I'll expand this to let callers edit their marked boards from this area. •Centered the logoff copyright stuff --- Version 8.88 •When user pages the sysop, they are propted to give the reason for the page. They can enter the reason or a Q to abort. The page itself acts as it always has except for this prompt. When the user gets to any prompt where the PAGE sound is played, the reason is displayed to the Sysop, only on the local screen. •You can use any combination of ALERT sounds for the actual page command. Mansion looks to the system for sounds named ALERT, ALERT 1, or ALERT 2. If all three are installed, they all will play. --- Version 8.87 •Text centering and case changing. •Removed special chars in new user application section •Fancied text in window 2 (working on complete change of window 2) •When user enters # in msg area they are given message --- Version 8.86 •Added /S for instant save in the editor! See the sample editor menu enclosed, you may want to edit yours. Enter a /s in the editor and the message is saved without going to the editor prompt. •Added additional DTR hangup routines. •Fixed nasty bug with fast logon and importing mail... I hope! Jim?.???? --- Version 8.85 • Garbage logoff now sending random charactors. Lots of control chars that only appear as boxes on the Sysop side but really look real on the users side. Random seed is seconds since midnight. • Fixed Reply Email > Preview or List < with quotes. Took out linefeeds and cleaned things up. • Changed some text strings. • Changed New File Scan so keywords are now displayed along with previous information. • Added CheckKey during New File Scan. Control - S and shift control - Q for users - S & Q for Sysop side. • Mo' Speed --- Versions 8.76 - 8.84 • Internal changes --- Version 8.75x • Personal logoff message - only displays Handle if the user has assigned a handle. • You can access the Mansion Editor while waiting for a call. When you quit M.E., you will be returned to the Finder. • *A new command has been added. • #115 = Global search thru all file sections. CDROM directories are not searched. This command REQUIRES that you have created a Mansion Scan file for scanning for new uploads. Explained in the manual. This command will currently search thru your first 150 directories. This will be expanded in the future. I have included an example of my main download directory to show the command implementation. (if your bbs is configured to allow users to do a new file scan, you can use this cmd.) --- Version 8.7x • *A new command has been added. #114 = Search in file directory I included a sample menu with this command. #114 can ONLY be used in a Download area. The menu command is as follows: 1|S|>|-1|114|000| : [S] SEARCH for files : Global, by Date, and search and download will be added soon. --- Version 8.5x Beta 7 • All Known 'anomolies' have been fixed. • Fixed local display for mail listing and new file scan. • Added directory for new file scan. • Change Copyright. Read the script changes for 8.2 before using. --- Inter-versions were minor fixes. --- •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Version 8.2x Beta 2 **************IMPORTANT************** • Major changes in this version. The TEXTMODEMOUT routines have been completely re-written! • Speed increase is dramatic. • Local speed is set at 38,400 • Remote 9600 really looks like 9600 now. To update: The new textout routines no longer check for a "|" to force a RETURN. If you are using the "|" in your scripts, you should replace the "|" with a PRINT statement. Your scripts will work without changing them but any "|"s will simply be displayed as a "|", not a RETURN. Known 'anomolies': On the local side - there are a couple of places that don't display correctly. This is ONLY on the local screen, they look as they should to the remote caller. Examples are listing email waiting for you dosen't display the subject line correctly; when editing a message, do a preview and an extra character is displayed. Again, these look fine from the callers view. I know what to do to fix these but just haven't had the time yet and some of you wanted this speed increase now! I had *1* user that had to change his modem settings with this version but he had been using WN with Force linefeeds on and TTY emulation. Noone else has had to make any changes but I thought I'd mention it in case you run into it. Settings should be: Modem Settings: 8/n/1 - Don't force linefeeds. VT-100 Emulation I should be able to have the new version by next weekend. --- Version 8.1d10 • Added garbage hangup for 'Jerk' users - Modem Menu - Cmd.-G • Added AKA to logoff good-bye --- Version 8.1d9 • Minor cosmos changes --- Version 8.1d8 • Moved 'Modem out' routines. Don't know for sure how much, if any this will speed up text. • GN command - Added user message for 'No New Messages' condition on a conference. Added message when GN Scan is started. --- Version 8.1d7 • Added a fast logon for sysop!!!!!!!!! • Check the Options menu! • Memory status (get info) is now correct. --- Version 8.1d6 • Added code to the GN Command so scans on conferences with NO messages are handled correctly. --- Version 8.1d5 • Changed Backgrounding and 32bit to ON • Added personal log-off message. • Stripped 20k of extra resources. • Changed GN command so if user posts a message when prompted on the GN cmd., this message is displayed when they hit RTN after posting. --- Version 8.1d3-4 • Added a Global new scan to the message areas! For Marked Boards. --- Version 8.097d2 • Text changes & and additional user messages: • Logon & password prompt • Real Name warning on message bases • Carbon copy • Partial library headers • Feedback messages • Download complete - updating message • Message prompt - MB UB NB • Logoff - update message count ---