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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│▓▒░ CHAT MANAGER V2.4 ▓▓▓▓▓▓░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 24-Apr-93 ▓▓▓│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
■ /H can be used on command-line to use user's handle regardless
of cmsetup configuration. Combined with /# and a limited
access you can create a 'handles-only' chat accessable from
the BBS next to several normal chats.
■ Changes to support new RA 2.00
- New ExitInfo.BBS structure implemented
- RA22CM.EXE reads new format fileareaconfig and converts
to CMFILES.CTL. Use instead of RA2CM.EXE
- LIMITS.RA used instead of abandoned limits.ctl
- DOWNLOADING does NOT use the new FBD!
(see section on RA in docfile)
- Forcing dosshell is different due to RA 2, read
upgrade.doc!
■ By popular demand, Chatters can now also view the BBS-Users
directly from a Chat [on RA and SBBS systems].
■ When forcing a user into Chat Manager the forcer will
see in what chat the user will be placed.
■ The view user menu now also offers a [S]end message. Enables
user to enter a one-liner and sends it to a user in the BBS.
[RA, SBBS]
■ Maximum number of pages and maximum playtime for tune can
now be defined in CMSETUP
■ Receiving multi-line on-line messages supported [RA, SBBS]
■ Rearranged in-chat menu. Created some small submenus and changed
[Q] for Quit into [L] for Leave (cause you don't quit ChatMan,
but only leave the current chat). For easy of use Q is still
accepted.
■ For speed purposes the CHATMAN.DAT file is now binary,
no more quick & dirty ascii-editing it, but faster loading.
■ /% Parameter added. Can be used to force user into a specified
chat like with /#. Difference is that with /% users will not
return to the BBS when they quit, but will then get the chat-
screen where they can select other chats.
■ /. Parameter added. Disables inactivity timer & timecheck. Making
it possible to have a ChatMan Window all the time in order not
to have to start it up everytime someone pages you.
(Works in local mode only).
■ /( Parameter added. Freeze users time while in Chat Manager
{Registered only}
■ /) Parameter added. Disable downloading in Chat Manager for
current session
■ /? Parameter added. If ChatMan is started in pagemode (/Y, /Z)
it will ask the user the reason for the Chat. This will then
be displayed on his statscreen and in the statusbar.
■ Scroll-Lock ON will cause Chat Manager NOT to play the paging
tune, but act further like it's being played.
■ Users that were forced into a chat are now put in it even if
they don't have the approriate securitylevel
■ ESC no longer gives helpscreen but exits in main screen. Pressing
? will reveal the help-screen (chatinfo.txt).
■ CMSetup statistics overview now shows months in correct order
■ EXE files are now compressed and checked!. DO NOT CHANGE/COMPRESS
the EXE files or Chat Manager will operate improperly
■ Tagfile support (RA/SBBS) is no longer a registered feature
■ Asking/Forcing in unregistered versions restricted to once per
session
■ Fixed problem when two people entered chat at the same time
■ Special character zones no longer erased when first asciivalue
is set to one or zero.
■ Fixed some problems with filefinding on Novell Networks
■ Fixed not displaying online messages sent from RA
■ Username in logfile no longer in uppercase and also a space
between the first and last name instead of an underscore.
■ ESC no longer gives helpscreen but exits in main screen
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│▓▒░ CHAT MANAGER V2.3 ░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 22-Dec-92 ▓▓▓│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
■ Added Quicktype Speedbuffer. Optional buffer chars before
writing to CHT files. See cmsetup.exe under various settings
■ Added CMNOCHAT.CTL control file. Users listed in this file
are not allowed to enter Chat Manager and returned to the BBS
■ Fixed DOWNLOADING while chatting AT HIGH SPEEDS !!!!
■ For SuperBBS /T*T is needed on commandline due to a bug? in
the ExitInfo.BBS file. (Waiting for answer from Aki Antman)
■ RA2CM, SBBS2CM & QBBS2CM now use /A as default. /F is
needed to force Chat Manager to check whether selected
files are listed in FILES.BBS (slows down searching).
See ChatMan.Doc for details
■ Included BUG.FRM file. Use to report any anomalies AFTER
you've read the TROUBLESHOOTING section please.
■ CM386.EXE is no longer included in beta upgrades for space
reasons. Code is same as CHATMAN.EXE so it's also no use for
debugging.
■ Added /W switch to all EXEcutables. Use it to specify
a different screen-width (e.g. /W132). Ofcourse 80
is the default. If you use this the screen should be in
the special screen mode before starting the EXEfile
■ Several features now also implemented for SuperBBS;
If SuperBBS people keep registering more will follow
* TAGfilesupport implemented
* Watching users online in the BBS!
* NOCHAT.CTL, USERDOES.n, FILES.CTL, NOYELL.CTL used!
■ New GERMAN Support BBS, see bottom of ChatMan.DOC
■ Added Future.New file to archive. Describes planned
additions to Chat Manager
■ FINNISH Support BBS, see bottom of ChatMan.DOC
■ bugs fixed and small changes
* Missing last user in BBS with 'view users' option
* KBratio misread [SuperBBS]
* Empty messages no longer saved
* Timeslicing disabled when playing tune or xferring files
* Fixed local downloads using tagfiles
* Fixed bug when 'saving statistics'
* Inverse field when entering data in cmsetup no longer disappears
* Fixed macros being displayed as [?][?] (only in 2.3-betas)
* Time being incorrectly displayed sometimes
* Joined in the ChatMenu now gives the time you entered
that chat, not when you entered Chat Manager
* Userdoes.n files not being used [SuperBBS]
* Fixed empty chats being private after CMSETUP /R
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│▓▒░ CHAT MANAGER V2.2 ░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 29-Oct-92 ▓▓▓│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Forcing other users into Chat Manager! from the view menu
Shell to start Chat Manager should be set in CMSETUP and
shells from textfiles (raconfig) TURNED on for EACH line
[RA]
- Chats can now be barred by securitylevels. ChatMan reads
CMACCESS.CTL which is ascii-editable, check the .DOC for
the exact format.
- Logfilename now accepts *N to be replaced with linenumber
- Chat Manager now informs other users why someone left
a chat (e.g. Out of time, inactive etc..).
- Added Support for Filedoor compatible TAGfiles. If found
and CMP is started, downloading starts right away. [RA]
- SWEDISH & AUSTRALIAN Support BBS added to the list.
- Different colors for each users text (switchable in setup)
- Handles now also supported via dorinfo1.def
- Sysop-defineable contents for the USERDOES.N file [RA]
- Sending messages to 'sysop' to sysops real name which can
be set in CMSETUP
- Errorlevels can now be defined in CMSETUP to restrict the
capacity to force other users in Chat Manager and to turn
chats to private.
- Removed silly 25 macro's limit for unregistered versions
- To 'Urge' you to support me continuing Chat Manager,
TAGfiles support & Forcing users will be unavailable
after the tryout period of about a month...
- Chat Manager now supports BBSlinenumber up to 999
* Bugfixes include;
- Asking & Forcing telling real names instead of handles
- wrong 'not enough space for .cht files' (cmsetup) fixed
- helpfile not being displayed properly
- Special characters now also accepted in questions
- Statistics overview (cmsetup) fixed
- Del key malfunctioning with special keys in macroeditor
- Backspace in other users window adding ___ in CMP
- Private chats left alone staying empty and unaccessible
- Screen length detection erroneous above 25 lines
- Days being wrong for daily paging hours
- Not detecting other users with unregistered RA versions
- CMP now overwrites files of 0 bytes size
- Timer miscalculation at midnight (shame on me)
Note : At high speeds (above 2400) downloading is NOT
available at the moment. This will be fixed, but
was already delaying this version too much. This
way downloading can be used by all 2400 callers,
but no problems can arise.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│▓▒░ CHAT MANAGER V2.1 ░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 28-Aug-92 ▓▓▓▓│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Registration sites established in the USA, AUSTRALIA
besides the existing ones in HOLLAND, BELGIUM & GERMANY
- Added support for SoundCards being used to play the paging
tunes through shelling to a userdefinable external
playprogram (with random tuneselection).
- Added Holiday switch in CMSETUP, gives the user a sysop-
defineable message when he's paging you and you're off
for a holiday or something.
- Reduced disk-access for some actions. Network's should
really benefit from this.
- If a user paged the sysop and nobody with sysoplevel
responded, Chat Manager sets his DOS-Errorlevel to 1
This way you can use to e.g. start a message editor.
Also added a few other errorlevels, see manual.
- Added two 'zones' of Ascii-values that can be defined in
CMSETUP to be accepted as valid characters. This way Chat
Manager can accept special characters that are valid in
specific countries (umlauted characters etc.).
- Added support for using Handles instead of real names
(RA en OPUS only at the moment) switchable in CMSETUP
- Added /O to turn screen On at startup, shows user's
screen instead of usual configdata at startup.
- Obliterated use of *.CRC files. CRC check /![!] still
works, but no longer needs external CRC files.
- Unregistered versions that are overdue (beyond a certain
date after release) will now limit chattime to 10 min.
per chat. Please Register what you use.....
- Messages above your textwindow now dissappear after
40 seconds.
- WantChat BBS-Variabele in RA is now set when user leaves
Chat Manager after paging with no response
* Bugfixes include;
- DOWNLOADING now works MUCH better, rewrote a lot of it
- Screenbug using backspace in a CMP session
- Screenbug when sysop typed in a user window and it
had to scroll
- Paging hours not working correctly
- Several small adjustments
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│▓▒░ CHAT MANAGER V2.0 ░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 01-Jun-92 ▓▓▓▓▓│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Added DOWNLOADING during chats. External protocol CMP
for your users included (CMP.ARJ), protocol also
enables remote paging tunes and Avatar terminal mode
- Packed some BBS-Specific conversion utils for downloading
areas configuration in separate archive called CVUTIL.ARJ
(check the manual whether your BBS has one)
- Added Messagewriting. Users can now post messages to you
and other users directly from Chat Manager
- Chat Manager now reads the various BBS-Specific userdata
files. It also writes them to pass changed userparameters
like time, downloads etc. This includes EXITINFO.BBS
for RA, QBBS & SBBS and LASTUSxx.DAT for OPUS
- Increased and fixed characterbuffersize. Reduced writing
overhead to .CHT files to a minimum. This means faster
speed and less traffic on networks.
- Added 386 Version of Chat Manager, is a little faster and
works only when registered.
- Statistics overview from CMSETUP gives you statistical
information about e.g. KB's downed with CMP, pages etc.
- Scroll- and NumLock lights now flash when a user pages,
this can be turned On/Off in CMSETUP
- Changed layout of CHATMAN1.DEF file. Now all data needed
to allow downloads is present.
- [Remote Access only]
Watching and paging other lines with U from the startup-
screen. Supports hidden users/donotdisturb.
- [Networks only]
Added TSR program to detect a user that is paging the
sysop on another terminal, check SYSOPTSR.COM
- [Remote Access only]
Now writes userdoes.xxx file in semaphore directory
so other users will see the user is in Chat Manager.
Also exits if RAXITn.e is detected in the semaphore
directory. Also FILES.CTL and LIMITS.CTL are used for
downloads.
- Users can now select help in the startup-screen using
ESC. This causes Chat Manager to display CHATINFO.TXT
that should be located in the ChatMan directory
- Windows Dos-Box time-slicing support added
- New parameter /# can be used to place a user in a
specific chat. e.g. /#C places user in Chat C
- Support for CMFIXSUB.CTL, determine fixed subjects for
specific chats.
- MAXTUNCV.EXE Converts Maximus yellfiles to Chat Manager
format. This one is in CM_MAXIM.ARJ
- Text can now be saved as a message into your messagebase
currently only the hudson message base is supported
(I'm working on squish)
- ChatInfo.TXT is now displayed if a user selects info
from the main screen. Edit it and place it in
the ChatMan directory.
- ALT-J for (sysop) Jump to DOS, at the moment no swap
to disk/ems is done so you migth not get so much memory
Swapping will probably be present in the next version.
- Configurable subject added for chats that users forget
to give a subject
- Typing in someone's window now put's you on a new line
automatically
- Paging hours are now specified on a per day basis,
allowing them to differ for each day of the week
- Screen output goes now straight to desqview's screen
buffers (if detected)
- Random tune is now selected each time a user pages instead
of only at startup. This improves startupspeed and plays
different tunes even if the same user pages again.
- Features of Chat Manager are now in features.doc instead
of in the chatman.doc
- Fixed a bug that made paging hours crossing midnight to
be misinterpreted.
- Fixed a bug that would report 'Error opening Channels.cht'
if two Chat Managers were started almost at the same time
- Fixed some bugs that messed a user's screen somewhat if
he'd be chatting in ascii terminal mode
- Some other small bugfixes
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│▓▒░ CHAT MANAGER V1.2 ░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 25-Feb-92 ▓▓▓▓▓│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Added FULL macrosupport with a built-in macroeditor in
CMSETUP. check the appopriate section in the manual for
full description (with this you can e.g. change JACKASS
to CENSORED etc..)
- Added FOSSIL support, Fossils are detected and used if
present, if not internal serial communication routines
are used.
- A tool to merge macrofiles with you're own macrofile is
available under the name MERGEMAC at my fidoaddress and
will be distributed through the same channels als Chat
Manager itself.
- Added support for CMNOPAGE.CTL and CM24PAGE.CTL, users
that may never or always page you should be listed in
these files. Check out the manual for a description of
these files. /5 and /6 can be used to specify other
names and locations.
- Reduced diskaccess a lot, should work faster now
- Reduced EXE size a lot thanx to a new library with
smaller (and faster!) routines.
- Revised manual and added small special sections for
RA/QBBS/MAXIMUS/OPUS/SBBS/RBBS/NOVELL
- Renamed CHATMAN.SPY to CMSPY.CTL, Rename yours too!
(CTL files indicate Ascii-editable)
- Added menu to cmsetup, no longer the need to walk
through all settings, seperate Macromenu added.
- Changed ALT-L to ALT-D for RA Compatibility
(ALT-L is Lockout in RA)
- Time is now accurately shown every minute and after
CRSR Up/Down. Added ALT-I to statusbat to watch
ALT-Keys (only in on-line mode)
- Internal CRC check for ChatMan.EXE added. CRC file is
needed for this. Use /! and /!! to check for virusses
(see manual)
- Removed SHARE check, was incompatible with DRDOS,
Share is now only checked when exiting CMSETUP and
using /N it's not even checked in CMSETUP
- Filenames specified with /1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /6 that have no
path attached are now only searched for in the current
directory at the time Chat Manager starts. This way you
can diversify them per line.
- Added support for OPUS LASTUSxx.DAT, either in current
directory at startup or specified with the /7
parameters (see manual)
- Paging is now also BIG visual, so you won't miss it
outside paging hours if you're watching.
- Fixed some minor bugs, Changed some other stuff too.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│▓▒░ CHAT MANAGER V1.0 ░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 14-Jan-92 ▓▓▓▓▓│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE