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RemoteAccess 2.02 enhancements
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** Update language prompts 662, 663, 664.
* Added support for all new connect speeds up to 64,000 BPS.
* Added support for the RAUUCP internet gating software.
RAUUCP is a third-party product which is an import/export
gateway between RFC822/RFC1036 messages and the JAM
message-base. It will also optionally call an internet
UUCP host to collect and send mail bundles.
Message area types now include Internet (email) and
Newsgroup. NOTE: At least one internet email area must
be defined in order to be able to post private email
replies to newsgroup messages. Newsgroup areas are not
checked in a mailbox scan.
* Added a new field to the message area configuration screen.
NetReply indicates in which area netmail replies are to be
posted. If set to zero, the first available netmail area
will be used.
* Placing a *X on the optional data field of a type 7 menu
command will cause the file TAGLIST.RA to be written in
the same directory as EXITINFO.BBS. TAGLIST.RA contains
a list of all files currently in the users tag list. The
file has the following format:
tagfilerecord = record
name : string[12];
password : string[15];
attrib : byte;
areanum,
recordnum : word;
size : longint;
filedate : longint; {for uploads only}
cost : longint;
cdrom : boolean;
foundfirst : boolean; {both of these fields}
xfertime : word; {are for internal use only}
end;
This file is re-read upon return from the type 7, and
the information in it is used to replace the old tag list.
More than 100 entries will be ignored. NOTE! No validity
checking is performed on the list. It is the external
program's responsibility to check access authorisation
and to fill in all listed fields correctly.
* Optimized the JAM mailbox scanning code. This should
result in a *significant* speed increase while checking
for new mail at logon.
* Added a field for RIP to the "terminal" setting when editing
menu options. This allows the sysop to restrict access to
menu options based on whether the user has RIP enabled.
* A *Y on the command-line of a type 7 menu command will be
translated into the users handle. Any spaces in the users
handle are automatically translated into underscores.
* A *Z on the command-line of a type 7 menu command will cause
RA to indicate RIP capability in the DOOR.SYS file. Note
that many doors still do not support this flag yet.
* Reorganised the modem connect string recognition order. It
should no longer be necessary to put a '|' at the end of the
300, 1200 and 2400 connect strings.
* Placing a *Q on a type 7 command-line will pass the locked
speed of the modem as defined in RACONFIG.Modem.Options.Lock,
provided that the LOCK option is enabled. If the LOCK option
is not enabled, the actual connect speed will be passed (the
same as a *B).
Fixes
-----
* Fixed the incompatibility problems with DESQview 2.62+.
* RA now correctly indicates RIP capability via the DOOR.SYS
file.
* Subscription expiry is now handled before the new mail
and files check at logon.
* The "view archive" and "view textfile" functions now correctly
honour the CDROM device locking system.
* Fixed the FSC-0035 support. RA was truncating the destination
address at the first '@' character.
* Disabled the "more" prompt during upload scanning.
* If a file was moved during a RAFILE CLEAN operation, the
original DOS filedate was not preserved. This has been fixed.
* If a type 7 menu command contained multiple occurrences
of the same *Macro character, only the first one would be
translated. This has been fixed.
* RAMGR will no longer allow a copy to buffer operation on
the last, blank entry in a file list.
* Attempting to hurl a locked file with RAMGR would result
in the file simply being deleted. This has been fixed.
* Completely rewrote the code which controls the timing of
checking for inter-node message semaphores. This should
result in a significant speed improvement.
* Previously it was not possible to perform a RAFILE
FILELIST operation while a user was online and browsing
a file area. This has been fixed.
* RA would always display the MGAxxxxx.A??, FLAxxxxx.A??
and ONCEONLY.A?? textfiles from the default language
textfile directory, regardless of which language was
actually selected. This has been fixed.
* RA would not correctly update the "reason for page" status
line after a type 7. This has been fixed.
* The ^FN control code now correctly displays the users
lastread pointer for the current JAM message area.
* It was possible to generate a runtime error by holding down
ALT-C on a high repeat speed while a user was on-line.
This has been fixed.
* The "DateCreated" field is now correctly set when a new
JAM area is created.
* If an empty area list file was specified for an RAFILE
operation with the '@' character on the command-line,
RAFILE would process EVERY area. This has been fixed.
* Strict password checking now prevents a user from using
his/her handle as a password.
* When notifying an online user of a new message posted to
him/her, RA will now use the name that the sender actually
used to post the message with, rather than always using
the sender's real name.
* Marking JAM messages as received at the mailbox scan prompt
did not work. This has been fixed.
* Hitting Enter in RAMGR at the "Import file to buffer" prompt
would produce unpredictable results. This has been fixed.
* Users are no longer allowed to send CCs when entering a
message to the sysop after a password failure.
* Fixed a small bug in the menu editor when simulating the
menu with Alt-D.
* RAFILE FILELIST with the /D parameter would not work
correctly over a new year boundary. This has been fixed.
* Previously, RA could not handle a user sending an online
message to a user who was already viewing another online
message at the same time. This has been fixed.
* RA was randomly stripping the "DateRecvd" field from
JAM messages while reading them. Fixed.
* JAM lastread pointers were being initialised incorrectly.
This has been fixed.
* Modifying a JAM message could cause an "Invalid JAM
signature" from RAMSG. This has been fixed.
* Specifying an import filename for a RAFILE IMPORT operation
with the @AREALIST option did not work. Fixed.
* Fixed some low-level JAM-handling code which was causing
lastread pointers to get trashed.
RAMSG changes
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* The JAM reply chain linking is now approximately twice
as fast.
* The -NoLrdPack switch has been changed to -PackJlr. The
default behaviour is now not to remove JLR entries which
don't have a corresponding USERS.BBS record. Instead,
Pack will now remove a JLR entry if both the HighestRead
and LastRead are lower than the lowest existing message
number in that area.
* While renumbering a JAM area, RAMSG now updates the High
Water Mark, which is used by some echomail processors.
Fixes
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* Fixed bug that RAMSG could hang while linking a JAM area,
if the first message in an area was a reply to another
message, but not the only reply.
* Fixed bug that packing of JAM bases was not done correctly
if an area contained more than 9215 active (non-deleted)
messages.
* Due to a bug, the buffering for packing .JDT files never
became active while packing JAM bases. JAM packing is
much faster now.
* If the -Delete switch was used with Pack -Link, RAMSG
would remove reply chains in JAM areas instead of
rebuilding them.
* JAM messages which point to an invalid text area will now
be ignored while packing or creating index files.
/* End of file "WHATSNEW.202" */