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- ************************ BBBBS REVISION HISTORY ************************
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- Version 6.5 31 October 1993 Halloween (shoulda been version 6.66.-)
- Improvements:
- Better sound collision control when using large samples.
- Busywait added to bbsLOCAL.rexx, and now displays progress percentage.
- Fixes:
- The online set-new-user-to-last-10-messages-per-conference got broken.
- QUICKOUT files might be deleted by mistake if download failed.
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- Version 6.4 14 October 1993
- Improvements:
- Made more chars illegal for filenames including []+{}"()
- BuildALPHA.rexx now reports any duplicate file numbers.
- Changed the logic of bbsSounds.baud a little bit.
- Rename now tries to rename any external linked file, too.
- Fixes:
- Email number to be deleted was wrong if email had been answered.
- (The proper email got deleted, only the display was wrong).
- Level report got slightly broken (if no new-users, no >0 requester)
- No need to limit emailfile name length.
- Unnecessary busywait while searching full descriptions.
- Turning upload/download ratios OFF was broken.
- bbsLOGOFF.baud was sometimes called twice.
- Move file to new library by number broken by the new "Library Headers".
- Download could become confused immediately after editing QUICK options.
- bbsREPORT.rexx
- Minutes are right but SECS were wrong.
- bbsLOCAL.rexx
- Upload didn't handle sub-directories properly in source-file name.
- bbsExtDL.baud
- If no devices available, the default message scrolled off too quickly.
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- Version 6.3 18 September 1993
- Additions:
- Dimmer options (logoff): 0=OFF 1=ScreenToBack() 2=Screen OFF (shrink)
- OR 8 RGB values to return to after dimming BB screen. see CONFIG.BBS
- BETA! UUCP BETA! - uucp people see bbsLOGON.baud for possible uucp
- handling. Pretty much totally untested, please let me know...
- Improvements:
- BuildALPHA fixes empty KeyWords from file description (if it exists).
- Allowable CBV phone number "special" characters now include "-@ #*".
- CBV flag in CONFIG.BBS can be 2, validate (like 1) but then logoff.
- Menu commands allowed from last "RETURN=Continue" of [L]ist by Library.
- Better "File library info" handling. Other minor cosmetic changes.
- Information files can be downloaded by name from main menus(s).
- Disallow whole numbers as filenames (just to be on the safe side.-)
- Improved CBV routine should connect on callback for more modems.
- Many minor display changes, just touching things up.
- bbsExtDL.baud
- Disallow "Select All" when root directories are displayed.
- bbsLOCAL.rexx
- More direct uploading.
- bbsExtDL.baud
- Super-sysop can create directory caches, stored as textfiles, to
- greatly improve initial access to extra large dirs.
- Text display at start now an editable textfile, BBS_TEXT/EXT_INFO.
- SendFile.rexx
- Remembers source directory of last file sent.
- Fixes:
- "Search ALL message conferences" might not search all conferences if
- more than one message matching the search criteria was found.
- BBBBS archive didn't show it's last included file (bbsQUICK6n.lha) when
- browsing, (forgot to increment "Numbers/LastFile"... oops.-)
- Kill file did not try to kill linked files. IT DOES NOW! Be warned!
- Browse one file busywait (AND Browse one file by name) was broken.
- Search full file descriptions got broken in 6.1 or 6.2.
- Marked files waiting for download could foul up an emailfile download.
- "Too many calls today" logoff did not display user city in USER.LOG.
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- Version 6.2 12 August 1993
- Additions:
- bbsDoors.rexx - Matt English's "Jump.rexx" to use rexxDoors offline.
- Had to change the name to prevent conflict with WSHell command.
- All PD libraries now included in archive. Some folks couldn't find 'em.
- Online validation now sends BBS_TEXT/EMAIL_WELCOME if it exists.
- SendFile.rexx - sysops quickly send mailfiles offline. Thanks Matt!
- File library "info" files. (Edit them from [B]rowse single library)
- Improvements:
- More "user friendly" reports of elapsed times.
- rexxDoors can't be used with less than 2 minutes remaining.
- Better CBV handling, better NEW_USER formatting, other minor stuff.
- bbsULDL.rexx (STATS.ULDL) has a sysop editable directory_exclude_list.
- Change user level while validating using the "=" command.
- ! REMOVED! doorDEMON.BAUD (did not work for all cases) and replaced with
- individual NO CARRIER and EXCEEDED TIME checks. (see BBDoors62.lha)
- MUCH faster checks for duplicate files (that wait before uploading).
- Uploader MUST enter something in KeyWords.
- Fixes:
- Searches aborted with CTRL-E would still claim "all items...searched".
- LevelReport new user validation did not do "set to latest" correctly.
- Very sneaky bug that could let doorDemon.baud keep sending aborts,
- which could cause hangups on new callers. My humble apologies.
- Forgot to update LOCAL menus with FL. More cleaning up of bbsLOCAL.
- Multiple QUICK files were skipped (after downloading the 1st one).
- Close message buffer (SHIFT-F9) wasn't working properly.
- Sysop still wasn't appearing in user log when asked.
- Download by filenumber was broken in bbsLOCAL. When did THAT happen?
- Also, Browse in bbsLOCAL got broken somehow, somewhen.
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- Version 6.1 25 July 1993 (released to BETA testers only!)
- Additions:
- Close message editor buffer. SHIFT-F9 from BB.
- New CONFIG.BBS flags.
- 36. busywait blinks curser during searches, etc.
- 37. Call Back Verification
- 38. Speak username at logon.
- 39. sysop appears in usage log (Usage/USER.LOG)
- 40. set newly validated user file/msg counters to latest.
- bbsArcSTOP.rexx - Lists running archive processes and allows abort.
- ToggleNoise.rexx - Turns sounds/voice ON/OFF - now SHIFT-F4 funcKey.
- Improvements:
- File descriptions archiver limits unarchived filesize to 1.4 MEG.
- WARNING in Make_Browselist.baud. Time & Size for FULL descriptions.
- All archiving routines made harder to start by accident.
- Access count (like the Informations files) kept for rexxDoors.
- bbsExtDL.baud
- Cancel a "select all" by doing an identical "select all".
- Moved the CD_Exclude list into the Lists drawer (easier to edit).
- Fixes:
- Quitting the "FL" routine did not return to main menu.
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- Version 6.0 15 July 1993
- Additions:
- Fast Email. See Information/BBBBS.Friends. (thanks John Ruckart)
- Download from the [I]nformation area.
- Additional call and minute counts kept for each baudrate.
- Auto-validation using CBV (Call Back Verify). (thanks Juan Pertierro)
- PhoneDupes.rexx - new user macro
- Searches userfiles (from CLI/Shell) for duplicate phone numbers.
- CONFIG.BBS flags: busywait, CBV, speak_logon_name, sysop_in_USER.LOG
- bbsSounds.rexx & bbsSpeak.rexx - new editable BBBBS macros
- More flexible control over speach and more BBBBS sounds.
- Global "BBS NOISES" flag in clips. From CLI> rxset BBS_NOISES OFF
- Improvements:
- Made bbsSTATS.rexx a little faster.
- "Busywait" indicator for searches, also allows easier CTRL-E aborts.
- BBS title on menus (for the forgetful.-)
- WorkBench user-info window re-formatted. (thanks Charles Johnston)
- Prompt to request offline file from sysop. (thanks Matt English)
- 0 level user named "UNVALIDATED" in USER.LOG (thanks Dale Creekmur)
- Search individual file library, full descriptions or alpha list.
- Message search choice of "Search one conference only?" like libs.
- Cleaned up some old routines and old code.
- Marked messages report sent to the QUICKOUT routine.
- Filelist archiver has a menu command (F) of it's own and is no longer
- part of the [B]rowse command. Library selection completely rewritten.
- Fixes:
- MarkMsg could corrupt a user's QUICK exclude list.
- Delete of QUICK archive might not delete attached email.
- Position of WB user display window set in lines 34-35 of CONFIG.BBS
- (feature available for some time, but not demonstrated in CONFIG.BBS)
- bbsQUICKIN.rexx
- Did not properly update multiple "msgs written" in userfile.
- Did not sort new Files.ALPHA.
- Did not add uploaded files to sysop's NEW_FILES list.
- Did not call bbsNewFile.rexx
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- Version 5.9 11 June 1993 - "The Return Of The Bride Of BBBBS"
- Additions:
- bbsLOGON.baud and bbsLOGOFF.baud. Run your own functions on each user.
- QUICK settings editor (exclude unwanted files from the archive).
- Improvements:
- All use of BaudBandit "Beep" command removed. Now uses sound effects.
- More stats added to various statistics reports.
- Upload is forced to have file name under 17 chars (for alpha list).
- ShowHourly.rexx & bbsSTATS.rexx made external for access by QUICKOUT.
- TestArc.rexx tests uploads before adding them to the libraries.
- bbsMAINT.baud completely rewritten to be faster and smoother
- bbsQUICKOUT.rexx
- Added several more info files and checks against exclude list.
- Run from CLI/Shell with no arguments defaults to sysop.
- bbsQUICKIN.rexx
- Handles return of "expired" conference messages by super-sysop.
- Run from CLI/Shell with no arguments defaults to sysop.
- Fixes:
- Reply to Email occasionally offered to append non-existant original.
- DOS wildcard characters were not being stripped from filenames.
- Move to new library didn't handle moving to SAME library very well.
- bbsQUICKIN.rexx
- Wasn't properly crediting user with uploads, etc.
- Reported wrong number for deleted files (deletion was correct).
- Attaching a file to email was broken.
- bbsQUICKOUT.rexx
- ANSI remover left the last "m" (mea culpa, no fault of Charles!-)
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- Version 5.8a 11 April 1993 - From Hong Kong
- Fixes:
- QUICK routine might show PROTOCOL instead of proper transfer protocol.
- Read email from only one user did not recognise BBBBS as a user.
- bbsQUICKIN.rexx
- Archive is now tested before processing.
- DOS error could cause process to abort.
- ArcMsgs.rexx
- An empty message conference could cause process to abort.
- bbsQUICKOUT.rexx
- ANSI code remover improved. (Thanks to Charles Johnston & friends)
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- Version 5.8 24 March 1993 - From Hong Kong
- Additions:
- Background archive selected External_Device files (bbsArcExt.rexx).
- "QUICK" added to user option list. Allows user to skip all the logon
- counts and messages, and offers an option to archive all new msgs,
- new mail, and new file descriptions (uses bbsQUICKOUT.rexx); and
- then LOGOFF. On the next call, the archive is offered for download
- right after logon. This feature added for long distance callers.
- bbsQUICK.rexx
- A stand-alone mail/message reader/answer module. Will unpack and
- read the "QUICK out" archive, and allow user to write replies to
- email and messages, and pack them in a "QUICK in" archive which can
- then be uploaded back to the BBS (which then uses bbsQUICKIN.rexx
- to unpack and deal with it's contents). See the bbsQUICK.DOC for
- more information about the QUICK reader.
- Improvements:
- Commands to repeat a single message [A]gain added to email reader.
- "10 Second Last Chance" given just before auto-logoff after download.
- Workbench User Display can now be set using CONFIG.BBS
- The normal WELCOME file is no longer surpressed by a custom WELCOME.
- The local Date and Time shown at logon.
- Better stripping of non-displayable characters from KeyWords field.
- If more than 3 email to read, user can limit to email from one user.
- bbsExtDL.rexx
- File selection from External Devices may now be archived, since the
- latest Fred Fish CD is not already archived. Also, an entire dir
- (and all sub-dirs) may be selected using the "Select All" command.
- Fixes:
- Check_Only_One_User_For_Email was unfinished.
- Thanks to John Ruckart for the fix.
- Some modems seem to require an additional "ATH" to reset properly.
- Auto-Validate in the CONFIG.BBS gave one less than intended level.
- Error checking for lineperpage value now in the SetData routine.
- Quitting in the middle of reading email could delete the last read.
- Rename did not check the full files list for duplicate names.
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- Version 5.7 1 November 1992 - Pre Hong Kong Final
- Additions:
- Background archiving of the one-line-per-file alphabetical list.
- Improvements:
- Archive msgs/files now leaves partial file if archiving interupted.
- User can ask to edit his EMail to an individual user.
- Miner updates to the .DOC file.
- Better recovery from aborted rexxDoors.
- Fixes:
- Copyright message wouldn't show under some conditions.
- No simple way to abort the sysop email review. ('Q' does it now)
- Entering user birthday was not as "optional" as it should have been.
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- Version 5.6 14 September 1992
- Additions:
- BBBBS writes time it was first started to the log file.
- Improvements:
- Logon is better at getting baudrate from displayed CONNECT speed.
- Check for sysop commands (like force-chat) at logoff.
- Better error checking in bbsREPORT.rexx and BuildALPHA.rexx
- Updated BBS_HELP files.
- LevelReport: Welcome email offered even if user has been validated.
- Limit what characters are allowed in Polling_Place.rexx poll title.
- Fixes:
- Sysop DOS shell was broken for commands with more than one argument.
- FILELISTS.REPORT broken if no files older than MIN_DAYS (def=30).
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- Version 5.5 8 August 1992
- Fixes:
- This time sysop-approved uploads are fixed everywhere. Honest! :-(
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- Version 5.4 4 August 1992
- Improvements:
- Loading the alpha list is more robust in handling a corrupt list.
- Fixes:
- A fix in 5.3 managed to break sysop-approved uploads. [sigh]
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- Version 5.3 31 July 1992
- Improvements:
- USER.LOG defaults to ignore sysop calls.
- Speeded up bbsULDL.rexx (makes STATS.ULDL).
- Message conference setup no longer waits for first user.
- Cosmetic changes here and there.
- Changes:
- Extra rexxDoors removed from BBBBSnn.lha & archived as separate file.
- Additions:
- Check for new Polling_Place.rexx activity and inform user on login.
- Added 2 more lines to CONFIG.BBS; archive extension and choice of
- archiver. (It seems IBMs don't have a tool to de-arc .lha files.-)
- If line 32 doesn't start with a period (ie, .lha), the system
- will default to using ".lzh" and "lharc -m m". Note that your
- archiver should use the "move" command to avoid left-over files.
- Fixes:
- If user hungup while playing a rexxDoor, and the timing was right,
- (and luck was bad), the BBS might not reset properly. Better now.
- This mechanism is still not perfect (and probably never will be).
- Remote ULs by sysop could be mistakenly moved to Sysops library.
- More than 60 (or so) message conferences would scroll off screen.
- New users were seeing new Profiles and Voting Booth activity.
- Wordwrap could hang under certain conditions with very long words.
- Removed some redundancy from the sysop-approved-uploads routines.
- bbsLOCAL.rexx
- Lists might be incomplete if files were deleted AND other files
- were added in the SAME session.
- Polling_Place.rexx
- "Delete this poll" was broken.
- bbsExtDL.baud
- Did not handle selection from multiple floppies in one run.
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- Version 5.2 6 July 1992
- Improvements:
- Added "drop dtr" for modems that won't reset properly without it.
- BuildALPHA.rexx
- If a description and it's name are different, the note is revised.
- Answer.baud needed longer Timeout delay for 14400 baud modems.
- Fixes:
- Files list might be incorrect using "sysop approved uploads" option.
- (crept into 5.1 while trying to speed things up) [sigh]
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- Version 5.1 1 July 1992
- Improvements:
- Go busy while LOCAL is sorting and saving filelists.
- Sound cues reworked to match BB new version 2.0
- Simplified the user profile menu.
- Kermit added to protocols if BaudBandit version 2.0. [disabled]
- Level report treats levels less than 10 as new users.
- Online message function now appends instead of replacing.
- ArcBrowse.rexx and ArcMsgs.rexx now use lha instead of lharc.
- ! SYSOPS! Please rename FileList.lzh to FileList.lha !
- BBBBS.DOC updated
- Instructions for starting from the startup-sequence worked for
- 1.3, but failed under 2.04. Changed to call Fkey, works on both.
- Contents of the various directories changed.
- Minor additions to rexxDoors instructions, etc.
- Some files in the rexx drawer contents were miss-named.
- bbsUSER.rexx
- Added "Most Calls" and "Average Minutes Per Call" stats.
- BuildALPHA.rexx
- If COLLECTing, ask sysop for permission to clear file comments.
- Contents.rexx
- Better handling of OS differences using all archive listers.
- Fixes:
- Smarter timing for loading of LOCAL filelist changes by BBBBS.baud.
- A blank message subject would sometimes be impossible to reply to.
- Two ATZ in a row were being sent at logoff, confusing some modems.
- If Scratch set to RAM:, message/email text upload might fail.
- Rename a file was broken if it had just been moved to a new library.
- Renaming a file could also break it's "link" in the comment field.
- Email to new user was broken if user had just been renamed.
- bbsREPORT.rexx
- link files were counted twice in the "actual files" stat.
- bbsLOCAL.rexx
- "[Return] to continue" covered last alphabetical file displayed.
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- Version 5.0 6 April 1992
- Improvements:
- Editing a file description that has no file (using the "%" command),
- now allows entering a linkfile. This means you can move a file,
- then edit it's description and enter the new path ("link") to it.
- Better display of list of users with profiles.
- BuildALPHA confirms filesize and rewrites description if necessary.
- New Profiles listed with New Information files.
- Password security for LOCAL logon.
- Fixes:
- Hourly stats were not quite correct for the first few days.
- View an individual profile was broken.
- Search profiles was partly broken.
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- Version 4.9 30 March 1992 (beta testers only)
- Additions:
- Freeform User Profile section. Introduced by BBS_TEXT/PROFILES
- Improvements:
- Estimate of search time adjusted for cpu speed.
- New User Only option in level report. (NEW_USERS file in Lists)
- Undeleted Email marked with receive time/datestamp.
- Increased wait time for CONNECT to 45 seconds for slow modems.
- User file and message archives not copied to sysops email.
- Upload text from the editor menu, not just the email menu.
- Adjustments to remain compatible with the next BaudBandit upgrade.
- Newfiles display can be limited to new files in a selected library.
- bbsLOCAL "+" displays like BBBBS.baud so you can see what users see,
- (but downloading locally from Extra Devices is still disabled).
- LhA vers 1.20 now handles CONTENTS for .lha .lzh and .run files.
- Email defaults to "Attach original" on replies.
- Removed:
- Files.BAK & Files.ALPHA.BAK now redundant thanks to BuildALPHA.rexx
- (sysops! You may delete these files from the "Lists" directory)
- Your_Fortune.rexx from rexxDoors (I needed to clear some space).
- Fixes:
- Files/bytes user credit got broken for users with none or one file.
- bbsLOCAL (I finally have enough RAM to run both all the time!)
- Wheel_Of_Fortune.rexx needed help to run with LOCAL.
- bbsLOCAL might miss messages posted by BBBBS.baud.
- Shared Scratch files left a small hole that could cause problems.
- Better cooperation in general with BBBBS.baud.
- Tilde char ( ~ ) mistakenly filtered from BBBBS (not LOCAL) messages.
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- Version 4.8 1 March 1992
- Improvements:
- "BYE" or "OFF" from main menu(s) logs off with no questions.
- Additions:
- bbsNewFile.rexx called after each upload (set dev-name for auto backup).
- Default "Welcome" email from level report. BBS_TEXT/EMAIL_WELCOME
- Option to quit for new user before starting registration.
- Fixes:
- Background archiving programs still used old "FILE:" position.
- bbsLOCAL didn't set sysop's CITY and the main menu needed work, and
- rejected mailname fix didn't make it to LOCAL, and so on ...
- Message from BBBBS could appear in text being edited by user.
- Renaming with a shorter name sometimes left junk in the alphalist.
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- Version 4.7 14 February 1992 (AmiExpo in Long Beach Valentine version)
- Improvements:
- Marked messages not reset by MsgArchive routine until logoff.
- Message "leave email to sysop for access" given for files that
- have a file description, but are not currently online.
- Extra devices now accepts directories as well as devices.
- Better reporting of attempt to logon with bad password.
- Fixes:
- Rejected email name might be used to address a public message.
- Hangup sometimes sent to modems taking too long to establish DCD.
- FileComment was being killed when download count was incremented,
- breaking "link" mechanism for handling files on other devices.
- Extra devs files/bytes report couldn't handle extra "." in device.
- Search of long file descriptions wouldn't abort if color turned off.
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- Version 4.6 1 February 1992
- Improvements:
- "Skip this user" added to options in the level report.
- Fixes:
- 4.5 broke a menu routine.
- Display of ALPHA list did not respect excluded libraries.
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- Version 4.5 31 January 1992
- Fixes:
- LOCAL would not recycle properly.
- Some modems were slow to establish dcd which caused a reset & hangup.
- Moving a file while browsing 1 lib would change the current library.
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- Version 4.4 28 January 1992
- Additions:
- Download from Extra Devices (CD0:, CD1:, VD0:, HD2:, DF3:, etc.)
- Since there are no filenotes for these devices, no file by file
- stats are maintained, but total files/bytes per device are kept.
- Devs are treated as Read-Only. The menu command is a plus-sign [+]
- Average Minutes/Hour statistics. The menu command is a comma [,]
- CLI rexx program reports old email & emailfiles. OldEmail.rexx
- Improvements:
- Library files can be located on another device than BBS_LIBS.
- The full filepath is put in the file description's filecomment.
- BuildALPHA.rexx now takes an optional argument "COLLECT". This will
- search for files without file descriptions and construct descriptions
- for them. If the file has a filenote (comment), it will be used for
- the "KeyWords:" field, and in the body of the description if the
- comment exceeds 31 characters.
- City location for both To: and From: in Email.
- LOCAL can be made resident (recycles back to logon).
- LOCAL and BBBBS are aware of each other's file and user updates.
- The /END command to exit the editor now accepts just /E or /S
- New users select ANSI preferences (COLOR in line 8 of user data).
- Better handling of failed connects and disconnects.
- BumpMember.baud and Twit.baud made obsolete by inline F-key macros.
- FileReport can be limited to files larger than a given amount.
- Fixes:
- Under certain (not often) circumstances, the courtesy list failed.
- False "transfer failed" messages on long filenames.
- Sometimes the TERSE flag led to GRAND total messages being unset.
- Some spelling corrections. [blush]
- Some transfer protocols not remembered properly session to session.
- Filenote download count was not incremented if dl went overtime.
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- Version 4.3a 1 January 1992
- Additions:
- Searches display the whole message containing the search-phrase,
- not just it's message number and conference.
- Independent count of total upload and download bytes and files,
- as well as all users, current or not. In the "Numbers" dir.
- (if your BBBBS is already up, edit these to match STATS.USER)
- BBS_TEXT/UNTIL.YYYYMMDD after Welcome message until YYYYMMDD. ie,
- UNTIL.19920704 will display thru 4 Jul 92, and is then deleted.
- Hourly Usage added to [Z] stats display.
- Improvements:
- More speed improvements when locating the next file to download.
- Option to quit reading Email.
- Fixes:
- Single file marked download got broken by 4.1, missed in 4.2
- "Put back" option for deleted messages (new for 4.2) was broken.
- Total messages online (grand) got fouled up after bbsMAINT.
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- Version 4.2 18 December 1991
- Additions:
- Messages "deleted" by bbsMAINT.rexx are now handled one at a time,
- with a "put back in the conference?" option.
- Improvements:
- ALPHA search highlights the search argument in the fileline.
- Improved BBBBSdemon.baud. More stats in the FILELISTS_REPORT.
- Updated "Show Function Key HELP" window (F10) to cover Shifted Keys.
- Message conference maintenence not run until 5am.
- Speeded up the time spent locating the next file to download.
- Fixes:
- BBBBS.DOC, bbsLOCAL.rexx, and S:Bandit.Keys needed to be updated.
- bbsLOCAL.rexx's rexxDoors routine was broken.
- Message reader needed maximum limit.
- First message in a conference didn't write "LastMessage#" number.
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- Version 4.1 8 December 1991
- Additions:
- Opportunity to change subject when replying to public messages.
- Background archiving of NEW file descriptions.
- Startup check made to see if the ALPHA list needs to be remade.
- CONFIG.BBS line 31 controls how many calls per day per user.
- [Y]our userdata; Turn ALL conferences On, Off, or make Current.
- Baudrate added to the one-line user activity log.
- Show single library in alpha or date order.
- BBBBSdemon.baud, an optional background process to fix "freezes".
- Improvements:
- More multiple commands added. You can "d file1.lzh file2.lzh".
- "S F gif" now works as expected (Searches Files for "GIF").
- Full file description now searches from newest to oldest.
- Description of all options while editing line 8 in [Y]our data.
- Better online editor help. A little better memory management.
- ! Changed the way [C]ontents works. Shows .lha contents using LZ.
- FileReport greatly enhanced in bbsREPORT.rexx.
- Fixes:
- Archiving a single message conference might fail due to timing.
- Hangup while entering message could cause buffer to stay open, so
- that the next user entering a msg would get garbarge mixed in.
- MENUS option sometimes didn't "take" at logon.
- bbsMAINT.rexx didn't understand July... (JUl should have been JUL)
- Reading ALL in individual conference sometimes lost last message.
- Adding new user after renaming in level report wasn't quite right.
- Auto-validate didn't raise new users's level (now configurable).
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- Version 4.0 1 November 1991
- Additions:
- More new user info listed in level report. Plus 'write email' option.
- Several additions and improvements to the rexxDoors area.
- Help list for the online editor.
- Background archiving of new conference messages, or by conference.
- Improvements:
- Better page handling while editing textfiles.
- Birthday entry less confusing and more accurate. No more 700 year olds!
- Email counted off-line (if possible) so 'Z' command is usually faster.
- Messages deleted by bbsMAINT are first copied to sysop's email drawer.
- Faster message conference reading, more accurate message counts.
- BBS constructed file/msg archive email now marked as from "BBBBS".
- Kill user routine now a loop. Userlist only rewritten after last kill.
- We now insist that the user select a library for his upload.
- Fixes:
- Too large a browse number would slow down the browse parser.
- Better security on filelist displays.
- "Total public messages online" was not incrementing properly.
- Frustrations:
- Tried to add .lha to [C]ontents command, but LZ sometimes hangs the
- whole system when redirected, so took it out again [SIGH].
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- Version 3.9 3 October 1991 (the "AmiExpo in Oakland" version)
- Additions:
- Timestamp to "Last on" date display at logon.
- KeyWords editor for file descriptions (uploader or sysop only).
- BBS_version displayed with copyright and sent to clip for reference.
- Search individual messages conferences.
- Improvements:
- Changed [V]iew to [R]ead in the [B]rowse menu. Better Browse help.
- Moved STATS reports back another hour to 3am and 4am.
- BuildALPHA.rexx now first builds the main "Files" from all filenotes.
- Speeded up the filelist update after an upload.
- Better questioning of user about attempted email to unknown user(s).
- Include both Email and full name in other-users report.
- Input maximum and minimum levels in level report.
- Memory check when background archiving is running multiple times.
- Logoff shows busy signal while updating filelists and userlists.
- Fixes:
- Long filesearch needed one more lineup to clear filename when found.
- Rename didn't pick up the new name in the sysop levelreport ("=").
- Email to names on the Courtesy list was broken.
- File transfer routines credited bytes to user too soon.
- Replies to conference messages sometimes picked up the wrong subject.
- Rename failed to clear a clip after it was through with it.
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- Version 3.8 29 August 1991
- Additions:
- bbsREPORT.rexx sends inactive user & file reports to sysop email.
- Colorflag sent to rexxDoors as 4th argument. (ANSI on=1/off=0)
- Improvements:
- "percent of use" added to display of monthly hours and minutes.
- If last message read was 0, user gets asked for starting number.
- Allow email to non-users who are on the Courtesy list.
- bbsLOCAL.rexx display of alpha list needed improvement.
- Check for user hangup responds a little faster.
- Fixes:
- level report (sysop only) was losing it's place sometimes.
- Read All Non-stop no longer aborts at start of each conference.
- Message conferences not readable immediately after online validation.
- Rename did not properly update the alpha list.
- Email [F]rom did not show deleted email as killed.
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- Version 3.7 25 July 1991 (the "AmiExpo in Orlando" version)
- Additions:
- BBS_TEXT/BIRTHDAY or generic greeting on birthday.
- TERSE flag in user file, line 8.
- Improvements:
- Files searches now in alphabetic order.
- Speeded up message/mail sorts.
- Fixes:
- bbsMAINT.baud sometimes triggered too soon by conferences turned OFF.
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- Version 3.6 16 July 1991 (released only to beta testers)
- Additions:
- Custom BrowseList archives implemented as a Browse subitem.
- Improvements:
- "Space available for uploads" now subtracts sysop defined limit.
- Newest files found sooner than oldest (speeds up dl search).
- Show linecount for information files. Tightened up search security.
- Check for and then open BBBBS port so no accidental duplicates.
- STAT programs now run with a lower priority for fewer slowdowns.
- "a 14" now works. Same display as selecting library 14 from "L".
- Adjustments for Hi-speed modems. Turn Auto-Baud OFF. BaudRate=38400
- Removed pauses in search for zero level users.
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- Version 3.5 9 July 1991 (released only to beta testers)
- Improvements:
- Added "most minutes online" to bbsUSER stats.
- "Space available for uploads" now subtracts sysop defined limit.
- Fixes:
- The "busy with maintenance" message wasn't seen under BBBBS.baud
- BuildALPHA.rexx wasn't finding the library path.
- bbsUSER.rexx didn't like "1 file 0 bytes..." in user upload slot.
- Running out of time while writing email/msgs killed email/message.
- "Rename_File" appended rather than replaced the file description.
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- Version 3.4 4 July 1991
- Additions:
- Show time Remaining after each rexxDoor program & Information file.
- bbsUSER.rexx counts up user stats. Works like STATS.ULDL.
- Total files, total messages, displayed at logoff.
- ChangeUserName command added to the sysops menu.
- New rexxDoor: StarTrek.rexx (not entirely done, but still fun!)
- Option to archive the alphabetical list into the "Text" drawer.
- (see the notes in bbsALPHA.baud for the method)
- Improvements:
- The "loading alphabetical" routine makes user wait less often.
- Time spent in Chat mode no longer shortens session time.
- Added bell at end of uploads and downloads.
- Lots of "tuning-up" of various routines for speed and beauty.
- Show carbon copy list (if any) above "Email-Write" menu line.
- STATS programs run after 2am instead of midnite.
- Upload space display changed from kbytes to bytes.
- Made the check for dcd longer to stop some premature disconnects.
- Added to the information that the "Z" command displays.
- BuildALPHA.rexx made smarter. No need to run the BBS first.
- Fixes:
- rexxDoors/One_Armed_Bandit.rexx had CASH and SECONDS reversed.
- Entering an unknown user name in email caused incorrect prompt.
- Sending carbon copies of email with a file attached was broken.
- Number of unread messages was wrong if messages had been deleted.
- Email copy command was limited to one carbon per letter.
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- Version 3.3 9 June 1991
- Additions:
- Simple, one-line, user activity log. Last 99 calls are listed.
- "Maintanance" feature to Answer.baud (if clip BBS_maint is
- not empty, don't start BBS, give "sorry" message and hangup).
- Byte count at start of reading an Information file.
- David Plumber's Today program at logon, (if TODAY: exists).
- First Logon Date added to 'Z' display. Previous sysops must edit!
- Z command now shows usage for all months that exist in USAGE.
- Show Chat Request on the WorkBench. (chat or new user clears flag).
- Automate generation of STATS.ULDL once a day.
- Individual library lists. Alpha or by date (A or N).
- Activated bbsMAINT.baud to delete old messages at logoff.
- Only occurs if the SYSTEM_MSG_LIMIT (in CONFIG.BBS) is exceeded.
- MatchMaker.rexx added to rexxDoors. Data in "rexxDoors/Data/users".
- Rename file option in the [B]rowse menu under move to new [L]ibrary.
- Show time remaining after each download.
- If [N]ew files function is used, NewFilesDate is reset at logoff.
- Improvements:
- Set 2 minute timeout while Capture buffer is open (message entry).
- Changed logon order so email comes before file/message check.
- Sanity check on existance of the logon toys (Today, grin, etc.)
- Close and reopen log for every line (so we get partials if crash).
- [V]iew .TXT file (from Browse menu) now increments download count.
- Emailfile up/download failure now gives user another chance.
- Changed default "list from libraries" to normal alphabetical filelist.
- Increased allowable error in uploads to 1024 to account for padding.
- Faster number sorting. (Email, messages, etc.)
- Returned to more verbose listing of unread messages at logon.
- Faster file listings, both alphabetically and by date.
- Removed:
- View textfile from main menu (it's in the Browse menu).
- Fixes:
- Sysop email report did not respond to CTRL-E.
- Message "do not delete" mark was broken.
- Read Marked occasionally did not return directly to menu.
- Should be log entry when a file is killed.
- Courtesy list was being appended by mistake.
- Moving a file to a new library did not reset browse to current library.
- Kill user mistakenly aborted the levelreport.
- [C]ontents of corrupt archive would cause "undiagnosed internal error".
- Trying to read deleted Marked Msgs didn't mark the message as read.
- Check to see if bbsALPHA was complete was in the wrong place.
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- Version 3.2 23 Apr 1991
- Additions:
- bbsULDL.rexx writes upload/download statistics to Information/ULDL.STATS
- Allow startup with no user online. (SHIFT-F1)
- "Unload" resident from BB screen. (SHIFT-F2)
- Improvements:
- "Was upload successful?" now INSISTS on Y or N answer.
- Files.ALPHA updated if filenote is edited.
- Do the User list rebuild AFTER logout (so new users don't wait!)
- Message "- Press backslash [\] to exit -" added to chat prompt.
- Exclude supersysop mail from the sysop's email report.
- Added memory check before going resident. (set minimum in CONFIG.BBS)
- Write rexxDoors activity to log.
- Fixes:
- bbsLOCAL was not fully updated from 3.0 with new features.
- rexxDoors/Hollywood Squares needed one more "CALL".
- pre-upload search for duplicates should not have been case sensitive.
- Browse_current_library_only was broken.
- Forward email was damaged, fixed, and damaged and fixed again!
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- Version 3.1 14 Apr 91
- Additions:
- Move message to another conference (sysop only).
- New rexxDoors game, Hollywood_Squares.
- Improvements:
- "Skip threads" skipped only the current message and its replies,
- now skips all messages in current conference with this Subject.
- Monthly usage is now managed within BBBBS.baud for MUCH faster
- logoffs, especially at the end of the month (BBBBS 2.0/3.0 users
- please see "Updating.doc" for info on how to change formats).
- Removed:
- bbsUSAGE.baud replaced internally (see above).
- Fixes:
- User hangup VERY early in the resident logon caused log failure.
- Move file to different Library failed to delete old filenote.
- bbsLOCAL information and library list display overflowed CLI window.
- A blank Subject in Email would cause syntax error when Replying.
- FKey HELP window one character too large to open under AmigaDOS 1.3.
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- Version 3.0 3 Apr 91
- Fixes:
- If in 'resident' mode, the log file wasn't properly handled.
- Forwarding mail to a blank name left a junk file.
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-
- Version 2.9 29 Mar 91 (released to Seminar attendees)
- Additions:
- [A]lphabetized FileList. bbsALPHA.rexx must be in rexx:
- [V]iew in Browse menu for .txt files.
- More sound cues at the host to indicate to the sysop when login,
- logoff, disconnect, and new user.
- doorDemon.baud to watchdog hangups and time hogs.
- ANY interactive CLI type program can be hooked through rexxDoors.
- baud rate to "logged in at" log entry.
- Switch in CONFIG.BBS to move email to sysop's area before deleting.
- Read Marked Messages. Mark files for batch download.
- If no new files, [N]ew shows filelist by date.
- Information file statistics
- Flag in CONFIG.BBS to make BBBBS resident instead of re-loading each
- time. WARNING! Do not use bbsLOCAL.rexx to alter the file libraries
- while BBBBS is resident! This will corrupt the filelists.
- Improvements:
- Other user info display, and options.
- Upload error checking and reporting.
- [C]ontents command in Browse made a little smarter.
- bbsSYSOP.rexx renamed bbsLOCAL.rexx (more appropriate)
- Improved rejection of non-alphabetic characters (line-noise)
- Now clear the input buffer after menu display, just before prompt.
- Editor shortcut: Number entered alone assumes the command is Replace.
- Email sorted by date, oldest first.
- File searches (choice of Full or Quick)
- New files display is much expanded and speeded up.
- Moved:
- Who_is_here command is now an option in [O]ther_users.
- Removed:
- Chat item from menu. Redundant (F1 does it).
- The period (.) character from user names.
- Fixes:
- Auto-validate didn't sort libs or reshow menu.
- Turning colors off didn't remove all control codes.
- Show only level zero members didn't display names.
- Sysop upload review wasn't working correctly.
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- Version 2.0 3 Mar 91
- First public release.
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- Version 0.1-1.9 Oct 90 thru Feb 91
- Beta versions (unreleased)
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- *********************** BBBBS REVISION HISTORY ************************
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