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- MacroBBS 1.2d - (C)opyright 1992 by Jeff Oberlee - All Rights Reserved
-
-
- Upgrading to MacroBBS 1.2d is very easy. Copy the file MBBS12D.ZIP to your
- {COMMO} disk directory and type as shown:
-
- PKUNZIP MBBS12D MACRO???.MAC
- then:
- PKUNZIP MBBS12D *.DOC
-
- ...to extract the files you need to upgrade. All files meeting the
- above file masks (MACRO???.MAC and *.DOC) may be safely overlaid without
- adversely affecting MacroBBS's performance.
-
-
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- * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * MacroBBS Evolution *
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- * * * * * * * *
- * 1.2a/b/c/d *
- * * * * * * * *
-
- - Bug fixes:
-
- 1. A BIG bug in the protocol menu (dealing with XMODEM) was fixed.
- BOTH of {COMMO}'s built-in protocols (XMODEM csum and XMODEM-1k)
- are now available. THESE DO NOT NEED DSZ, but you must have DSZ
- installed if you want to support YMODEM and ZMODEM transfers.
-
- 2. A certain line of code was limiting COM port access to CON1: -- this
- oversight has been corrected and MacroBBS should work fine with COM
- ports 1, 2, 3, or 4 -- whichever {COMMO} is configured for.
-
- 3. MacroBBS was assuming too much about the format of your DOS directory
- C listings. MBBS was crashing when there were more/less than 2 lines in
- the DIRectory header:
-
- Eg. Volume in drive C is DISK
- Volume Serial Number is ????-????
- Directory of E:\COMMO
-
- ...would cause MacroBBS to crash during local and remote uploads.
-
- Thanks, Dennis! :)
-
- 4. {COMMO} 5.3's new military time format capability was conflicting with
- D a portion of MacroBBS that relied on am's and pm's. This has been
- corrected.
-
- - Improvements:
-
- 1. The Hall of Fame display/edit routine was re-worked and now re-displays
- info only when the Caller enters "L" to LIST, rather than each time the
- Caller updates a data field.
-
- 2. Made refinements to the "Intromsg" and "Your Data" MAIN MENU
- subroutines.
-
- 3. Made a few changes to the OFF-LINE WAIT SCREEN. All options that
- utilize {COMMO}'s built-in text editor were combined into a small
- menu under OFF-LINE option 3, "Text Edit Menu".
-
- 4. Extended Name/Handle maximum length from 15 characters to 30 characters.
-
- 5. The older ADD CALLER routine assumed you knew EXACTLY what you were
- doing; It would allow you to use an already taken Name/Handle as well
- as allowing invalid input. That has been corrected.
-
- 6. The ON-LINE SYSOP MENU also assumed too much. Input length and
- validity are now tested.
-
- 7. Seriously reworked the CONNECT routine to support many popular baud
- rates and made configurable the CONNECT and RING modem result codes
- to allow for greater versatility.
-
- 8. Made far too many cosmetic changes/enhancements to list here.
- (or anywhere... :)
-
- - New features:
-
- 1. Options were added to the MESSAGE BASE, the FILE BASE, and the Hall of
- Fame menus to allow direct access from one to another.
-
- 2. Added a Sysop configurable Personal Caller Data routine. If the file
- PERSONAL.DAT is present in your MacroBBS data dir (\COMMO\MACROBBS\)
- and there is no <id#>.DAT file for the current Caller (if the Caller is
- new or his/her last call was before this feature was implemented),
- normal log-on will be interrupted by the "System Information Request"
- routine. The questions (prompts) are taken from the file PERSONAL.DAT
- and the information provided by the Caller is saved to a file in the
- CALLERS disk directory (\COMMO\CALLERS\). The newly saved file will
- be named according to the Caller's id#. For example, User 5's info is
- saved as 5.DAT. Create/edit PERSONAL.DAT with any ASCII editor or
- select off-line option 3 to use {COMMO}'s built-in editor.
-
- The format you MUST use for PERSONAL.DAT is exactly the same as the
- format of QUESTION.DAT: two lines per item. The first line contains
- a number -- the maximum number of characters MacroBBS will accept for
- that item's answer. The second line contains the prompt.
-
- Example:
-
- 25
- Real name
- 2
- Age
- 13
- Phone #
-
- In the above example, up to 25 characters will be accepted for the
- Caller's REAL NAME, UP TO 2 for AGE, and UP TO 13 for PHONE #.
-
- 3. If the file NOTICES.DAT is present in your MacroBBS data directory
- (eg. C:\COMMO\MACROBBS\), it will be displayed during log-on after the
- stats/INTROMSG screen. Create/edit this file with any ASCII editor
- or select off-line option 3 to create/edit this file with {COMMO}'s
- built-in editor.
-
- 4. Added the (S)ysop command to the message READ MENU. Selecting S will
- display the SYSOP MENU. Options available are: (D)elete the current
- message, (M)ove the current message to another area, (E)dit the current
- message (local uses {COMMO}'s built-in editor; remote uses MacroBBS's
- editor), and (Q)uit to the READ MENU.
-
- The Access Level needed to access the (S)ysop option must be set in
- the MacroBBS configuration. ALSO, the Access Level needed to access
- (D)OS from the MAIN MENU is now configurable.
-
- 5. Added the FORWARD (>) and REVERSE (<) commands to both the File Base and
- Message Base menus for quickly jumping to the next File or Message area
- without having to utilize the AREA LIST.
-
- 6. Added the (R)eviewScan option to the MESSAGE BASE MENU for scanning
- message headers quickly.
-
- 7. Added the (T)race command to the message READ MENU. Selecting T will
- auto-display the message to which the current message is a reply,
- assuming the current message IS a reply to another message.
-
- 8. Added a configurable time limit per call, not counting chat time or
- time spent UPloading. If you and a Caller chat for an hour, the
- Caller will still have as much on-line time left as he/she did upon
- entering chat mode. The same goes for file UPload.
-
- - Hint for the not-so-distant future:
-
- I have BIG plans for that empty off-line options slot. <grin>
-
-
- * * * *
- * 1.1 *
- * * * *
-
- - Bug fixes:
-
- 1. The NEWSCAN routine - The NEWSCAN flag was not being reset when
- NEWSCAN was QUITted via the READ MENU command.
-
- 2. Off-line Edit Caller routine: If you edited a Caller before 12 noon,
- that Caller's name/id# would be saved to disk as the "last Caller"
- when the time flag was updated at noon.
-
- 3. OFF-LINE option 2, "See Scrollback," now works.
-
- 4. Protocol select: The protocol selection menu was "missing" but has
- been replaced and is now working properly.
-
- 5. A ton of misspellings in the MACROBBS.DOC file were fixed.
- (I *CAN* spell... Really I can. :)
-
- - New features:
-
- 1. Local file upload routine: Now there's an automated way to add files
- to a file list. Copy the files (the ones you want to add to a file
- list) to the proper disk directory (ie. \COMMO\FILES\F2), log-on
- locally and go to the File Base Menu. After switching to the area you
- want to add files to, choose U for Upload. Enter a file mask (it may
- include wildcards, eg. *.ZIP) If any files matching the mask exist in
- that file area's disk directory, they will be displayed one at a time
- and you will be asked whether or not you want to add the displayed file
- to the list. If you choose YES, you will be prompted to enter a file
- description. To abort (NOT add the file), Press ENTER only. Otherwise,
- type in a description and press ENTER. The file/size/description is
- then added to the file list for that area.
-
- 2. Added the [D]OS shell option to the ON-LINE SYSOP MENU.
-
-