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CAUTION! As of version 6.4a, switch /X was switched to /M. /X is
now used to enable or disable SFX file processing.
Features added to version 6.6
■ As further protection from viruses and trojans ZZAP can now
compute the 32-bit CRC of any program, such as SCAN.EXE,
before executing it. If the CRC is not correct ZZAP will
not execute the program. CRC verification of virus scanning
programs is highly recommended. The the section on the /Y
switch and the file MAKECRC.DOC for instructions.
■ Oops, I didn't properly document the new /L command line
switch. Good thing too, as I've since reversed the meaning
of the switch to opposite of what is was first implemented.
The log file now defaults to only displaying error messages.
If you wish the file summary information that was previously
the default you must use the /L to turn on the long form log
file. See ZZAP.DOC information on activating the log file.
■ Program files (EXE and COM) that are not SFX are now moved
to the bad directory (or renamed to '*.!?!') if NOTSFX=BAD.
This option is intended for sysops who don't care for
non-SFX program files to be uploaded to their BBS. The
moving/renaming of program files only applies to the program
files that are NOT inside an archive. Program files inside
an archive are never treated as bad files if they are not
SFX archives, regardless of the settings of the SFX options
and switches.
■ Made some minor changes to the display so error messages
would be easier to read.
■ You can no longer define your PRE, MID, and POST programs in
the environment. Nobody used this feature so wasn't worth the
extra maintanence headache.
Features added to version 6.5
■ Fixed bug where it would lose track of files when converting
archives not in the default directory.
■ The summary information now contains the correct old and new
file sizes.
■ You can now include environment variables in the configuration
file. You must enclose the variable name on both sides with
the percent character, e.g.
DEFAULT=%WHICH%
For the above example, at the command line you could then
type "SET WHICH=ZIP" and the variable will be properly
replaced when the configuration file is processed. If the
specified environment variable does not exist it will be
left in the line.
■ Added the WORKDRIVE= command.
■ Added the NESTED= command.
■ Further enhanced the processing of self-extracting archives.
It will now optionally check executables contained in an
archive for self-extracting status. See NESTEDSFX= in the
manual.
■ Added option to ignore executables that are not self-
extracting archives instead of treating them as corrupted
archives. See NONSFX= in the manual.
Features added to version 6.4
■ Now supports detection and processing of self-extraction
archives (SFX). The SFX= command in the configuration file
is used to declare how to detect an SFX file type (see the
manual for additional details).
■ /X (enable/disable ems/xms) has been changed to /M.
■ The new /X switch enables and disables the detection and
processing of self-extracting archives when a wildcard
extension (.*) is specified in the filename. The switch is
not necessary if an explicit extension of .EXE or .COM is
given.