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- IMPORTANT information added on 10 Jul 1996
-
- On the fido developers meeting i spoke with Jan Kriesten, the
- author of SEMPER. He told me that you should not use:
-
- H:\SEMPER1\SEMPER1.APP
- H:\SEMPER2\SEMPER2.APP
-
- But the same filenames for each application (the folder may be
- different) like:
-
- H:\SEMPER1\SEMPER.APP
- H:\SEMPER2\SEMPER.APP
-
- Dirk de Vos (2:282/704, 90:500/0) is using the manager heavy for
- his multiline setup and he doesn't have problems when the SEMPER
- does have the same name.
-
- Update information for Manager v0.47 Beta released on 05 Jan 1996
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * Octopus message for MAF (qwk) request is recognized now, this
- enables a quicker and better method for the user.
-
- New configuration file statement: Maf <filename>
-
- Example: Maf C:\OCTOPUS1\MAF.TTP
-
- This is required to let the QWK batchpack requests working
- immediately when a user logs off.
-
- Update information for Manager v0.46 Beta released on 22 Jul 1995
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * Added some new features at location Wolvega :-)
-
- * New Executable application type: OTHER
-
- A programm type which is not a BBS or Mailer.
-
- * New Executable application type: DIRECT
-
- Programms with this type are started before the mailers
- are executed.
-
- Example:
-
- EXEC-1 DIRECT N:\OCTOPUS\MAF.TTP "ScanMail"
- EXEC-2 MAILER F:\MAILER\SEMPER1\SEMPER1.APP EXEC-3
- EXEC-3 BBS N:\OCTOPUS\OCTOPUS.APP "Mailer" EXEC-2
-
- Update information for Manager v0.45 Beta released on 10 Jun 1995
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * Finally problems fixed from Dirk (and Andreas) that programms
- where called repeatly without reason. Strange but it did work
- fine on my computer.
-
- The bug was not easy to find but i've got them and it's
- ofcourse very logical :-D
-
- * Executables like:
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- EXEC-1 ... EXEC-3
- EXEC-3 ... EXEC-1
-
- Can be used now, it's not longer needed to count them up
- at once (EXEC-1, EXEC-2 etc..). Reported by me when trying
- to use the Manager for 1 Semper/Octopus.
-
- * When a Semper was terminated, the Manager did not run actions
- because there can be a BBS online. Now the Manager does check
- if a BBS is online, when yes the Manager does nothing.
-
- * When the Manager can't terminate a mailer within a specified
- timeout (MailerTimeout - seconds), then the Manager will stop
- with processing the actions and RESTART the other mailers again.
-
- This is usefull when you have more lines but one mailer is busy
- with a file request and you want to have the system online as
- much as possible.
-
- Do not use smaller timeout values then 20 seconds, this will
- result when Semper is initializing the modem in a quick timeout
- so the best value is approx 30 to 60 second. If you don't want
- to make use of this specify a large timeout (a few minutes or
- hours ofcourse in seconds).
-
- Example: MailerTimeout 30
- or: MailerTimeout 3600 (long timeout)
-
- The default value is 30 seconds.
-
- * Incoming jobs from Send-Msg are processed not in the 'incoming'
- order, not in the order from 0 -> 100 Jobs are saved in the
- function queue and stay there until they are processed.
-
- Duplicate function requests send by other mailers (it can be
- possible that the Sysop does copy the complete Semper setup to
- the other one) are ignored (as in earlyer versions).
-
- * MultiTOS, Mag!C and Geneva are recognized now to avoid use
- without multitaskers.
-
- * Functions higher then approx 25 didn't work, the reason was
- that i did make use of binary message handling (32 bits,
- 32 jobs) and there where also functon counted in.
-
- I use a more flexible method which can work unlimited so
- you can use all 100 functions now :-)
-
- Do allways use the same version of the Manager and SendMsg
- otherwise it wouldn't work!
-
-
- Todo...
- """""""
-
- ~ DOS commando's
-
- If Exist
-
- ~ Small waiting loop before both mailers are started.
-
- ~ Status for programms like Mailer, BBS etc..
-
- Msg #885 / 1-1004 Time: 17 Apr 95 20:14:00
- From: Andreas Boelt on 90:400/500
- To : Koos Kuil on 90:500/103
- Subj: Re: MANAGE41.ZIP
- ---------[FIDONETMAIL]-----------------------------------------------
- MSGID: 90:400/500 2f92bfe6
- REPLY: 90:500/103@nest.ftn 2f8daa38
- PID: LED 1.28b1 #ANBO/d5af
- Hi Koos,
-
- In a message of <13 Apr 95 23:46:12>, Koos Kuil (90:500/103) writes:
-
- KK> See your Inbound, take some time for it and make a copy of your
- KK> config files from Semper/Octopus!
-
- many thanx !! it runs GREAT ! you've done a great job writing this fine program
- !!
- i've tested it using 3 serial lines and 1 midi line .. and it runs absolutely
- stable !!
-
-
- btw: is there any way to get a window with the status of the programs running ?
-
- something like:
-
-
- Line Program Action
- 1 Mailer Waiting for call
- 2 BBS User XYZ online
-
-
- so you have to create a file from octopus with the users name in it (maybe
- ONLINE.OCT) .. i've used the following structure in my own bbs program:
-
- typedef struct _ipc
- {
- char username [36];
- char action [40];
- unsigned int info; /* 0x0001 USER_YELLED
- 0x0002 NEW_USER
- */
- }IPC;
-
- maybe jan could create such a file from semper with the actual status of the
- connection (so you can display something like
-
- 1 Mailer connected with 2:2480/56
- 2 Mailer waiting for call
-
-
- just an idea ... ;)
-
-
- Greetz, Andy
-
- Via JetMail 0.99beta18 90:400/500@nest.ftn, Apr 17 1995 at 20:37
- Via JetMail 0.99beta18 90:500/103@nest.ftn, Apr 17 1995 at 20:53
-
- Update information for Multiline Program Manager v0.44 alpha
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * Enlarged number of available functions to 100 (hi Dirk).
-
- * Logfile is allways 'closed' now, Send-Msg does use the same
- filefile now as the Manager.
-
- Also a problem is fixed in the Logfile manager (maybe Octopus
- and MAF will follow). When the same logfilename is used as
- the internal one, it didn't work correctly:
-
- Internal: MANAGER.LOG
- Logfilename MANAGER.LOG
-
- When the Logfile is closed a new one will be created at the
- wrong path (no path is specified so you'll get many log's on
- several places).
-
- The Logfile function does check if a pathname is added
- like F:\MANAGER\MANAGER.LOG and the manager is started from
- F:\MANAGER\ and the internal logfile is MANAGER.LOG the name
- was not changed to F:\MANAGER\MANAGER.LOG but it did use the
- internal MANAGER.LOG name so you'll get log on several places
- when the Manager wants to log after the logfile was closed
- and the pathname was changed to another path. This bug is
- also existing in Octopus, Maf, User Editor.
-
- Now Manage does use the current directory name when not a
- new logfilename is specified, be sure that by all filenames
- the path is specified.
-
- Update information for Multiline Program Manager v0.43 alpha
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * Made some changes but do not ask me what.
-
- Update information for Multiline Program Manager v0.42 alpha
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * Re-programmed function memory management, 2 Kb less memory
- is used now and lines/function are unlimited now using knot
- programming.
-
- Functions are limited now to 40 in case of 20.
-
- * Finally fixed logfile problems, thanks to Dirk :-)
-
- Update information for Multiline Program Manager v0.41 alpha
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * First real usable and stable version, functions are limited
- to 20 and maximum 10 lines/function. This will be better in
- next versions.
-
- * Fixed bug, the Manager did not unlock terminated Semper's
- so the system did poke from their nose for a night.
-
- Update information for Multiline Program Manager v0.40 alpha
- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
- * Testing version, many heavy experiments done on my Stacy with
- the use of Magic, programming done on my Falcon so that the
- BBS is online and free for users.
-
- * First ideas written on paper in the few days i didn't feel
- me very happy and was home.
-