FirstClass 2.0 represents a major upgrade to the FirstClass product.
Major Features
• FirstClass to FirstClass Gateways
• FirstClass to Foreign Gateways
• Multi file searching by file name, envelope or content
• Privilege Groups & Model Folders
• Per-User and Group Feature control
• Per-User and Group Conference Permissions Lists
• Styled text in messages, résumés and text files
• ZModem and Macbinary in Command Line Interface
• Mail Lists
• Statistics & Billing Logging
• Online attachment viewers for graphics, sound, text
Other Features
• Multi-word Conference and Person names
• Message Threading
• Unlisted names
• Separate personal info & resume files
• Archive Comments (SitC) display for compressed files
• Delete attachment
• Common functions floating button palette
• Floating session status window shows time remaining
• Text find in documents and messages
• Multiple simultaneous upload & download
• Resume partial file transfer
• Conference subscriber lists
• Up to 100 simultaneous AppleTalk/Modem sessions per server
• Fill gauge shows background filling of windows
• Get Info shows location of object
• Per-Conference expiry periods
• Permissions allows delegation of most administrative tasks
• AutoRegistrations optionally send mail to administrator
• Mail sent to administrator if modem fails to reset
• Dynamic modelling mechanism (changes are applied to all modelled users)
• Automatic redial on dial-up connections
Command Line User Interface (CLUI)
• CLUI character translation
• CLUI YModem and XModem 1K
• DOWNLOAD command allows download of text files (instead of displaying)
Cosmetic Improvements
• Message/File list summary showing item totals & list type
• Split bar more intelligently placed in messages and file lists
• All modal dialogs are now movable and allow application switching
• User administration forms are non-modal
• Longer subjects allowed in messages
• Asynchronous window updates do not distort pulled down-menus
• The non-aliased link to a conference is shown underlined
Installer
• Fast backups using the “Post Office Map” feature
Gateways Available
• FirstClass to FirstClass (SoftArc)
• Internet/UseNet/SMTP (IE)
• FAX (SoftArc)
• Microsoft Mail (IE)
• QuickMail (IE)
• Radio Pager (SoftArc)
• CompuServe (IE)
• America Online (IE)
Toolkits
• The “FirstClass Gateway Developers Toolkit ” is available to Apple Certitified Developers who wish to write gateways to FirstClass. Contact SoftArc for details.