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        Current version in effect - ESC 1.5 (1.58)

        04/04/93

        Final tests before 1.58 release. If you have anything that
        says 1.57 please delete and replace the entire package with
        1.58

        04/03/93

        Fixed the lack of port locking at 38.4k speeds (mail.bat). Was
        using atoi (integer logic) instead of atol (long integer).

        04/01/93
        13:10p

        Removed references to NoArc in the route and squish.cfgs
        They did nothing the way they were being used. NoArc and
        NoPkt are for specific TOSSing applications. They do
        nothing with or for packing.

        04/01/93

        Added module to update binkley.lng with correct version
        number

        03/30/93
        12:30pm

        Escutil (Xarea) will optionally remove msg data files as
        well as references from the configuration.

        03/23/93

        Fixed AutoMessage Addresses above 255 (network) bug!
        incorporated the EscColor utility into Escutil (-c).
        Erase ESCSEMC.COM if you have it.

        03/18/93

        Changed ESCSEMC.COM's logic. Hopefully made it easier to
        configure colors.

        Changed the compress.cfg which esc generates to handle ARC
        option mail through PAK.

        03/13/93
        5:11pm

        Added ESCSEMC.COM and modified ESCDO (ESC Quick Menu #3)
        to offer a color setting utility.
        ESC_Set_Esc_Menu_Colors.

        03/11/93
        10:34am

        Modified esctext.dat (compress.cfg) area to use PAK to
        handle ARC archiving methods. Commented out the use of
        PKPAK and PKUNPAK. They appear to be too difficult to
        readily find by the general public.

        03/03/93
        02:10am

        Added color for TimEd
        Esc now builds MSGED.CFG for 2.2b

        02/24/93
        02:30am

        Made CMMenu selection default to CMB instead of LIST for
        the MAIL.BAT and ESCTEXT.DAT. Going to add the global
        option for CMB or LIST in the ESC editor BOSS section.

        Fixed DRWRK option bug in escdo.com for QUICK menus.

        02/23/93
        13:23pm

        Using CMB instead of LIST because it is mousable

        02/23/93
        03:02am

        CMMenu system now in place

        02/03/93
        09:08am

        Added option to choose between CM, Quick and Batch menu
        interface. CM (pull down menus) modifications still
        pending.

        Added Hotkey option in initial setup module after Batch
        Menu choice.

        02/02/93
        11:30am

        Tweeked nodelist module for net 157 users (bug).
        Added TimEd support modules. Altered escdo.com to
        accommodate the change.

        01/06/93
        13:00pm

        Fixed 2 bugs in escdo.com.
        (1) inbound file size tally was being counted and
        added each time a shell to dos was performed.
        (2) Inbound LIST file functions didn't work because
        LIST would lose the path even though files were
        properly displayed (kind of a LIST buglet).


        12/21/92
        02:09am

        Fixed a bug in the shell to dos on both the
        escdo.com and esc.exe. Program got lost if user
        changed dirs or drive and then exited back to
        program (sheesh).

        Dressed the mail menus a little. Missing
        features are displayed with a series of dots.
        Added a file size count (mail files) display
        as well as resident free drive space.

        12/13/92
        18:00pm
        ESC 1.57b

        Fixed nodelist.001 to correctly apply zone one
        to the systems which should be and user's zone
        to the ones which should be different.

        12/2/92
        9:16am

        F10 - shell to dos added to Esc Editor menu.

        Proceeding with final testing before sending out
        through Treasure Island (SDS - SoftDist).

        12/1/92
        10:10am

        Added function to detect alien (archive default)
        configs, back them up and have Esc treat them as
        though they didn't exist in the directory. The
        presence of the "original" default configuration
        file(s) for Binkley, Squish, Msged, Golded etc.
        has been a long standing problem for new users who
        simply reported that Esc "didn't work as advertised".

        * NOTE - removal of the line with "created by ESC"
        will cause Esc to treat that file as an alien, back
        it up as a .bak file. Hence, custom edits will be not
        be read in. In other words, don't remove that line!

        11/23/92
        11:52am

        Esc now retains secondary addresses in the squish
        and binkley config files when RE-writing them.

        11/21/92
        8:06pm

        Added ESC-GT.COM to archive. A utility which adds
        some intelligence to the inbound and outbound area
        processing. The addition is for and from Georges
        Troupin who supplied the batch language.

        11/18/92
        2:47am

        Added badwazoo, *.bad, *.rsp and unknown file
        detection for inbound area. To be shown on the
        1st mail menu screen.

        11/8/92

        COMPRESS.CFG data is now in the ESCDATA.TXT file.
        Therefore it won't be necessary to include it in
        the distribution archive.

        11/7/92
        2:05

        Added New area (bad.sqd size) detection in the
        Escdo.com. The letter 'A' will either flash or be
        intense while the bad.sqd is larger than 256 bytes.

        11/4/92
        11:16am

        Added F2 - F9 personal menu functions to all menu
        types. Modified Escdo / Escutil to accept changes.

        10/26/92
        11:50am

        Esc now stores much of its text in an external
        file named ESCDATA.TXT. This file MUST be present
        in order for Esc to operate. Also removed the
        module which builds the binkley.lng and compress
        cfg files. This causes Esc to use far less memory
        than previously at the risk of any one of these
        files being absent will cause the system to fail.
        Will include all three files in the archive with
        a warning that they must not be moved or erased.
        found and fixed a display bug in the nodelist
        editor concerning option J.

        10/23/92

        Added F2 - personal menu item feature. (JB)
        Changed F1 shell to dos to F10.

        10/21/92
        11:45am

        Quick Menus are now defaulted on setup. Added
        a SHELL to Dos feature as per Jim Ball's sug.
        and Bob Jarvis' code.

        10/18/92
        2:33pm

        Added Quick Menu option. Semi hard coded menu
        options pop up fast and many options respond
        more quickly. Toggle is currently in the Misc
        and Bossnode change menu. Mail.bat must be
        rewritten for change. (no color for menus yet).
        Considering making Quick Menus default.

        10/10/92
        11:20am

        SEND option (Escutil) searches for file before
        blindly creating the flo attach.
        Cleaned some code in the mail.bat module to speed
        the writing up and free a little memory. Added
        BBS mod instructions ESCBBS.TXT for the mail.bat.

        10/6/92
        8:29am
        esc1.55b

        Fixed display mite in ESCDO. If no args other than
        hotkey and / or timer then nothing displayed when
        timeout occurs.
        Fixed display mite in SYSTEM menu for fossil choice.
        Left out the 'N' (for NONE) in the display line.

        10/1/92
        3:00am
        esc1.54

        Sent to Treasure Island to be released into the SDS

        9/30/92
        3.17am
        esc1.54

        Added timeout function to ESCDO. Uses !n somewhere
        in the argument list. 'n' is a decimal figure which
        represents a number of seconds escdo waits before
        defaulting to the first errorlevel from the list.

        9/26/92
        1:22pm
        esc1.53b

        Do to conflicts in the past with the Golded.Cfg. Esc
        now scans any Golded.Cfg file found in the same
        directory. If it doesn't appear to have been created
        by Esc, it gets backed up and rewritten.

        Added Auto Answer option (BOSSNODE) menu.
        Xlaxnode.ctl now keeps dialing and password info in
        tact.

        9/22/92
        12:51pm
        esc1.53b

        Added Comm fossil option to setup mode and SYSTEM
        menu. NONE - for those who load their fossil from
        the config.sys or autoexec.bat. This just leaves a
        blank line in the pertinent batch files which ESC
        creates.

        Added code to detect for a non Esc golded.cfg (sigh).
        This should keep unwanted parms from being pulled in
        when Esc parses an old golded.cfg which isn't its
        own.

        Found and omitted a bug in the msged backup module
        concerning the Uucp statement.

        9/14/92
        10:19am
        esc1.53b

        Added to the PollMkr function. Now allows for all
        flavors of flo files, f/reqs and f/attach.

        The second half of the scan codes are no longer
        displayed with associated invalid keypresses in ESC
        and ESCDO.
        Change chirp in Esc and Escdo WoW!

        9/13/92
        12:14pm
        esc1.53b

        Amended the Squish.Cfg so the :
        ;DO NOT REMOVE OR ALTER THE ESC MAXMSG LINE BELOW!!
        ;ESC MaxMsg = -$m200
        signal is no longer required. Static message base
        size is now handled from the Esc.Cfg entirely.

        9/11/92
        4:06pm
        esc1.53b

        Added UUCP item to BOSS menu section.
        AutoToss toggle now affects Binkley in the
        unattended mode.

        9/5/92
        11:01pm
        esc1.53b

        Made all settings non volatile. Netarea type,
        autotoss, polltries and wimm status are captured
        in the esc.cfg and restored when bringing up Esc.

        9/5/92
        6:12am
        esc1.53b

        Cleaned Escutil a little. Fixed the strange
        display problem with the timer list as it moved.
        It seems the remedy is to NOT let the clock be
        updated if the list is about to move.

        9/4/92
        8:50am
        esc1.53b

         Added NetArea Type option to BOSS change menu per
         suggestion by Jim Allonby. This (volatile) toggle
         permits the default netmail area type (*.msg for
         a NODE or squish for POINTS) to be overidden. Now
         Working on a concise way to make these settings
         permanent. I don't want to add them into the over
         laden config.

        8/30/92
        2:39pm
        esc1.53b

        Released Esc 1.52 into the SDS yesterday.
        Trimming down for 1.53b. No longer writes the
        Areas.BBS, Poll.bat and DoMsged.bat files. They
        were superfulous. Removed "most" references to
        Os2.

        8/26/92
        3:52am
        esc1.52

        Automessage now reads the netmail area and numbers
        one up from high message.

        Added Ansi console options instead of Ansi.com
        or nothing. DVansi is now one of the toggles.
        Added Ansi control section to dox.

        8/24/92
        8:54am
        esc1.52

        Added SBC (set binkley colors) option to the
        2nd menu. Changed the appearance of the menus.
        Fixed the (out of 157) net AutoMatic Message
        addressing problems. Updated the docs and
        cleaned up some code.

        8/22/92
        7:11am
        esc1.52b

        Added item 'K' - POLLMKR to menu #3.
        Allows you to make either a normal or crash zero
        length file in the outbound for any address you
        wish. An almost insignificant item except for
        those who have a need for it. One reason to use
        it is to slow down the intervals for polling.
        Another would be for use with event flags.

        8/20/92
        12:02am
        esc1.52b

        Changed 1.msg name to 32767.msg.
        Added AUTOTOSS option to the BOSSNODE change
        menu. Fixed an annoying feature which dumps
        you back to the beginning of the setup if you
        press the escape key at the picklist writeout
        menu. It now moves you to the EDITOR menu.
        Fixed a problem concerning recurrent loading
        of ansi.com in the MAIL.BAT. Error Spotted by
        Chris Mann (thanks Chris).
        Added POLLTRIES to the BOSSNODE change menu.

        AUTOTOSS and POLLTRIES are volatile items in
        that they are in effect only during the current
        editing/writing session. Each time the ESC
        editor is invoked, those defaults are displayed
        @ default value. They may be changed and the
        change will be written to the appropriate file
        but a subsequent write will put those values
        back to default.

        8/18/92
        2:15pm
        esc1.52b

        1.msg is created on a new setup in the NETMAIL
        subdirectory (if it exists) and addressed
        back to 157/534 for verification of
        installation.

        8/15/92
        5:00a
        esc1.51

        Added the ability to define added areas using
        the ADDMAN function as local and unbounded by
        appending either an asterisk (*) or /# to the
        end of the areaname. The # representing digits.
        So far, if an area is defined as local it will
        also be unbounded (no static message limit).
        The function doesn't permit defining an area as
        a local area with a static limiter. I may add
        that feature although a local area can be
        adjusted now with the SETSIZE function.

        Hopefully fixed the loss of the color statements
        from the Msged.Cfg routine (when using the color3
        option).

        8/13/92
        2:30p
        esc1.51

        Cleaned up some coding and worked at some bullet
        proofing (ha). Found a major bug in the NoArc
        option and exterminated it (I hope). Sorted out the
        routing further and updated the docs by adding the
        ROUTING section.

        8/12/92
        1:40p
        esc1.51

        Changed the way the ROUTE.CFG is built for both points
        and nodes.
        Added nodelist directory option to the NODELIST
        menu.

        8/9/92
        10:56p
        esc1.51

        Changed Route.Cfg to route WORLD to host rather than
        Z:ALL. Found Squish was placing mail destined for other
        zones in their own directory rather than routing thru
        host system.

        8/8/92
        10:30a
        esc1.51

        Added LIST Squish and Msgtrack log options to the #2
        menu (if they exist). Changed the ESCUTIL.EXE cosmetics
        and removed the query to update each control file
        separately. It now asks to update the ESC all control
        files (at once) instead.

        Optimized some code in the ESC.EXE concerning repeated
        statements.

        8/7/92
        11:30a
        esc1.51

        Added the domain to the boss' address in the binkley
        config file. Thanks Mike Christian for supplying
        that information.

        8/5/92
        12:57p
        esc1.51

        Finally fixed the EscTimer display. Added Crash Poll
        feature to EscTimer. Added comments to display about
        editing the ESCTIMER.LST with a text editor.

        Added search for USERNAME to the Golded backup
        module. Otherwise, USERNAME wouldn't be updated on
        consecutive re-writes of the Golded.cfg.

        8/3/92
        1:32a
        esc1.51

        Renamed DOTHIS.COM to ESCDO.COM .. fixed the scan
        code key problem.. Replace the bell error with a
        chirp.

        Added VIEWLOG option to menu #2 to view the binkley
        log (if it exists).

        Altered the order of the files written from the
        picklist.

        8/1/92
        12:35
        esc1.50

        The EscTimer can save a list of poll times and offer
        to use them on subsequent calls.

        7/29/92
        13:01
        esc1.49*

        Added inbound mail detection to the timer. If mail
        has arrived after a timed poll has occurred, the word
        'InBound' will appear on the little timer display.

        It also appears that the creation of (short) new area
        names which have periods imbedded in them are being
        created correctly now.

        7/28/92
        08:16
        esc1.49*

        Georges Troupin of 2:293/2201 reported a squish file
        name creation bug in which the '.' is retained in
        the AREA: name IF it is under 8 characters in length.
        I believe it is fixed with this addition to the code.

        {
                      /* NO '.' in filename */
        if(strchr(newar, '.')!=NULL) *strchr(newar, '.') = '_';
        }

        Also, the recommendation for Qnode to produce the
        fidouser.lst was taken. Esc must now be able to find
        QNODE.EXE and QIDX.EXE.

        7/24/92
        10:25a
        esc1.49

        Added a TIMER function to the 3rd screen of the
        MAIL menu. This allows up to 20 user set times for
        Esc to poll out.

        Changed all calls from NEWAREA.EXE to ESCUTIL.EXE
        due to the significant change to it and to avoid
        confusion on older setups. Esc now deletes the
        NEWAREA.EXE and (DOTHIS-.COM) on an update install.

        Currently working on an automatic message generator
        for new setups.

        7/24/92
        10:08a
        esc1.48

        Fixed Newarea.exe.. If Msged and Squish message area
        declaration were out of sync the Msged.cfg wasn't
        being updated correctly.

        Added a SWAP DRIVE question in the setup and option in
        the Esc Editor mode. Squish, Binkley, Msged and Golded
        will all use it. Esc now creates a separate editor
        batch file called Msgedit.bat for Binkley (in the
        unattended mode), which will call it up if ALT E is
        pressed. Esc creates a GOTMAIL.BAT for Binkley which
        can be utilized by removing the semicolon before the
        binkley token AFTERMAIL. This would be of primary
        interest if you want your mail to be automatically
        tossed after it is received (binkley unattended mode).

        Esc creates an OKFILE.LST for node setups. Added the
        OKFILE token to the Binkley.cfg to support it.

        Changed the Esc Picklist menu/display. Incorporated
        the non changing batch files into one item called
        MISC FILES. A few other files are also incorporated
        into other items on the picklist to save space and
        simplify the appearance.

        7/11/92
        10:14p
        esc1.47

        Added YABOM support.
        Now saves the function declarations from Msged.Cfg
        Supports DOMAIN addressing.
        Node setup handles 4d points
        Bugs hammered (still on the hunt though).

        6/12/92
        11:00
        esc1.46

        Added WIMM support.
        Added Xlaxnode support.
        Now saves and implants message and squish area
        declaration from old configuration into upgrade.
        Changed Newarea.exe to list static message barrier
        information (ie  -$m250) along with area name.

        6/4/92
        12:20a

        Found some rewrite errors for the password and
        pointnet. Changed DOTHIS so DOTHIS- is no longer
        needed by adding a hotkey toggle (*h). Having an
        intermittent problem with the boss not being found
        in the nodelist after Qnode does its thing. Seems
        running Qnode a second time fixes it ???

        6/2/92
        08:30p
        esc1.44

        Fixed sharing violation. <blush>

        5/30/92
        10:15p
        esc1.43

        Fixed system type conversion bugs (hope) and added
        Esc menu hotkey/coldkey *) option.

        5/29/92
        08:13a
        esc1.41

        Added the new Binkley 2.55 language file support.
        Thanks for sending it Bret Johnson!

        5/25/92
        01:51p
        esc1.4

        Significant changes required an additional parameter
        to be inserted in the esc.cfg. Therefore Esc has to
        be run from scratch, wiping out old files. Here are
        the major changes.

        1. Version 7 nodelist support (Jim Allonby's request)
        This means that Qnode must be present rather than
        Parselst and Qsort. Compile time was greatly reduced.
        Bonk 1.74 must be used to edit Esc's nodelist.
        2. 4d points are fully supported now instead of the
        old kludge of faking it in with the NODE setup.
        3. User input barriers should keep unusually long
        answers from munging the program.
        4. Msged 2.1 features added to configuration.

        4/25/92
        04:00a
        esc1.3t

        Thanks to Bret Johnson of 1:226/1140 the following
        obscure problem was pointed out and remedied.

        NEWAREA.EXE now handles long area names and parses them
        in an attempt to make a unique filename for squish. Was
        having a problem with internet type news group names.
        GOLDED message editor support added.
        Reworked HELP messages in mail.bat
        Fixed option Y and Z to allow toggle if 4d (NODE)
        settings were chosen.

        4/18/92
        07:10a
        esc1.3p

        NEWAREA.EXE now handles the duties of XAREA.EXE. Xarea
        has been discarded. Changed MAIL menu to implement the
        change. Broke the Squish menu in two. Also added BONK
        as a nodelist editor item to the new third menu. Made
        some cosmetic changes to the MAIL menus. Found that I
        had broken the ADDMAN feature to wipe out all area
        entries in the MAIL.BAT after running it (YIKES!). Fix
        it..

        4/08/92
        06:33a
        esc1.3i

        Repaired SETSIZE to sort message area size figures
        as well as the names. The area numbers could be entered
        out of chronological order and then sorted. Setsize was
        not moving the size values with the area numbers.
        Added a DIRECT mode from the MAIL menu for direct calls.
        Removed the BINKMODE from the system editor because of
        the feature just mentioned. Broke the second menu into
        two parts because it was getting too large. "Tried" to
        make them clearer. Also edited the help information.

        4/04/92
        09:15a
        esc13.e

        Removed outbound file detection from mail menu.
        I forgot that outbound bundles are zeroed rather than
        deleted, Oops.. Added a new feature to the Squish
        menu from the Mail menu. LSTAREA, lists the echoareas
        found in the squish.cfg.

        4/03/92
        17:00

        Added outbound file detection to Mail menu. ESC only
        checks for version NUMBERS (not letter extension) for
        total rebuilding of configuration. Rebuilds will only
        occur for radical upgrades.

        4/02/92
        08:00

        Changed NEWAREA.EXE to accept -a command line switch.
        Now allows user to manually add new areas to configs.
        Updated ESC.EXE to create new MAIL.BAT which puts this
        feature (AREAMAN) into it. Updated to docs for feature.
        Added version detection module. Fixed MAIL.BAT display.

        4/01/92
        17:15

        Corrected informational errors in docs and programs
        concerning SQSet. Cleaned up some online info, making
        it more comprehensible (hopefully). Trimmed some coding
        in the setup module.

        3/31/92
        23:15

        Added second address line to squish.cfg as per Bill
        Eastman's observation. Incorporated version and point
        type (3d / 4d) into esc.cfg for future processing. fixed
        display (window) problem in editor mode (escape key).

        3/30/92
        00:00

        Mail.bat now requires DOTHIS.COM instead of ASK_BAT.
        ForwardTo and ForwardFrom have been commented out in the
        Squish.Cfg.

        3/24/92
        07:30

        Picklist menu changed. Blocks which replaced check marks
        have been replaced with blank spaces to avoid checked file
        confusion. Also, ESC.CFG check remains sticky. It has to
        be deleted manually. This is an attempt to keep someone
        from changing a file but not have the change recorded in
        the ESC.CFG.

        3/21/92
        18:00

        Route.Cfg is now parsed when rewriting it from the file Pick
        menu. Custom edits above the ; World Control line are saved.

                                                        3/20/92
        Here's the latest change:                       16:25

        Added two more options.  Binkmode and Routing...

        Binkmode allows you to choose whether Binkley will come up
        in the unattended or attended mode. This ONLY applies to a
        POINT setup and ONLY from the MAIL MENU. POLL always comes
        up in the ATTENDED (BT MAIL) mode.

        Routing allows you to choose to route all mail through your
        Boss or go direct. Of course you have to have the nodelist
        entries to support Direct routing.

        OBSOLETE - IGNORE WHAT IS BELOW!

        DELETE BINKLEY.LNG - Esc needs to write a new one.

        Copy ESC.EXE over your old one. Type ESC at your DOS prompt.
        You will be told you have a GRUNDGED CONFIG. Not to worry.
        Choose the "System" menu and examine the new options. When
        you're done write out the pertinent files listed below.
        NOTE the warning to delete your BINKLEY.LNG!

        BE SURE TO DELETE - BINKLEY.LNG and have ESC write out the
        BINKLEY.CFG - ROUTE.CFG and MAIL.BAT.. You can leave all
        else alone.
        --------------------------------------------------