Software Vault: The Gold Collection/Software Vault - The Gold Collection (American Databankers) (1993).ISO/cdr35/xhost30s.zip/WHATSNEW.DOC

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                     What's New in Executive Host 3.0

1.  The following files have changed:

    EXECHOST.CNF - The allowed time for call has been changed
                   to security level for VIP displays

                   The default security level has been changed
                   to the security level that restricts
                   uploads/downloads.

    CONF.DAT - The 5th line for each conference (security level)
               has been expanded from 1 digit to 2 digits.

    NEWUSER.DAT - This is a new file and is used as the template
                  for new users.  It is in this file that things
                  like default allowed daily time and default
                  security level is kept.  Also the default for
                  ul/dl ratios are kept here.

    EXECHOST.USR - This file has been expanded to a fixed length
                   file.  It contains the following fields:
                   001-031    User Name
                   032-033    Unused (Will be used later for
                                      6 digit user number)
                   034-037    User Number
                   038-051    Password (May not have imbedded
                                         spaces)
                   052-052    Must be a SPACE
                   053-055    Users daily allotted time
                   056-057    Security 1 - This is the user
                                             level - 99=sysop
                   058-059    Security 2 - Not used at this time
                   060-065    Date last on in YYMMDD format
                   066-071    Expiration date in YYMMDD
                   072-075    Total files downloaded
                   076-081    Total bytes downloaded in K-bytes
                   082-085    Total files uploaded
                   086-091    Total bytes uploaded in K-bytes
                   092        Ratio Byte  Space=no enforced ratios
                   093-094    Ratio....  a 10 means D/L's may not
                                          exceed 10 times U/L's
                   095-098    Number of times user has called
                   099        Lockout flag - Not used at this time
                   100        Default transfer protocol
                   101-126    Unused space for future expansion
                   127-128    Carriage Return/Line Feed

2.  The allowed daily time may be set anywhere from 0 to 999.

3.  Executive Host now supports UL/DL ratios.

4.  The LOGON. and LOGONG. screens have a name change.  They are
    now LOGON.x and LOGONG.x where x is a number from 0 to 9.
    This allows you to have up to 10 logon screens.

5.  The NEWS. and NEWSG. screens also have a name change.  They
    also are named NEWS.x and NEWSG.x where x is a number from 0
    to 9.  This allows you to have up to 10 news screens.

6.  The baud determination under ring detect has been improved
    to better detect high speed modems.

7.  The external protocols may use any letters that are not
    already used by TELIX.  Therefore I can use (H) for HS/LINK
    and someone else can use (H) for HYDRA.  Executive Host will
    verify that there are appropriate bat or scr files available
    to run the external protocol.  These must be in the format
    x-UP.BAT and x-DOWN.BAT where "x" is the desired letter.
    It is not necessary to define the external protocol to TELIX.
    Remember the x-UP is sending a file and the x-DOWN is
    receiving a file..    The ? is now used for protocol help

8.  If the caller has a default protocol defined in this user record
    the caller will not be prompted for protocol but the protocol
    will be taken from the .USR file.

9.  F10 while the waiting screen is visible will start the event.

10. There is no limit as to number of files to download if the
    protocol is one of the external protocols that can handle
    a file list in the form "@d:\path\filelist".   Two examples
    of protocols that do use this format is DSZ/GSZ and HS/LINK.

11. We now support 2 line file descriptions.

12. I now ask for upload descriptions "following" the uploads.  The
    caller will be prompted for the file descriptions for ALL files
    found in the Executive Host U/L directory.  Therefore it will be
    MANDATORY that you have as part of your UPLOAD.BAT a
    move of all files to some other directory.  All of this is to
    facilitate batch uploads and accurate upload counts.

13.  A new main menu command EDIT has been added.  This command allows
     the caller view his user record andto change his default protocol
     or password.  If entered from the SYSOP menu, then the sysop will
     be prompted for options.  If you are using your own custom
     EDIT/EDITG menus, you will have to change them.


14.  I have added another level of VIP screen.  If there is a
     VIP.xx  and VIPG.xx where xx is equal to the callers
     security access level, then this screen will be displayed.
     This will allow the sysop to target important information
     to specific groups.

15.  Executive Host no longer uses its own auto answer string
     and the .CNF item about number ring number to answer is
     ignored.  Executive Host now uses the TELIX auto answer
     string set up in the TELIX.CNF via the Alt-O.  The
     recommended string is:
                       ~~~+++~~~ATH0S0=1^M
     The number after the equal sign is the ring number to pick
     up the phone.  The H0 will put the phone back on hook in
     case it was off-hook for some reason.  You can experiment
     with the number of ~ for your modem.  If you have trouble
     with the phone going to auto answer, you might want to add
     1 or 2 additional ~.