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What's New in ProDoor 3.0?
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Added a check for 'subscription mode' to control expired user checks.
Added a warning prompt when a command is about to clear the flagged
file list.
Added automatic clear-screen between messages in hotkey mode.
Added check for attempts to COPY, MOVE or KILL before actually
reading a message.
Added check for attempts to download '0' byte files.
Added check for expired users. When a user is expired the 'expired
security level' will be used in all security checks. Please note,
however, that ProDoor does not yet check the 'expired conference
registration' settings - expired users are given normal conference
access.
Added code in PROSM to automatically adjust .NDX file sizes to match
the specified number of blocks. You don't even need to repack /
reindex conference files!
Added logic to insert 5 second delay before dropping carrier *only*
when the modem dte bps is higher than the caller's connect bps.
Added more output during conference scanning.
Added optional 'starting conference' parameter to (J A) command.
Added special cursor so you know when hotkeys are active.
Added support for 38400 BPS connect speeds in PCB 14.1.
Added the ability to insert/remove a range of group conferences in
PROSM.
Changed (J S)tatus and (J N)ews display to scan for personal
messages.
Changed (O)riginal command to go directly to quote function without
first asking.
Changed (Q Y) command to select only messages to or from the caller.
Changed (Q)uote function to automatically default to line 7/8 and to
quote 2 lines.
Changed (R Y)our command to scan only 'to:' field in message header.
Use (Z)ip search to find messages with your name in them.
Changed (T)hread command to retain original subject and to require
an exactly matching subject to continue the thread.
Changed download logic to call 'proutest' in case of bi-modem type
uploads.
Changed parsing of $DOOR.RES file to allow upload testing of multiple
file types (i.e. .EXT is not required in the test-failed- message
definition).
Changed scratch and ZIPM file selection logic to allow the (FL U)
unflag command to deselect these files. This makes it possible to
repack a ZIPM packet without being forced to also download the
original.
Files listed in PROFREE are now exempt from daily byte limit checks
prior to the downloading.
Forced 'display on' when sysop chat mode is entered.
Implemented multiple compressed file support.
Change "Archive Manipulation" commands to:
PRO-R $N$ $TIME$ $R$
PRO-V $R$
PRO-X $R$
PRO-T $R$
PRO-P $R$
and install the new PRO-*.BAT files in your ProDoor directory. These
batch files have support for PKZIP/PKUNZIP, PKPAK/UNPAK, PAK, LHARC
and ZOO. Other file types can be easily added.
Message entry now allows mixed upper/lower case subjects.
NOTE: the 'testfile' command comes with PCBoard 14.1 beta code.
New "hotkey" system. Type 'H' to enable. In hotkey mode commands
are executed as soon as they are typed in. A 2-second delay allows
entry of full word commands as well. The ";" key cancels hotkeys for
the remainder of a line, allowing some command stacking in hotkey
mode.
New $NODE$ macro to return current node number.
New 'F10: update CNAMES file from CONFINFO' in conference definition.
New 'F9: init conference to default values' in conference definition.
New 'PROREADg' menu file for novice mode "mail command" prompt.
New 'SET CONFINFO=path\file' to control multiple CONFINFO files on
network systems.
New PCBoard 14 compatible "high ascii filter".
New command: (G Q) to logoff without seeing the SCRIPT0 display.
New command: (J +)join next higher
New command: (J -)join next lower
New command: (J N +)new messages starting with next conference.
New command: (J N conf)new messages starting with conference 'conf'
New command: (J S conf)status starting with conference 'conf'
New command: (J Y)our to find conferences with new mail TO YOU in
them.
New command: (Q YA) and (QQ YA) to quick scan mail to you or to 'all'.
New command: (RU)snoop to place ProDoor into proedit's RU mode. RU
also works in ProEdit to toggle RU mode during a session.
New command: (YA) to read mail to you OR to 'all'.
New command: ALT-D (delete protocol) in PROSM protocol definition
editor.
New command: ALT-M (monitor) to immediately display node status.
New message subjects are mapped to upper case if they start with
a lower case letter.
New security level check for (H)otkeys command.
New security level check for (QU)it to bbs command.
New support for conference-specific message files. Append .NNN
(where NNN is the conference number) to message file names for
conference-specific files.
Note: command stacking is not allowed in hotkey mode. If you use a
";" to stack a command, you will cancel hotkeys for the rest of
that line. For example:
J 1
will launch the Join as soon as you type <space>, whereas
J;1
will cancel hotkeys on the ";" and allow you to press 1<enter>.
Personal message counting during conference scan is now performed
only on conferences with 'auto scan' set.
ProDoor now checks the playpen directory for unsolicited uploads
after each download. This makes it possible to install BIMODEM-like
protocols.
Restored (FL)ag command at main command prompt.
Several changes in PRO-*.BAT files to improve error checking and
reporting.
Starting line number for quotations automatically selects line 8 if a
'city:' line is present.
The (J A) process can be stopped with (Q)uit.
The (X)tract function now changes the SCRATCH file .EXT to match that
of the source file, instead of using the "assumed" file type.
The ESC key now erases the current command-line.
The REPACK command may now be used with ZIPM packets.
Updated REPACK command to allow conversion between all supported
packed file formats. Additional conversions can be added by editing
the PRO-P.BAT batch file.
Wrote new 'CHKPATH' utility and modified batch files to call it. This
utility will help isolate missing programs in ProDoor batches.
Added a check for the setting of DSZLOG environment to correct
operation on systems that don't follow installation recommendations.
Added disk-full test during ZIPM text capture.
Added error checking to prevent uploads of over 50 files from causing
a system crash.
Added error message and caller log entries when uploads cannot be
posted due to insufficient disk space.
Changed 'minutes used:' caller log entry to properly reflect minutes
used before midnight crossover.
Changes in low-level file handlers to improve error messages and
retry logic under network/share environments.
Corrected adjustment of 'earned k bytes' when PWRD allotted bytes are
exhausted.
Corrected file-date check so conference NEWS files will be displayed
when they are supposed to be.
Corrected non-filename parsing that truncated words at 8 letters.
Improved logging of partial transfers that are aborted.
Internal changes to allow disk space test on partitions > 32 meg.
Reformatted documentation for 60 lines per page.