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You have to update in a fixed order:
First acro151.zip -> acro151a.zip -> acro151b.zip -> acro151c.zip
-> acro151d.zip -> acro151e.zip
This is necessary because, in some updates statements are added to acrobat.cfg
and ansi's and cfg files are added etc... It's best to start with a clean
system. Each zi_ file contains a file on how to update it. You have to read
this carefully because if you forgot something, things can be broke...
However, these are updates... In the near future I'll repackage the whole
system and bring a version 1.55 out. Currently I'm fixing as much as problems
as possible. However, I am using update E, and I run a bbs 24/24 7/7 and have
no problems with it... Acrobat/2 has been tested on several things.. Most er-
rors come due to undocumented things of me... I promise v1.55 will contain a
decent documentation file instead of all snippets of my thoughts... If there
is someone out there who want to write a decent documentation/installation
file... You are welcome...
Greetz,
The Author.
Errors can only be possible to outrange stuff in acrobat.cfg or missing things!
So if you have problems, mail me a message, and perhaps I can solve it... Since
I'm the only person working on this, and the latest updates contains 16780
lines of total code, it can always be that I've forgotten something, however..
in my opionion it's very stable now... I can't test all configurations and
modems/situations... I hope you enjoy AcroBat/2 as much as I do.
You can make a backup of your users.dat file so users don't have to re-apply
or re-login to create an account. However, it's only recommended to copy the
users.dat back after applying the final update E. However make sure all your
levels of the users are listed in ACROBAT.CFG (this will give errors before
update D if a user logs in with an unlisted level)
The more you write me, the better I can make it... Now it's working fine on
my pc, but as I said before, they are so many situations, possible outcomes
that I need time to do it right/check it...
You can always call me on my board:
+32-16-571667 (Belgium)
Or send me mail:
vanrillaer@tornado.be (Fidonet, use the internet gateway)
What has changed in these updates....
■ Addon's 1.51 update e
- Bi-directional protocol added: Hydracom/2
- Command line size where users type is calculated with
the size of the username.
■ Addon's 1.51 update d
- Minor fix mailer support (acrobat/2 supports MAINDOOR, BINKLEY..)
An example has been included!
- Extra command in acrobat.cfg FPROMPT. 0 disables it, 1 enables it.
Flashy prompt
- Colour codes in files.bbs/conferences/msgarea's/filearea's
£1 .. £7 high intensity colours
£a .. £h normal colours
- Pumped by in colour
- Select a file area's could max. be 99 so since 199 area's
are supported it's increased to 3 chars
- searches can be interrupted with esc
■ Fixes in 1.51 update c
- Error with unlisted levels (violation error)
- %10 not needed anymore (cmd.exe <> 4os2.exe)
- minor fix requests/bbslister unitialized var
■ New fixed/enhancements 1.51 update b
- when last command is several times done, user appears every time
- time/date added to the lastcallers so you know when they called
- requests added
- small textchange after question 'proceed with upload'
- 2 commands added to the sysop menu remove and batch
- long command removed from long menu
short command removed from short menu
- if there are no msgarea's specified, write msg in matrix and nuc, and
voodoo won't give an error
- voodoo added
- view txt file inside archives
- sysop menu: run non-interactive programs remotely/remove file remotely
- last msg area isn't checked in check for mail function
- stats counts total megs online
- free space for uploads (also in stats)
- ctrl-t resets time current user
- added several protocols
- added 2 items to matrix logon: emergency login and private upload
- added several things to acrobat.cfg so that upload.cmd doesn't need
to be touched
- small bugfixes
■ Update v1.51 A
- General fixes
■ What's new in version 1.51 release
- local uploader
- upload checking for viruses, file_id.diz support arj/lzh/rar/zip
- conferences
- keyword search as twice as fast as before
- nice statusbar so user knows what is happening
- autotag feature to flag files easily
- sysnote for messages
- skip oneliner/news etc
- nuc (new user comment, if used with the elite mode)
- some extra additional ansi screens
- personal downloads (put files online for a particular user)
- rumours
- long commands/hotkeys toggle
- cosys menu
- view online inside archive files
- alt-c invokes chatter right away
- screen blank for waiting for a caller so your screen won't burn in
(nice for monochromone monitors)
- mailer support, start acrobat from binkley, etc...
- file_id.diz length and other descriptions supported to up to 79
characters
- users can also search in userlist
■ What's new in version 1.50 beta release
- Cursorkey support in fullscreen editor
- Small bugfix in fullscreen chatter (last char disappeared)
- Added several new ansi files
NEW.ANS shown when a new user logs in
NEWS.ANS news flash, shown to every user
NOADD.ANS shown when user writes an illegal oneliner
TRASH.ANS shown when a user logs in who is listed in trashcan.cfg
- Private upload
- Much better file transfer protocol
- Support for ZedZap now (an enhanced zmodem 8k)
- Inactivity keyword in acrobat.cfg
If a user doesn't press any key for xx seconds, AcroBat will hangup
automatic.
- Added time limit for users. Can be set up for each level.
- Minor changes to existing things:
Status extended with time info
Added [Q = Quit] in listings, so you don't have to scroll up to end
Minor fix in multiline chatter
Extended screens (some screen where smaller than others :))
- Added oneliner protection
Decode numbers
Some users can't write
Don't save oneliners which contains certain words
- Cursorkey support in editing fields
- Support for AcroBat/2 Doors (kitdoor included!)
One example included (the integer consecutive integer game)
Also os/2 doors for maximus and pcb/2 can be run with acrobat.
The only thing necessary is that it's an os/2 door and it supports
comhandles. However, for using maximus/pcb doors you have to be
good with batchfiles and rexx :) Installing a door is rather not
for beginners, so I didn't do anything to make it as easy as pos-
sible. The \source\adoors.c contains all information necessary to
create your own doors...
- Added extra help like press 'C' to chat
- ALT-H throw out user and hangup (only sysop)
- ALT-I show information at bottom (real name, level, etc...) (only sysop)
- Transfers won't go to fullscreen mode anymore
- BBS Lister
- A Voter (most beautiful lady, kewlest dude :))
- Oneliners can be written anonymous
- A Quote
- A Clock
- Statistics about bbs (best upper/best downer/total kb downed/total kb upped)
- Voting booth
- Several minor beauty faults
- Questionnaire
- And a lot more...
I could have forgotten some thingz here, however these are the most important!
The Future...
In the future I'll write a nice editor (tiny version of my BEdit) and I will
support SQUISH! No Hudson, No Jam, ONLY SQUISH... However these things aren't
done directly, and testing etc, I am also installing Binkley and getting a
node number on fidonet, so ... The only promise I make is that in '97 there
will be squish support and a decent editor :)
If you have requests... You are always welcome...
For those who always write me about DOS Doors etc.. DOS ... :)) DOS uses
comports which means COM2 or COM1... OS/2 doesn't work that way, OS/2 assigns
com handles... This means that COM2 can be a number 5, and next time number
9, etc... That's also why I only support OS/2 comm programs... I don't say
it isn't possible to run a dos door from my os/2 acrobat, it can be done and
implemented due to the magnificient SIO drivers, however, I am not going to
implement this, since I'm a 100% pro-os/2 native applicz... If you want some-
thing special as door, implement it with the door kit... You need only a minor
C knowledge...