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The Internet Connection Version 3.4
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By: Mark Williamson
Contact: 1:202/750@Fidonet
or omega@connectnet.com
HISTORY.DOC
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Version 4.0 .........................................................
The most substantial upgrade! This version is so different than the
previous ones! Ok, here's a run down:
New features:
Capable of reading a standard Fidonet netmail directory (where *.MSG
files are stored by the mailer). This is the single most important
addition to Inet, as this allows sysops running virtually ANY bbs to use
Inet. All that is required is a compatible door file, and a Fidonet
mailer.
When run in /READ mode, Inet will open up the first .MSG found in the
specified directory and display it to the user. The user can navigate
through the messages using the menu or arrow keys. Users can Write,
Reply, and Delete messages, jump forward or backward through the
messages, and toggle kludge line display. More features for the reader
are planned like: search - to, from, subj, keyword, list messages,
change attributes (security level defined), carbon copy, attachments, and
a few others I haven't thought of yet :)
Added several new command line parameters. They are:
/READ=<directory> Reads the *.MSG files in <directory>
/PERSONAL Allows only mail to/from the user to be seen
/NEW Allows only NEW mail to the user to be seen
Removed the /PACK command line option from Inet. All maintenance is to
be done from INETUTIL.
Much improved editors. The interface has changed quite a bit as well as
the underlying code. ASCII editor lacks functionality, this is more or
less intentional. I plan to spend more effort on the ANSI editor because
it is the one that will see more use.
Ability to use the user's handle instead of their real name throughout
Inet.
Added the Write-to directory for Replychk. Now, when Replychk runs, it
can move any inbound Internet mail to a special directory for handling by
Inet.
Changed the Flags setting to be 100 percent compatible with Fidonet
specifications. The new abbreviations allow for more flags to be
included in the field.
Added a Msg post security level which can be used to control which users
can Post internet email. This does not prevent them from Reading mail.
This can be used to show off Inet to your users to encourage donations to
your board!
Addition of the INET.HLP file. This is a compressed file which contains
the prompts and help text for INETUTIL. This will eventually contain all
prompts and display text for all programs in the INET package (with the
exception of REPLYCHK.EXE).
Bug fixes:
Oh, boy, here goes the neighborhood:
Memory bug when loading large messages.
Initially, when the user goes into the Address book menu, they would be
told that they have no addresses on file, however, when they go to the
Public address book and then back to the private book, their address list
would finally show up.
Removed the btree index files. These files kept getting corrupt and
would abruptly bump the user out of Inet.
Memory overflow bug when quoting would lock the computer on exit.
Version 3.4 .........................................................
Added support for the DIRECT flag. This will allow you to put your
outgoing internet messages on hold, and poll your gateway to send them
all at once.
Changed the way the MyDomain field is handled. Previously, Inet would
automatically insert the @ symbol immediately after the user's name.
This causes problems for many people whose domain name is something like
this: %something@somewhere.com. Now, you must provide the exact
information needed for this field. It is not mandatory either (this is
another change).
Incorporated the REPLYCHK configuration file into INETUTIL. There are
still some miscellaneous (optional) control files used by Inet and
Replychk, but most of the time these are not needed, but are provided for
those special circumstances.
Version 3.3 .........................................................
Skipped this version number.
Version 3.2 .........................................................
Version 3.1 .........................................................
Version 3.0 .........................................................
Very important! The multi-node configuration is fixed. This has been
causing great trouble with multi-node users. This is the cause of the
log file being written to the root directory, disappearing address book,
and other strange errors. Before 3.0, Inet would look for INET.x (x=NODE
number) as the configuration file to load. But, it would also write the
log file as INET.x! Thus, when it went to read the config file, it
wouldn't find any valid options, and null everything out! This is now
fixed! The multinode configuration files are named INETCFG.x and the
multinode log files are INETLOG.x. The single node files are INET.CFG
and INET.LOG.
Inet will look for the INETCFG.x automatically at startup. If it is not
found, it will load INET.CFG. This gives you flexibility so you can have
different configs for each node if you really want to.
The internal message editor now has an import feature. If the user's
security level matches the Sysop Security Level, the import feature will
be visible and active, otherwise it will be invisible and inactive.
A new program has been written by James Goldbloom to handle the job of
FixMsg. This program is called REPLYCHK. It's sole purpose in life is
to convert the Fidonet standard ^aREPLYADDR line of an incoming Internet
message to a line that will be exported by your BBS. Some BBS packages
like RemoteAccess and Proboard, do not write the CTL-A (^A) kludge lines
which are usually invisible to the reader. These kludge lines provide
information to the computers that 'see' these messages. REPLYCHK reads
the REPLYADDR kludge line, and if it is an internet address, it will
write a new line to the message which begins with @INETADDR. Since this
line is unique to Inet, only those messages that contain it are treated
as Internet messages and handled appropriately during the reply process.
REPLYCHK will be placed in the batch file you use to run your BBS.
Preferebly in after your tosser tosses the mail, but before it imports
it. If you have more questions, please post them in the OMEGA_SOFT echo,
so everyone can benefit from the answers :)
NOTE: Use of the REPLYCHK program is required to enable the reply mode
feature of Inet!
For MAXIMUS sysops, please see the file MAXIMUS for addon's that you
might want to use!
Really, all known bugs are fixed finally!
When spawning the external editor, the comm port is now reinitialized on
return. This was the cause of the disappearing output when the editor
returned to Inet.
When the user selected the PUBLIC address book when there is no data or
the file is missing, there would be no message stating so. That has been
fixed with the addition of the NOPUBLIC.A?? help file.
* Added an option to turn off the appending of the [Exported by...] line at
the end of each message. This was strictly cosmetic and was requested by
quite a few registered users. So, at the request of even more registered
customers, I've added this option to turn off the exported line.
* Internal ANSI and ASCII editors, for those who use BBS systems that don't
easily use external message editor programs, or if you prefer the simple
approach. Looks good, works great!
* Address book manager. Edit, add, tag/delete, pack files, and convert
address book files. Don't forget to convert, prior to putting online
if you are currently running an older version before 3.0.
* User file manager. Edit, add, tag/delete and pack the user files.
* Time and date stamp added to end of exported messages (and import,
if enabled.)
* Expanded online help and documentation.
* Rewritten documentation, in depth details on configuration options,
setup, hints and tips on usage, plus extra documentation on how to find a
UUCP host near you, setting up Inet on your BBS, and more.
* Intelligent reply handling feature, will detect the sender's address from
just about any internet mail format. Used in your BBS batch file upon
receipt of netmail, REPLYCHK will check the incoming netmail before your
tosser goes to work to import the message. If the message is an internet
message (i.e. from your UUCP host), REPLYCHK will find the sender's address
and add a special line to the message so Inet can see the address
consistently, and with a high degree of accuracy.
* Added a macro to have Inet fill in the subject line with the contents of
the address COMMENT field. By putting a dollar sign character, $, at the
beginning of the comment field, Inet will load the comment field and copy
it to the subject line when the user selects an address from their address
book. This is a GREAT feature... use it for your public address book
so your users can enjoy the power of Internet netmailing!
* Added a quick-list feature. When the user is at the To: prompt, they may
press the backslash key, \, and a list of their addresses will be
displayed. This list is exactly the same as that displayed when the user
presses / for the address book menu, then S for Select Address.
* Better online help screens give more detail about what is expected of the
user at any given point.
* The log file system is back. Due to a bug, it disappeared in 1.6.
* It was noted that the prompt to add the address to the address book was
only visible on the local screen, not on the remote. This has been fixed.