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NOTE: *** NEW *** Tech Support # (515) 277-1320 (BBS) ALSO: This BBS is 100% PD ! There are NO BACKSECTIONS, PIRATE areas or anything else, so please don't waste my programming time asking for access to areas that do NOT exist! I USED to have a section years ago, but it's been torn down, and will NOT be back up. There are plenty of pirate BBS's to call. I'm strictly interested in PD, and programming. (More programming than anything else, but I feel I cannot write a good BBS program if I myself do not run it as well.) Version of Readme: [Newest->Oldest] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: The term "OLD" in this document refers to VERSION 1.4V4, which was the LAST OFFICIAL RELEASE with Tim Hatzenbeler as The Author. He still remains as Copyright Holder though. FIRST DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! read this file COMPLETELY regarding the 2.0 ALPHA! MUST DO! run the program called ACCUP14v4-2-20a use index2.0a if you need to re-index your account files. (YOU DO!) copy the new Tempest2.0a file over to your BBS dir, renaming as neccessary. edit the BBS:Setup/prompts.set file to your needs and put it in the setup dir (You can use the LOADDATA feature of tempest to reload it for testing while you're online with the F9 key.. That way you can see your changes immediately.....) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file is not just the history of the BBS, this file contains the needed information so you may successfuly update to the latest version of the BBS So please read it & follow the instructions give'n it will save alot of problems. Tim --------------------------------------------------------------------------- V2.2 - Further updates by Rick Rumer, aka The Technician ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. Converted duplicate routines to use all the same code. Lowered executable size by about 10K. (Thanks to MB for his assistance!) 2. Since the 'Z' command was not used in the filebase, it now acts as a clone for 'L', locate. This adds compatibility with other BBS systems to make it easier for users to get around. 3. Cloned the message base '"' command, so now it works in the filebase too. (This is the BBS version message...) 4. Added the string "$VER: xxxxx" which means you can use the AmigaDOS "C:version" command to find out the exact version of the BBS and the last compile date. 5. Fixed the logon prompt I screwed up. (Sorry!) 6. Fixed the "Do you wish to read your E-Mail at this time?" message so it's ONLY displayed if you DO have email waiting. I hated answering yes, only to get the message "No E-Mail was waiting for you".... Seemed stupid to me... Note that I assume you have the prompt enabled within setupBBS, or else you'll never see it. 7. FINALLY it's fixed! When you logon with F1, as sysop, you ALWAYS used to have to hit "return" before you could proceed. It was simply a loop error, and is now fixed. Note that this bug could only occur on LIVE nodes. VIEW nodes would reset another variable, which skipped the whole routine! TOUGH to track that one! 2.0 alpha - Taken over by Rick Rumer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MESSAGE BASE CONVERTED TO OLD 1.4V4 MESSAGE BASE COMPATIBILITY DO _NOT_ USE THIS WITH 1.45 ALPHA STRUCTURES! NOTE TO PROGRAMMERS: The Header file will be released shortly, but MANY of the variables you may have used were NOT used by the BBS! ANY variable NOT used by the BBS has been deleted. If you suspect that you might have one, check the return value. What used to return "OKxx" will NOW return "DEL1", to let you know... The DOOR.LIB file WILL be updated to the new structs once they're finalized. I need to add a few more variables for programmers, and possible future expansion before they're final. This release WILL be supported, and upgradeable. Future "UPDATE" programs will ONLY update from 1.4V4, and THIS 2.0 ALPHA. If you've been running the 1.45 ALPHA version, you MUST contact me for an UPDATE utility. (To the best of my knowledge, I am the only one who recieved the ALPHA, but I don't know... You can use the " Command from the MsgBase prompt to tell.) THESE VARIABLES -CHANGED/DELETED- FROM THE 1.4v4 USER STRUCT: AnsiColor (INT) : ONLY SET in the BBS. ALWAYS CHANGED! BirthDate (INT) : ADDED BY ME - Seems neccessary Calls[0]->CallToday : More meaningful name (INT) Calls[1]->CallAllow : More meaningful name (INT) Daily_UB_Limit (LONG) : Was never ever called! Why have it? Daily_Uploads (LONG) : Was never ever called! Why have it? Extra1->FScan : More meaningful name (INT) Extra2->ViewMode : More meaningful name (INT) extrachar (CHAR) : ADDED BY MB - FUTURE EXPANSION FLAGS1[41] (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? (YES, this was _41_ integers wasted!) Hi_Mes[40] (INT) : Replaced by Last_read_Message[255]. i_extra1 (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? i_extra2 (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? i_extra3 (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? FileBase[255] (INT) : Increased from 41 to 255 L_extra2 (LONG) : Was never ever called! Why have it? L_extra3 (LONG) : Was never ever called! Why have it? MsgBase[255] (INT) : Increased from 41 to 255 Msg_Scan[40] (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? (YEP, 40 more!) NetEMail[2] (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? NetFMail[2] (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? Page (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? Preserve (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? PWF (INT) : Reset each call! Why bother? the (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? Time_First_Call (LONG): Set to SAME value as Time_Last in the BBS! Type (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? Votes[40] (INT) : Was never ever called! Why have it? (YEP, 40 more!) This is JUST the preliminary list! I will be working with ALL structs eventually, in an attempt to clean up the old code, so we can procede to NEWER and bigger things! As far as I'm concerned, Tempest just went from a baby to a toddler. (You know how they're always into things, trying new ideas, and experimenting with life...) You may be asking, why, with all the variables deleted, would the struct get bigger? (struct in this case is the accounts.data) The reason is this. Since we freed up so much unused space, and because users are demanding more room in the varibales that ARE used, we had to expand them. LONG variables are now ULONG, Short being UShort, etc, etc. That takes up a little bit more room, but not an unusal or wasted amount either. This allows, FOR EXAMPLE, bytes to reach the 2 GIG mark in u/l or d/l, where before it would RESET! (NOT acceptable!) 1. Recieved the BBS Code from Tim. 2. Did MUCH cleanup in the code (Cosmetic, so I could read it the way I prefer it to be done), which includes deleteing some old, unused thigs that shouldn't have been still in there. More exist, but I haven't gotten to it yet... Took out "VotingBooth" stuff, since it's replaced by a MODULE, and an update to that will be available shortly. 3. Converted the 1.45 ALPHA version _BACK_ to the old message base. I didn't feel that it was functional enough yet to fully implement it as as release. (No message scanning, no E-Mail, no Priority Mail, etc etc..) 4. Fixed upload problem with 1.45 ALPHA, in which it wouldn't let you enter descriptions when you uploaded. (MAJOR bug in my opinion!) Turns out that one of his test lines was still there, so I just removed it, and all is fine now. 5. All UNUSED variables in the Accounts.Data have been removed, dropping the file size. If you have a 192K Accounts data file in 1.4v4, with 1.45 ALPHA it would have been 495K !!! I have altered it to a 2.0 ratio.... The same 192K file becomes only 393K. The reason it is bigger is the definitions for 255 Message and File areas are in there, but NOT implemented in the BBS YET.. (THEY WILL BE SOON!!!! I myself am limited by 40 file areas!) 6. This code has been optimized so much, it's unreal. You SHOULD see speed improvements all over, and in future updates you'll see even MORE speed increases, as I find better ways to do the same sort of thing. In this version, Courtesy of Mike Bockert, the DOOR/AREXX routines should operate almost twice as fast as they previously did. 7. This is not NEW to this version, but IS worthy of mentioning. The XPR protocols are FULLY FUNCTIONAL in this version. PLEASE test the heck out of these! I haven't found any bugs, but I normally use ZModem out of habit...You can edit which ones are available, as well as paramters for them in the BBS:SETUP/Prompts.Set file. ABOUT XPR: I noticed that Tim chose to use a DIFFERENT window for the XPR protocols. That is not bad, but be aware of it, so you don't suspect bugs when a window looks "different". Also note that a a GENERAL rule, XPR's will be a LITTLE slower than the internal ZModem. This is normal, since it's calling an external program... ;-) 8. I know I've left some things I've changed out, and I apologize. Since I got this code almost 3 weeks ago, I've changed, edited, and modified almost non-stop, and I honestly can't remember EVERY single thing I've done. If I saw something broken, I fixed it. I still have only really had to examine in great depth 4 modules, out of the 40+ that make up the BBS (To fix the u/l bug). I MUST go thru the rest, IN DEPTH, to determine what should and shouldn't be done. I just wanted to release this version, since it seems pretty stable, so you Tempest Sysops know that you have NOT been abandoned, and updates will come out. I can't promise every 15 days as Tim did, but if I make a major breakthrough, it WILL be released. The only suggestion I have for you right now is keep calling NiteFall II, The OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE AND RELEASE SITE, at (515) 277-1320. 9. This is for those who ask, "What Next?" Things I'm working on AFTER this is released with the updater programs: KILL all references to FSED. We aint' never gonna have it, and noone has ever expressed an interest in it when we thought we would. KILL all references to AUX-DROP, since it's been made obsolete with FIFO. KILL any remaining references to the VotingBooth, since it's external now. Clean up the code a LOT more, re-designing everything for speed. Add more consistancy to the program. This covers a wide range of area, but it NEEDS to be done. To much maintenance has been put off for TOO long. Re-Enable the feature to turn OFF the stats on logon, where it shows Baud/Security rates that can connect. It will be shown to them if they don't qualify anyway, so why not let the SYSOP determine if every user should see it or not. I think I've convered everything, if not, PLEASE let me know! Rick Rumer, AKA The Technician, NiteFall II BBS (515) 277-1320 BELOW written by Tim Hatzenbeler : 1.45.alpha ~~~~~~ 1. Removed the [RETURN] prompt on the 'sysop access to fmail' 1. Added a new feature in the setup program to set the amount of time to wait for a carrier from an incomming call. Everybody will need to set this value. [Internal Data] TimeOut : it should be set to 20. 1. Fixed a few possible collision points in the msg base. when running multiple versions. 2. Fixed NS in nonstop file read. 2. MsgEditor Fixes/Additions * Added Delete by Range in the Message Editor. * If you backspace to the end of your current line, it will bring up the previous line. * redid the quote option. * To bring up the editor commands you have... / or . or ? it will bring up the question mark. or '3 blank lines in a row' 4. Fixed a bug in msg editor 4. Removed another prompt from the quote thing. 5. Fixed problem with people logging on 2 nodes or more if their name had a '/' or ':' in it. 6. Added '*' & '?' to the Names.opt or the Passwords.opt file to keep out certain names, in a wider sense. ie: *hell* *God* *Satan* *uck* *shi* By having *Satan* You would eliminate users trying to use the handle The big Satan. i am satan Satan rules me... And so forth, it prevents the combinations of names -->For obvious reasons i did not spell out the offensive words but this was only to show you the pontential. 6. Fixed bug that occured when i fixed the multi-logon bug 7. Re-did the user accounts..... 8. Fixed Arexx calls ANSI Check Addtime 5 Removetime 5 9. There is a new message base....so you must use option #6 in the setupbbs program to use it. 10. Most of the prompts/text in the bbs is configurable now...its in the file called 'prompts.set' put it in your SETUP dir 11. There is a lot of new things, but i'm still working on t 12. The account structure is going to be bigger...but i'll try to reduce it in the future....it was just to much 'unwanted' programming right now. sorry guys....but i needed to get something out so bad... 13. Fixed bug when user drops carrier in upload...and files get lost 14. Xprs 15. Re did the new user logon to speed it up a whole bunch....please test this out..... **. A lot more but cant rember it right now..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- The log of older versions ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.4V.? ~~~~~~ FILES: Tempest Arexx.doc Tildies.doc SetupBBS.exe Index 1 To install the FifoLibary Program, by Matt Dillon You must install the L:fifo-handler Libs:fifo.library RUN <nil: >nil: l:fifo-handler <- Put in your startup-sequence. 1 An interactive shell is now in use. its the '+' key, i took out AUX: 2 If a person hangs up, or times out, while in the drop to dos there is no immediate recgonition. There must be a keystroke every 2 minutes, or I will send the shell the COMMAND 'ENDCLI' Remember, the DOS is a high access command and can cause easy crashes if miss used. So only people who know what there doing should receive access. 3 The Bulletins & the Doors, are no longer supported in the BBS setup program, The addition of the Doors.opt & Bulletins.opt files has made it obsolete. 3 There is a new ArcChecker for files, but it requires FIFO, to INSTALL Copy ArcCheck.mod to your Tempest:MODULES/ directory. **-> Please Note: its now a .mod file to be put in the modules dir, its no longer an .opt file. The the file is still optional to implement tho. 6 Added the -F to help curve RS problems. On the A2232 Card, 8 Added an User Account Index File to help account finding. 8 Fixed bug with drop carrier durring selecting files to download via the sysop download menu. 9 The Function keys while a user is online has been removed, i have opted for pull down menus, with the equivilant A-keys as keyboard short cuts, this will allow me to add many more options while a user is online, instead of only limiting me to 10 function keys. Shifted function keys are out of the question. This will be a bit akward at first, but be patient, also you must hit the mouse in the 'bbs window' not the status bar window. 10 Fixed the iconify window with the new pull down's 10 Rick Rumer sent me a bunch of new Arexx calls, i'll have him document the commands. Becasue i'm too LAZY! 11 In the setup program in the alter internal variables. 20) flush buffer, use 1 if your having rs problems 21) use one if you want to use the function keys while a user is online but you as the sysop will not have cursor key movement, in line entering, such as entering file description, editing a line in the editor, or use the full screen editor when its released, however the user will be ok, but you don't want function keys and are willing to live with the pull downs & the AMIGA keys you'll be able to use the cursor keys. 0:No function keys 1: I want function keys 12 Added more arexx & fixed buggies 13 Fixed GetChar in the Arexx call. 15 New ~ codes, 17 Fixed the ~r bug, and showing a line before an action tildie call 18 Added some New OPTION FLAGS to the User MSGBASE Toggles (BY USER!) Before it was 'N/Y/S' It is NOW 'N/R/W/Y/S' N: No Access R: Read a Message Only Access W: Write a Message Only Access Y: Normal Access (Read & Writing Messages) S: Sysop Access 19 Added some New OPTION FLAGS to the User FILEBASE Toggles (BY USERS!) Before it was 'N/Y' It is NOW 'N/U/D/Y' N: No Access U: Upload only Access in this Area (No Download/Flagging/Reading) files D: Download only Access in this Area Y: Normal (Upload/Download) access in this area. I belive all these settings are now in use, if not let me know. But they are not confussion proof, with these many flags, along with the flags in the msg/file area's already set the BBS may get confused. But nothing that could pose a security break. 20 Fixed a few little buggies 20 I'm using the Index file now for message entering & fmail 21 fixed the long search for 'reading txt file online' 21 fixed the long search for 'viewing an archive' 21 added lha viewing and now .lzh must also have 'lha' to be used 21 fixed the 'upload goodbye description bug' thingie. memory overwrite 21 I removed the 'file stats grid' i think it was the 'A' command, i felt it ate too much bbs code, it can almost be duplicated via the new '~' commands so i saw NO need, plus many users over wrote mine with other people utils, which is just fine, 22 fixed bug with wildcards in fmail/mail or sending stuff to the SYSOP 23 some times downloads won't be counted, who really knows why, but i have tried to fix it. 8^) 23 changed the '&' for fifo shell, to '+' and removed the aux: 1.4T.? ~~~~~~ MANDATORY SETTINGS YOU MUST EDIT OR ELSE THE BBS WILL GURU ON BOOTUP! 1) Icon Size Window 2) High Access Password 3) The way Arexx Doors are Called. & Written! 4) Must have the FSED: assignment...Please read about it under (13) 6 a script file called S:TermScript.scp can be activated by hitting the HELP key at the waiting for caller screen. It will 'Deactivate' the serial routines & run that script file. In that script file have it load your favorite term program...DO not put RUN in front of it. When you exit the term program it will reactivate the BBS. If your program detaches from the CLI, use the program called 'PAUSE' also. 6 at the 'ANSI Y/n or S' prompt the 'S' may be in the 1st char or 2nd or 3rd 6 The limit for password attempts has been lowered to 3 6 the view archive has been re-added. 6 the help 'KEY' when a user is online will toggle on & off the transcript log file...good for capturing a chat or something... 6 if your a sysop but do not actually go by the handle of SYSOP but instead by your real name ie: Tim Hatzenbeler now if a user goes to enter a message or send fmail all he has to do is type 'SYSOP' and it will automaticlly send the file to the user in account slot #1 6 The arexx structure has been redone just a little, multiple versions for each node's are no longer required...Read the Tempest.rexx for docs on how to write the arexx doors. 6 If a person, fails at there logon password 3 times in a row, he will be hungup on....The text file 'Pass-Hacking.txt.ansi' will be shown. and then, if the caller calls back, they will only get 1 chance at the password before being hungup on...And this will remain until the password is correctly entered. 6 There was a user wanting a txt file, to tell the user to call another node if they have to slow of a baud rate...the file is called 'TooSlow.txt' 6 I have kept the new way of handeling fmail, plus brought back the OLD way. 6 Fixed bug in Non-Stop filelistings. 6 Re-did the message entering prompt a little. 6 After an upload or download I now save the users stats to disk, just in case there may be a crash the stats will be ok. 6 Checks each node so the same user can't be on more that one node at a time. 7 Fixed bug w/sleep disconnect on the after upload prompt... 7 fixed bug, w/enter desc. on next call, when you only have 1 file area. 7 fixed double prompt on the '*' to view message bases 7 If you make your iconify window, big enough so it could show 2 lines of text you will see another line, called the comment line about the user and the computer type. 7 And in the waiting for caller screen the 2nd line in the iconify window will display the last caller & minutes online. 8 In a effort to speed up, the finding a file, when selected for downloading when you have a large file catalog, i have started the search from the rear of the catalog. 8 The TAB key can now be used. At the prompts... Mainly used for file description entry. 8 When you re-expand the BBS while waiting for a caller it will refresh the whole screen now. 9 Fixed bug with new reverse file find. 10 Fixed Double Prompt on File Listings. 10 Fixed bug with download counter, that occured in t.8 10 Fixed bug so a message header won't be scrolled away. 10 Fixed Free download bug, that occured in t.8 11 Tells user if they exceeded there daily limit on file transfers. 11 Altered Text on the Self Config a little. 11 A prompt is giv'n to the User with option flag number 35 to 'Y' to ask if they wish to skip reading E-Mail durring login.. 11 The . in the message editor does the same as the / now.. 11 File area 0, is no longer a valid entry point when joining the filebase but once in the file base, you may type '0' to get there. 12 Fixed bug, if you count aborted bytes & a user aborted at 0 bytes sent he was being charged for the whole file, fixed now. 13 The 'Prompt' Check E-Mail when loging in for sysops, is now a toggle to be set at the 'C' config settings while online. But the option is only for people with option flag #35 set to 'Y' 13 While doing a message 'Scan' if doing the enter TEXT, you now have the option of searching the message body. 13 If the file FSED:FSED does not exist, all traces of the full screen editor is removed. From the users point of view, and (if) the FSED is done, just copy it to FSED:FSED and it will be recognized. NOTE: YOU MUST STILL HAVE THE ASSIGNEMNT FOR FSED: I don't care where its at, but you must make the assignment, or you'll get a requestor. SETUPBBS PRG ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Internal setup line #19 Upl F Prompt 0:3 1:none *What that is, after an upload the user gets [P]uplic,[s]ysop,[l]password if you have the option set to 0 everything will remain the same, if you set it to '1' it will not ask that prompt & just post it in the dir specified by the user. 2. The highest node number field is NOW active so please use it, if your only one one node, make it a '1' 3. Tempest BBS setup Conifg (page 1 command 1) line 7 now has a password that can be asked to 'sysop-co-sysop' before using high powered commands....If you leave it blank, it will remain the way it was, and only work of security access...Its just a double check.. * Dos Drop *Account Edit *Self Edit * Dos Call *Sysop Download *Test a Door. I only protected those commands because i feel that these are the commands that pose a security leak..Or major damage to a system if a users password was released somehow....by word of mouth or something. 4. go to the command #3 in the setup program, (the modem strings menu) in the setupbbs program supplied in this ARCHIVE! line # 14 (Hangup String) should be : ~~~+++~~~ATH line # 15 (OFF HOOK ) should be : ATH1 line # 16 (ON HOOK ) should be : ATH0 5. In the Internal Path area. There is option #13 which allows you to define the icon window size. 0 10 500 30 <- these are my suggested values 0 = pixels from the left of the screen 10 = pixels from the top of the screen 500 = The window will be 500 pixels wide. Don't forget about the 'LEFT OFFSET' defined where the '0' is. 30 = How TALL to make the window, in pixels..In this case is it would start down 10 pixels, and then go 30 more. ****There must be some values in there, or the BBS WILL GURU on startup!!!!! There is no SYSOP Name Routine that will encode your name into this version. The serial routines placed in version 'S' seemed to be pretty effective. But they were a pain to put in, and it was a pain for the users to download. I'm releasing this one in good faith that it will not be released. If its released within 3 weeks of 12/19/91 the next version & the following ones will have the names coded back in. Here's my delima & my reasoning behind spreading this program, 1) Its unfair when a non-paying user gets the newest version before a paying user gets the newest version. 2) When a program is spread & no support is giv'n by us to that user, trying to run it, and he has problems with it, it will make our bbs look bad to him. 3) Plus its not fair, to the people who actually registered. S-1 ~~~ * Hopefully fixed bug on the dl chart. * No longer 'LOCKING' view modes, but if you use the lock view mode option it will default the user into that viewmode, but the caller may change it but on the next call the view mode will defualt back to what the sysop has chosen. * removed things like, [S] to show flagged files, [P] to display f-mail since commands can be changed. * Bug, with 'dropped' carrier on entering file desc. * Bug, when you flagged a file & it wasn't online. * and some other things s-2 ~~~ * New text file 'Joined-FileArea.txt' will be displayed when a person joins the file area & he has the 'file stats display' disabled * A few more internal stats have been added. * Still trying to work out an RS bug problem. s-3,4 ~~~~~ * You MUST make an assignment FSED: send it to a directory where the full screen editor will be kept, at this time tho, there is no FSED but to avoid a requestor you must make this assignment so I suggest assign FSED: Ram: I will notify you later where to make the proper assign to, in a later release or maybe it might be kept in the modules dir. * did something with the ~r thing, but can't rember what ;-) * Added a few more door calls, I have already written 2 doors, that will only run under this version or higher, SCAN & PAST_LIVES HOWEVER all older doors will work just fine! s-5 ~~~~ * fixed cosmetic bug, w/Number of files, when doing a 'locate' or new file search. s-6 ~~~ * added a new stat to the status bar, 'line number' * I now have the 2.0 roms installed, and as for as i could tell everything seems to work fine, the new roms seemed to fix the a2232 bug with ascii sending. s-7 ~~~ * Arexx doors are now implemented. * A prompt is now giv'n to inform a user they have aborted ul's * Fixed some door bugs... * And alot of other little bugs..... * And added some other stuff, but i can't rember them. * ~Xfilname.rexx to run a rexx door from a text file * in the menu optional files, instead of T-DOOR or P-DOOR use the command REXX if its an arexx program. * Fixed the bug, with running a paragon door from a txt file * To iconify the BBS, its the 'right' mouse button. after clicking in the big window of the BBS s-8 ~~~ * Decided i didn't like my new iconify method so i reverted back. to my old one. ;-[ * Removed, (v) or (t) an archive online. It was semi-unstable so I did what anybody would do, I commented it OUT! for at least right now s-9 ~~~ * Updated the doorcommand getkey() to look for 0x9b & if so, send back a 1b & 5b or whatever the '[' is. s-10, ->T ~~~~~~~~~ * Fixed some other stuff, and more other stuff, but i have no idea what. f-mail has changed a bit, to make it more flexable * added 2 new commands in the 'f-5' command. activate,disable the serial routines... * A little tool was added to set the users to use the LineEditor as a default. Just run the program for the instructions. T.1 ~~~ * a optional file called 'DROP_CARRIER.opt' if that is found in the optional directory, the bbs, when a modem logs on will scan that file and if it sees the connect string of the current caller it will not allow the user to connect at ALL!! CONNECT CONNECT 1200 if these 2 lines will are in the text file explained above, those two baud rates would not be allowed to connect! Wild Cards are NOT Allowed! If the file does not exist or if it does not contain the proper connect string of the current caller, life will be as always. * Also if your using the Uploads.opt file. The one that scans directorys for possible duplicate uploads, & your running multiple nodes add the path of NODE: to that text file... * Other Files posted on the BBS that go with this release. Past2-8.lzh -> A today in history door. AUR2.lzh -> The New user question door, enhanced & bug fixed Scan2.lzh -> The new message scan door. DOOR.lzh -> Its has 2 files in it. Test.Rexx-1 -> its how to write an arexx door for tempest. L_Door.c -> its the support library for the doors that are written in 'C' FileArc.lzh -> its a file arcer program, so a user may download the file listings, written by Rick R. Use this one in place of the '#' command in the File Area, I have removed the internal one in place of this module. MsgArc.lzh -> its an update to my Msg Arcer updated by Rick R. Setupbbs.lzh -> Rick R. has added a few nifty things to the program To make it a little bit friendly. The secound page has some of Rick R. utilities included In the Program. Plus There is a Door Version of the Setup Program, BUT Do not use the door program, for sorting users account, it will really screw things up! R-1 ~~~ * fixed bug in msg to next caller. * at login i reload all system info, just to play er safe. r-2 ~~~ * added a new door command GetStr #19 which returns the baud rate of the caller. * added a new door command to call the editor from a door. * fixed bug when reseting the remaining time of the user via the account editor while he's online. * you must an assignment called NODE: i don't care where you assign it. but i might suggest something like your t: or ram: 1> Assign Node: Ram: r-3 ~~~ * cleaned up a little bug in multi-node sending... * To list uses on the other nodes type 'M' at the Main menu prompt. * A door is now done called. Nsend this the a msg tool to send a message across nodes. * a new un/pack tool to alter free downloads is done. * a new questionaire program is done. r-4 ~~~ * In the setup program there is a new 'internal data varaible' the range Lock File M. 0:no 1-5 is between 0,1-5 if you type 0 it the bbs will remain the same. a number between 1-5 will lock the bbs into that view file mode. * A new custom toggle to alter file entry mode...it gives you a mode similar to viewmode 5. r-6 ~~~ * some bug fixing. * fixed a timer bug w/ f4 & f5 * If you logon 'quick logon' the sleep timer is shoved up to 30 mins. r-7 ~~~ * Sped up the reseting. * and some other stuff. * Another custom toggle to remove, the initial logon stats, ie: No callers below, reserved caller, no new user below...etc OK.....Big GAP HERE Buts lets resume at! 1.4R or so...9/8/91 !!!!! A NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Version '1.4R' is still in the 'UNFINISHED STAGE' but i Needed to release something new, any how it should work, but its sorta sloppy in the way the log files are being kept, and what the sysop will see on his end....But this all will be cleaned up soon I HOPE!! * If you have trouble with people downloading from you, as in a rts/cts problem. Go to the OpenDevice setting in the internal data and toggle the setting. * Added another check so a user couldn't use the name of 'ALL' no big deal, but why confuse a poor guy reading mail. :-) * Added 2 new optional text files, Names.opt & Passwords.opt These are optional text files, in which you may lay out which handles & passwords are not acceptable on your BBS. Just use your text editor, and place each word or phrase on its OWN line, example Tempest:optional/Names.opt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYSOP ALL GOD JESUS HELL Tempest:optional/Passwords.opt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amiga Tempest Your BBS Name and so forth........rember a password is only 8 characters. I do, however reccommend everyone to uses the names.opt file to make sure nobody uses the name of 'SYSOP' or 'Your Name' so they dont confuse other users on your BBS. Oh well. * There is a new optional text file called. 'SYSOP_VOL.opt' When preforming a SYSOP download the user (if given the access) may download from any directory on your drives. Or even try to download from drives not mounted on your system like.... dh56:fred/tom.exe this would give most users the 'request' window wanting the drive to be mounted.... Well with this file you can now define WHICH volumes or assignments a user may download from....(ex) Tempest:optional/Sysop_Vol.opt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DH1: BBS: C: DH2: DH3: PD: S: Now using the sysop download you can only reach those assigments... * Fixed buggie with viewing an archive... opsie * In the setup program there is a few more internal data. 7-W 0:OpenDevice 1:After means: This is how I activate the rts/cts mode. Do I set the option at the OpenDevice or after I have set the Device. This settings is important if a person is trying to download from you and is getting mass errors about every 8k or so... It means you have the setting wrong so try the other setting. 0. If your using the internal port and the old 1.2-1.3 OS use the value of '0'. 1. If your using the external ports or the new 2.0 you will need to use the value 1 to set the rts/cts after the open device. Xon/off 0:off 1:on means: 0) will turn OFF the Xon/Xoff. 1) will turn ON Xon/XOff. RAD BOGGIE 0:No 1:Yes means: 0) This keeps the serial port normal :-) 1) This is a bit to activate HIGH speed transfers by removing some enternal error checking...May not work on all systems. but the option is yours to try. NOTE: if you turn on RAD BOGGIE xon/xoff will be turned off. * In the setup program there is a few more Custom Toggles. Count Aborted Bytes : Y/N Means: If a file is aborted count the bytes downloaded. * Count Aborted Files : Y/N Means: If a file is aborted count the file as being downloaded. * Cnt Resumed Bytes Only : Y/N Means: If a person downloads a file, that he is resuming, a (YES) would mean he would only be charged for the bytes he downloaded if you use a (NO) the user will be charged for the entire FILE. * The abilty to have free downloads is now available. 1) to make a file free, just use the file online edit to adjust the status. * Free files are that of, Download a file catalog, downloading out of area 0, and downloading from a door call. The New log file breaks down like this.... D: 1|PARTS.C | 2,873| 0| 2,873|0/ 0| 205|A|F| D: 2|startup.c | 1,779| 0| 1,779|1/ 1,779| 197| | | D: = File has been download. # = The file # of being downloaded 2,873 = The actual file size 0 = Where we started from (in case of a resume) 2,873 = Where we finished at (in case of an abort) 1/ 1,799 = (Next line down) this what we charge the user for this dl. (1 file & 1,799 bytes) 205 = CPS (I was using my 2400 when testing :-] ) A = (A) Aborted download ; a [space] is a clean download F = (F) Is file a FREE download (S) was a sysop dl. PS all the new file stats will only WORK under zmodem, the xmodem will remain the same, BUT the next version I hope all stats will work with all protocols. 8/21/91 [1.4Q-1] ~~~~~~~~ * Bug fix, with drop to dos, return back to bbs after its selected. 7/23/91 [1.4P-B1] ~~~~~~~~~ ! This is a Bug fix version only! * Fixed major bug in the serial routines. please test these, i think i have them right now, but still not 100% sure, but they did work for me. with my HST 9600, My 2400, and 1200 baud modems. I destroyed 2400 and below modems in my previous versions, but i think its ok now. * The security level fall back, on the Menu-Compiler Commands. * The 'double archive check' on f-mail. [1.4P-B1] ~~~~~~~~~ * Worked on the serial routines again! * added a 'size' gadget to the iconify window. * added a 5th delimeter to the compiler lines. [*,*,*,*] = ...... and so forth, now the line looks like this, [*,*,*,*,*] = ...... the new field is for what 'msg area' or 'file area' you happen to be in at the time. example; [*,*,*,*,1] = ? |PRINT| tempest:text/MsgCommands_Area1.txt [*,*,*,*,2] = ? |PRINT| tempest:text/MsgCommands_Area2.txt [*,*,*,*,3] = ? |PRINT| tempest:text/MsgCommands_Area3.txt So you may now have different commands for each area you are in. For a quick update of your old compiler files just do a global replace for ']' and put in ',*]' and it will just add the '*' so the BBS will ignore the field if you don't have a need for it. * Changed the file name of, Welcome255 & Welcome255.Ansi to -> Welcome255.txt & Welcome255.txt.ansi just to keep things standard. * Fixed bug, on the precedence search for files to be downloaded. * added another fallback to text files w/ security levels on them. if 'Welcome255.txt' is not found the file, 'Welcome.txt' will be displayed instead, this is for making 1 text file for all security levels.... * Fixed a 'GURU' bug when it come to the 'resume upload' prompt. * Ranges allowed in the 'security level' and in the 'Current Area' of the compiler text files. [255,*,*,*,*] = for users with the access of 255 only! [-10,*,*,*,*] = for user 0-10 [11-50,*,*,*,3-7] = for users 11-50 and in area 3-7 [51-,*,*,*,8-] = for users 51-255 and in area 8-39 NOTE: if a user types a command, but his security, can be matched by both of them, the command that appeared first in the file, will be the one used. * Added a New Command in the Compiler Line. [-254,*,*,*,*] = REMOVE OTHER COMMANDS | ; Disables the internal BBS commands with people the security level of ; 254 and below. But the '255' level sysop still has all the internal ; commands. This command placed in your 'compiler files' will allow you to disable all the commands that follow this line. Including the BBS's internal commands, so it is very powerful, for starting the new commands with a clean slate. Please note the trailing '|' it is mandatory. PLEASE NOTE, this command will ignore all internal BBS commands so if you wish to use them, you must 'clone' them in the compiler file before the 'REMOVE...' line. * New SETUPBBS Program 1) Remove 'Missing Text Files' from the debug log. 2) Link Msg->File Area. 3) Disable auto rejoin to file area. * fixed tiny bug, when a sysop is on the BBS localy & does the f-7 to edit there account...tiny bug * A sub board over ride has been added for the menu commands, to turn a Msg, or File Base off for a user, without worrying about the current status is: 1+;2+;3+;4-;5-;6+;18+; the following '+' turns on the sub-board, the '-' turns off the sub-board [B-5] ~~~~~ * Added 'PARSE' routines, into the Modem Lines, ~ = Pause for 1/2 secound | = ^M (a return) I added these 2 commands in a effort to help with the 030 machines, i think there machine is too fast for the modem, so if they add the '~' before & after the 'AT' commands i was hoping it would cure there connect & hangup problems, example. HANGUP: ~AT~H0| INIT : ~AT~E0V1..... and so forth. BUSY : ~AT~H1| If it doesn't solve the problem, oh well, better luck next time i guess. * Note, the New Modem Routines, Really Slow down some parts of the BBS, nothing the user will notice, but for the SYSOP it will take longer for the BBS to fully reset, or take the BBS ON-HOOK, and things like that, but i felt it was needed, to insure a smoother operation. * After a Logoff, I now check to make sure the user is really gone before re-setting the bbs, This is to help the users who's modem isn't dropping carrier, on people. It will just keep sending a message to the user to drop carrier. Most people shouldn't have this problem, but its a fail-safe for user's who do. [B-6] ~~~~~ * Added 'P' in the download section to allow the user to make sure his flagged files were downloaded correctly before they were removed. * Added the abilty to run a script file after an upload, its defined in the new setup program. * The Logoff text files, for Upload/Download goodbye's now will use the security level, like the other logoff text files. * Still working on the mis-behaving serial routines * Re-did my arcchecker to support, Arc,Zoo,Lzh,Zip,Dms,Wrp The abilty to configure which archives to check is not enabled yet! * The Toggle DTR is now implemented, DTR can only be used w/ the commodore INTERNAL serial port, because it is a hardware call, and with external modems the info for dtr dropping is unique and thus dufficult to program. However, i do not reccommend DTR dropping, I also use the ~~~+++~~~ATH0 as a failsafe, to also try to knock the user off line. * The '0:normal 1:viewmode' is now active in the setup! * The 'current node number' is now active in the setup. 'curret node number' MUST!!! be unique for each node!!! NOTE: if you see a '*' instead of a ':' on a option in the setupbbs that means the command is not yet enabled into the bbs. * I re-did the e-mail a wee bit to help subside the conflict between multi nodes, there will still be conflicts, but less frequently, until i add the 'correct' routines for multi-line info by the bbs to each node, but i have a few other little bugs i need to fix before i can spend alot of time on those routines. * I think i got the 'RS' light problem licked ;-) * Please Note, if your modem always registers, a 'carrier detect' even tho the modem is 'idle' (your not connected to anyone) the BBS will not hang up on them or be able to tell if they dropped carrier. YOU MUST have your AT commands set so the 'modem' only registers a carrier ONLY if someone is connected. So please consult your manual on this one, I personally have only experienced this oddity on the 'Packard Bell 2400 Plus' ther may be others, but off hand I do not know the AT command that corrects this problem. Thanks p.s. Carrier Indication, and the 'OH' =on hook light, are not the same thing!, Its hard to tell if your modem registers 'carrier detect' I use Jr-Comm and on 'boot-up' it says right off 'carrier signal detected' or something like that. [B-7] ~~~~~ * Re-did a new ArcChecker2.5 to allow the bbs to check file without opening a window. * All script files no longer need to be re-directed to nil, or another window, i handle all text that gets displayed through the tools so they won't crash or suspend the bbs when using runback or tools along that line. * for the curious at heart i added a -O option on the command line that will allow the sysop to see the re-directed text from the script files & from the doors, I do not reccoment using this mode regulary, but if you wish to follow the execution of a script file, it may be a good way to see what happens. * Added 2 new commands to the MENU compilers, SCRIPT and RUN RUN = Runs an executable command. SCRIPT = Will run a batch file, which may consist of executable commands. ! OK, the commands will be ran in the background, hence you will not see the execution of these programs, the BBS will be halted until the return from the call. [255,*,*,*,*] = BullUpdate |SCRIPT|tempest:Bulletins.scp [255,*,*,*,*] = LogStat |RUN |C:Logstat BBS:log BBS:text/Info.txt * Added a new Text file, that will be displayed if a caller logs on and his security level is too low for that time period, the bbs will show the time chart, and request a [RETURN], and then will display the text file 'LowSecurity.txt' [B-9] ~~~~~ * Other things... but can't rember what at this time. * Added another option the in the setup called FORCE-CARR this option requiers the modem to have the carrier signal off before it will reset, in general use this option, but if your modem always produces a 'carrier signal' you will have to disable this option.... [B-10] ~~~~~~ * Sped up the stacked command things. * fixed a bug, [return] requested on a download goodbye. * fixed the upload goodbye bug. * There is a new option to disable, the '~' codes in a text file... when you receive this version you will have to turn it on, because it defualts to being off. this option is in the new setupbbs program. * Added a new ~Q to turn off '~' codes in the middle of a text file. [B-11] ~~~~~~ * Fixed some internal code. * Added a prompt, for the local upload, to archive check y/n. [B-12] ~~~~~~ * Re-did the 'zmodem' via a door to fix a bug, who knows if i got it. * Revised the MsgArcer... [B-15] * Special thanks to a non-tempest sysop out there for helping me find some bugs, Steve/ANARCHY This gentleman has been one of those special guys out there really working hard trying to find my bugs, I do not know him tho, just seen some of his text files, that other sysops have sent me. Keep up the good work guys, and i should have the program crash proof, ;-] 6-30-91 [O-1,5] ~~~~~~~ * Added MAIN MENU Menu-Compiling. 'Optional/MainMenu.opt' * Added FILE MENU Menu-Compiling. 'Optional/FileMenu.opt' * Added BULLETINS Menu-Compiling. 'Otional/Bulletins.opt' * Added DOORS Menu-Compiling. 'Optional/Doors.opt' * Stacked Commands are now hidden (in between text is omited). * fixed bug 'displayed 12:34am' now says '12:34pm' * fixed bug, with 'too many users' when there are deleted accounts * removed, %,~,# modules from the BBS, they are now optional and may be defined in the new 'Menu-Compiling Files'. * Fixed a 'Paragon emulation' bug, plus i now pass the security level. 5-jul-91 ~~~~~~~~ * Added 'NS' at the file listing prompt, for Non-Stop file listings. ! Must have at least 1 door & 1 bulletin in the setup program to gain access to that praticular area. 10-jul-91 -> 13-jul-91 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Re-did the cursor keys in the new SetupBBS program. Keys now active when editing a line of text. 1. The [Left/Right] cursor keys. 2. CTRL-A moves the cursor to the begining of the line. 3. CTRL-Z moves the cursor to the end of the line. 4. CTRL-X deletes the entire line. 5. The 'BackSpace' and the 'Del' key work similar to a shell. 6. Text can also be inserted. -ONLY the External Version, the SetupBBS Module doesn't have these options. * Fixed bug, when a user only has access to 1 file area, and drops carrier after an upload, and then calls back and then re-enters the file description, before it auto-sent the file to the f-mail area now fixed. * A new MsgArc utility has been done, trying to fix the zmodem download bug when trying to access the download routines through a door call. Not sure if fixed though. Bug only found on 68030 machines. Plus fixed bug when the system board name has a [SPACE] in the first 8 characters of the name. * Added Arc,Zoo,Lzh file checking after an upload, more will follow if given the programing support requested in the ArcCheck.Doc file I need 3rd Party support for more archives to be added. * Fixed bug with buffer over flow when a user tries to ascii send a text file via the message editor. * Added Iconification. [Improvements & Effeciency might be added later] * Added Auto-Iconify on Bootup, [defined] in the new setup program. * Send BBS to the BackGround, [defined] in the new setup program. * Create a 'Stand alone tool' called 'TEST' just run the program for the documenation on how to use it, all it does is scan your data files, and informs you of your missing & existing directories needed for the BBS. * Created another stand alone tool called 'restart1.0' it to has the documenation when you run it. The purpose it to 'reset' or 'set' the users to a particular 'last read' message number. * Another Tool, called AddComment 'how to run' is when you start the program. But what it does is look at your file bases, and look for the files on the disk, and if it exist, it will add a 'comment' to the file with the 1st line of the description. * Another Tool, called KILL 'how to run' is when you start the program. But, what it does is this, it scans your filebase, for file names, and then searches your download paths for that file, and if it does NOT find it, the program will flag the filebase info that the file has been deleted, so then after you wish to confirm the operation run the cleanup file base in the setup program. PLEASE make a backup of your catalog files before you run this program...Some systems vary & i would hate to flag some files as being offline when there not. * Another Tool, called TDI 'how to run' is when you start the program. It will allow you to run Tempest Doors, without going through the BBS. Files in this Archive. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Readme - This. Tempest - The Main Program. ;-) Setup-P.lzh - A new version of the Setup Program, EXE, and Module. TEST - The directory Tester, for missing directories. [tool] Restart1.0 - Resets/Sets last read message counters. [tool] AddComment - Adds 1st line if file description to file. [tool] KILL - Flags the filebase of a file not online. [tool] TDI - Tempest Door Interpeter, Run it with the path to the BBS main directory, and your all set. [tool] MsgArc.lzh - An upgrade to the Msg Arcing Module. [module] ArcCheck.lzh - The Upload, archive checking program, [optional] Compiler.lzh - The documentation on how to 'reassign' the current BBS commands, this too is [optional] A note from me, [Tim] WHEW!!!! What a month, I added a ton of stuff to make way for our scheduled 1.5 Major Release, w/documentation. As of the 15th of July, I am going to spend some quality time with my family & friends and do some serious traveling before school starts up in a few months so i doubt I will be around the computer for a while, I may not have a new upgrade at the end of the month, who knows for sure but I hope I have added enough features in this release to keep you guys busy until I get back in front of the computer! I hope your all having a great summer!!!! Thanks, Tim. Keep your input coming, but rember, I only see the suggestion & bugs that are 'F-Mailed' to the SYSOP. I don't read the message base very often if at all. The only time I call the support BBS is to test out new features with Rick, (the SYSOP). However Rick does keep me posted on important messages. Just not the normal chit-chat. END OF NOTE: [M-3] Fixed multi-line & serial bugs (I hope!) Re-Did the way a person can 'V'iew an archive fixed bug in aux: drop when the user returned. [M-4] swapped 'from & to' in message header removed some 'pauses' that were annoying people, but to get a pause back, in the following text file add an ~r at the begining to emulate my forced pause added unique logoff txt files depending upon security level for example Logoff10.txt or Logoff10.txt.ansi Logoff255.txt or Logoff255.txt.ansi fixed bug in 'today' stats for sysop uploading durring the stats run down i took out the 'voting question check' (I DID THIS FOR AN UPCOMING VERSION, which will handle the voting booth differently.) CHANGED , PAUSE to read [RETURN] people when they saw that prompt would sit there for a long time & wouldn't understand to hit a key :-> [M-5] Worked on, making all the paths definable for multi-line bbs's i think i got all the paths but i may be wrong, so if you don't see the proper txt file notify me & i'll fix it. The only mandatory directory in each bbs assignemnt. ex: Tempest:Setup Tempest1:Setup Tempest2:Setup is that in each assignment you need a directory called 'SETUP' and in that directory it will contain the needed information for each node where to look for the shared data files between all the nodes. OOPS: all users with the new 'N' setup must go in and define the path for where to keep the New User Info. type in Tempest:Accounts/ or wherever you want to keep the new user questionaire's. to get there type '15' to get to the next page, and then its command #3 define inteernal paths, and then its the last command on the page. An update has been made to the door routines, they are explaned in the new door routines. Here are the ~ commands (case sensitive) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~a = daily download byte limit ~b = Calls per day allowed by the user ~c = Calls made today by the user ~C = Total calls made by the user ~f = Downloads by the user ~F = Uploads by the user ~e = Calls remaining today for the user ~g = Daily Time Limit ~h = Time used by the user ~i = Remaining time ~j = Total minutes ever on the BBS ~L = Who was the last caller ~l = How long the last caller was online ~n = Users name who is online ~N = Where the user online is calling from ~r = Request a [return] from the user ~z = Toggle ^C abort a txt file option. ~^ = Do a Beep ~+ = Toggle (y/n/ns) durring a text file Runing a door through a txt file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~\ = Tempest Door ~/ = Partial Pargon(tm) Emulation [Example]: ~\doors:hangman/hangman.exe When the txt file hit that command it would pause the txt listing and run this door & when the door is finished it will return back to the txt file and continue on. Ansi Codes ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~B = Bold Ansi ~I = Italic Ansi ~U = Underline ~0 = Reset the Ansi back to [0m ~1 = Ansi to [31m ~2 = Ansi to [32m ~3 = Ansi to [33m ~4 = Ansi to [34m ~5 = Ansi to [35m ~6 = Ansi to [36m ~7 = Ansi to [37m [M-7] Re-did a few more door routines and added a 'Module' called Config.mod this program was first written by Rick Rumer, and the Idea cam from Mike Bockert. to activate this module its the '%' command from the main menu prompt. How to use a 'Module program' 1) in the new setup, there is a path you may set that will tell the BBS where to find the modules. I used as a default a directory called MODULES that is located in your Main BBS Directory. ex: TempestBBS:Modules/ 2) Place modules into that directory, the first module that i have included will be called 'config.mod' and it must be called that. it was written by Rick Rumer & Myself. 3) when you run the BBS all you have to do is hit the '%' command at the main menu & it will run this module. Thats it! 4) If you do not wish to use a module, that is ok also, the bbs will just prompt the user it was not able to find it, and will continue on just ok. [M-8] 1) Re-Wrote the setup bbs program as a module, use the '~' command to activate it. a user flag of '39' is required for such a high operation because of the size of this program it may not work with some bbs system who have a limited amount of memory. Its the same one as the executable except for the windows are removed and its ran through the bbs. Files Include in M-8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Readme - What your reading now. Tempest - Main BBS Program. Setup.exe - The New Setup BBS Program. Dsetup.c - The New Door Source Code. Demo.c - The Src on how to use the new door commands. Config.mod - A module, place in the Modules Directory. activated by the '%' command at the main menu. SetupBBS.mod - A new module activated by the '~' command at the main menu. to use this command the user must have the option flag #39 actiavted, this is the setup bbs program in a module format. This is a new written door so there may be some bugs so please let me know if there are any. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [N-1] [N-2] [N-3] ~~~~~~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! !! !! Re-Did the RTS/CTS so all SYSOPS using the INTERNAL SERIAL PORT !! !! must set the Unit Number to '1' if it is currently '0'. !! !! !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! * Fixed first ANSI killed in the Message Base. * Added a Message Arcing Module (It took a lot longer than i thought it would to write this module, so this version of the bbs doesn't have that many changes in it.) --> Read the DOC file for this module, important. OR IT WILL FREEZE THE SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Source to this program will be released at a later time so all sysop's wanting to write modules can. * The 'R'ead txt file bug is now fixed, you must have the option flag. * Added a 'V' up the corner if your using the ViewMode. * Added the Version identifier into the debug log. * Fixed uneven message headers. * Extra Upload Duplicatian path 'Optional/Uploads.opt' * Extra download selction path 'Optional/Downloads.opt' NOTE: the above 2 optional files, are standard text files that can be created with any ascii editor. Just place 1 path on each line, and make sure you end each path with with either an ':' or a '/'. See the example provided called Downloads.opt & Uploads.opt * A txt file is now printed before the NewUser Password called 'NewUserPassword.txt' * After a new user fills in the questions and stuff, he will then be kicked off if his security level too low for that time period or his baud rate is too slow for that hour.. * The BBS now checks before each ZMODEM upload if there is enough free space on the disk, and will abort if needed, but if your in the back ground multitasking & filling up the drive durring a transfer i have no way of checking drive space until the transfer is completed. * Plus some other little stuff but can't rember it right now. [N-4] ~~~~~ * Rejoin Area, if the user was in the file base when they logged off there back in there on the next call. Unless of course you took away there access to the file area between their calls. * Fixed a bug in the 'c/r' on a view archive for the delay * Auto select of the file area when you only have 1 file area. * Fixed bug, a person could cross upload a file into a file area that doesn't allow uploads. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminders to me, these are not for sure, but what I would like to add, this is for my use only, if this note is accidentaly released, please ignore...it is nothing but for me to jog my memory. 1. Msg trace back 2. Msg threading 3. Deal w/aborted uploads on login * 4. force a file view mode. * 5. 2 modes of entering file desc. 6. Improve multi-node stuff 7. Update my ViewArchive thing 8. verify bug with archive checker crashing w/weird characters in file name. 9. A low memory bug, found at weird times w/memguard. 10. Zmodem as a external module. 11. the abilty to run external protocols, (NON XPR) 12. the abilty to use XPR protocols. 13. Toggle login stats....Reserved caller mode/who can connect... 14. A sysop access guy to read all new e-mail durring login. 15. A global search for your MAIL. 16. Double prompt durring a file listing some times. 17. After an upload prompt user if upload should be free, but don't give credits if its a freebe. 18. Ranges allowed if file listings. 19. Award Bonus time. things i really should do. 4) more lines on the description 5) xpr routines. 'PRINT' -> ECHO and text is suplied in opt file Operator page at 'locked email' email prompt... new file base. write the communciator re-optimize Temp_tempest.c Temp_Logon.c Temp_core.c Temp_toys.c Temp_toys3.c toys1 logon main indepth info as a test string of what the users doing online..... main menu/idle/bulletins/doors long number of system calls. fix delay thingie. with modem. remove extra prompt from msg quoter. remove who,aux drop,votinbooth. screen length.