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- PowWow32 Release Notes
- Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997 by Tribal Voice, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
-
- PowWow Version 3.2 beta 4 - Released August 25, 1997
- ====================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o None
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Setup no longer pauses when starting
-
- o Setup now checks for program in memory
-
- o New User Wizard disables SMTP and POP3 services if you enter an
- Internet service provider which does not provide them
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Setup creates correct icon for uninstallation program
-
- o PowWow correctly displays Personal Profile
-
- o PowWow correctly displays Personal Picture
-
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.2 beta 3 - Released August 22, 1997
- ====================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o Added "Clear Outgoing Chat Counts" button to Users pane of Address Book
-
- o double-click on status bar to see last 10 messages
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o updated help file
-
- o added help buttons
-
- o PowWow no longer sensitive to browser launch order
-
- o Answering Machine Message confirmations now sent to status bar
-
- o updated speech synthesizer dictionary
-
- o enlarged text entry window in Community window so it scrolls
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed GPF when clicking on small red "X" disconnect button on a person's
- title bar
-
- o Fixed GPF when attempting to access a message base with no messages in it
-
- o Fixed problem with POP server
-
- o Fixed program with "No, with reason" when refusing a chat.
-
- o more miscellaneous fixes
-
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.2 beta 2 - Released August 14, 1997
- ====================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o finished first phase of GUI redesign:
-
- o Added buddy lists and server
-
- o Added option to paste from ClipBoard
-
- o Added menu items for frequently-incoming and -outgoing chats
-
- o Added Internet menu with options to access frequently-requested
- pages from our WWW server, download latest version, and open URL's
- and sending email.
-
- o In event a lookup request fails (e.g., person you are trying to
- page has never run PowWow) you can email them a "get PowWow now"
- note.
-
- o other miscellaneous UI tweaks
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Online help updated, replaces separate documentation
-
- o Redesigned Address Book
-
- o Redesigned Setup screen
-
- o Updated Board Games PlugIn
-
- o Many, many other changes
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed some connection lookup problems
-
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o File menu item missing
-
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.2 beta 1 - Released June 17, 1997
- ==================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o none
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Community user interface changes
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o miscellaneous bug fixes
-
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.2 Alpha 2 - Released June 6, 1997
- ==================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o none
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Board Games PlugIn is not compatible with previous release
-
- o Added "minimize" and "close" gadgets to Conference Controller window.
-
-
- Bug fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed GPF in Board Games PlugIn
-
- o Board Games PlugIn now works on VGA-sized (640x480) screens
-
- o other miscellaneous bug fixes
-
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o Smiley-face does not change when locating World-Wide Web browser
- under SETUP|BROWSER SELECTION
-
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.2 Alpha 1 - Released May 29, 1997
- ==================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o Replaced old, boring Conferences with new, cool Communities
-
- o Added an API for plugins. This now allows you to write your own
- add-ons for PowWow. See <http://www.tribal.com/powwow/plugins/>
- for details.
-
- o Include Boardgames plugin with PowWow
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o miscellaeneous
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed GPF when starting up PowWow and retreiving answering machine
- messages.
-
- o Fixed problem with starting alternate users from a PowWow icon
- with the /L {user@domain.org} switch.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o User interface for Communities not final.
-
- o PowWow User's Guide documentation not final.
-
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.1 - Released March 31, 1997
- ============================================
-
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o Added REPLY button to PowWow answering machine
-
- o QuikSound drag-and-drop now supports PowWow Sound Installer (.SIF) files
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Setup once again installs CTL3D32.DLL under Windows 95
-
- o PowWow now ignores domain if entered accidentally with POP3 Username
- under SETUP|MAIL SEND AND RECEIVE.
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed GPF when sending and receiving answering machine messages via email
-
- o Fixed GPF in QuikSound drag-and-drop
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.1 beta 2 - Released February 28, 1997
- ======================================================
- (re-release of February 26, 1997 release)
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.1 beta 2 - Released February 26, 1997
- ======================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o none
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o none
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o fixed garbage characters in answering machine messages
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.1 beta 1 - Released February 25, 1997
- ======================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o none
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Changed "Mail Send/Receive" menu to "Mail Send and Receive"
-
- o When sending files PowWow remembers last directory used
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o QuikSound is gracefully closed with PowWow
-
- o Fixed GPF when retrieving answering machine messages
-
- o Fixed problem with POP3 locking when running PowWow and an
- email client in tandem
-
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.1 alpha 2 - Released February 19, 1997
- =======================================================
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o none
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Improved legibility of POP3/SMTP error messages
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed "cannot parse POP3 reply" error messages in answering machine
- message retrieval (added check for old POP3 mail servers)
-
- o more miscelleaneous bug fixes relating to the handling of POP3 and
- SMTP servers
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.1 alpha 1 - Released February 12, 1997
- =======================================================
-
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o The answering machine now records and plays back text
- messages through your email.
-
- When you have waiting messages the "A" in the lower right corner of
- the PowWow window will flash red. Double-click on it to view your
- messages.
-
- NOTE: This requires your PowWow address be a valid email address.
-
- o You can now give a reason when declining a chat request
-
- o Added TRANSFER button to PowWow QuikSound
-
- o Added "/L {PowWow address}" command-line parameter to launch PowWow
- with a different address.
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o PowWow now verifies the paths for your download, book, and sound
- files directories on startups. If a path is invalid PowWow will
- set it to the PowWow directory.
-
- o PowWow will no longer allow you to select the same background and
- text colors
-
- o Increased maximum number of users to nine (9) people (yourself and
- up to eight other people)
-
- o Private mode has been changed
-
- o answering machine takes message is chat request is not responded
- to within twenty (20) seconds
-
- o valid email address required
-
- o Chat request window is non-modal (e.g., you can continue
- to type when receiving a chat request)
-
- o New dictionary for text to speech engine
-
- o Removed some StretchBlt commands and replaced them with StretchDIBit
- commands
-
- o Added White Pages button on Connect window.
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed GPF in text to speech engine
-
- o Fixed GPF when canceling a file transfer
-
-
- PowWow Version 3.0 beta 3 - Released November 21, 1996
- ======================================================
-
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o Added Conference Options for censoring and locking out rude users.
-
- o PowWow will now launch a viewer for files after they are finished
- transferring (based on your Windows settings).
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- o PowWow is no longer shipped with documentation in MS-Write format.
- If you do not have a copy of MS-Word to read the documentation with
- you can download the MS-Word Viewer from Microsoft at:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/msword/internet/viewer/
-
- on their World-Wide Web site.
-
- If you use another word processor such as WordPerfect, AmiPro, and so
- forth contact the manufacturer to obtain an import filter for MS-Word
- 6.0 documents.
-
- o Removed option to display POWWOW.WRI file from Help menu.
-
- o Added option to allow/disallow multiple logins to Conferences.
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed GPF when entering text in WhiteBoard of 32-bit PowWow.
-
- o Fixed drag-and-drop under 32-bit PowWow.
-
- o Fixed GPF when accessing SETUP|CONFERENCE OPTIONS from menu.
-
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o none
-
-
- POWWOW32 Version 3.0 beta 2 - Released November 1, 1996
- =======================================================
-
- Initial release for 32-bit Windows. Functionally identical to PowWow
- Version 3.0 beta 2 for Microsoft Windows 3.1.
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o None
-
- Changes
- -------
- o None
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o None
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o None
-
-
-