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┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Bug fixes, changes and new features │ │ from O.O1 Gamma-3 to O.O1 Gamma-4 │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ This file contains most of the changes since Gamma-3, however it may not contain all of them and also there may be listed some corrections to things that were added only after releasing Gamma-3. Sorry about this. Bug fixes : - Possibly existing CWAITxxx.yyy file was not killed before executing external program. - More prompts in mail scan could not be disabled and were displayed after each <screenlength> areas. - Path was unnecessarily scanned for program to be executed if "*C /C" was specified. - If month strings were changed in language file, dates were not written correctly to messages in .MSG base. - Local screen length was not set to correct value before running new user script. - "Show file and wait for Enter" menutype waited for Enter key press after user had aborted displaying file. - "Show file" menutype displayed more prompt if the whole file had already been displayed. The more prompt could not be exited with <more:yes> selection. - @LIMIT_RATIO@ has always the same value as @LIMIT_RATIOK@ - Wait for call -mode : * Screen saver did not hide clock * No system lockup anymore if modem keeps constant in-data flow when waiting for modem response. * If modem response string is not found from "answer strings" when answering to incoming call, Concord does not wait for local exit anymore. - In Bluewave packets, PACKET_ID field in *.INF files was in Pascal string format instead of C null string format. - events : When checking events of next day, current day was checked from "days" instead of next day. - events : event will not be run in "running missing events" if previous event run date field is empty. - packtotempdir : any parameters to this menutype caused RTE103. - copytaggedtotempdir : After copying file successfully to temp dir, it was removed from tag queue. However, at the same time, one file in tag queue was missed (not copied). - FILES.BBS : TFA130PE.RAR (Original description...) needs not to be converted to TFA130PE.RAR (00) (Original description...) - scripts : parameters with CALL SCRIPT.SCR command (eg. /JUMP:LABEL) were not accepted. Also gosub parameters were not interpreted if gosub label was found later in the script file. - WELCOME.ANS, NEWS.ANS, GOODBYE.ANS and BULLET?.ANS were not displayed in Bluewave packets. - NEWFILES.DAT and BULLET?.ANS were not displayed in Omen packets. - script: IF "a"="b" was converted to IF a"="b before evaluating. %string% variabless could cause prot version crash with RTE216. - Moving duplicate file to bad dupe path failed if duplicates were checked without file extension. # 18:31:33 Duplicate file BASDB.??? uploaded to path # 18:31:33 ... Original file exists on area #40 # 18:31:33 ... Could not move dupe file to C:\C\MOVE\ - FILES.BBS : TFA130PE.RAR (Original description...) is not updated to TFA130PE.RAR (0000000l description...) when updating download counters - .EXE, .COM and .OVR files were not virus checked due to failing "copy to work path" command. - Events : While Concord was waiting for call or event, it was running only forced events (twice, if Concord reloaded within one minute). Thus, non-forced events were only run when user had logged off after event time and Concord started to reload. In reload, all not yet run events were run. - CSETUP LNG ? did not show usage but went directly to lng editor. - If uploading during download or not giving uploaded filenames before transfer, Concord did not display "upload description header string" before asking file descriptions. - When shelled to an external editor, Concord node status says 'using door'. I'd say 'writing a message' would be better in this case of a 'door' :) - IDs in user files were not always correct when written by Concord. - FORCE NOT USE INCLUDE.MNU still allowed use of cursor selection menutypes of INCLUDE.MNU. - If destination netmail address was not included in offline message, Concord did not ask for it. - Running missing events -> all events of previous date were run again as if they had not been run earlier. - Not checking uploaded reply packets against duplicates anymore. - Before running ext upload checker, current path is now changed to node path first. - Pressing ESC in edit sec lvl window in user editor abandoned changes even though pressing esc elsewhere accepts changes. - Wrong string behind menutype $1018 (list files in any path): Displays message "List files in temp dir" - Pressing ESC when using -WAIT parameter returned errorlevel 0. - Form editor did not show correctly fields with Y coordinate equal to 0. - If tried to delete message but answered 'no' to verification message, Concord moved to next message. - If a user decides to download descriptions too, then interrupts his download, and does this same thing a few times, then he has tagged DESCRIPT.001, DESCRIPT.002, DESCRIPT.003, DESCRIPT.004, etc. - ExtractToTempPath, CopyToTempPath and ViewFile menutypes did not check download/list rights. Now, download rights are required for these menutypes when extracting/copying/viewing from file area. Also, if wildcards are specified, list rights are necessary. - In the chat session, also if the sysop press his reserved key combinations such as F* or ALT-F* the cursor flashes in the same way when the sysop press any non reserved key. - There is a bug in the quoting detection in the msg reader. It accepts as quotes lines with two letters such as " FI>", but doesn't accept lines with three or more letters such as " FIF>" or " FIFI>". The lines don't accepted as quote lines aren't displayed when the right color code. - When creating quote to message editor, reply initials could include blanks, for example "Bjarke V. Lindberg" -> "BV L>" - Add missing files in FILEED added file DESCRIPT.ION to filebase. Directories were added as "New file not yet commented" text lines. - Moving files to another filearea in FILEED messed up original file description (description in destination area was ok) in "mark line as deleted" process. - Online message check was activated already before user had entered his name in logon process. Now it will be activated just before starting WELCOME.SCR. - It was possible to receive online message while writing one with internal message editor. - Prot mode version crashed when creating age statistics. - Adding new answer to vote question did not erase VOTExxxx.$$$ temp file. Also first user records in original VOTExxxx.DAT were overwritten with new question data. - Lockup if trying to handle file with number as extension in certain cases, for example viewing file UC-NODE.347 in filelist. - Trying to add new message/file/door areas before CONFIG.DAT is saved to disk, causes run time error 103. - It was possible to enter spaces in BBSID string. - Adding message/file/door areas in protected mode version, did not show new areas in the area list before exiting CSETUP though they were actually saved to disk. - IEMSI birthday was not handled in correct format. Now using MM-DD-YYYY. - CPU usage was 100% while waiting for modem response. If "invalid response" was detected, Concord stayed in loop. - Filebase editor : Add missing files to file list: FILES.BBS, FILES.BAK, DESCRIPT.ION or path names were also added to file list. - Output text menutype changed cursor position according to local screen position. Now, if cursor position is not specified by the menutype, cursor will not be moved from current position. - PT000001 appeared in Concord IEMSI procedure instead of key number. - If last callers list is exactly that long that all calls fit on 1 page, the more prompt occurs and if you answer "y", the same list gets re-displayed. - Message subject was not converted to the char set defined to destination message area. - Csetup edit file areas : If filebase name was changed, old filebase was not renamed to new name. - Attach file to user -menutype : dupe check was done and user was given upload credits for uploaded files. - SET @LANGUAGE@ = LANGNAME ; Did not change language setting permanently. - Goto menu and Gosub menu : in command line mode, it was possible to give menu name as parameter and Concord jumped to that menu instead of what was found in menu file. For example, "GOTO_MENU FILES SYSOP" jumped to SYSOP.MNU. - Hangup : Finally working. Problem occurred only when using fossil. - IEMSI : When sending IEMSI information to remote user, time stamp was not exact (it did not have seconds), for example 10:25:05 was sent as 10:25:00. - Concord parameter -D was sometimes understood as -D2. - TOLINE.x line '/DOWN,errlvl/' will force node down with wanted errorlevel : Now also working when Concord is waiting for startup semaphore in -WAIT mode. - In certain cases, Avatar mode sent individual characters as <^V><char><#1>. For example, in hidden edit. - FILEED: Cannot enter a loop anymore (fileed hangs) in certain cases when searching for file description with Ctrl-F,N,P. - Hudson base : RTE 216 could occur if HMB could not be opened and another HMB area was tried to be opened. Sometimes, "cannot open msgbase" was reported and area could not be accessed. - LOGVIEW.EXE did not support nodes above 10. - If filebase was not open when shelling to DOS, it was still tried to be opened when returning back to Concord. - DORINFO1.DEF was erased when returning from DOOR instead of DORINFOx.DEF even if DORINFOx.DEF was turned on in config. - When saving messages to message base, some empty lines could be added to the middle of messages containing SOFT-CR characters where some lines were full 80 chars long. - Cursor position was not set automatically to end of screen. Now, if config setting OTHERS_AUTOSETCURSOR is turned on, Concord will not need menutype MENU_SETCURSOR to set cursor position. - TodayElapsed field type changed to Integer (was Word) in user files. - CSETUP : Node selection bar was not in correct position when moved. Config files date was also messed up. - Changing file area via number did not work if entered board number was in another subdirectory and not a subdirectory had been chosen before. - In local file attaches, if files were tagged with space bar from file list and downloading file descriptions was turned on, Concord crashed with run time error. - CSETUP GEN : Output could not be logged with redirection, eg. "csetup gen file nocd > genutil.log". - CSETUP GEN : Usage is not displayed anymore in a window. - ^]!; did not work with menutypes 8 and 15 anymore even if enabled in CSETUP. - Destination netmail address is not taken from origin line anymore, if MSGID exists. - Bug in offline reply packet tossing : Right after creating WORK\OFFLINE\ path, Concord could randomly stop processing reply packet without any other notice and tossing any messages to message base! - @OFFLINE_FORMAT@ returned "BlueWave" string for Bluewave format. Changed to "BWave" as in user editor. - If upload area was changed in EXITINFO.DAT when running external upload processor and file was moved instead of copying to new path, Concord did not write the correct file name to the file list of the new file area. - CSETUP GEN LNG could not handle $env$ variables in language path. - Wrong area name was written on "reply to msg originally on area" line. - Pressing S when searching files by keyword / filemask did not allow tagging files from the currently found files. - # 18:47:24 Keyboard timeout limit exceeded. Log entry could be written to log file several times each one followed by another. - Command line parameter -T:1440 was considered as -T:0. - Beta-19 CSETUP GEN LNG returned sharing violation error, if language files were already opened by some other task. - Concord ran "command not found" menutype if sysop keys were pressed. - Concord could add more messages to OMEN packets than its limit which is set to 1000. - CSETUP : Pressing "+" in area setup, copied the last entry on screen to the buffer instead of the current entry. If "+" had not been pressed before pressing "*", a line of garbage was copied instead. - Macros and $env$ variables were not converted in JAM base path, nuked files path, and vote path. - Local screen could mess up if running 50 lines mode and executing external programs. - Private file to sysop status was checked only if FILE_ID.DIZ was found in uploaded file. - Full credits were given for uploaded duplicate files. - If upload area was changed while checking uploaded file, only the first uploaded file was moved to new area. - While editing message read or file list types, F2 (view line) messed up screen output. - CSETUP did not check if path existed If $ENV$ variables were used in paths. - After changing language with SET @LANGUAGE@ = xxx, current menu was not reloaded ie. only INCLUDE.MNU settings were active. - Macros could loop forever. - Macros in message subject were converted in all areas. - Local download did not have any restrictions if user had rights to download any one file in the download queue; all files in queue could be downloaded. - Old node status was not always restored correctly (for example after chatting with user, the chat status remained until downloading etc.) - Hudson and JAM last read pointer checking did not always work when checking *Everyone* (HMB+JAM) or /NEW (HMB) mail messages. - Concord crashed if .MSG area path did not exist. - If "max file desc lines" was more than could fit on the screen, file list display messed up both when file descs were allowed to be split and when not. - When reading messages, long lines could still be followed by an empty line. - MAREA_TAGLINE and MSG_REMOVE_AFTER_TAG did not work correctly, causing message text after tag line to disappear. - SelectArea <num> from command line could select an empty area. - It was possible to abort going to previous or next area and getting to area 0. - "SYSOP" was converted to sysop's name on echo and net mail areas, too. - "Unlisted" flag in filebase messed up file lists - Concord crashed with RTE 103 if log files were not open and Concord tried to write to log file. - When adding text lines, text line date was not correctly updated. - Protected mode version crashed if more than 1000 areas - CALLER-ID was not correctly detected. - Protected mode version did not support reading messages exceeding 64K in size when using JAM format. - UPLOAD.CTL : /RATIO:0.0 added uploaded files count. - Yell menutype : /FORCED parameter was not supported. - Lng editor : Example string in bottom line was not cleared before displaying a new example string. Instead, current language line on screen was emptied. - Viewing small files in file area crashed. Changed : - Changed hangup routine a bit: now dropping DTR and raising it again after 0.5 secs. - Changed "split file descs=no" filelist displaying system again; now splitted file descs are moved as full descs to next page instead of showing only the portion of them that fits on the current screen. - Changed Alt-D (delete file) in filebase editor: when deleting single file, question "verify deleting individual files" is not asked anymore. - List selections (area list, who is on, etc.) : In search by name, returned back to old system where : *string = Match with any name containing "string" string* = Match with names starting with "string" string = Match with exact name "string" For example, "*concord" will find areas "concord", "fin.concord" and "concord.beta". "concord*" will find areas "concord" and "concord.beta". "concord" will only find area "concord". - ^C<fg>; is now equal to ^C<fg>,P; - Lng editor : Rearranged/updated help window - ^]! sequences are not supported anymore in View File menutype. New features : - OS/2 native version of Concord! - Wait for call -mode : * "Prot" or "Real" string added to the end of the version number * User configurable screen saver activating time in minutes * User configurable modem reinit time in minutes * Display time of next event - keyboard: support for F11 + F12 keys - ^K1,1,80,25; saves screen part (1,1)-(80,25). ^K+40,+10; saves screen part (currx,curry)-(currx+40,curry+10) ^K; restores saved screen part. Multiple screens can be stored. - -D normal debug switch (debug strings, ansi logging) -D2 normal debug + carrier detect info in upper right corner - After user has logged off from the system, AFTERUSR.SCR is executed without carrier check. SET @CHKCARRIER@=0 disables carrier check, SET @CHKCARRIER@=1 enables carrier check (must have been disabled earlier). - CSETUP remote operating : -REMOTE:comport,lockedrate,emulation For example, -R2,19200,1 (COM2,19200bps,ANSI) - If FILE_KEEP_TAGGED_LIST attribute is set in Cfg^.Files.Attrib, user's remaining tag files list - if any - is stored in Cfg^.Others.UserTagsPath after logoff and restored at next logon. - MSGINF. ASCII file : From To Subject Msgnumber Areaname Private(YES/NO) - Dupecheck can be expanded (config switch) to also those areas where user does not have download/upload/list rights. - ; YELL SYSOP script with new @SYSOP_ANSWERED_YELL@ macro MENUTYPE 000B IF (@SYSOP_ANSWERED_YELL@ = 0) WRITE "^M;^C15,0;Would you like to leave a msg " WRITE "to sysop? (~1Y/~2n) ^W;^M;" IF (@ANSWER@ = 1) MENUTYPE 200A /TSysop /A1 /S@YELLREASON@ END END QUIT - If message area or file area could not be opened (files not existing), a log entry will be written to log file. - If upload checker changes Exitinfo.Userinfo.FileArea in EXITINFO.DAT, Concord moves uploaded file to that area (same as if UploadArea were this new Exitinfo.Userinfo.Filearea setting). - FILE_ASKBEFOREUPLOAD=$2000; {Ask filenames&descriptions} If setting is turned off, user will not be asked for upload filenames and descriptions in upload before transfer. - Checking FILES.CTL after every n files in download files menutype prompt and aborting filescan if download ratio/limit exceeded. For example, when trying to download "/ALL *.*". - Esc can be used in addition to Alt-X to exit filebase editor. - Added @SYSTEM_TODAY_CALLS@, @SYSTEM_YDAY_CALLS@, @SYSTEM_TODAY_USERS@ and @SYSTEM_YDAY_USERS@ macros. - If user entered command not exists in current menu, Concord runs menutypes with new "NOT FOUND" hotkey. For example, if user enters "DIR" when this command is not available. - If all files to upload were duplicates, Concord does not try to continue upload process any further. - Alt-F7 (reload setup) now also loads new language settings. - Pressing ENTER in beginning of line in internal editor brings online help of commands. - Current menu name and last key press are now saved to error log file. - OS/2 version: Added new parameter to Concord : -handle:<handle> - OS/2 version: Added new parameter to exec program : *H -> os2 handle - Csetup is creating CSETUP.ERR error log in case of run time error. - New switch to modem cfg : Seconds to wait for connect response before cutting off. - Csetup Gen Menu : new "command not found" menu key is '¥' (-4). If user enters some command that does not exist in the menu, menutypes with this menu key will be run instead. - List attached files : using "list files" menutype instead of "show dos dir" menutype. - Csetup : Enlarged visible field lengths in protocol, archive and editor setup. - @FIRSTTIME_DAYS@ : Days since user has called first time to BBS - @LASTTIME_DAYS : Days since user has called last time to BBS - NONAME.CTL : This file is checked when user gives his name in login. Format is similar to TRASHCAN.CTL. If name is found in this file, user needs to re-enter his name. For example, if user types "NEW USER" and this string is found in NONAME.CTL, user needs to retype name. - Added line 398 to DEFAULT.LNG (see NONAME.CTL) : ^C12,0;Login name not accepted. Please give your real name.^M; - Added semaphore YELLING.xxx where xxx is node number. Semaphore will be created when user starts yelling Sysop and removed afterwards. - IEMSI information will be logged if DEBUG switch is turned on. - GENUTIL: Convert BBS list from SuperBBS -> now updates sysop information to user base, too. - More error logging when opening message bases. - User can suggest files to be deleted with DELETE command in file list. Suggested files are added to FILEBASEPATH\DELSUGG.TXT (ASCII format; counter+ptr+filename) and FILEBASEPATH\DELSUGG.DAT (usernames). New language file line 399. - Export msg now asks for destination file name. New language file line 400. - @MAREA_ISREAD@ : Does user have read rights to current message area? - @MAREA_ISWRITE@ : Does user have write rights to current message area? - @MAREA_ISSYSOP@ : Does user have sysop rights to current message area? - @FAREA_ISLIST@ : Does user have list rights to current file area? - @FAREA_ISDOWN@ : Does user have download rights to current file area? - @FAREA_ISUP@ : Does user have upload rights to current file area? - Go to next/previous area : new /NOSUBDIR parameter which turns off "subdir" checking ie. if current subdir is 0 and next area belongs to subdir 1, it will accepted when using /NOSUBDIR parameter. Otherwise, Concord will keep looking only for areas belonging to current sub dir. - MSG_ADD_NEW_AREAS, FILE_ADD_NEW_AREAS : Whether to automatically add new areas for user combined areas or not. - OTHERS_CMNTTONEXTUSER : Comment to next user can now be shared between all nodes. - OTHERS_CHATLOGTOMAIN : Write CHAT.LOG to system path instead of node path. - @OS@ : Returns operating system (MSDOS x.xx, WIN x.xx, OS/2 x.xx, OS/2 WARP). - Added macros @TEXT_PATH@, @MENU_PATH@, @SCRIPT_PATH@, @CTL_PATH@ and @LNG_PATH@. - Log entry will be created when duplicate message is uploaded. - Empty line will be added to echo mail messages if tear line does not exist and the message does not end to an empty line already. - Old tagged files list is now checked for existing files at logon. - Macro @FAREA_UPLOAD_PATH@ contains upload path for current file area. Could be used on the download command line of the bidirectional transfer protocol to change to upload path when downloading files instead of setting bidirectional uploads to automatically go to certain path. - Added parameter %1 to language line 162 (question "is reply public or private?") which tells the public/private status of the original message. - Added V7 nodelist support! V7 nodelist files (NODEX.DAT, NODEX.NDX, SYSOP.NDX) must exist in nodelist path. Added new switch %5 = bps rate to line 374 in language file. - Macros @MAREA_COMB@, @MAREA_SCAN@, @MAREA_PKT@ and @FAREA_COMB@ can now be changed, too. - CHARSET: kludge is now added to JAM base messages, too. - MACROS.DOC updated - @FAREA_ISSUBDIR@ : true if current file area is a sub dir. - @FAREA_SUBDIRNUM@ : number of current sub dir. - @FAREA_DESTSUBDIR@ : number of jump dir num if curr area is a sub dir. - @TIME_UNITS@ : user's time units (minutes). 0 = feature disabled, -1 = no units left, >0 = n units left. - @KB_UNITS@ : user's KB units. 0 = feature disabled, -1 = no units left, >0 = n units left. - Language files can now safely be recompiled while system is in "wait for caller" mode. - Now deleting EXITINFO.BBS, EXITINFO.DAT, DOOR.SYS and DORINFO?.DEF files after returning from DOS. - Message area setup : F10 can be used to select charset from list. - Log entries are now written to screen in debug mode. - All files in download queue are checked if they really exist, before starting download. - @SPECIAL_COM_BASE@ : COM port base address in special modem settings. - @SPECIAL_COM_IRQ@ : COM port IRQ number in special modem settings. - @MAREA_AKA@ : AKA address for current echo/net mail message area. - Menutype "Read messages" ($200A) : new parameter /NOVERIFY; if /Twhoto and/or /Ssubject parameters are specified, user will not be prompted for verifying them and thus cannot modify them. - Fileed : Text line date can now be modified with Backspace or "touch" command. - @VERSION_OS@ : x "OS/2" if running OS/2 version x "Real" if running real mode version x "Prot" if running prot mode version - UPLOAD.CTL : new switch "/DAYS:<days>" where <days> is max number of days to check uploaded file. For example, "*.* /DAYS:30 /RATIO:2.0" gives double upload ratio for each uploaded file that is stamped < 30 days. Note : parameter does not work if uploaded files have already been touched by the external protocol. - Upload KB credits are now logged, too. - Who to -username will be converted with login charset on local areas before checking if user exists in user base. - Added ^GN,N; language string. - OTHERS_ALLOWMACROEDIT : Optionally allow ^]! sequences in ANSI files. - Increased security checking in language strings. - Log entry "Security Level = xxx" will be added for new users, too. - OS/2 version works only for registered users * * * Command line mode : Major change in cmd line mode : User given parameters for menutypes are only accepted if %1..%9 or %& (rest of cmdline) are specified in menutype datafield. Now commands separated by space are also accepted. For example, (in TOP.MNU) "FILES NEW" : ... TOP.MNU - F - "FILES" - GOTO MENU - "FILES" ... FILES.MNU - N - "NEW" - LIST FILES - "/NEW" Or, (in FILES.MNU) "LIST CONCORD; DOWNLOAD" : ... FILES.MNU - L - "LIST" - LIST FILES - "%&" ... FILES.MNU - D - "DOWNLOAD" - DOWNLOAD FILES - "" Optional support for Ctrl-x-codes in cmd line mode : Equivalent hotkey menu type command will be run instantly. For example, while entering command, Ctrl-O can be used to get online help. In cmd line mode, ESC clears current line. * * * Area group selection system : GROUPS.CTL : List of area groups. (Max 5000 groups can be specified here.) Format: <group> <types> <description>. Types: D=door, M=msg, F=file. Example: "CON MF Concord support group". Added select group menutype $0028 (/NAME=xxx and /TYPE=DMF (default) supported). New language file lines 401-407. @SELGROUP_NUM@ : Current group number @SELGROUP_NAME@ : Current group name (XXX) @SELGROUP_DESC@ : Current group description @SELGROUP_MAREA@ : Is this group for message areas? @SELGROUP_FAREA@ : Is this group for file areas? @SELGROUP_DOOR@ : Is this group for doors? Selected group will be in @SELGROUP_NAME@. * * * Multinode configuration : CSETUP supports now editing all node configurations on single startup. CSETUP.CFG is needed for this. The configuration files format has not changed. CSETUP.CFG : This setup file contains path names for all Concord nodes. If this file does not exist, config file in current path will be used instead. Config file in Concord path is considered as COMMON config file. Format: <Path> <Description> CSETUP general settings : Each selection can be [Node Specific] or [Common]. Node specific settings are the default (old) mode. If any of the settings are marked as [Common], these are copied from main config file (in system path) when saving configuration and they can only be edited from the main path. For example, System Information [Common ] <- Copied from system path Modem Settings [Node Specific] <- Like before ... Note: If you edit [Common] settings (ie. edit config file in system path), new settings are not automatically copied to all node paths. I can change this in the future to be automatic though, let me know your comments... Now, to update new [Common] settings, you need to enter each node setup and just save the setup again (no changes needed). Take care, Pasi