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- FrontDoor 2.20b Update notes
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-
- This document contains information regarding the use of FrontDoor
- version 2.20b, and assumes that your CURRENT version is 2.20a. If
- this is not the case, or if you wish to obtain a new set of disks
- for 2.20b, please contact the retailer where you purchased
- FrontDoor for instructions.
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- Packing List
-
-
- This patch update contains the following files:
-
-
- 220A220B.RTP Patch file
- PATCH.EXE .RTPatch program used to apply patches. You MUST
- use the supplied PATCH.EXE. If you have an older
- version of .RTPatch, you should replace it with
- the one distributed in this archive.
- FD.EXE FrontDoor Mailer executable
- FM.EXE FrontDoor Editor executable
- FDNC.EXE FrontDoor Nodelist Compiler executable
- FDSETUP.EXE FrontDoor SETUP executable
- README.1ST This file
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- Applying the patch
-
-
- These changes can be carried out for you by taking the Step-by-Step
- Procedure outlined below. CAUTION! This procedure will replace and
- modify your FrontDoor program files. If the upgrade fails for some
- reason, you are likely to find a fresh backup very useful!
-
- Therefore:
-
- 1. Backup your complete FrontDoor 2.20a system!
-
- Should you choose to ignore the above, at least copy the
- three system configuration files mentioned above.
-
- 2. Copy the 220A220B.RTP and PATCH.EXE files, supplied herein,
- to the directory where your original (FrontDoor 2.20a) copies
- of FD.OVR, FM.OVR and FDNC.OVR are stored. This directory is
- hereafter referred to as the BINDIR.
-
- 3. Change the current directory to the directory to where you
- copied the 220A220B.RTP and PATCH.EXE, and execute the patch
- utility by typing:
-
- PATCH 220A220B<Enter>
-
- Upon successful completion, you should delete 220A220B.RTP.
- Note: if BINDIR resides on a virtual disk (i.e. RAMdisk), you
- must also replace the "hard" copies of the *.OVR files with
- the new ones.
-
- 4. Copy the new FD.EXE, FDNC.EXE, FDSETUP.EXE and FM.EXE to
- the directory where your FrontDoor 2.20a program files are
- stored. By doing so, you will effectively replace the old
- files with those supplied herein.
-
- 5. If you do not have FrontDoor configured for multi-line
- operation, or you use a unique SETUP.FD for each line, you
- may proceed to 11.
-
- 6. Load FDSETUP from the DOS prompt by typing FDSETUP<Enter>.
-
- 7. Go to the "Modem" menu and repeat steps 8, 9, and 10 for all
- your active lines (1-255).
-
- 8. Select the "Task specific" menu option.
-
- 9. When prompted for the task number, press <Enter> if the
- correct task number is displayed, otherwise enter the task
- number and press <Enter>.
-
- 10. Press <Esc>. If you are asked if you want to save the changes,
- respond by pressing "Y".
-
- 11. Since this upgrade is distributed as program patches via modem,
- to be applied on already installed copies of the FrontDoor
- 2.20a program files, you will not have Original Program
- Diskette(s) for the upgraded software. Be sure to make a backup
- of your new installation! Please, contact your dealer if you
- wish to receive an offer to update your original diskette(s).
-
- Note: You should store PATCH.EXE somewhere, it is likely that
- it will be used for future program updates.
-
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-
- Changes from version 2.20a
-
-
- GLOBAL
-
- - Added support for 21600, 24000, 26400, and 28800 baudrates.
-
- - Added automatic recognition of CD-ROM drives (controlled by
- MSCDEX or similar driver) so that path resolution is not
- attempted on such pathnames. If you used NORES just to get
- around this problem, you can now stop using it.
-
- FDSETUP
-
- - The "Delay before first call" option has been moved to the
- event behavior to allow this to be set for specific events.
-
- - The minimum "Seconds before passing to BBS" has been restored
- to 11 as requested by a few users. The default, however, is
- still 30.
-
- - Because the modem response handling in the Mailer has been re-
- written, you may have to change your Answer Delay setting if
- you use the Manual Answer and LDFRS features of the Mailer.
-
- - Added "NoDial" setting to Modem Manager. If the Mailer makes a
- match with an entry that has this flag set, the dial attempt is
- immediately aborted and the mail bundle is placed on Hold. This
- allows you to prevent the Mailer from calling specific systems
- based on nodelist flags, baudrates, or specific network
- addresses. This is not supported in the Terminal.
-
- - The use of the '|' and '/' characters in modem responses is no
- longer required to allow the Mailer to distinguish between,
- for example, CONNECT 1200 and CONNECT 12000; nor is the '|'
- character required after the "CONNECT 300" definition, if
- previously defined as "CONNECT|".
-
-
- MAILER
-
- - The Mailer will now open all files in ReadOnly/DenyNone mode
- when it is transmitting files. This should prevent sharing
- violations that could previously occur on a multi-line system
- where external protocol drivers such as DSZ are involved.
-
- - A bug in the Modem7 filename receiver code was found and
- corrected.
-
- - A bug in the Telink timestamp handling was found and corrected.
-
- - The FDSERVER function no longer uses the ASCII 254 character
- when adding entries to the log. Instead it uses the '&'
- character.
-
- - The bundle manager, <AltB>, would not allow you to view the
- information about a mail bundle if the destination system could
- not be found in your nodelist database.
-
- - The NOFTSC1 command-line switch and FDOPT option has been
- renamed to NOFTS1 to conform with FDSETUP's Security Manager
- screen.
-
- - The "Return Receipt" messages generated by the Mailer now
- correctly contains MSGID and REPLY extended message
- information.
-
- - The fax files created by the Mailer are now named in a slightly
- more readable way. The format DDMMMNNN.FAX will be used, where
- DD is the current day number, MMM is the current month (JAN,
- FEB, MAR, etc.), and NNN a sequence number 1-999.
-
- - The "Lock Keyboard" (<AltL> or /L: command-line parameter)
- function is NO longer case INsensitive, e.g. specifying
- "KBDlock" will not unlock the keyboard if it was locked with
- "kbdlock".
-
- - The password for the "Protection" options in FDSETUP > Mailer
- are NO longer case INsensitive, e.g. specifying "ExitLock" will
- not allow <AltQ> if the password specified in FDSETUP is
- "EXITLOCK".
-
- - The "FILES" and "SECFILES" paths defined in FDSETUP now support
- the $TASK$ system macro.
-
- - The "LIST", "SECLIST", "ALIAS", "SECALIAS", and "MESSAGE" path-
- name definitions for file requests now support the $TASK$
- system macro.
-
- - The 'v' (lowercase V) character forces the Mailer to lower the
- DTR signal and the '^' character forces the Mailer to raise the
- DTR signal, when encountered in any of the modem command
- strings. The '`' character is translated to a 0.5s pause ('~'
- is still a 1.0s pause). This is also supported in the Script
- language and the Terminal's initialization string.
-
- - Because of the above changes, the command "SENDNOXLAT" has been
- added to the script language. This command will transmit the
- specified string untranslated to the modem. Mnemonics (i.e.
- <CR>) are still, however, supported by the SENDNOXLAT command.
-
- - The "PROTOCOL:" and "COMPRESSION:" modem responses returned by
- some modems are now supported and translated to one-line
- messages such as LAPM (for LAP-M), MNP, etc.
-
- - The following new macros have been added to the External
- Request Processor and Service Request interface:
-
- =M Same as =F but without a path (the file is always located
- in the FrontDoor SYSTEM directory).
-
- =W Translates to "LISTED" or "UNLISTED" depending on whether
- or not the remote system was found in your Nodelist
- Database. For outbound sessions, =W will always
- translated to "LISTED".
-
- =Q Same as =R but without a path (this is only available in
- the ERP interface).
-
- =E Same as =T but without a path (this is only available in
- the ERP interface).
-
- =Y The current TASK= setting. For the Shareware version,
- this will always be '0' (zero).
-
- TERMINAL
-
- - Added support for "Auto Doorway Mode". If enabled, the Terminal
- will enter raw keyboard mode upon receipt of the <Esc>[=255h
- sequence and exit raw keyboard mode upon receipt of the
- <Esc>[=255l sequence. The terminal emulation protocol must be
- ANSI for these sequences to be honored by the Terminal.
-
- - The Terminal no longer enables FOSSIL software flow control.
- The Ctrl-S (XOFF) and Ctrl-Q (XON) keys will, however, function
- as before.
-
- - The ten minute timer, after which the Terminal returns to the
- Mailer if it was invoked with <Alt-J>, is now configurable in
- the Terminal settings screen in FDSETUP.
-
- - The Terminal Phone Directory would not allow you to add more
- than 100 entries. The correct limit is 400 entries.
-
- - The Terminal now includes the complete time elapsed since the
- start of a connection as opposed to just minutes and seconds.
-
- - <Alt=> can now be used to toggle the state of "Raw mode". This
- means that <Alt=> cannot be transmitted in "Raw mode". This
- was added for use in those environments where ScrollLock has a
- defined function.
-
- EDITOR
-
- - A new editor macro has been added (~W). It is identical to the
- ~X (Export to file) macro with the exception that it does not
- include the message header information. This can be used with
- spell checkers and external conversion and translation
- utilities.
-
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- Copyright 1994 Joaquim Homrighausen; All rights reserved.
-
- All information herein is provided "as is", and is subject to changes
- without any prior notice. All brand and product names are trademarks
- or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
-
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