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-------------- Aug 5 1989 - v2.0ß2
MANUAL processing option added to allow processing of specific areas
only. Pressing the ESCape key will now abort processing. Small bug fixed
in CONFIG module. Imported Fido messages are killed as they are imported,
rather than at the end of processing.
-------------- Aug 4 1989 - v2.0ß1
Configuration file structure changed. Added "Echo Area" field for those
using MSGS as every base name. Also increased node number length to 5
characters for point nets using node numbers over 9999. Zone fields
removed. 15TO20.EXE created to convert a v1.5 PCBGATE.CFG to a v2.0
PCBGATE.CFG. Configuration and all other modules updated with new
structure changes. Internal compiler changes made to eliminate a RARE bug
generating illegal function calls in CONFIG and SET. Still kind of lost
with this one. Another bug removed from TOFIDO module's high message seek
routines. Full paths added to status displays so we can see what's going
where a bit easier.
-------------- Jul 31 1989 - v1.52
Small bug removed in message translation. This eliminates "double
spacing" in some messages. Final bug removed from high message seek
routines.
-------------- Jul 25 1989 - v1.51
Bug found in processing if a base contained 1 message and multiple
indexes. The past few bugs have been a result of an earlier structural
change. This one area, is the only place where a processing bug exists,
and will smooth out shortly. Testing continues....
-------------- Jul 23 1989 - v1.5 - Official release
POSSIBLE bug in TOFIDO, where it may export 1 message only, the top
message on a second scan, however I've found this so intermittent, I'm
wondering if it's me. Not a critical bug, if one. Cross-conferencing
double checked, and working ok (finally).
-------------- Jul 22 1989 - v1.5ß3
I'm just beginning to find out, the hard way, just exactly what Propack
does. Not that it's doing anything wrong, but compensating for the
different conditions under which it can leave a message base. Like, what
happens if the highest message doesn't exist? Fixed, and a nasty one too!
Messages imported to PCBoard now have headers converted to upper case.
PCBoard prefers it this way. Added the capability to recognize Qmail high
water markers. If anyone has any further high water marker problems,
please let me know.....or any problems for that matter.
-------------- Jul 20 1989 - v1.5ß3
Whew! Bug found in TOFIDO module, where the number of messages found
counter should have been based on the actual message numbers, rather than
the total number of messages. This caused problems after a message base
pack, where PCBGate would ignore messages that either didn't exist, or were
killed during packing. FIXED! This eliminates bugs in re-exportation of
messages originating on PCBoard, and other nasty ocurrences.
Bug found where negative indexes were being ignored, causing PCBGate and
MSGSTEST to hang until crashing. Fixed.
More speed increases... Compared to earlier versions, PCBGate flies!
More cosmetic improvements, and status checks increased.
-------------- Jul 19 1989 - v1.5ß2
Bugs found in cross conferencing abilities and last message read
tracking. Also bugs in exportation of messages originating from a PCBoard
system found. Bug in SETting a non-defined area fixed. Infrequent message
base overruns causing problems. Bugs found in log file writes.
<ahem> 1.5 release delayed. Incomprehensible thanks to Mark Herring for
his ongoing assistance.
-------------- Jul 15 1989 - v1.5ß1
Lots of optimization and speed increase done on translation processing,
although this takes time whether we like it or not. Log file slightly
optimized. Bug in cross-conferencing fixed. Bugs in "To Go" fields fixed.
TOFIDO process starts at 2.MSG, not 3.MSG as previous... Docs re-written.
Config window now supports cursor movement in all directions.
-------------- Jul 12 1989 - v1.4
Changed PCBGate to report messages processed to PCBGATE.LOG ONLY.
Previously, if no messages were processed it would report same in the log
file. Now, ONLY bases that have had messages processed will report to the
log file. Fixed a bug where messages imported to PCBoard with the echo bit
on, would be re-exported to any linked networks. Removed utility NOECHO,
and added 2 command line parameters to SETECHO (ON/OFF). The "To Go"
on screen fields now work. v1.3 code did not include these functions.
Removed a lot of small bugs. Propack v2.6+ has a command to automaticly
delete the .BAK file after packing (/K). If you specify this option or one
like it in the packer option, make sure you specify NOT to delete the .BAK
file in PCBGate configuration.
Program generally optimized for size, speed, and overhead. "Private"
checking enforced. Pressing ESCape during MSGSTEST.EXE execution will
terminate the message base scan.
v1.5 will be a release.
-------------- Jul 04 1989 - v1.3
INITIAL BETA RELEASE - Certain cosmetic details fixed up and added.
Reparied bugs re-sending messages back to Fido host. Added "sysop name" to
configuration and setup for "Sysop" in FROM fields. MSGSTEST.EXE debugged
further and suitable for general use. Added utilities SETECHO.EXE and
NOECHO.EXE.
-------------- Jul 01 1989 - v1.2
CONFIG module updated considerably, to allow for configuration defaults,
node numbers, echo and private attribute handling, and automatic message
base packing. Slight code optimization for size purposes.
-------------- Jun 20 1989 - v1.1
CONFIG and SET modules added. All modules linked to produce a fully
manageable batch processing environment. Bugs in conversion modules
stamped out. Last message read references changed to message numbers in
resepct to .NDX files. MSGSTEST.EXE produced to avoid unessecary problems,
and ensure message base integrity. Logging in all utilities enabled.
-------------- May 28 1989 - v1.0
Modules PCB2FIDO and FIDO2PCB created as stand alone command line
utilities. Last message read markers are processed as message base
indexes.