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Lora Bulletin Board System and
Electronic Mail Interface
Version 2.41 (beta 3)
Copyright (c) 1989-1996 by Marco Maccaferri
All rights reserved
How to upgrade
=====================================================================
Here is the right procedure to upgrade Lora in your system:
1. Change to your system directory (normally called C:\LORA) and
uncompress inside it the original archive, LOD241B3.ZIP (or
LOS241B3.ZIP for the OS/2 release).
2. Run LOD241B3.EXE (or LOS241B3.EXE for the OS/2 version).
3. Run LSETUP for every configuration file created (by default
it reads CONFIG.DAT only) and save after checking that everything
is ok.
The program will upgrade the files that are changed with this
release.
You can find the author at the following e-mail addresses:
FidoNet : 2:332/402
Internet : macca@arci01.bo.cnr.it
Mail : Marco Maccaferri
via Ferrara, 9
40139 Bologna, Italy
Lora Support Team
=====================================================================
The Lora Support Team is under changes. An updated list will be
available with the next release.
Registration sites
=====================================================================
Following is the up to date list of the registration sites for
LoraBBS.
Austria:
Christian Kvasny
The Fright Night BBS
+43-2243-80348 (00:00-24:00)
FidoNet : 2:313/16
AdultNet: 690:3956/1000
Australia:
Darren Ward
PO Box 469, Glenroy 3046, VIC Australia.
The Warlords Domain
+61-3-9351-1238
FidoNet: 3:635/602
InterNet: dward@melbpc.org.au
Germany:
Martin Sickel
NEWS-BBS-LORA Registration
+49-7531-18229
FidoNet: 2:246/2345
United Kingdom:
Steve Stacher
The Snow Cave
+44-1662-252228
FidoNet: 2:443/888
United States:
David Hughes
PO Box 6592
Colorado Springs, CO USA
80934-6592
Goldmill BBS
+1-719-578-5849
FidoNet : 1:128/67
Internet: david@oldcolo.com
Italy and other country:
Marco Maccaferri
via Ferrara, 9 - 40139 Bologna, Italy
Arci Computer Club BBS
+39-51-6331730
FidoNet : 2:332/402
Internet: macca@arci02.bo.cnr.it
Legend: ! Bugfix
+ Addition
* Changes
- Removed
Changes made with beta 3
=====================================================================
+ The fullscreen editor now shows the list of cursor movement keys
(english only for now).
+ Completed the function of the FileRoute-To and FileSend-To
keywords for the routing file. The syntax is the same as the
Route-To and Send-To keyword but they works only with the file
attaches (*.FLO).
! Now the OS/2 version correctly set the 115200 bps speed.
- Removed the FOSSIL warning for the OS/2 version.
! The EMSI handshake was changed. Now it should work correctly.
! Fixed some problems with the fullscreen editor.
! Fixed the point remapping for the matrix messages (the INTL
kludge was not changed).
! Fixed the memory allocation problems when downloading files
from a CDROM area.
+ Added the ability to send matrix messages with the QWK offline
reader. You can add a line with %TO: at the beginning, followed
by the recipient's FidoNet address.
! Fixed the SEEN-BY handling with the TIC processor.
! Fixed a wrong reading of the INTL kludge.
! The copy of the files from a CDROM was changed. Now it is
a lot faster.
+ Added the log message when receiving empty matrix messages.
! Little fix for the matrix messages directed to a zonegate.
! Fixed a problem with the downloading from a CDROM area using
an internal protocol.
Changes made with beta 2
=====================================================================
* WARNING : if you are using password locking in lsetup, you *must*
turn off this option by inserting an empty string, before upgrading
lsetup. After this, you can reinsert the password.
! Now lora tries put the correct aka in Via kludge.
! Now Know and normal inbound files are managed correctly.
! Small fix to avoid null zone netmail.
! Added log indication of the number of dupes and bad messages found
in imported packets.
! Modified dupe checking method. Now the msgid field is used, if
found. This can be slow down the import process, if the system is
too slow please tell me something. It's a good thing to delete the
old dupes.[dat,idx].
! Modified kludges managing (intl, msgid, ecc..)
! Fixed errors in internal msgtrack.
! Fixed DEL and CTRL-Y keys in FS editor.
! Modified generation of msgid for internal written messages (offline
& users message editor). This to avoid the bug cause of different
messages with the same msgid (i.e. Bluewave reply packets)
* Now kill/sent flag is stripped during import of netmail messages.
+ Added log indication of packet (.PKT) with wrong password.
* Now the *.tic created by lora have the format LBxxxxxx.tic
! Modified the tic processor. Now all the akas of the tic zone are
written in tic seenby.
+ Added MSGINF file creation for external editor.
! Now TIC processor removes the To line if present in incoming .tic
files
! Fixed "NOTIME" bug in files download.
+ Added indication of the name of the actual event.
! Fixed the report message for raid command "%+ALL"
! Changed screen clearing routine for TCP/IP connections.
! Fixed system hangs that sometimes happens using menu types 60,53,89
with squish messge bases.
* Added some debug lines in log file, related to emsi handshake.
! Fixed the -LF switch bug.
! Added some infos in the mailer screen.
! Changed the routine that generates 4d point mail packet names to
avoid packets with same name in different zones.
! Fixed wrong log indication of FROM field of EMSI data packet.
! Changed aka selection in raid reply messages.
! Fixed alias handling in IEMSI logins.
! Rewritten the DAT packet section in EMSI handsake, added crc check.
+ Added indication of active multitasker/os environment.
! Fixed seen-by and From fields managing in tic files.
+ Increased space for forwards in echo and tic areas.
+ Added V34+ speed support (33600 & 31200).
! Now Lora updates QWK/BW lastread even if hangup after download is
selected
! Fixed a bug in password field of mail packet.
! Fixed a wrong download time bug.
+ Added DORINFO1.DEF (*DI) and DORINFOx.DEF (*DJ) generation
+ Added temp HD swapping for CDROM files download.
+ Changed a bit the door exit file generation, now the position of *A
parameter is not significative.
! LMSG: Fixed bug in squish linking section.
! LMSG: Fixed some aesthetical bugs.
! LMSG: Now lmsg continues packing even if golbase or hudson base are
not present.
! LMSG: Fixed wrong message "can't open *.sql file"
+ LSETUP: Added automatic key reading in Lsetup. If the file
LORAKEY.TXT is found in the same directory of Lsetup and no
registration key is present in the Lsetup field, Lsetup will read
the key ad fill the proper field.
! LSETUP: Changed aka input for echomail and tic. Removed DEFAULT
entry.
+ LSETUP: Modified Messages and Files menus, the forward field is
bigger.
+ LSETUP: Added help line for password locking option.
+ LSETUP: Added password locking of Lsetup.
Changes made with beta 1
=====================================================================
! Fixed the management of the areachange keys ( []? ).
! If a lock baud rate is not used, Lora doesn't set the connection
speed to the speed found in the nodelist entry when polling a
node.
+ Added the creation of a file named newarea.txt when a downlink
requests an area to areafix that is not currently present. The file
has the format <node> <tag>. It should be used coupled with LoraMant
A32 (by Marcello Ardini, 2:332/402.2). The file is created in the
system directory.
! Fixed a bug in with the deletion of Quick-base messages.
! Fixed malfunctions found with the use of the Gold-base message base.
+ Added the exit with errorlevel when the modem doesn't answer OK to
the initialization string. If this errorlevel is set to 0 the answer
is not checked (previous behaviour).
! Fixed a wrong reading of the cursor position by the LRPN manager.
! Fixed the managin of the INTL kludge, now it should not cause
any more problems with netmails outside the default zone.
! Now the MSGID and REPLY are not read if the address field doesn't
include a / (slash) character (it means that it is not a fido-style
address).
! Fixed the areafix and raid management when receiving messages
addressed to a system with the same net and node as one of our akas
but with different zones. This bug may have affected the mail
delivery in similar situations.
! Fixed a bug with the multiply of the LRPN manager.
+ Added the E command to LRPN, it terminates the command execution and
moves the pointer to the next character.
! Fixed the ratio and kb limits check when tagging files.
! Fixed the download limits check when using the Global Download
command.
! Changed the management of the tranx number in mail sessions.
! Time limits are now checked before the start of a download a QWK or
Bluewave mail packet. As before, the KB limit is not checked, you
should limit the number of messages per packet with LSETUP.
+ Added a check on the connection speed for the outgoing calls.
If the connection speed is lesser than what defined, the call is
terminated immediatly. The minimum connection speed is defined in
LSETUP/Nodes.
! Fixed a wrong export of echomail messages when the destination name
is the sysop of one node defined in LSETUP/Nodes.
! Fixed a bug on the squish message base that caused system hangs when
someone aborts the writing of a message and then retries to write
another message. This occurred when the user tried to save the
second message and the Lora session or system hung forcing a
restart.
! Fixed a bug that allows a user to tag files in the Lora system
directory.
! Fixed a bug with the duplicate packet names when the last digit of
the extension reached the 9 (th0..th9).
! When importing mail the FLAGS kludge is translated to FLUGS to avoid
problems with messages marked direct and immediate. If the kludge
doesn't contains IMM or DIR it will not touched.
! Fixed the aka matching algorithm for the netmail areas.
! Fixed message truncation if a single message was longer than 16kb.
! Now the failed connects counter is updated before the file transfer
is initiated. Before sometimes the counter was not correctly
updated causing unwanted calls.
+ It is possible to link areas using areafix in private mode (P
flag). It is sufficient to append a P to the line that contains
the area tag to link. For example: LORA.ITA P (or +LORA.ITA P).
+ Areafix now correctly supports < and > flags when a node links an
area.
! Fixed a bug with the export of the squish message bases that
sometimes failed.
+ Now Areafix writes to the report (%list, %query and %unlinked) if
the area is private or not.
* How to use the < > P and ! flags:
Each flag should be set in the configuration for each area in the
forward lines, immediately preceding the affected node (for example:
P2:332/414). It is possible to use the short form for the nodes:
2:332/414 P402 >.1.
> - Denies the node from writing in an echomail area. The messages are
sent to the system but if it tries to write a message it will be
moved to the bad messages.
< - Denies a node from receiving echomail. The node can write messages
but no messages will be exported to that node.
P - (Case insensitive). A message will be sent to a node if the
destination field of the message is the same as the sysop name
field of that node. Otherwise the message is not exported.
! Fixed a bug in the change user alias (handle) command. Now is
possible to change the alias and go back to the previous in the same
session.
! Fixed the purge function for the Quick and Gold message bases.
! Fixed an aesthetic bug when displaying the squish areas when they
are purged. (The overwrite bug..)
! Fixed a bug that caused the squish message bases to be completely
erased during maintenance, when using LMSG.
The following fixes/additions have been made to LSETUP.
+ Added the No init answer field in the Modem/Hardware setup. It can
be used to specify an errorlevel number with which exit to DOS if
the modem doesn't answer with an OK to the init string.
+ Added additional Yes/No verifications to certain operations within
LSETUP.
+ Added the chance to specify a minimum connection speed for the
outgoing calls. It is part of the Manager/Nodes setup.
! Fixed an aesthetic bug with the screen when selecting the L option
in the nodes menu.
+ Added Send only and receive only flags in BBS/Messages. Send only
means that the nodes linked to that area can only send messages but
they can't receive messages (< flag). Receive only means that no
messages are imported from those nodes (> flag).
+ Added nodes Copy in Manager/Nodes. The copy function will create
a new record with the same values as the original. The edit mode
is automatically selected.
! Now import areas.bbs option no longer messes up the flags > < P in
the forward lines.
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