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What's New in Executive Host 3.0
1. The following files have changed:
EXECHOST.CNF - The allowed time for call has been changed
to security level for VIP displays
The default security level has been changed
to the security level that restricts
uploads/downloads.
CONF.DAT - The 5th line for each conference (security level)
has been expanded from 1 digit to 2 digits.
NEWUSER.DAT - This is a new file and is used as the template
for new users. It is in this file that things
like default allowed daily time and default
security level is kept. Also the default for
ul/dl ratios are kept here.
EXECHOST.USR - This file has been expanded to a fixed length
file. It contains the following fields:
001-031 User Name
032-033 Unused (Will be used later for
6 digit user number)
034-037 User Number
038-051 Password (May not have imbedded
spaces)
052-052 Must be a SPACE
053-055 Users daily allotted time
056-057 Security 1 - This is the user
level - 99=sysop
058-059 Security 2 - Not used at this time
060-065 Date last on in YYMMDD format
066-071 Expiration date in YYMMDD
072-075 Total files downloaded
076-081 Total bytes downloaded in K-bytes
082-085 Total files uploaded
086-091 Total bytes uploaded in K-bytes
092 Ratio Byte Space=no enforced ratios
093-094 Ratio.... a 10 means D/L's may not
exceed 10 times U/L's
095-098 Number of times user has called
099 Lockout flag - Not used at this time
100 Default transfer protocol
101-126 Unused space for future expansion
127-128 Carriage Return/Line Feed
2. The allowed daily time may be set anywhere from 0 to 999.
3. Executive Host now supports UL/DL ratios.
4. The LOGON. and LOGONG. screens have a name change. They are
now LOGON.x and LOGONG.x where x is a number from 0 to 9.
This allows you to have up to 10 logon screens.
5. The NEWS. and NEWSG. screens also have a name change. They
also are named NEWS.x and NEWSG.x where x is a number from 0
to 9. This allows you to have up to 10 news screens.
6. The baud determination under ring detect has been improved
to better detect high speed modems.
7. The external protocols may use any letters that are not
already used by TELIX. Therefore I can use (H) for HS/LINK
and someone else can use (H) for HYDRA. Executive Host will
verify that there are appropriate bat or scr files available
to run the external protocol. These must be in the format
x-UP.BAT and x-DOWN.BAT where "x" is the desired letter.
It is not necessary to define the external protocol to TELIX.
Remember the x-UP is sending a file and the x-DOWN is
receiving a file.. The ? is now used for protocol help
8. If the caller has a default protocol defined in this user record
the caller will not be prompted for protocol but the protocol
will be taken from the .USR file.
9. F10 while the waiting screen is visible will start the event.
10. There is no limit as to number of files to download if the
protocol is one of the external protocols that can handle
a file list in the form "@d:\path\filelist". Two examples
of protocols that do use this format is DSZ/GSZ and HS/LINK.
11. We now support 2 line file descriptions.
12. I now ask for upload descriptions "following" the uploads. The
caller will be prompted for the file descriptions for ALL files
found in the Executive Host U/L directory. Therefore it will be
MANDATORY that you have as part of your UPLOAD.BAT a
move of all files to some other directory. All of this is to
facilitate batch uploads and accurate upload counts.
13. A new main menu command EDIT has been added. This command allows
the caller view his user record andto change his default protocol
or password. If entered from the SYSOP menu, then the sysop will
be prompted for options. If you are using your own custom
EDIT/EDITG menus, you will have to change them.
14. I have added another level of VIP screen. If there is a
VIP.xx and VIPG.xx where xx is equal to the callers
security access level, then this screen will be displayed.
This will allow the sysop to target important information
to specific groups.
15. Executive Host no longer uses its own auto answer string
and the .CNF item about number ring number to answer is
ignored. Executive Host now uses the TELIX auto answer
string set up in the TELIX.CNF via the Alt-O. The
recommended string is:
~~~+++~~~ATH0S0=1^M
The number after the equal sign is the ring number to pick
up the phone. The H0 will put the phone back on hook in
case it was off-hook for some reason. You can experiment
with the number of ~ for your modem. If you have trouble
with the phone going to auto answer, you might want to add
1 or 2 additional ~.