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*** NOTE NOTE NOTE ***
WinVN 0.99-7
Make sure to read the Installation Instructions before installing
WinVN. E-mail traffic is high for the unpaid supporters of this
product, and almost all the questions people ask are either answered
in this README.TXT, FAQ.TXT, the WWW site, the hardcopy docs or the
MAIL.WINVN newsgroup on NEWS.KSC.NASA.GOV. Please help us spend our
time making WinVN a better product and not answering the same
questions over and over.
JD
11/10/95
**********************
Contents
========
What is WinVN?
Requirements
Upgrade Instructions
New Installation Instructions
WinVN Files
Latest Version
Contacting the Developers
Credits
Revision History
What is WinVN?
==============
WinVN is an NNTP newsreader for the Microsoft Windows family. You can use
it to read and post Usenet News, and send email via the SMTP or MAPI
protocols. There are three version of WinVN all derived from a common
set of source files:
WinVN 16-bit For Windows and Windows for Workgroups
WinVN 32-bit *Only* for Windows NT and Windows 95
WinVN AXP *Only* for Windows NT on DEC Alpha platform
Requirements
============
1) An appropriate operating system: Windows, Windows for Workgroups,
Windows NT, Windows NT/AXP or Windows 95.
2) A correct installation as described below.
3) An appropriate network connection with a TCP/IP stack and either a
WINSOCK.DLL or a WSOCKETS.DLL. See Installation Instructions below.
4) An NNTP News Server that supports at least one of the following NNTP
extensions:
XHDR Most news servers can do this
XOVER INN is a news server that does XOVER
WinVN will use XOVER, a better protocol, if your server supports it.
You need the name or address of the server. A few news servers require
a username and password for authentication--most do not. Contact your
news server's administrator if in doubt. Do NOT fill out the
authentication field unless you are sure your news provider requires
it.
Upgrade Intructions
===================
1) Just unzip the archive into your current WinVN directory. The archive does
not contain NEWSRC or WINVN.INI files, so your existing settings will be
preserved and WinVN will merge in any new features needed for the new
release. (If you are paranoid: move your WINVN.INI and NEWSRC files to
a different directory, delete everything else in your WinVN directory,
unzip WinVN, and finally move your WINVN.INI and NEWSRC files back.)
2) *** IF THE INCLUDED CTL3D DLL IS A NEWER VERSION THAN YOURS ***
WinVN 16-bit:
Move (*don't copy*) CTL3DV2.DLL into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
There must be *one and only one* instance of this file on your disk!
If you have more than one copy in your search path, the DLL will
give you a non-fatal warning message that it is installed incorrectly.
WinVN 32-bit:
Windows NT:
Move (*don't copy*) CTL3D32.DLL into your %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory.
Windows 95:
Move (*don't copy*) CTL3D32.DLL into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
There must be *one and only one* instance of this file on your disk!
New Installation Instructions
=============================
0) Read this file, the help file, and the FAQ. They will answer most of
your questions.
1) Create a WinVN directory and unzip the archive into this directory.
2) *** DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP! ***
WinVN 16-bit:
If CTL3DV2.DLL doesn't exist on your system or if it is newer
than the one in your Windows System directory,
Move (*** DO NOT COPY!!! ***) CTL3DV2.DLL into your
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. There must be *one and only one*
instance of this file on your disk! or you will get a
CTL3DV2.DLL was not installed correctly message. This message
is put out by the authors of CTL3DV2.DLL and not by WinVN! We
can't do anything about that. If you don't use the CTL3DV2.DLL
in the WinVN distribution, rename it or delete it out of your
WinVN directory.
WinVN 32-bit:
Windows NT:
If you don't have CTL3D32.DLL or if the one in WinVN is newer
than the version you have, Move (*don't copy*) CTL3D32.DLL into
your %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory. If you don't use the
CTL3DV232.DLL in the WinVN distribution, rename it or delete it out
of your WinVN directory.
Windows 95:
If you don't have a CTL3D32.DLL in your Windows area, move
(*don't copy*) CTL3D32.DLL into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
If you don't use the CTL3DV232.DLL in the WinVN distribution,
rename it or delete it out of your WinVN directory.
There must be *one and only one* instance of this file on your disk!
(Note: if you are running Windows 3.1 with Win32S, you still can't
run the 32-bit version of WinVN. Win32S doesn't provide a 32-bit
WINSOCK.DLL so it won't buy you anything even if we supported it.)
3) This is very important! Choose the appropriate WinSock interface by
editing the GenSockDLL entry in the Communications section of your
WINVN.INI. WinVN doesn't ship with a WINVN.INI file but it will
produce one the first time you run the program. If you want to
change WinVN's DLL that interfaces to the WINSOCK.DLL on your
networking stack, run WinVN first, have it produce a WINVN.INI
and then edit the WINVN.INI using an editor. Note: the GenSockDLL
is not a replacement for the WinSock provided by your networking
vendor so don't try editing WinVN.INI and replace the GenSockDLL line
in the INI file with a WinSock.DLL. The GenSockDLL entry is the
interface library that WinVN uses to call your WinSock.DLL.
See below for details.
WinVN 16-bit:
GWINSOCK.DLL The default, which should work in most cases
PWKSOCK.DLL For pre-WinSock 1.1 compliant TCP/IP stacks
such as Dec Pathworks 4.1 or earlier (Pathworks
5.0 or higher use GWINSOCK.DLL) or LanManager 2.1a
or earlier. (LanMan 2.2 or higher, use GWINSOCK.DLL)
GENASYNC.DLL Faster with modem and Trumpet or NetManage products
WinVN 32-bit:
GWINSOCK.DLL The default, which should work in all cases
Details
-------
You will have one of the following two types of TCP/IP stacks:
WinSock v1.1 (or higher) TCP/IP stack and WINSOCK.DLL:
(Examples: Microsoft TCP/IP, Trumpet, PC/TCP, Windows NT,
Windows 95, NetManage TCP/IP, LanManager 2.2, DEC Pathworks 5.1)
a) Make sure WINSOCK.DLL is in your path before starting Windows.
b) Make sure the GenSockDLL entry in the Communications section
of your WINVN.INI is set to GWINSOCK.DLL or GENASYNC.DLL, as
appropriate.
SPECIAL NOTE: If you are using later versions of the Trumpet or
NetManage (Chameleon) products, you will get better performance over
a modem with GENASYNC.DLL rather than GWINSOCK.DLL.
*or*
Pre-WinSock v1.1 TCP/IP stack and WSOCKETS.DLL:
(Examples: DEC Pathworks 4.1 or Microsoft LanManager 2.1a)
a) Make sure WSOCKETS.DLL is in your path before starting Windows.
b) Make sure the GenSockDLL entry in the Communications section
of your WINVN.INI is set to PWKSOCK.DLL.
NOTE: GWINSOCK.DLL, GENASYNC.DLL and PWKSOCK.DLL are not replacements
for your TCP/IP stack's own socket DLLs--they use them. For example,
GWINSOCK.DLL talks to WINSOCK.DLL, and PWKSOCK.DLL talks to WSOCKETS.DLL.
4) Configure the Communications Options. The first time you start WinVN
you will be asked to configure these options. You must have the name or
address of your news server. The TCP port should be NNTP or 119 if the
former does not work. The Username and Password should *only* be
filled in if your news server requires them for authentication.
Contact your news server's administrator if in doubt.
If you are using SMTP mail, fill in the appropriate SMTP host name or
address. See the help file for more information.
5) Configure your Personal Info. The first time you start WinVN
you will be asked for your name, email address, and organization. Make
sure you provide a valid email address.
WinVN Files
===========
WinVN 16-bit:
File Location Description
------------ --------------------- ------------------
WINVN.EXE WinVN directory The program itself
WINVN.HLP WinVN directory The help file
WVTB.DLL WinVN directory Toolbar support
GWINSOCK.DLL WinVN directory Generic WinSock interface
PWKSOCK.DLL WinVN directory For pre-Winsock 1.1 compliant TCP/IP stacks
GENASYNC.DLL WinVN directory For modem and Trumpet or NetManage
README.TXT WinVN directory This file
WINVNFAQ.TXT WinVN directory Frequently Asked Questions (and answers)
NEWSRC WinVN directory* List of newsgroups and read articles
WINVN.INI WinVN directory* Configuration file
CTL3DV2.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM 3-D control support
WinVN 32-bit:
File Location Description
------------ --------------------- ------------------
WINVN.EXE WinVN directory The program itself
WINVN.HLP WinVN directory The help file
WVTB32.DLL WinVN directory Toolbar support
GWINSOCK.DLL WinVN directory Generic WinSock interface
README.TXT WinVN directory This file
WINVNFAQ.TXT WinVN directory Frequently Asked Questions (and answers)
NEWSRC WinVN directory* List of newsgroups and read articles
WINVN.INI WinVN directory* Configuration file
CTL3D32.DLL %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 3-D control support (Windows NT)
CTL3D32.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM 3-D control support (Windows 95)
*These files will be created the first time you run WinVN, if they
don't already exist. This is the default location. These files can
be moved, and their location pointed to on the command line or by the
WINVN environment variable, to support multiple configurations. See the
help file for more information.
Latest Version
==============
The official FTP site for WinVN is at ftp://ftp.ksc.nasa.gov/pub/winvn/
Always use FTP.KSC.NASA.GOV to get only the IP number that is outside the
firewall. Always check there for the latest binaries and sources. Other
sites that keep fairly current with the main site are:
ftp.ibp.fr (/pub/pc/winvn)
ripem.msu.edu (/pub/pc/win/winvn/titan.ksc.nasa.gov/)
shannon.mee.tcd.ie (/winvn)
Hardcopy documentation by Jim Dumoulin (dumoulin@titan.ksc.nasa.gov)
for is also available on ftp.ksc.nasa.gov.
Contacting the Developers
=========================
Before you report bugs or request features, get the latest version of
WinVN as described in the section above. You may find your issues
have already been addressed. You should also try to verify that your
machine, TCP/IP stack, and WinVN are set up properly.
Email:
You can send comments to the WinVN developers by sending mail to
winvn@news.ksc.nasa.gov.
Mailing List:
If you don't mind a lot of traffic on WinVN, you can join the developers
mailing list by a mail message to majordomo@news.ksc.nasa.gov with the
Subject line blank and the contents of the message "subscribe winvn".
To get off the mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe winvn" to
the same address.
Newsgroup:
An easy way to keep up on WinVN developments is to point your newsreader
at news.ksc.nasa.gov (currently 128.159.4.21 for those of you with
broken DNS's but soon to be changing to 163.205.1.3). There should be a
single newsgroup, mail.winvn, which is a gatewayed version of the mailing
list. Announcements and discussions of common problems can be found here.
It's very likely the best place to get the scoop on _your_ problem. If
mail gets much worse, we may consider starting an alt newsgroup.
You can have more than one Program Manager icon for WinVN, each pointing
to different news servers. If you want to keep up with the WinVN
development newsgroup on NEWS.KSC.NASA.GOV, you can create separate
WINVN.INI and NEWSRC files (perhaps just move the ones you have into a
sub-directory), and then create a second WinVN icon with the Command Line:
entry in the Program Item Properties set to (for example)
"c:\winvn\winvn.exe c:\winvn\ksc\winvn.ini c:\winvn\ksc\newsrc"
instead of just "c:\winvn\winvn.exe".
WWW:
A World Wide Web node has been developed for WinVN by Mike Downs
(downsm@titan.ksc.nasa.gov) and is available at the following URL:
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/software/winvn/winvn.html.
Credits
=======
Thanks to Mark Riordan for the original WinVN!
Many people have worked on WinVN--it's been a fun, international project.
Here are a few of them:
Matt Bretherton MBretherton@cmutual.com.au
Harvey Brydon brydon@tulsa.dowell.slb.com
John S. Cooper jcooper@netcom.com
Michael Downs mdowns@eos.arc.nasa.gov
Mike Downs downsm@titan.ksc.nasa.gov
Jim Dumoulin dumoulin@titan.ksc.nasa.gov
Michael Finken finken@conware.de
Don Gardner gardnerd@keystone.ksc.nasa.gov
Jody Glasser jglas@tdycont.com
Masaki Ishido ishidou@yhp.hp.com
Jim Martin jim@noc.rutgers.edu
Tom Menshik tmenshik@hpcvitlm.cv.hp.com
Conor Nolan cnolan@tcd.ie
Roger Pearse pearse_w_r@bt-web.bt.co.uk
John Piraino jpiraino@execpc.com
Mark Riordan mrr@scss3.cl.msu.edu
Sam Rushing rushing@titan.ksc.nasa.gov
Vince Vielhaber vev@conch.aa.msen.com
(Countless others we don't really mean to leave out.)
- Sam Rushing, Jim Dumoulin & John Cooper
Revision History
================
WinVN release .99.7:
<dumoulin> Fixed a bug that was adding an extra
character to the address field.
<dumoulin> Fixed a bunch of GPF's caused by locking
areas of memory then never checking to
see if the lock was successful.
<dumoulin> Fixed a bug in batch send where a variable
was being used the 1st time thru a loop
without being initialized.
<dumoulin> Removed a number of global variables in
the Batch and Decoding code to stop some
GPF's when using WinVN to pseudo-multitask.
<dumoulin> Fixed a bug when cutting to the clipboard
the header of a Rot13 article.
<dumoulin> Fixed a bug in the decoding algorithm
when setting numberMode where == was
beging used instead of =.
<brydon> Added low level support for KillFiles.
WinVN.INI support only, no user interface
yet.
<brydon> MIME boundary values should not be fixed string
misc fixes to source syntax (no returned values)
<vielhaber> Updated the WinVN online Documentation.
<Liebig> Modified RangeOffset macro and AddCommLineToDoc
function to support proper word alignments
when compiling WinVN on MIPS platforms.
<jcooper> Fixed bug in threading code that can cause
an infinite loop in the "find_parent" function.
<dumoulin> Bumped up the Filename default if you are running
under Win32 to 155.100 instead of 8.3.
<jcooper> Increased Maxfilename from 75 to 255 for
use on filesystems such as NT and Windows 95.
<dumoulin> Added an option to Config Communications to
allow the MAPI mail prefix to be user specified.
This will allow WinVN to work with non-Microsoft
MAPI implementations that use prefixes such as
IN: instead of SMTP:
WinVN release .99.6:
<dumoulin> Changed the defaults so that SMTP mail
is the default instead of autoselecting
between MAPI and SMTP. Fixes problem
with broken WfWg type configurations
that say they have MAPI when the don't.
Also changed the default to autoconnect
on startup.
<jcooper> Fixed GPF where an uninitialized variable
may get used when using XHDR to older servers
that don't support XOVER.
<jcooper> Fixed a problem in sync_artnum that could cause
a GPF when recovering from a XHDR server that
has messed up article indexes.
<ishidou> Fixed a problem where "latest unread" reads
previously read articles if the first article
number of a news group is smaller than the
minimum articles to retreive.
<shimomai> Clickable URL interface between News and
FTP or HTTP (WWW). Enabled by entering
HttpClient and FtpClient in WinVN.INI
<dumoulin> User interface to setup Clickable URL interface.
Also supports templates to break down URL into
protocol, hostname and filename so they can
be passed on command lines to external programs.
Also added support for Gopher and Wais.
<dumoulin> Added ability to Sort Selected Groups
<dumoulin> Added ability to Select All Groups
<dumoulin> Changed the color of the Read all articles
and close group icon back to RED.
<dumoulin> Modified make file routines to support
Microsoft Visual C++ builds on DEC Alpha
<dumoulin> Added ability to deselect all articles
matching a given text string on the
list of articles window.
(vielhaber) Updated the WinVN online Documentation.
(favorini) Updated Readme.Txt
<goh> Fixed WinVN to correctly support RFC-1521 Mime
encoding selection between US-ASCII and
ISO-8859-1
<dumoulin> Fixed problem with the wrong menu's getting
greyed out. Index into menu structure was
off by one.
<everett> Fixed a problem with the Status bar getting
updated too often in Saving and Sorting
the NewsRC file.
<everett> Fixed a problem in WriteNewsrc that would
GPF if someone used a trailing "." in a
filename with no extension. Also a problem
with failing to check the error code properly
during a file write.
<dumoulin> Added the ability to select or deselect
articles based on a number of options
(such as Select/Deselect all Read Articles etc)
WinVN release .99.5:
(dumoulin) Fixed bug that would trash news group list when
subscribing to a newsgroup.
(dumoulin) Fixed bugs in the tracking of when the NewsRC file
gets modified. Some times WinVN wasn't saving
the NEWSRC file when it should.
(dumoulin) Fixed a GPF when updating unseen articles
with multiple newsgroups open. There are
still some other bugs that are not fixed
when reusing the same article window for
multiple groups.
(dumoulin) Fixed bug in article threshold menu. Wasn't allowing
you to enter a number.
(dumoulin) Fixed a bug where WinVN wasn't selecting the
right article when selection was done using
the mouse.
(dumoulin) Relaxed restriction on Reset Server Protocol
to allow an abort even if WinVN thinks its
a bad idea. This can cause GPF's since many
parts of WinVN can't be aborted, but it will
help people get out of some hung situations
as a last resort.
(dumoulin) Fixed problems with Canceling articles. Didn't
check all possible headers and failed when some
header info was turned off
(jcooper) Support new INI option MIMECharset which defaults
to ISO-8859-1.
(jcooper) Fix to MIME type text/plain.
(jcooper) Fix code when sending mail that would abort the
mail window if a required header was missing.
(vielhaber) Updated the WinVN online Documentation.
(ishido) Changed size of hostname buffer from 1024 bytes to
to 256 bytes to keep from GPFing when getting
hostname on some WinSock stacks.
(dumoulin) Changed name of CascadeWindows to avoid a conflict
in API calls of Windows95.
(dumoulin) Fixed WinVN's menu's where extra seperator lines
were being displayed.
WinVN release .99.4:
(dumoulin) Added support to track cross posted articles
(configurable from the Article List menu)
and support for a cache of Spare Range arrays
so when article ranges grow, memory doesn't
get too trashed.
(dumoulin) Cleaned up all routines that did raw pointer
math to offset into data structures. There
are now accessor macro's to locate data. This
changed practically every file in WinVN but
was necessary to safely add cross posting code
where article Range Array could grow dynamically.
(dumoulin) Allow postings to be created that have the
keyword "poster" in the followup-to header.
This will send E-mail to the originator.
(dumoulin) Fixed GPF if someone enters -1 in the
article fetch Threshold dialog box.
(dumoulin) Fixed code that calculates how big to make
the posting or mail edit window. It should
now calculate correctly to 78 characters if
a fixed font is used (the default).
(dumoulin) Added a way to track when the NewsRC file
gets modified so that close or save operations
don't write out the file if it isn't necessary.
(dumoulin) Added support for setting the TimeZone environment
variable either from WinVN.INI or the config
menus.
(dumoulin) Added Help Toolbar bitmap to all toobars and
changed help to point to the WinVN Help file
instead of the About Box (more useful).
(dumoulin) Seperated spacing on the Catchup and Close
toolbars when they were too close to each other.
Added additional line seperators on Menu bars
where they were too close.
(vielhaber) Updated the WinVN online Documentation.
(harris) New ToolBar binary for Catchup and Exit
(dumoulin) Add a space seperator for articles saved to disk.
Changed Date to conform to mailbox format and
Changed year to be 4 digits (like 1995) instead
of 2 digits (like 95).
(dumoulin) Fixed bugs with Cancel Article code. Will now
properly work if Followup-to header set to poster,
validates poster information and allows for
modification of the Newsgroups in the cancel.
(dumoulin) Cleaned up status line messages for various
menus.
(dumoulin) Fixed bug that could cause a negative number
of articles to be requested from the server
causing GPF's. Fixed other bugs caused when
int's overflow and become negative instead
of turning into longs.
(dumoulin) Rewrote formatting of GenSock error Message Box
so people are less likely to get scared away
and fire off E-mail and more likely to read
message and attempt to fix things on their own.
WinVN release .99.3:
(dumoulin) Fix GPF where uninitialized Hdc was being used when
sending mail.
(dumoulin) Added ability for owner of an Article to cancel.
his/her own article
(ishido) Force posts to properly use Followup-to header
instead of Newsgroups if available.
(dumoulin) Added option to display Followup-To Header, defaults
to on but can be turned off by user.
(dumoulin) Added dialog menus to Edit Windows to inform user
when Fonts or sizes would create lines longer than
78 characters.
(dumoulin) Added option to disable saving NewsRC file upon
exiting of each Group. Defaults to off.
(brydon) Add status line feedback when saving NewsRC file.
(dumoulin) Fixed GPF if COMDOC becomes NULL for any reason.
(dumoulin) Fixed status line message on Close option. Text
said Cancel Article instead of Close.
(dumoulin) Made wording stronger about Authorization fields
in Communications options menu being "Optional".
(dumoulin) Allow PageUP, PageDown, Home and End keys to
work properly in Group window regardless of
the state of the Multi-Select option.
(dumoulin) Fixed problem with not being able to view some
articles after sorting.
(dumoulin) Fixed GPF with unitialized HMENU object during Reset
(dumoulin) Fixed problem with freeing a system font upon exit.
(dumoulin) Fixed problem with pending I/O operations upon exit
that can cause GPF's on slow networking stacks.
(dumoulin) Fixed problem with corrupting memory if the
number of new groups on the server is 0.
WinVN release .99.2:
(dumoulin) Fix GPF where uninitialized Hdc was being used when
responding to articles
(dumoulin) Comment out all Trace options in preparation of a
Winvn 1.0 Release
(dumoulin) Allow PageUp, PageDown, Home and End keys to work
regardless of setting of Multi-Select option in Group
Article List window
(dumoulin) Fix GPF when marking text in extreemly large articles.
Fixed copying of ROT13 encoded text to clipboard
(dumoulin) Enable reset server protocol in instances where it
wasn't previously possible to recover from a hung server
connection
(dumoulin) Save NewsRc anytime closing of the Group window.
WinVN release .99.1:
(dumoulin) allow printing of ROT13 Messages
(dumoulin) partial fix of the cut/past GPF on huge articles
(dumoulin) Add a simple Save NewsRC option to Network menu
(rushing) message-id hashing for better threading
(rushing) Use presence of 'Re: ' as a hint when reconstructing
a broken thread
WinVN release .93.14:
(rushing) made a new hash function, rather than trying to
reuse HashGroup. Changed HashGroup back to Huge.
WinVN release .93.13:
(jcooper) Fix Smart Filer ask on duplicate filename
(jcooper) About box shows IDD_VERSION_NUMBER in static text
(jcooper) Added Restore All command to Window menu and to
main window Sys menu
(jglasser) Fix progress bar in main window for win16
(rushing) skip '<' on message-id's in header struct.
(rushing) changed HashGroup()'s argument type from 'unsigned
char huge *' to 'char *'
(rushing) skip over '<' character in mids & refs. make mids &
refs > 30 chars unique with a 4-char hash at the end.
WinVN release .93.12:
(rushing) redesigned the 'orphan reunite' code in sort_by_threads()
to be NLOGN instead of N squared
(dumoulin) change default thread sort to THREAD SUBJECT
(dumoulin) use a temp file when writing newsrc for extra protection
(jcooper) fix CUT HERE lines for uuencoded-without-mime attach
(jcooper) fix for wv16 decoder crash on filenames like 'abc.def.ghi'
(jglasser) multiple fixes to toolbar code
(rushing) threadOk check needs an extra check for hParentBlock==NULL
because the code is sometimes called before an InitDoc().
(rushing) issue warning when LockLine called with hBlock==NULL
(rushing) fixes to new sort by subject algorithm
(rushing) cast result of SelectObject to HBRUSH to remove warnings
(rushing) fix bracket typo
(rushing) make the embedded wildmat code not have a magical
rcs revision string.
(rushing) catch errors without error codes in open_smtp_socket()
(brydon) new declarations, misc fixes on several old declarations
(brydon) "Sort" menu: add Thread/Subject sort option.
(brydon) Record and remember user's sort option for each newsgroup.
(brydon) Made ANSI, several declarations and calls fixed.
(brydon) environment variable pointer fix
(jcooper) don't write newsrc under certain conditions
(jcooper) uncomment CalcNumUnread call.
WinVN release .93.11:
-- Bug Fixes
(rushing) Informative message for 'too much included text' rejection notice.
(rushing) SMTP mail now uses a bogus name if gethostname() fails.
(rushing) Newsrc now found via environment variable.
(jglasser) Disconnect button did not work if Confirm disconnect was off
(jcooper) Crash if minimized when article-retrieval complete (this bug
introduced in .93.10)
(jcooper) Crash on Find if very long header. (this bug introduced in
.93.10)
(jpiraino) Memory unlocking issues
(jpiraino) Toolbar fix
WinVN release 0.93.10:
-- Bug Fixes
(jcooper) Increased max header len to 800 (helps with long references
lists), and increased max entry len in composition header
field to 800
(jcooper) With !NewArtWnd, click on art in one group wnd, then on art
in 2nd group wnd, clicking on first art again failed to
retrieve
(jcooper) Only enable disconnect/reconnect once connection is really
established
(jcooper) Next/Prev buttons in article were not selecting the proper
activeline in the parent group. ActiveLine selection out
of sync with actually-displayed article
(jcooper) Obtains refDoc headers immediately from doc on creation of
composition window. Avoids problems if refDoc is closed
before sending composition.
(jcooper) Personal info dlg warns on clearing identical reply-to
(jcooper) Main window paint strangeness while not connected.
(jcooper) Fixed batch sends
(jcooper) Changed NetHashTable to huge *
(jcooper) Fixed group article-list window, missing 'n' indicator for new
articles
(ptirrell) Fixed Save Auth Password (again)
(jcooper) Cleaned up some status-bar menu strings
(jcooper) Allow news server to generate date header for postings.
(jcooper) Fixed sort-by-subject to ignore leading "re:" notation
(jcooper) Removed continue-mail-if-post-fails logic. Now if post or
mail fails, entire send is halted
(jcooper) In MultiSelect mode, Find did not properly start search from
top of doc
(jglasser) Fill article-list window with headers if possible
(jcooper) Do not allow exit/close/quit while establishing connection.
(causes GPF on return from gwinsock call)
(jcooper) Include original keywords header in reply even if not shown
-- New
(jglasser) Selected newsgroups in main window will be automatically
listed in the 'Newsgroups:' field of new composition
(jcooper) Added customizable Composition Font
(rushing) New alternate genasync.dll for improved performance with
Trumpet Winsock
WinVN release 0.93.9:
-- Bug Fixes
(jcooper) Fixed occasional posting bug - empty 2nd post on wrapped-
text body
(jcooper) Fixed crash bug in jpiraino's new IDM_POST NewsgroupsPtr code
(jcooper) Handle mail addresses like "email (name(nickname))"
(jcooper) Save button in article wnd now opens Save As instead of Save
(jcooper) Horizontal scrollbar thumbtracking paint problems
(jcooper) Thumbtrackers got stuck if held down when retrieval completes
(jcooper) Fixed focus-grabbing problems during multi-article save
WinVN release 0.93.8:
-- New
(dumoulin) Colorized toolbars
-- Bug Fixes
(jpiraino) char buffer size mismatches for .ini parmas fixed
(jpiraino) hDC released prematurely in winvn.c
(jpiraino) fix version checking for Windows95
(rushing) send 'mode reader' command when appropriate
(dumoulin) fixed GPF's in printing for some print drivers
(dumoulin) fixed printing of selected text
(jcooper) Crash if use prev/next function in an article whose
parent group has been Updated
(jcooper) Fixed beeps in control dialogs. Really this time 8^)
(jcooper) Rearranged composition preferences dialog to fit in 640x480
(jcooper) Memory overrun in ParseAddress caused occasional loss of
Personal Mail Address
(jcooper) Fixed In-Reply-To header generation in SMTP mails (was
sending duplicate Organization line)
(jcooper) Initiate 3d controls in time for initial newsrc/winvn.ini
dialog window
(jcooper) % received incorrect during Update from server
(jcooper) Removed dormant 'read-only' and 'help' options from open-
file dialogs
(jcooper) The drive selected in the SelectPath dialog occasionally
did not match the current directory shown
(jcooper) Fixed Ctrl-F (Find) in article view window
(jcooper) Deselect after copy in article view window
(jcooper) Cleaned up some double-click-on-article-id retrieval
interactions
(jcooper) No longer use hourglass during post/send.
(jcooper) Update From Server should not capture focus to main window
WinVN release .93.7:
-- Bug Fixes
(jcooper) Fixed paint crash on Update from server in group window
if prev TopLineOrd > new # in group
(jcooper) Now allows additional headers to be entered at top of
composition body text
(jcooper) Fixed About menu item from main window system menu
(jcooper) Crash if End key pressed in group article-list window
while retrieiving headers, or during 'Update from
server' if new # < old #
(jcooper) Fixed mailbox header generation in multi-part posts
(jcooper) Crash if lose connection while messagebox open which
is followed by comm stuff.
(jcooper) Window positions are now saved for Mail window, Post window,
block status window and decoding thread status windows
(jcooper) Window positions messed up if Save while window minimized
(jcooper) I built in Pearse's splash stuff, all #ifdef'ed just so
we don't lose this code. Works well when #def'ed.
(jcooper) Allow right-click dragging (duh)
(jglasser) More fixes for the rare toolbar problems
(jcooper) Fixed CalcNumUnread - was reporting invalid #'s for
never-seen groups
(jcooper) If resize window, large enough to hold entire doc, should
autoscroll to top (in addition to removing vscrollbar)
(jcooper) Inaccurate horiz scrollbar range in articles: fixed longestline
(jcooper) ViewArticle reusing a window always did SHOWNORMAL -
ignoring if the window was maximized or minimized
(jcooper) Confirm Reconnect question Yes/No logic backwards
(jcooper) Fixed Sort by Threads menu disabling (again)
(jcooper) Fixed status text of System menu "Close Alt+F4" - was
"Quits WinVN"
(ptirrell) Fixed Save Auth Password
(jcooper) Mouse drag problem in win32 if article view window - if
drag and release above the window, got reversed selection
WinVN release .93.6:
-- New
(jcooper) New 'mark all as unseen' or 'mark all as seen' menu items
in group article-list Articles menu
(jcooper) Single right-click in group article-list window toggles seen
(jcooper) Added 'Reconnect' option under main window Network menu
-- Bug Fixes
(jcooper) Reset Server Protocol should not be allowed while receiving
info from server. Now prompt for reconnect instead.
(jcooper) Fixed horizontal scrollbars in subscribe dialog
(jcooper) Fixed WM_INITMENU messages for Win16
(jcooper) Fixed scroller thumbtrack/thumposition painting problem
(jcooper) Crash on group update from server with less than original
num_to_retrieve
(jcooper) Better calculation of # unread articles upon opening a group
(jcooper) Composition header edit controls now scroll to beginning on
losing focus
(jcooper) Fixed beep when tabbing between Compose header controls
(jcooper) Article window clears during next/prev article retrieval
(jcooper) Gray 'Update from server' when comm is busy
WinVN release .93.5:
(jcooper) Crash on authinfo failure (if invalid name or password)
(jcooper) Arrow right in a window will only scroll if appropriate
(jcooper) Next/prev etc now _do_ get grayed when you start retrieving
(jcooper) Fixed if invalid Save Article name, problems with next save
(jcooper) Changed status text of "Save" menu items
(jcooper) Minimized article window in selected-art save should not grab
focus.
(jglasser) Fixed toolbar strange rare random/message dialog problem
(jglasser) Toolbar connect button would become unpressed if info-clicked
while connected
WinVN release .93.4:
(rushing) Code indenting cleanup
WinVN release .93.3:
-- Bug Fixes
(jcooper) When doing save/decode on selected articles, now wraps to start
when reaches last article in case user selected articles above
starting point after operation was underway
(jcooper) If empty newsrc, initializes newsrc with news.announce.newusers
and news.newusers.questions
(jcooper) Double-click on group title for already-opened group now
activates the group window correctly
(jcooper) Decoder is now more careful with MIME boundaries (fixes the
netcom Dilbert problem 8^)
(dumoulin) Title of Logging Options dialog was wrong (it said 'Dialog')
(jcooper) 'n' group indicator goes away as soon as group opened.
(jcooper) If changed Always On Top from Syscommand menu while status block
window minimized -- weirdness
(jcooper) Changed scroll behavior of article-list at end-of-retrieval, now
scrolls to first unread article instead of last
(jglasser) Fix for start-minimized problems - when start minimized, screen
was messed up when the window was restored
-- New features
(dumoulin) New sub/unsub toolbar button
(jcooper) Use the hourglass during blocking operations
