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                                The future

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Changes/Additions planned for LhA V1.40, Released June 1992

 o User-configurable commands

 o GUI preferences editor for LHAOPTS variable and user-configurable
   commands.

 o AmigaDOS 2.x link support (soft & hard)

 o Locking of archives (to prevent those stupid BBS-Ads).

 o Improved SFX-capability (smaller SFX-module)

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Changes/additions planned for LhA V2.00

 (*major* update, to be released late summer 1992. Primarily released to
  registered users ONLY).

 o Significantly better and faster compression.

 o Advanced encryption.

 o AutoVerification (AV) of archives to ensure program integrity.

 o _Significantly_ improved multivolume backup facility. (with the ability
   to use RAW device I/O, including to tapestreamers or any other SCSI
   device).

 o The ability to archive & restore disk images. (à la DMS/Zoom but with
   faster & better [de]compression plus Unix/MS-DOS LHa compatibility for
   testing the archives). Multiple images can be archived in one single
   file.

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  If you have any ideas or needs - let me know about them and I will
  consider including it in a future release.

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