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WHATS.NEW
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IMPORTANT - you must run the 275to276.EXE file from your QuickBBS directory
before this one will do anything interesting for you ;-) If you run multi-node
with seperate QUICKCFG.DAT files in your node directories you must run 275TO276
in each of your node directories as well.
+ Added menu type 51, list today's callers
+ UP-DESC.A?? will be displayed before the user is asked to describe their
upload(s)
+ PRE-UPLD.A?? will be displayed before a user begins an upload
+ Added an elapsed time display to the full screen chat
+ Added support for IEMSI
+ Menu types 18 through 21 and 41 have changed slightly, they now are effective
only for the duration of the current call. The new menu type 43 will save the
users settings for screen clearing, more prompting, ANSI graphics, external
editor, and screen length in the user record.
+ The text file metacharacters ^FV, ^FX, ^FY, ^FZ, and ^F1 have changed slightly,
they now display the settings in effect for the current call. New metacharacters
have been added to display the settings as stored in the user record:
^F8 ANSI graphics
^F9 more prompting
^F0 screen clearing
^F! external editor
^F# screen length
+ New menu type 55 will let you download any file on the system, this can be a
very powerful tool for the sysop, and an incredible security breach if
implemented at user level security ;-) No optional data, prompts for full path
and file spec.
+ New menu type 56: raw directory, no optional data, prompts for full path.
+ Split screen chat no longer requires ANSI.SYS (or equivalent)
+ New text file metacharacter ^K3 gives the last caller's alias
+ Added /R as optional data to type 51 to force display of real names
+ The + option will now appear as an option after replying to a message
+ User file is now checked when changing a to name in a local message
+ Putting /T=SYSOP on an enter message command will properly map to the sysop's
name
+ /M= and /F= now works on a type 4 as well as 1 or 2
+ The internal file transfer section has been completely revamped
+ Put CPS in status window and log
+ Implemented quoting in the line editor
+ /S=<subject> is now supported on an enter message command
+ Automatic dash insertion when entering a date in file search cmd
+ New control file BAD-FILE.CTL implemented. This is a flat ASCII text file
containing a list of file names you do not want uploaded to your system.
Wild cards will *not* work in this file - this is not a bug but rather the
way it was designed.
+ And another control file, FILE-OK.CTL. This one (surprise surprise) contains
a list of the files that you will accept, by file extention. The wild card
character is assumed, and should not be specified. The dot, however, needs to
be there.
+ New look on message read menu, more functions!
+ Netmail reply, enter message from read menu
+ Local messages may now have files attached
+ Added Kermit protocol
+ Forward allows different message area
+ Group messaging feature allows the sysop to send mail to all users or any
selected group that will appear as if addressed to that user personally
+ /X on the optional data line will now hide the sysop from
type 13, 51, 52, and 54 commands.
+ Quoted lines in message reader are different color then other text
+ Better choice in wildcard download selection
+ Changing screen length now takes effect immediately
+ Fixed swap bug
+ External message editor command now allows *N for node number
+ Global downloads allow your users to download from any area without first
selecting the proper file area
+ File requests may be entered in netmail messages directly from within Quick
+ Netmail reply address can now be changed
+ Fixed problem with replying to an unlisted node
+ It is no longer possible to leave a blank subject on a reply
+ auto-ANSI detect is more reliable
+ New parameter on MailScan. -K controls whether the exported messages are
removed from the QuickBBS message base, the Kill/Sent flag is now ignored.
+ New option added to Qconfig to set Archive/Sent flag instead of Kill/Sent.
+ MailScan no longer sets the Kill/Sent flag when it shouldn't.
+ SetSecurity statement in questionaire language now accepts a value of 0. Be
aware that if you do this then the user will be ejected from the system as
soon as the questionaire is finished ;-)
+ Netmail reply to echo messages now available to any user who has netmail write
access
+ File mail message areas can now be linked to a file area. When a user enters
a message in such an area he upload a file to that area when entering the
message.
+ Added PID to netmail
+ It is no longer necessary to set the read-only attribute on the overlay file
+ Fixed problem with excessive more prompts
+ Pick list in file area and message area configuration
+ "locked fields" are now displayed on the "change anything" message enter prompt
+ New command line parameter -M allows you to pass the actual modem connect
string, if the word ARQ is not in the string then Ymodem-G file transfers will
be disabled. In barefoot mode, MNP connects are automatically detected.
+ Node Chat is now written in Pascal and available in overlay version.
+ List of users online now shows what user is doing.
+ File and Message area template grouping
+ Better scan selected message code
+ Users can not delete sent messages
+ ^F1 thru ^F10 display text file USERX.A??
+ Message quoting is now available in the internal message editor
+ Added option for dupe checking to each file directory
+ Added alias trashcan file BADALIAS.CTL
+ BADALIAS.A?? is displayed if a user tries to use a forbidden alias
+ DUPEFILE.A?? is displayed if a user tries to upload a dupe file
+ JUNKFILE.A?? is displayed if a user tries to upload an undesired file
+ BAD-EXT.A?? is displayed if a user tries to upload a file with an extension
not in FILE-OK.CTL
+ Line counter now reset when ^A text file character is processed
+ Line counter now reset whenever the screen is cleared
+ Quick now looks for LIMITS.CTL in the node directory first, then in the main
system directory
+ The proper MSGID is now used for an AKA adddress
+ There is now a screen clear before the Today's callers screen is displayed
+ Logoff after download
+ S to stop now works much faster when searching for messages and files
+ Enhanced selection on read messages
+ Text describing reason for failed file transfer now appears in log
+ Smart AKA selection on netmail messages
+ New fields added to verifier section of Qconfig
+ Move file command now consistently preserves file date/time stamps
+ Auto log in chat
+ User editing from message menu
+ Page feed after eXporting a message to the printer
+ .LHA files now recognized by archive view command
+ A new ascii file HOMEPHON.A?? is displayed before asking a new user for
his or her home/voice phone number
+ UserEdit now searches for both names and aliases
+ Returns to proper working directory after type 7
+ Qnode will now run with a user online!
+ More (Y/N) prompt while reading messages now works more logically
* Fixed the infernal event bug!
* Fixed bug when viewing newer .LZH files
* Fixed intermittent ANSI-detect problem
* Fixed problem with CBV not disconnecting sometimes
* Fixed problem with overzealous more prompts in NEWUSER2.A??
* Swap file is now properly named if node number is overriden by -N
* Deleting a message now moves to next message automatically
* Fixed potential stack overflow problem in verifier
* Fixed swap file name problem
* Fixed intermittent problem with blank space at beginning of line in message
* Fixed problem with unlisted nodes sometimes causing lockup
* Fixed barefoot problem with modem answer mode
* Changed timer routines for barefoot snake and page alert tone, should be more
consistant and kinder to DV now!
* Forwarding a message now properly indicates what area it came from
* Hitting N or B while reading hidden lines should no longer leave the
background red
* Blank spaces in alias records no longer cause problems
* Starting to enter a message using the [E] option on the read menu and then
aborting it no longer causes "interesting" results
* Fixed Zmodem crash recovery
* Lower case characters in CRC no longer mess up IEMSI
* Fixed problems with external programs at 14.4 Kbaud
* Fixed swap file collision problem
* Quote buffer no longer "carries over" into another message
* Fixed infinite "Invalid phone number!" when phone number in PHONENUM.CTL
* Fixed dupe problem with non-batch protocols
* "New mail from <user> on node X" no longer shows up on messages to yourself
* Bug with uninitialized variables when there is no LIMITS.CTL swatted
* Fixed auto-ANSI detect disable in Qconfig
* Fixed lastread bug with mail packing doors and type 7
* Reading a netmail message with a negative number in the node address no
longer causes a fatal system error
* Deleted marked messages no longer cause problems
* Changing alias now properly updates USERON.BBS
* Fixed problem with message last read pointers on type 15
* Fixed type 15 USERON file problem
* Screen clear bug in verifier fixed
* Fixed text file contention problem
* Sending an online message to a user who is already reading an online message
will no longer cause a fatal system error
* Fixed an wierd bug that could cause the system to hang after deleting a
message that had been marked
* Fixed ", user offline" bug when an event kicks a user off
* IEMSI disable in Qconfig now works properly
* Fixed problem with FILES.BBS sharing on some systems
* Fixed [H]elp option on message read menu
* Fixed fatal error if ALT-S, ALT-E, or ALT-F used while user is in the middle
of a type 13 command
* Deleting a message while reading a reply chain no longer causes Quick to lie
and say there are no more messages in the chain
* Fixed intermittent crash while displaying list of users online
* Twits can no longer bypass minimum response length on questionaires
* Deleting a message while reading marked messages no longer causes next message
to be skipped
* Fixed problem with *C in menu display line
* MsgPack no longer botches the drive space check when the message base is on
a drive higher than H:
* Fix for caller being dumped after chat when event is pending
* Replying to a netmail message after forwarding it no longer causes the
wrong address on the to field of the reply
* Hitting a sysop key while in chat no longer causes online messages to appear