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- *-*-*-* Silver Xpress Mail System *-*-*-*
- (c) copyright 1988-1993 by Santronics Software
-
- Summary of changes, fixes, enhancements and new features since Silver
- Xpress version 3.02
-
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ LEGEND: │
- │ FIX: - means a bug or problem in logic was corrected. │
- │ NEW: - New feature added │
- │ ENH: - A bug or stable feature was enhanced for whatever reasons. │
- │ CHK: - Bug report check. Checked Out with no results. │
- │ DOC: - Information which will be added to the documentation. │
- │ │
- │ NOTE: Unless otherwise stipulated, a RMODE or PMODE note will be used │
- │ to indicate REAL MODE ONLY or PROTECTED MODE only. │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- FIX: Xpress Forms binary dumps were not being displayed correctly. This
- screwed up some of the FORMS system.
-
- NEW: Added support for QWK/X (QWK Extended).
-
- FIX: Sysop substitution for echos.
-
- FIX: Fixed bug where QWK replies where losing tear lines on a reopen.
-
- ENH: Added recognition of keypad enter key for mail list.
- The Message List window now has the following new keyboard behavior:
-
- EndKey - Move to Last Msg in Current Page
- HomeKey - Move to First Msg in Current Page
- Ctrl PgUp - First Message in List
- Ctrl PgDn - Last Message in List
-
- FIX: XSESSION.DAT recovery file fix. Aborted session should be able
- to recover now without losing REPLY FILES.
-
- NEW: "Kill Mail" pop up menu when ALT-K is hit while reading mail.
-
- NEW: Added new tokens to optional Manage Mail Commands
-
- %inbox - substitutes inbound mail directory (backslash stripped)
- %outbox - substitutes outbound mail directory (backslash stripped)
-
- This updates the XPRNAMER line in XPLANG.def (st_179) to:
-
- st_179 Re^Name Packet | W 5 5 75 17 XPRNAMER F%inbox\%opx
-
- NEW: Added support for substitution variables.
-
- Here is a complete summary of Xpress tokens which can be used
- for taglines, signatures and reply headers.
-
- @UN@ Your name as it is known by the BBS
- @UF@ Your first name as it is known by the BBS
- @UL@ Your last name as it is known by the BBS
- @AN@ Your Alias name as it is known by the BBS
- @AF@ Your Alias first name as it is known by the BBS
- @AL@ Your Alias last name as it is known by the BBS
- @SN@ The sysop's name of the BBS
- @SF@ The sysop's first name of the BBS
- @SL@ The sysop's last name of the BBS
- @TN@ Name of TO: Field of new message
- @TF@ First Name of TO: field of new message
- @TL@ Last Name of TO: field of new message
- @FN@ Name of FROM: field of the new message
- @FF@ First Name of FROM: field of the new message
- @FL@ Last Name of FROM: field of the message
- @AN@ Name of author in message you are replying
- @AF@ First Name of author in message you are replying
- @AL@ Last Name of author in message you are replying
- @RN@ Name of recipient in message you are replying
- @RF@ First Name of recipient in message you are replying
- @RL@ Last Name of recipient in message you are replying
- @TA@ Current Time, as in 1:23pm
- @D@ Current Date, as in 20 Feb 92
- @DD@ Current Day, as in 20
- @DM@ Current Month, as in Feb
- @DY@ Current Year, as in 92
- @T@ Current Time, as in 23:59:00
-
- See REPLYHDR.LIS
-
- NEW: Tab Expansion when importing mail and when reading mail.
-
- NEW: Added color highlighting of found keywords after search.
-
- NEW: Added a F2 hit to the Easy Search System
-
- New configuration option to define a list file to select mail search
- keywords or keyword file. SEARCH.LIS
-
- Within list file, the following happens:
-
- Keyword FILE means to use the keywords in the file for a EASY search.
- Xpress will wait until you hit F10 or OK before it begins searching.
-
- Keyword RULE means to use the file to define a detailed search.
-
- Other line is used as an EASY search string. Xpress will wait
- until you hit F10 or OK before it begins searching.
-
- Within a RULE file (*.MSR Mail Search Rule), the following syntax is
- allowed:
-
- ; Comment card begins with a semicolon on the first column
-
- TO <"string"> [[AND]|[OR]]
- FROM <"string"> [[AND]|[OR]]
- SUBJECT <"string"> [[AND]|[OR]]
- DATE <"string"> [[AND]|[OR]]
- TEXT <"string"> [[AND]|[OR]]
- ATTRIBUTE [CASE] [SELAREAS] [TAGMAIL] [SKIPREAD] [SKIPKILL] [MAILREAD]
- OPERATOR [READ] [FILE <filename>] [KILL] [PRINT] [DOS <command>]
- GO
-
- The GO keyword tells the search system to begin the search. Otherwise,
- it will wait until you hit F10 or OK.
-
- NEW: New option to define the name of the STOLEN TAG LINE list file.
-
- NEW: Option to remove RE: keyword from reply messages. See Reader/Viewer
- options under configuration.
-
- FIX: FORMS PROCESSING, escaping from forms editor session did not send
- abort flag to data entry.
-
- NEW: Add a FunKey <tm> (KeyStrokes which reduces stress)
-
- First FunKey<tm> Press ALT-H at any point and find out!
-
- ENH: Better Quoter. Sometimes words were lost in intensive reparagraphing
- of text. Keeps paragraphs separate.
-
- NEW: Added a default SYSTEM PATH system in the FILES AND PATH option.
- This is mainly used to define the location of a LIST FILE if one
- is not found and you are put into edit mode.
-
- NEW: Added the ability to Edit Message Header in the Save Message
- popup menu.
-
- ENH: Import file has a bad file name, Xpress took you straight to the
- Save Menu. Now Xpress will exit the create mail process.
-
- FIX: Xpress was not wrapping the reader width when there were no breaks (a
- space) in a long line. Xpress will now force the break at the
- defined viewer width.
-
- ENH: Enhanced the file attached dialog. Now Xpress will allow you to
- change the target directory to move the files. Note, XPLANG.DEF
- was updated. String 6 was removed, and new strings where defined.
-
- NEW: A better viewer for bulletins and file names. You can now save or
- print bulletins and new files listings.
-
- BUG: Fixed keystroke conflicts with Speech Friendly Interface. Grammer
- mode for SFI now uses:
-
- CTRL W instead of W
- CTRL P instead of P
- CTRL S instead of S
-
- NEW: Added the O keystroke to Reply to Original Recipient. This is
- for the same mail forum only.
-
- ENH: Updated Remote Service Options for new Xpress 4.0x+ Doors.
-
- BUG: Speech Friendly Interface fixes:
-
- - Vocal eyes under protected mode was not working. Fixed.
- - The HELP Index from the main HELP option was not speaking.
-
- FIX: Fixed a bug where matrix mail was producing a ZERO for the node
- when the address included a domain with a period in it.
-
- ENH: Major Enhancement in the speed of reading the QWK mail indices.
- Test case was 10-15 seconds down to 3 seconds.
-
- ENH: Major Enhancement in the speed for displaying of message forums.
- A packet with 1100+ areas displayed at 13 seconds. With the
- enhancement, it's down to .5 to 1 second!
-
- ENH: Better Memory Utilization with the REAL MODE READER only.
-
- Packets with large amount of areas took up far too much RAM to
- allow much more to continue. The real mode reader will now try
- different approaches to provide enough memory for reading.
-
- If 1/2 of available memory is used up for mail area storage,
- Xpress will try to use EMS (expanded memory). If not enough EMS
- memory is available or it is not installed, a virtual memory
- disk file (VDK) will be used.
-
- If a VDK file is created, it can be rather large. 1100 areas will
- yield about 184K file which would be the amount chewed up in memory
- if we didn't do anything. A new directory option is available to
- define the directory location to store this file. By default, it
- will be stored in the WORK directory. This file will be deleted
- automatically. In fact, you should not even be concerned about it
- except that if you define a directory on a RAM drive, you have to
- make sure it is large enough and it is not REMOVED accidentally.
-
- Using a large QWK test packet, I had extreme difficulty using the
- normal official 3.02 reader (not a problem with PMODE of course).
-
- Now with this excellent enhancement, there is no problem with the
- real mode reader.
-
- ENH: Added DIRECTMAIL attribute support for Form mail.
-
- FIX: Fixed a small bug where escaping from a view message mode, Xpress
- would accidently exit the maintain mail logic losing any changes
- you made.
-
- FIX: Fixed carbon copy bug. If a cc message was created and HELD, the
- copies were made and sent. Now, no copies are made until the original
- is modified and saved in the normal state.
-
- FIX: Fixed a bug where HOLDING a message created using a cross reply
- would not be saved as a HELD message.
-
- FIX: Fixed a bug where if an unknown compressed file was going to be
- opened, Xpress would not consistently report this fact correctly.
- This would happen when a long inbound mail location was defined.
- The basic problem was long messages trying to be displayed in a 1
- line window. Xpress will now show a message window as big as it
- needs to be in order to display the message.
-
- FIX: Some QWK mail doors (newer ones) do not like a QWK reader passing
- files other than the *.MSG file.
-
- FIX: Fixed a bug where Xpress was not parsing a MATRIX mail address
- correctly when a DOMAIN address had a period included, ie.,
- 1:135/382@FIDONET.ORG. Xpress was producing a 0 address node.
-
- NEW: A new Xpress "Expert" system was incorporated. The Xpress Xpert
- will give more detailed error reports when things happen and will
- list possible solutions. Xpert is also an "Adviser". The Adviser
- will be trained over time to better tell the user what his optimal
- conditions are.
-
- NEW: No more counter limitations, no more features removed for
- non-registration. All we have now is your basic shareware registration
- screen with a random "PRESS <fillin> KEY TO CONTINUE". This will
- occur when packets are opened. NAG!
-
- ENH: Fixed up the ARCHIVER.DEF file to have your basic PKZIP definition
- again like in the original 3.02 version. I will not promote the DUAL
- setup and strickly try to go with one ZIP. I removed any WINDOWING
- of archiver calls, added direct calls and in some cases added exec
- swapping calls. This will allow Xpress to get archiver error level
- numbers to display if errors occur. The user will GET a detail
- expert explaination of what is happening if the system fails to
- decompress a 2.04 packet with the user's 1.10 pkunzip. It will tell
- him exactly what I have told tons of user over the phone. Get the
- new PKZIP or use Exec Swapping.
-
- FIX: Sometimes kludge lines were showing up as 1 long line. Fixed.
-
- NEW: New viewer system for bulletins and new files listing. This system
- allows you to print or save the information. Supports ANSI! Caution
- must be made on printing ANSI on a printer. See new internal viewer
- hot key.
-
- NEW: New rename packet system under Packet Manage options. Note,
- Fred Merrick's utility is still included but is commented out.
-
- ENH: Enhanced the hot keys:
-
- 1) New Internal Viewer Command with Hot Key ALT V. If left blank,
- the internal viewer will be called. Xpress will prompt for file
- name. If you put a ? (question mark) for the program you
- defined (VIEW.EXE ?), Xpress will prompt you for a file name.
-
- 2) ALT J is left blank, Xpress will always do a swap to DOS.
-
- 3) ALT E editor command. If left blank, the internal editor will
- will be called. Xpress will prompt for file name. If you put a
- ? (question mark) for the program you defined (Q.EXE ?), Xpress
- will prompt you for a file name.
-
- ENH: Enhanced the packet manager menu option. You can now pass %HOLD for
- the current hold file.
-
- NEW: The off-line keyword configuration system for the Silver Xpress
- Mail Door was changed to allow for unlimited keywords. Note:
- 4.00 Xpress mail doors and below only support 20 keywords. 5.00
- mail doors support unlimited keywords.
-
- ENH: Cleaned up the help system.
-
- FIX: Fixed Sysop Name Substitution.
-
- FIX: Fixed save menu mail header modification, entering and escaping
- twice from it cleared the towhom and subject fields.
-
- NEW: You can now create and save RULE files in the Xpress search system.
- F9 is the save key.
-
- FIX: Fixed up the space bar HELP for SFI users.
-
- ENH: Reader LOG file is now NUL by DEFAULT.
-
- ENH: Cleaned up the F1 help section when reading mail.
-
- ENH: Removed -TTY switch for SFI. To reset BIOS for Vocal Eyes, use SFI
- environment string. Consider this for protected mode.
-
- NEW: Added off-line config items:
-
- SEND REPLY RECEIPT FILE YES/NO
- SEARCH MESSAGE BODY YES/NO
-
- FIX: Fixed up FORWARDING mail header format.
-
- NEW: Understands the new SX door XRECEIPT.DAT file system. If any
- XRECEIPT.D?? files are found in the INBOUND directory, the packet
- manager will try to determine if the REPLY file was sent. The word
- SENT is put in the placed of OLD? or NEW? The user must have the SX
- door option "Send REPLY receipt file" to get a Xpress receipt file.
-
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