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- Tron BBS System V0.67
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- Copyright (C) 1994-1996 by Paul Spijkerman
- Software and documentation written by Paul Spijkerman
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- All rights reserved
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- The major changes from Tron V0.66 -> V0.67
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- This update is a bit delayed by a crash of my harddisk but has
- a lot of changes and new features.
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-
- -Rewritten the initialization of the modem.
- Before the actual init string is send the programm checks if
- the modem is actualy listening with an AT command.
-
- -Marked messages area saved to disk when logging out just
- for the case the logging out wasn't voluantary.
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- -Tilde code ~120 for the number of marked messages.
-
- -When the resource manager is active the key is locked so
- nobody can copy or download it.
-
- -You can configure parity and the number of Data and Stop bits
- for a node, this is usefull in france for use with the
- minitel terminals.
- When there are 8 databits and no parity the serial device
- is switched in the high speed mode.
-
- -You can configure a node to be used with a nullmodem cable.
- In this modem no modem strings will be send and the node
- will 'answer' when it detects a return.
- Note that the serial.device will work in 7-wire mode, if you
- want to use 2 wires you have to connect some pins of the
- connectors with each other so it will work alright.
-
- -You can configure if an existing Upload will be skipt or
- it will be accepted and a new name will be asked.
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- -The screen buildup is faster after changing the buffering
- of the screen.
-
- -Rewritten the waiting mail code.
- When you want to read waiting mail, the first thing you
- see how many new messages there are, and how many waiting
- messages you have already read.
- There are 2 sets of commands for reading waiting mail, one
- set for new messages, and a set for old messages.
- So you never loose a message.
-
- -When you start a node with a '-A' flag no lastcaller data
- will be kept for this node, this may be convenient if you
- want to call this node with a point packet or terminal program
- via nullmodem.device
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- -The resource manager wouldn't work on a 68000 because of a
- possible uneven LONG pointer, this is fixed.
-
- -When a BBS screen is selected which doesn't exist on your
- machine or your running out of Chip memory the system
- will try to open the smallest type op screen.
- (1 bitplane 640x256 pixels)
-
- -There are a pair new BBSText codes you can use for Upload and Download
- reports.
- %t = Total number of bytes transfered for a file.
- %p = Percentage of the file totaly transfered.
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- -More information in logs if a file is partially transfered.
-
- -Improved the 'bumping' of names in the mailer if a received
- file already exists.
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- -The Max's door interface now translates user levels because
- some doors have more (sysop) options with higher levels.
- A level of 255 (sysop) is translated as 10.000.
- A level of 240 or higher (cosysop) is translated as 5000.
-
- -Written my own code for asking the current time instead of
- using the SAS link code, because the linkcode uses 'ENV:TZ'
- wich gave some problems with a few sysops. The new code
- is smaller and quicker.
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- -The BBS nodes check their configuration file (tron:cfg/tron-X.cfg)
- more on the rigth number of options on a line.
-
- -Rewritten a large part of The resource manager to make it
- easier to expand and make the use of memory a little more
- efficient. Information that is accessable from utilities
- and wich is only used by TronRM is seperated.
- Structures with filenames and pointers and this sort of
- information is only available when an area is accessed.
-
- -Added a BiDirectional FileBuffer/Cache system to TronRM.
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- This system makes File and Message searches at least twice
- as fast.
- Packing of mail is probably even fasted because there are
- less head movements necessary from one file to another.
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-
- -There was a little problem with the mail processor, when it
- scanned some messages from PC systems it got confused
- and couldn't find the Origin line and seen-by's.
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- This is fixed by rewritting a big old part of the
- mail processor. Which makes it a little more efficient.
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- -The mail processor is al little smarter. It checks if a
- file with a packet name is indeed a packet, and if the
- message body is not terminated with a NULL-character it
- can reconstruct the message without any problems.
- This because some other Systems had this problems sometimes
- and the Tron mail processor didn't react correctly.
-
- -TronTick and the mail processor now use there own functions to
- keep doubly linked lists of files in Inbound and Outbound
- directories.
- Wich is much more efficient because the mail processor
- Unpacks archives in a certain sequence.
- Depending on the day and sequence of the creation of the
- archives. (depending on the extensions of archive names)
-
- -Fixed a little problem in the mail processor, it could
- only read password of 7 characters from it's configuration
- files.
-
- -Added FlushBuffer and PushIntoBuffer commands to the
- Additional Clidoor support interface.
-
- -Empty BBStext lines aren't stored in memory to save
- a little memory.
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- -BBStext is loaded a little sooner so you can't see
- EMSI codes when logging in because the 'press escape'
- text is printed over it.
-
- -Fixed a little problem in the BBS wich could sometimes
- crash the system when carrier was lost in a door.
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- -If during an IEMSI login the password was not correct it
- will be written to the log.
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- -The second acknoledge of EMSI and IEMSI sessions will
- now be correctly flushed.
-
- -If during an Upload a File description file is found it
- will be shown before the Question if it should be used is asked.
-
- -If something went wrong with Uploads there was a change there
- stil was a File description file (File_ID.DIZ) in the
- Upload directory .. which could be read with the next Upload.
- This is fixed.
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- -If you change FILE_LIST_FILE and FILE_LIST_FREEFILE BBStext
- entries .. the length of the next description lines
- is now correct.
-
- -During a filelist WordWrap will be turned of is the description
- for a file is 'preformated' (if there are returns in the
- description) to show FILE_ID.DIZ descriptions better.
-
- -Private messages are now correctly shown, only if the
- message is to or from someone or if the user has a
- Special flag.
-
- -Fixed a little bug. If a User used a password of 16
- characters the termination character wasn't read.
- Which gave problems for all folowing numerical fields.
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- The menus and menu compiler:
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- IMPORTANT !!! Note that the binary format of the menu files
- is changed a little bit from version 0.66 to 0.67
- If you want to use menus from version 0.66 with version 0.67
- you have to compile them with the 'menu' compiler from
- version 0.67 with 'menu #?'.
-
- -De menu interpreter is completelly rewritten.
- It uses 400 bytes less stack memory and is much more
- flexibel. You can compile a menu when a menu is in use.
- (But only when you are at the prompt in that menu)
- what wasn't possible in version 0.66.
-
- -Instead of 'Cmd' in a menu you can also use 'MenuBegin',
- 'MenuEnd', 'CommandBegin' and 'CommandEnd'.
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- This can be Usefull if you want for instance log the name
- of a menu when it is entered.
-
- -You can use extra numerical arguments in menus.
- This is usefull when you want to define the amount of
- stack for a door.
- Default is 8192 bytes (or 8KB) if you use:
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- CliDoor "path/command"
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- If you need more, just enter something like:
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- CliDoor "path/command" , 12000
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- This is possible with commands:
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- CliDoor, ParagonDoor, MaxDoor, RexxDoor, DosCommand, DosCommandSync
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- There is also an extra argument for 'PlaySample' .. the number
- of times a sample is played. Default is one time.
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- PlaySample "Path/sample"
- PlaySample "Path/sample" , 3
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-
- -You can use flags after a 'Cmd' line to indicate who has
- acces to a menu.
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- S = sysop, only local (at the keyboard) can use the command.
- U = user, only remote users (at a serial port) can use the command.
- Flags and levels are separated by a comma.
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- Examples:
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- Cmd "A" ; Can be used by everyone.
- Cmd "A" , 5 - 255 ; Can be used by users with a level from 5 to 255.
- Cmd "A" , S ; Only to use localy.
- Cmd "A" , 255 , U ; Only to use remotely with a sysop level.
- Cmd "A" , SU ; Can be used everywhere
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- -Added a MenuCommand 'ModemCommand' .. this is usefull
- when your modem has a status command, this command
- forces the modem in command mode to execute this command
- then it returns the modem online and shows the results.
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- -Added a MenuCommand 'StartChat' which enters the chatmode like
- the sysop pressed F1. This is Usefull in PageDoors.
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- -Added MenuCommands 'FlushBuffer' and 'PushIntoBuffer'.
- These are usefull when for instance you want to force
- a name when someone is writing messages to your CoSysops.
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- For example:
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- Cmd "C" , 0-255
- CommentToSysop
- EndCmd
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- Cmd "S" , 0-255
- ChangeMessageArea "1" ;Area 'comment to sysop'
- FlushBuffer
- PushIntoBuffer "Cosysop|"
- WriteMessage
- EndCmd
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- Cmd "A" , 10-250
- ChangeMessageArea "5" ;Area 'Message To All'
- FlushBuffer
- PushIntoBuffer "All|"
- WriteMessage
- EndCmd
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- NOTE:
- (For more information on menus and menu commands look at the
- documents in the tron:docs/lists/ directory)
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- Utilities:
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- -Enhanced the CDromDoor.
- The listing of files and sections is much better.
- The header above listings have other colors so you can
- see better where the lists start.
-
- -Rewritten the lastcaller programm, and made it configurable.
- You can define a line for every kind of call.
- The programm got its own directory in the doors directory
- with all the data and files needed.
-
- -Made a very simple Log-off police programm wich will write
- a local message to user when they drop carrier.
- Just call it in you logout scripts with a number of a
- private local message section.
-
- -Rewritten the Sysop Page door with a number of buttons in
- the workbench window to deiconize the node and to
- start yout favourite chat mode/door.
- The door will react quicker to button clicks while
- playing the sample.
-
- -Written a few simple 'clickit' tools, wich are windows
- on the workbench with buttons to start scripts and
- editors and to send commands to BBS nodes.
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- -Rewritten the Full Screen Editor partially because sometimes
- when you deleted a line it would get confused.
- It now uses functions for a doubly linked list of lines
- instead of the build in normally linked list code.
-
- -The BulkUpload programm can now add files with a file
- description file by using the Upload script.
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- -The allfiles programm is more configurable, you can config
- your favourite archivers.
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- -You can configure in TronTick if netmail should be send
- with a Tick file.
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