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Version 2.30 - Release Notes * September 4, 1989
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A Freely Available FidoNet Compatible Electronic
Mail Interface and Dumb Terminal Package
Software Written by Vince Perriello and Bob Hartman
Documentation Written by Alan D. Applegate
Copyright (C) 1988, 1989 Bit Bucket Software, Co.
A Delaware Corporation
All Rights Reserved
Terms and Conditions Contained Separately
Bit Bucket Software, Co.
427-3 Amherst St., Suite 232
Nashua, NH 03063
"BinkleyTerm" and "Freely Available"
are trademarks of Bit Bucket Software, Co.
BinkleyTerm Version 2.30 - Release Notes - Page 2
INTRODUCTION
This document is designed to give you an overview of the features
that have been added to this new BinkleyTerm version since the
previous release.
NEW OR UPDATED FEATURES
Some modifications to the code have been made to make OS/2 porting
easier.
Changed the way 'Lockbaud' works. We believe it's now consistent
with the way that locking a FOSSIL works, meaning that all
processing is based on the baudrate BinkleyTerm believes to be
correct, such as 2400 after receiving "CONNECT 2400" and so on.
However, the actual port speed is fixed at the maximum value if
'Lockbaud' is set. This was needed to make the OS/2 BinkleyTerm
work correctly (block sizes, etc. were strange when you tried to
do a 2400 baud session using OS/2 BinkleyTerm with 'Lockbaud' on
a 19.2k locked HST).
When a non-exiting event starts, the current settings event number
is now properly updated.
Changed "Exiting to DOS" message to "Shelling to DOS" in places
where we actually are just shelling to DOS rather than exiting.
BinkleyTerm should actually compile, link and work correctly under
Turbo C. The "make" file that accompanies BinkleyTerm should be
workable in the Turbo C environment.
Now a magic function request can generate .FLO, .CLO, .DLO or .HLO
files and have them processed by the file request logic. NOTE! If
it's a .HLO file, the regular BinkleyTerm logic for sending Hold
flavor files still applies.
A new configuration file statement 'ModemTrans' has been added to
BINKLEY.CFG. This allows BinkleyTerm to dynamically select the
modem prefix and suffix strings based on the modem type field in
a Version 6 nodelist or NODELIST.EXT. Refer to the Reference Guide
section "Configuration File" for more details.
In a multi-tasking environment, writes to the log file are now
buffered and only written to disk during times when BinkleyTerm
would be releasing time slices to the multi-tasker.
Added configuration file statement 'DTRHigh' which tells
BinkleyTerm to leave DTR high whenever it is exiting. This does
NOT include the Alt-J shell escape which will still leave DTR low.
This should help modems that go back on-hook when DTR is lowered.
Added configuration file statement 'PreDial' which takes a modem
string that will have the normal translations done to it and it
will be sent to the modem BEFORE the dial string is sent. Refer
BinkleyTerm Version 2.30 - Release Notes - Page 3
to the Reference Guide section "Configuration File" for details.
To go along with 'PreDial' we also have 'PreInit' which is a string
sent to the modem before sending the init or busy strings. Refer
to the Reference Guide section "Configuration File" for details.
When calling out, a null password from the system you called will
not generate an error. Too often this was a sign of a system
problem at the remote end, or a password that was not yet put in
place. The receiver is the one that wants to be protected from
invalid sessions, since the sender is the one that KNOWS where they
are calling. Now it is much easier to implement passwords. You
set one up for someone, then you send them the message saying what
it is. You will still get through, but they cannot call you until
they set up the proper password.
'Screenblank' will now blank the screen until a key (preferably the
space bar) is pressed, regardless of system activity.
BinkleyTerm in Terminal Mode will now detect when the other end is
attempting to send a file using Zmodem. BinkleyTerm will announce
that it has detected this, and switch to a Zmodem download
automatically.
When making an outbound call from Unattended Mode, the Pending
Outbound Mail window has the node you are calling highlighted.
This is useful for those times when the information has scrolled
out of the recent activity window. It is also useful to tell when
you have made a call, and when a node has called you (it will be
highlighted if you made the call, but not if you were called).
BinkleyTerm now tries to keep track of the cost of outgoing calls
you make each day. The "Successes" line in the Today at a Glance
window is now two parameters "Good/Cost" which corresponds to the
number of connections you made outgoing, and the cost that you have
thus far incurred. Refer to the User's Guide section "Windowed
Interface" for additional details.
Screen clears now use the Video FOSSIL if possible. This means
that you no longer need to have an ANSI.SYS driver present when
running in Unattended Mode. You didn't really need it before,
except for the screen clearing...
BinkleyTerm should use the entire screen that the Video FOSSIL says
is in place. With the new version of VFOS_IBM, it has been used
in 132x43 mode with an EGA.
Alt-V in Terminal Mode gives a more advanced version number,
including the time and date of the compilation of a certain source
module. This will be of help in tracking and solving problems by
giving more details than just a simple version number.
'Rawxmit' has been added to the script processor. Those of you
with lowercase V's in your name or passwords will no doubt find
BinkleyTerm Version 2.30 - Release Notes - Page 4
this of use: it sends the string with NO TRANSLATION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"OS/2" is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation and Microsoft Corporation.
"Turbo C" is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.