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- What's new in Synchronet BBS Version 2.11 Revision A
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- General
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- o Overlay buffer manipulation released 32k of more free memory in SCFG and
- 40k of more free memory in SBBS
- o Forcing the internal daily event ("SBBS F") when using a front-end mailer
- is no longer necessary
- o Pending QWKnet and PostLink call-outs are performed immediately after user
- logoff, even when launched from a front-end mailer
- o WFC statistics retrieval many times faster when "Total Msgs/Files on WFC"
- toggled off in SCFG node toggles
- o User inactivity warning and auto-logoff can be disabled for local logons
- in SCFG node toggles
- o Local system security can require the input of the system password for WFC
- and Alt-key commmands
- o Configuration program (SCFG) support multiple levels of automated backup of
- config files
- o Local keyboard can be completely disabled for the ultimate in local security
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- New Baja Functions
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- COMPARE_NODE_MISC Check miscellaneous node attributes
- COMPARE_USER_CHAT Check user chat settings
- COMPARE_USER_QWK Check user QWK settings
- TOGGLE_USER_CHAT Change user chat settings
- TOGGLE_USER_QWK Change user QWK settings
- SELECT_SHELL Allow user to select command shell from list
- SET_SHELL Set the user's command shell to specific shell
- SELECT_EDITOR Allow user to select external editor from list
- SET_EDITOR Set the user's extrnal editor to a specific editor
- MSG_NEW_SCAN_SUB Force the new scan of the current sub-board
- MSG_SET_GROUP Set the current message group by short name
- FILE_SET_LIBRARY Set the current file library by short name
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- Enhanced Baja Functions
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- SET_USER_STRING Checks for duplicates, proper syntax, and trash can
- REPLACE_TEXT Can use command line specifiers in string argument
- LOG " "
- PRINT " "
- PRINT_LOCAL " "
- PRINT_REMOTE " "
- PRINTFILE " "
- PRINTFILE_REMOTE " "
- PRINTFILE_LOCAL " "
- CHKFILE " "
- EXEC_BIN " "
- YES_NO " "
- NO_YES " "
- MENU " "
- SETSTR " "
- SET_MENU_DIR " "
- SET_MENU_FILE " "
- COMPARE_STR " "
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- New ARS Parameters
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- RANDOM Random number generation for random access/Baja control
- LASTON Number of days since last logon
- LOGONS Total number of logons
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- New Command Line Specifiers
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- %o Sysop name
- %q System QWK ID
- %x Internal code of user's command shell
- %* Node number 0 padded to 3 digits
- %1 User number
- %2 User number 0 padded to 2 digits
- %3 User number 0 padded to 3 digits
- %4 etc..
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- Message Base
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- o Optional Daily QWK Pre-packing (for any user accounts)
- o The automatic forwarding of e-mail to NetMail can be specifically allowed
- or disallowed in SCFG
- o New toggle option in SCFG to automatically kill e-mail after it has been read
- o QuickBBS/RemoteAccess MSGTMP style external editors now internally supported
- o Unix style (sole LF for newline) external editors now internally supported
- o When posting on a sub-board, any user added tear lines are changed to "-+-"
- o Searches for Personal Messages will now include both Real Name and Alias
- matches, regardless of how the sub-board is configured in SCFG
- o Searches for Personal Messages now significantly faster
- o Message threading now many times faster
- o Un-read Personal Messages will display with an '!' in message title lists
- o Posting to a username on a local-only sub-board will require a valid username
- o QWK indexes and control files can be toggled off for smaller/faster packets
- o Synchronet QWK extensions (@VIA and @TZ) can be toggled from the QWK menu
- or via QWK control messages
- o Importing and exporting of Area Files: Synchronet SUBS.TXT format, three
- flavors of AREAS.BBS, and FIDONET.NA format
- o QWK control messages are now echoed to the user when importing REP packets
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- QWK Networking
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- o HUBID.QW0 through .QW9 will be imported in addition to .QWK
- o Routed QWK netmail will automatically take shortest route
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- File Transfers
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- o Externalized storage (environment variables SBBSFILENAME and SBBSFILEDESC
- and files SBBSFILE.NAM and SBBSFILE.DES) of uploaded file names and
- descriptions allows upload processors to convert/rename files, modify
- file descriptions, or auto-hatch files into file distribution networks
- o Extended file descriptions in file listings will not be truncated and listed
- twice on the same screen
- o Importing and exporting of Areas Files: Synchronet DIRS.TXT format and
- FILEBONE.NA format
- o ADDFILES v2.12 adds "/S" option to search directories for files and import
- them without requiring a file listing (FILES.BBS)
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- Chat
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- o Split-screen private node-to-node chat now has fake cursor in top window
- o Ctrl-P and Ctrl-U are active while in private chat
- o Notification of awaiting messages and telegrams while in split-screen chat
- o Split-screen chat can be toggled off/on by users from the Chat menu
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