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[Wildcat! v3.91 M version only!]
Application of this patch to a licensed Wildcat! v3.90 will actually
change the code to make it identical to the new version 3.91. It does
absolutely nothing without being applied to a registered, commercial
Wildcat! program.
It will ONLY operate on a registered commercial copy of Wildcat!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
and is not a complete program. It is ONLY a patch which performs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
the update to version 3.91. It will NOT work on Test-Drive releases.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wildcat! v3.91 is available from Mustang Software, Inc.
at 1-800-999-9619.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The update program consists of two parts, the executable patch
program (PATCH.EXE) and the patch data files (WILDCAT.RTP &
TOMCAT.RTP). The patch data files contain all the information needed
to make changes in the old executable files and to track the application
of patches, even after multiple updates have been performed.
To perform the update follow these simple instructions:
You must patch your Wildcat! files and then patch your Tomcat files in
order to update both programs.
To perform the update to Wildcat! follow these simple instructions:
1. Copy PATCH.EXE and WILDCAT.RTP to your Wildcat! home directory.
2. Check to make sure that the directory contains WILDCAT.EXE WILDCAT.OVR.
If either of these files are missing the patch program will not run.
3. Change to the Wildcat! home directory and type:
PATCH WILDCAT.RTP
and press <ENTER>.
* The patch process will ONLY operate on v3.90!! If you have an
earlier release you must first obtain the update to v3.90. Contact
the main office for details.
You MUST use the correct patch for your version of Wildcat!. If
you have a single line version, ONLY the single line patch will
operate correctly. If you have a multiline version, only the
multiline patch will work properly. Be certain that you have
downloaded the correct patch! The version is listed at the TOP of
this file.
4. A successful patch process results a screen indicating that files
were patched:
----- Patch File Processing Complete -----
-----------------------------------------------------
- Results of Application of Patch File -
-----------------------------------------------------
File Patches Applied ......................... ( #)
Files Modified .................. ( 2)
Files Renamed. .................. ( 0)
Files Added ..................... ( 0)
Files Deleted ................... ( 0)
File Patches Skipped (New Files Up-To-Date)... ( 0)
File Patches Ignored (Old Files Missing)...... ( 0)
-----------------------------------------------------
Total File Patches Processed ................. ( #)
-----------------------------------------------------
# varies...
After completing the Wildcat! program patch, perform a similar process
on your Tomcat files.
To perform the update to Tomcat follow these simple instructions:
1. Copy PATCH.EXE and TOMCAT.RTP to your Wildcat! home directory.
2. Check to make sure that the directory contains TOMCAT.EXE TOMCAT.OVR.
If either of these files are missing the patch program will not run.
3. Change to the Wildcat! home directory and type:
PATCH TOMCAT.RTP
and press <ENTER>.
* The patch process will ONLY operate on v3.90!! If you have an
earlier release you must first obtain the update to v3.90. Contact
the main office for details.
4. A successful patch process results a screen indicating that files
were patched:
----- Patch File Processing Complete -----
-----------------------------------------------------
- Results of Application of Patch File -
-----------------------------------------------------
File Patches Applied ......................... ( #)
Files Modified .................. ( 2)
Files Renamed. .................. ( 0)
Files Added ..................... ( 0)
Files Deleted ................... ( 0)
File Patches Skipped (New Files Up-To-Date)... ( 0)
File Patches Ignored (Old Files Missing)...... ( 0)
-----------------------------------------------------
Total File Patches Processed ................. ( #)
-----------------------------------------------------
# varies...
This completes your update process. Read the following for details about
the changes.
=======================================================================
This file contains documentation of changes made in WILDCAT! since
v3.0. It is included as a reference as to when new features were added,
and for the use of customers updating from PRIOR RELEASES WITHOUT NEW
MANUALS.
All features listed in this file, with the exception of those for v3.90
and v3.91, are documented in manuals dated 2/15/93 and later on the
title page.
All features are listed in reverse chronological order, grouped by
version number.
=======================================================================
HISTORY & ADDENDUM TO MANUALS
=======================================================================
WILDCAT! v3.91 Release Notes: (4/11/94)
Version 3.91 is a free patch update that fixes a problem within
Wildcat! when indexing messages. If a message header contains more
than 25 characters in the TO: field improper index would be generated.
This situation was seen when mailers or other third party utilities
added messages to the database with names longer than 25 characters.
This release includes new WILDCAT.EXE and .OVR files, new TOMCAT.EXE
and OVR files.
=======================================================================
WILDCAT! v3.90 Release Notes:
Version 3.90 is an update to v3.60/3.55/3.50/3.52/3.51/3.50
and includes the following new features and fixes:
WILDCAT! v3.90
----------------
- The primary change in this release is support for REMOTE IMAGING
PROTOCOL (RIP), a graphic script system for communications.
The addition of RIP support doesn't impact a BBS system in any way
unless the sysop elects to offer RIP support to callers. RIP support
is only available if the RIP switch in MAKEWILD is activated.
Because the RIP graphic standard is new to most system operators, it
may represent a challenge to properly implement and offer to callers.
Although it is our intent to thoroughly describe the standard and its
implementation in WILDCAT!, the actual creation of RIP graphics and
screen files is beyond the scope of our support. In an effort to
provide the most comprehensive information on RIP and WILDCAT! we have
prepared a separate RIP support addendum to the manual. This printed
addendum will help with your understanding of the RIP standard, and
how it can be successfully integrated with your WILDCAT! BBS.
[last-minute RIP notes:]
1. The RIP menus distributed with the program can be editied as
desired. We added a text window command at the end of each menu to
provide a text display area for callers that are either paged by
another node or need to receive a message that the inactivity timer is
about to log them off. Without this text window the above text
messages are simply not seen by the caller while he is viewing a menu.
The down side to this text window is that it also displays the callers
selections as they are made with the mouse or keyboard, which the
sysop may find is not a pleasing effect. The text window can be
removed from the menus by simply removing the last command with a text
editor:
|w0012271410
This will cause the menus to be totally graphic, but will inhibit
display of text sent by the BBS or another node until a text selection
is made.
2. Unlike most other text commands, the text commands from the Sysop
menu cannot be activated from remote with a mouse since they are not
included in the WCTEXT.DAT file, and therefore cannot be edited to
include RIP commands. They will be added to the prompt file in the
next major update when changes to structures are permitted.)
- Added support for automatic RIP detection, if found will try to send
.RIP, then .SCR, and finally .BBS for display files.
- Added ability for user to select No color, ANSI Color, RIP or
Auto-detect from [Y]our settings menu. If Auto-detect is selected
the user will get the screen type that Wildcat! detects at login. NOTE:
This caused a change in line 4 of USERINFO.DAT. Line 4 used to
indicate whether Wildcat! detected ANSI at login. Now line 4 will
contain one of the following: R = RIP, Y = ANSI, N = NONE.
- New users now default to Auto-Detect for their screen display type.
- Changed the entry in the activity log that used to show
"ANSI Detected: YES/NO" to now show "Detected:RIP/ANSI/NONE".
- If user attempts to logoff the BBS and files are still marked the user is
asked if they want to download them now.
- Now we check for the presence of an EMS page frame before trying to
put the overlay into EMS. This will solve problems with DOS 6 and
WINDOWS which can signal that EMS is present but no page frame is
present.
- Wildcat! used a 80 character buffer when reading quotes, this caused
truncation with quotes with color, etc. This buffer has been exapnded to
the full 255 that Wildcat! supports.
- Fixed a situation where at 300 baud, Zmodem downloads could timeout
before the other side responded to the ZEOF.
- Fixed a problem with the screen not being cleared properly when
reading locally with 43/50 line mode turned on.
- Modified DOOR.SYS so that the line that displays whether color is enabled
is now changed to RIP to indicate that RIP is active.
- Now allow for negative numbers in userinfo for download and download k
lines in USERINFO.DAT.
- Event file was being checked once a second at waiting for call screen,
now it checks once a minute.
- Now check for carrier while running SCANFILE on uploads. If user hangs up
during process then the modem is taken off hook to prevent the phone
from ringing while the BBS isn't ready to answer.
- Made change in low level async code to deal with Twincomm firmware problem.
- User voice and data phone numbers are now logged in the activity log for
each login.
- Previous versions of Wildcat! would check to see if the stored path field
of a file record contained a path. If it did and the file existed on the
path then that file path was used. If it did not exist then Wildcat! went
ahead and checked the regular file area path. The problem with this was
that it meant people that rotated CD's ended up having users download the
0 byte token files when someone tried a CD that was not in the machine.
To solve this Wildcat! has been modified so that if the stored path is
set in a file record Wildcat! will only try the stored path.
- Added a field to the status line that indicates the last display file
Wildcat! sent to the caller. This is an aid to help the sysop know what
a RIP caller is doing. In the two line status this new item replaces
the 'since' field. In 5 and 15 line status lines there was room for new
fields.
- Fixed a problem that prevented passwords with spaces in them from being
entered at the first name prompt. (ex. Scott Hunter Test Test with
password being "test test")
- Was using key mask of !.! in file area search command which caused
files beginning with more than one ! characters to not be found.
- Checking of baud didn't display ANSI colors if they were used in
NO(BAUD).BBS.
WCMHS
-----
- Now deletes temporary file used for message packet creation.
MKWCTEXT
--------
- Modified to use the new 160 byte sized prompt file that 3.90 utilizies.
MAKEWILD
--------
- Added toggle for RIP support on General Information Part 3. Enabling this
will turn on RIP detection which will then display .RIP files along
with .BBS/.SCR.
- Max daily downloads and max daily download k now accept up to 65535.
MAKEQUES
--------
- Changed color question to display question to match Wildcat!
- Changed color user field to display user field to match Wildcat!
wcPRO (for those that have wcPRO)
-----
- Added wcFAX, a new FAX door that allows preparation and sending of text
and .PCX files as requested by callers. wcFAX can be configured to
allow callers to select from a list of documents based on security
level. FAX documents are sent to the phone number entered by the
caller, and allowable numbers can be limited by security level. Calls
can be prohibited or allowed for international calls, long distance
calls, regional calls, metro calls or local calls only.
wcFAX requires a Class 1 or Class 2 FAX modem, and includes FAX Door
software for callers to select documents, and FAX Server software to
send requested FAX documents. The FAX Server can be run as an event
after every call (or as often as desired) to check for FAX documents
waiting to be sent, or can be run as a dedicated process in a separate
DESQview window or network PC.
==========================================================================
Version 3.60 release notes
WILDCAT! v3.60
----------------
- A new program has been added to WILDCAT! that makes editing and
creation of display files easier. WCDraw v3.6 is a color editor and
much more, designed specifically for WILDCAT!. The documentation is
included on disk in a ASCII text file called WCDRAW.DOC. The program
is automatically installed into your WILDCAT! home directory along
with its documentation.
- Added the ability to include @ color codes in messages. These codes
are translated to ANSI color codes when sent to a user with color
turned on. They can be entered by all users. Note that other @ codes
are not supported, only color. This feature also operates correctly
when @ color codes are included in .IMP files.
- Added the new command ^Q^Y command to the full screen editor. It
deletes to end of line.
- Added support for interpretation of extended doorway codes in the
full-screen editor. The new extended doorway mode is used by the
Doorway program and communications programs such as QmodemPro to send
different scan codes for the keys on the separate numeric keypad.
- Added a 'snoop mode' to reading of mail. Snoop mode is active only
for users at the master sysop level and allows messages to be read
WITHOUT marking them as read. In addition, message pointers are not
moved, and message receipts are not sent.
Snoop mode is available to the sysop at the message read prompt, and
is activated by adding an asterisk (*) to the read command:
Private E-Mail ONLY (0), MESSAGE MENU: ? R
Starting from [1-8313], [H]elp, [N]ew mail, [S]earch, [U]nread personal,
[J]oin, or [ENTER] to quit (add * for snoop)? N*
- Added a new method of reading mail. The new option allows the header
of a message to remain stationary while the message text scrolls
beneath the text. The option is configurable by user in [Y]our
settings, item 10:
Setting to change [1..16], [H]elp? [10]
Current read display method: Keep header
[S]croll : display header/text, and scroll both
[C]lear screen : clear screen, display header/text, and scroll both
[K]eep header : clear screen, keep header at top of screen, scroll text
New read display method? [K]
- Added the ability to use the [J]oin conference command from the
message [R]ead prompt. Callers can now change conferences while reading
messages.
- Added a [C]heck personal mail command to the Message menu. It
operates the same as the optional check mail option at login.
- Added a menu option to the Sysop menu for [J]oin conference.
- Added a [C]opy file command to the Sysop menu [F]ile database display.
This new command allows the sysop to copy any file in the file
database to a location of his choice.
* If you are upgrading from a prior version you should run the new
MAKEWILD program and set access for the above two options. They will
not be available until explicitly edited to set access.
- Added LOGIN1.BAT file that is executed after a user has logged in the BBS,
right after the user has entered his password and verified
birthdate/phone, if needed.
- Added LOGIN2.BAT file that is executed at the end of the login process,
right after the BBS has checked mail.
The new LOGINx.BAT files are executed for ALL callers IF the .BAT file
exists in your WILDCAT! home directory. This hook was not linked by
security profile since that would require a change in database
structures, which are not done on minor updates.
If you want to limit the door to a specific number of levels, make use
of the program DOORSEC.ZIP from Karl Schneider or a similar utility.
- Added @CITY@ code to display users city.
- Added @STATE@ code to display users state.
- Fixed problem where the sysop can't change a user's default protocol
to one that requires MNP unless sysop logged in with a modem that
supports MNP.
- Fixed file search on extended description (didn't work in 3.5x releases).
- Fixed a problem when a user was over dl limits and unable to download
more, yet the file statistics screen did not show the reason.
- Fixed a problem with Digi version handling 7 bit callers.
- Fixed problem with slow ascii uploads on Digi version.
- Fixed file area listings from having seemingly random 0-2 lines of space
after them.
- Fixed a problem with [V]iewing a file while listing files. Sometimes is
didn't force a more prompt at end.
- Changed prompt 360.
- Added prompts 697 - 706.
Run UPWCTEXT.EXE to append these new prompts to the end of your current
WCTEXT.DAT file or copy the new WCTEXT.DAT prompt file from the
distribution diskettes.
MAKEWILD v3.60
----------------
- Fixed the Makewild problem of resizing user database with DRDOS &
their version of Share.
- Fixed lockup on Global Modify screens if no file areas were defined.
MKWCTEXT v3.60
----------------
- Fixed the restore default prompt function.
- Exporting and importing of prompt file in ASCII now converts trailing
spaces into the tilde character so trailing spaces can be edited in
ascii.
WCRENUM v3.60
---------------
- An alternate Protected mode version is now included called
WCREMUMX.EXE. It can only be used on 80286 or higher machines and
runs entirely in extended memory. It is much faster and can take
advantage of ALL system memory for storing tables. The Protected mode
version requires the additional files RTM.EXE and DPMI16BI.OVL, which
are installed in your WILDCAT! home directory.
NOTE: Because the use of a Run Time Manager (RTM) is required, you
may find that the protected mode version is unable to operate on some
286 class machines. If it generates an error on your PC you will need
to use the standard version instead. In addition, do NOT run the
protected mode version if you have installed QDPMI, the protected mode
manager from Quarterdeck (few systems have need for it). QEMM is
fine as is HIMEM and most other memory managers.
- Both versions of WCRENUM display a help by entering WCRENUM /?
Usage: WCRENUM [options] [conference]
-A Renumber all conferences
-Q Quick (large disk space) renumber
-R Renumber user records after crash
-? Display help
Place the conference number after the command to renumber any one
conference.
The -Q command performs a quicker renumber, but requires that you have
enough disk space to hold three copies of your largest database. It
operates by creating a duplicate empty database and renumbering by
adding records from the original database. The standard renumber
simply modifies records in the original database.
WCRENUM now has an error recovery feature that stores the updated
pointers on disk before it updates the user database. If for some
reason the program crashes during operation you will be able to update
your high message pointers by using the -R option on the command line.
- Note that WCRENUM considers it an error condition if .REB files
are encountered (created from an aborted renumber session). The
program will not run till you either run it with a -R option or you
delete the .REB files manually.
TOMCAT v3.60
--------------
- Added support for @CITY@ and @STATE@ similar to Wildcat.
- Added support for Fido Netmail messages. In order to route Fido
Netmail message the message MUST be located in the conference
designated for Fido Netmail. The first line of the message must
contain the routing symbol -> followed by the routing information
in the format:
->zone:net/node
For example,
->1:340/0
Tomcat will strip out the addressing and enter the message in the
Netmail conference as if it was entered online. Note that this
form of addressing can be generated automatically by OLX 3.x by
entering 1:340/0 in the "Routed to" field. Fido addresses can
also be stored in OLX's address book.
- The status screen now shows the size of attachments to messages as
they are found.
- When uploading a message with an attachment, there is a confirmation
in the posting status that the attachment was posted.
TNet v3.60
------------
- NETWORK SYSOP messages forwarded to conf 0 are now made private.
- Increased the message size limit from 100 lines to 150 lines.
- Fixed problem with extra nulls at the end of messages.
- Fixed problem with dashes in message dates making use of ASCII 196
dash (the line drawing character) rather than the standard dash
character ASCII 045.
- High message pointers are now updated after processing every
conference in order to avoid major duplicate message problems in case
of a crash.
WCMHS v3.60
-------------
- Added the ability to send mail in a WcMail conference any time the from
field contains a valid MHS address.
- Fixed a problem with renumbering echo conferences if the system not
set to NONET.
- Fixed a problem with help displaying after renumber.
WCPRO v3.60
-------------
- Fixed a problem with changing users' account or net balance in command
files.
- Fixed a problem with aborting a WCPRO change files command if add from
disk is selected.
- Added Alt+C Copy command when browsing the file database to copy a
file elsewhere (similar to WILDCAT!).
- Reduced memory requirements in order to run better in tight memory
situations under DESQview.
=======================================================================
ADDENDUM TO MANUALS PRINTED BEFORE 7/31/92 (print date on title page)
=======================================================================
WILDCAT! v3.55 Release Notes:
WILDCAT! v3.55 addresses the following:
- Sysop file search now checks for carrier loss. Previously, carrier loss
during a search was not noticed.
- Can now edit Shell/Terminate for batch file events.
- Single/double and full file display choices now work in file searches.
It previously forced double line for all displays.
- Zmodem now waits for an ACK after sending ZCRCW packets. This problem
affected any transfers that did not use the full streaming capability
of Zmodem and caused download failures.
- Zmodem didn't support positioning (ZRPOS) ahead into a file after the
transfer was started, now does to support Procomm for Windows skip
function.
- Kermit had problems with systems requesting only one sliding window,
and now support 26 sliding windows (down from 31) in order to work
around a bug in MSKermit.
- If files are copied from CD to harddrive for transfer, sorting of
download list could cause the protocol window to display wrong file
information.
- Changed the async routines to allow it to properly handle some unique
interrupt controllers. The error that was encountered was a comm
failure on startup, on return from TOMCAT! or return from a DOOR.
- Fixed a problem with Xmodem not supporting the old Xmodem/Checksum
method of error correction. Xmodem/CRC was operating properly.
- Fixed a memory decay problem that resulted in loss of 12K every time
mail was read using the mail check at login feature. This created
errors related to insufficient memory for program operation after
several days of repeated mail reading at login.
- Fixed an invalid pointer operation error that was generated when not
enough memory was available to allocate the screen buffer for DOS shell.
- Changed program operation to look for SETALIAS.BBS in the display file
directory.
- Removed log entry and display of message "xx rings without connect".
- Changed operation of auto-answer mode to avoid any possibility of
flushing a result code and hanging-up after connect. It was possible
for a modem result code to be lost and WILDCAT! to hang-up if the modem
was making use of auto-answer mode.
========================================================================
WILDCAT! v3.52 addresses the following:
WILDCAT
-------
- Changed the async routines to allow it to properly handle some unique
interrupt controllers.
- Fixed a problem with Xmodem not supporting the old Xmodem/Checksum
method of error correction. Xmodem/CRC was operating properly.
- Fixed a memory decay problem that resulted in loss of 12K every time
mail was read at login.
- Fixed invalid pointer operation error if not enough memory was
available to allocate the screen buffer for DOS shell.
- Changed operation to look for SETALIAS.BBS in the display file directory.
- Removed log and display "xx rings without connect" message.
- Changed operation of auto-answer mode to avoid any possibility of
flushing a result code and hanging-up after connect.
WILDCAT! v3.50 Release Notes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
WILDCAT! v3.5 CONTAINS A CRITICAL CHANGE IN THE MESSAGE INDEX
STRUCTURES. ALL MSI-ISSUED SUPPORT FILES MUST ALSO BE v3.5 IN ORDER TO
OPERATE CORRECTLY WITH THE v3.5 RELEASE. UPDATES TO ALL MSI-ISSUED
SUPPORT FILES ARE CONTAINED IN YOU DISK PACKAGE. BE CERTAIN TO OBTAIN
UPGRADES TO ANY 3RD PARTY UTILITIES THAT MODIFY THE MESSAGE DATABASE
PRIOR TO OPERATING THEM WITH WILDCAT! v3.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
If Autonode assignment is used in a multiline system, and the WILDCAT!
node ID is overridden by the environment variable SET WCNODEID=#, we
now check and make sure the node # in WCNODEID is not set as an available
node to the Autonode system.
System security and page sysop failed comments are addressed to the sysop
name defined in Makewild and placed in conference 0. The conference sysop
name is not used.
=========================================================================
v3.50 NEW FEATURE LIST
The following is a list of changes in v3.5 (from v3.02). A number of
these new fetures require documentation of their operation. Please read
and then print this file (READ.ME) to add to your manual as a reference
to these new features.
MKWCTEXT
--------
- Added the ability to export and import ASCII versions of text
prompts. This allows editing the prompts outside of MKWCTEXT by
first EXPORTING and then placing the ASCII file that is generated
into a plain ASCII editor. The file format is very simple, but MUST
be maintained during editing. Each prompt is written to a separate
line in the file. (If there are 782 prompts in WILDCAT! the export
file will have 782 lines). Prompts that take up more than one line
within MKWCTEXT are written out as a single line with the CR/LF
combination shown in the ASCII file by the 4 text characters ^M^J.
Prompt lines in the ASCII file will often exceed the width of a
screen and must not be word-wrapped to the next line while editing.
After editing is complete the file must remain at the same number of
lines, and can then be IMPORTED using MKWCTEXT.
- Added the ability to change the message text color by changing a
single prompt (#80).
- Can now supply filename on command line and it will be loaded
automatically if it exists. The command line format is:
MKWCTEXT FRENCH.DAT
MAKEQUES
--------
- The Date/Time formats now use the same formats as in MAKEWILD.DAT.
If the MAKEWILD.DAT file is not found then the format is generated
from the DOS country code information for international support.
- Added new option 'required' to appropriate question fields. If this
option is selected for any questions, the caller is required to
enter an answer of some type to the question before he can continue.
- 'Yes/No Branch' as a question type now allows altering the user
fileds that can be set to yes/no choices such as Color, Erase More,
HotKey.
- The two-letter answers to the state question type are now forced
upper case.
WCTEXT
------
- The prompt file has been completely redone and now contains all
internal WILDCAT! text. Users must use the new file and no upgrade
is possible. See the section on MKWCTEXT regarding importing ASCII
version of the text for conversions. In addition, there may be a
3rd party utility available to help change prompts (at least one was
in development at the time of the initial 3.50 release in June '92).
WCRENUM
-------
- Added /A switch to renumber all conferences.
- Changed so it doesn't abort if a conference doesn't exist and instead
goes along to the next conference to renumber.
- Modified to generate the new 3.5 keys (see info on changes to the
message threading which altered the index structure with this
release).
WCREPAIR
--------
- Now correctly rebuilds data files with 10070 errors in them. Some
user data will be lost during this type of repair, but the database
will be correctly rejuvinated.
- Now allows editing of No300Baud, No1200Baud, and No2400Baud flags in
nodeinfo file.
- Now turns mouse off during rebuilds.
- Changed message rebuild to support 3.5 message thread keys.
WCPRO (for those who have purchased it separately)
-----
- Prevents deletion of users with the Never Delete flag set.
- The OnCD and stored paths are now handled as per Wildcat! 3.5.
- Expire date forward and memo date forward now move the user's
expire or memo date forward X days *IF* they currently have a date
set in that field. If there is no date in the field then the date
is set forward X days from TODAY.
- Due to the fact that users can now have an external protocol as
their default, all current USER MATCH (.PUM) files will have to be
updated to include external protocols. Go into Users/Match, load
each .PUM file, go down to the Protocols section, and turn on all
the external protocols. Don't forget to save the .PUM files!
TOMCAT
------
- THIS RELEASE WILL NOT OPERATE WITH VERSIONS OF WILDCAT! PRIOR TO
v3.5 BECAUSE OF THE MESSAGE INDEX CHANGES.
- Cleaned up prompt that occurs when downloading a prescanned packet or
one that was saved because of an aborted download.
- Added a "Newsletter updated: Yes" line when new newsletter is included.
- Added interpretation of @IFSEC=xxxxx@ constructs to match Wildcat
(see explanation of new constructs below).
- New flag in user record prevents name from being added to Tomcat's
network user database.
- The TOMCAT swap file is now placed in the node directory and is NOT
hidden.
- Auto logoff is now indicated on protocol window when selected.
- All login display files in WILDCAT! are now supported.
- Added a new remote configuration command to select "YOUR" mail in
specific conferences.
- F7 and F8 now work to add/remove time as in WILDCAT!.
- There is now a propeller on the new files scan line.
- New files file (NEWFILES.DAT) is now colorized.
- External protocols are now supported (bidirectional, too).
- Local callers are no longer kicked off for 5 minutes inactivity.
- TOMCAT.BBS is now displayed from the user's current conference
display directory, not conference 0.
- Tomcat now drops DTR when hanging up and does not raise it again.
- The goodbye file display now has a pause to let it get out the modem.
- Fixed COM port overrun problems.
- No longer lists "scan-failed" files in NEWFILES.DAT.
- The space bar now aborts display files.
- Added /OVERWRITE and /RENAME options for local packet operation.
- If WCPORTID=0, then local operation is forced (like Wildcat).
- Opening screen is now displayed without color as per user record.
- Local operation is now displayed without color as per user record.
- Added TCTEXT.DAT support. The prompt files can be edited with
MKWCTEXT exactly like WILDCAT!
- Added support for file attachments.
- Added a "Newsletter updated: Yes" line when new newsletter is included.
- Added DSZLOG support for bidirectional protocols
TNet
----
- THIS RELEASE WILL NOT OPERATE WITH VERSIONS OF WILDCAT! PRIOR TO
v3.5 BECAUSE OF THE MESSAGE INDEX CHANGES.
- Added support for new message indexing.
WCFILE
------
- Added a new command line switch /5 which enables different handling
of the ON CD-ROM flag for WC3.5. With previous versions, ON-CDROM
was set and only set if the file was indirect. Now you can specify
it.
- Added a new command line switch /R which allows setting the ON CD-ROM
flag from the command line.
- The update existing files switch is now /F - freshen not /C which is
used to force a color display mode.
- Files with short descriptions will not have those descriptions placed
in the extended description if they entirely fit in the short
description.
- WCFILE will create ALLFILES.DAT if it doesn't exist
MAKEWILD
--------
- Removed the cost per minute field in security profiles, this feature
won't be supported until Wildcat! 4.0 due to the numerous areas that
affect time online. Additional controls are required to successfully
implement this feature.
- Added wildcard search by INDEX option on General Information 3.
This new option can be set to Y or N. Prior releases always
performed wildcard file searches by first looking to DOS for
filenames that match the criteria, and then looking up the
information using the internal file database. If this option is set
to Y, all file searches are made using the internal file database
index keys from the beginning, rather than looking to DOS first to
limit the amount of database activity. The reason for the change is
to allow searching for files on CD when the 0-byte file method is
not used, avoiding a DOS search of the actual CD ROM disk. Unless
you are making use of CDs that are being read directly, you may want
to leave this option set to the default of N, since using the indexes
alone is slower.
11. Use file indexes for wildcard searches : N
- Added option to copy files from CDROM for file transfers on General
Information 3. This new option can also be set Y or N. Prior
releases always performed file transfers for CD ROM files by
directly sending the file from the CD. Changing this option to Y
results in a copy of the file to the node work directory prior to
beginning the transfer. It is designed to allow use of CDs and CD
changers that may be too slow for a direct download. It is only
activated for files that are flagged as ON CD. The procedure sorts
all requested files by drive letter and copies files from one drive
at a time to the node work directory for transfer.
12. Copy files from CDROM on transfers : N
Note that this option can require a large amount of disk space,
especially on multiline systems.
- Makewild now always stamps the current version number in the MWVERSION
field in MAKEWILD.DAT. This is for internal tracking only.
- The Menu char set field in a security profile now only accepts
characters that are valid as DOS filenames. For example, the menu
cannot be called MAIN*.BBS
- Added global conference modify screen. This screen is accessed by
pressing the GLOBAL key F3. This new function key allows cloning
conference definitions and then making minor changes to create a new
conference. You must first create the new conference with default
information and then begin the F3 process. The operational aspects
of the new screen makes use of two windows, one the conference to
copy from and the second the conference(s) to copy to. Pressing F10
or clicking with the mouse performs the copy.
- Added global security profile modify screen. This screen is accessed
by pressing the GLOBAL key F3. This new function key allows cloning
security profile definitions and then making minor changes to create
a new security profile. You must first create the new profile with
default information and then begin the F3 process. The operational
aspects of the new screen makes use of two windows, one the profile
to copy from and the second the profile(s) to copy to. Pressing F10
or clicking with the mouse performs the copy.
- Increased the millisecond range on modem screen to support 0 - 65535
for ATI and other modems which bring carrier high before determining
the connection type. The previous limit of 9999 only allowed delays
of 9.9 seconds.
- Renamed 1-10 line version from 'N' to 'M'. The previous designation
of N (Network) is replaced with M (Multiline). This change is to
avoid confusion about which releases can operate on a LAN (all are
LAN capable).
- Added the ability to save modem profiles from the modem profile edit
screens via the F5 key.
- Multiple baud result codes can now be listed in the modem result code
fields in Makewild if they are separated with the | character. For
example:
6. Verbal code for 9600: 9600|12000
7. Verbal code for 14400: 14400|16800
- Added force 8/N/1 option in Makewild. This option must be used by
non-US sysops if they want users to be able to login with names
containing extended characters. It disables 7/E/x logins.
9. Force callers to 8/N/1 : N
The default of N should be used by most U.S. sysops.
- Uploads/Downloads used to let you go over your time if you had enough
time to start the download no matter how long it took except for
HARD events. There is now an option in Makewild on General Information
Part 3 that controls this behavior.
10. Allow file transfers over time limit : N
WILDCAT
-------
- Installed new Kermit protocol code. Sliding windows and 7/E/1 now
fully implemented.
- Deleting a file from the sysop menu now tries to delete file in all
paths for the respective file area. This also will cause Wildcat! to
remove any 0 byte files. This code was also added to the
overwritting upload code.
- Added @BAUD@ to display current baud rate.
- Added @DLKLIMIT@ to display max daily download K limit.
- Added @DAYBYTES@ to display users daily download K.
- Added @PROTOCOL@ to display the users default protocol.
- Added @EXPDAYS@ to display days until user expires.
- Added @MAXRATIO@ to display max upload/download ratio.
- Added @KBLEFT@ to display K left that a user can download today.
- Added @MSGSLEFT@ to display # of messages user has entered.
- Added @COMPANY@ code to display company field of user record.
- @ACCBAL@ and @NETBAL@ now display in $XX.XX format.
- Added several new @ code constructs that allow creation of one
display file that actually sends different messages, depending on
security profile. The three new constructs are:
@IFSEC=PROFILE@
@ELSE@
@ENDIF@
@IFSEC=PROFILE@
The construct @IFSEC=PROFILE@ specifies that the text on the
following lines should be sent ONLY if the security profile is equal
to the profile name following the equal sign. All text is sent
until an @ELSE@ or an @ENDIF@ is encountered.
@ELSE@
The construct @ELSE@ specifies that the preceeding text sent to a
specific security level is now completed, and that text following
should be sent to all other callers that (those that are not at the
previously specified level). Note that the text following @ELSE@ is
not sent to the security level specified in the original @IFSEC=
construct. @ELSE@ must follow a single @IFSEC= construct, and cannot
be placed after an @ENDIF@.
@ENDIF@
The construct @ENDIF@ specifies that the preceeding text sent to a
specific security level is now completed, and that the text
following (if any) should be sent to everyone (including the level
specified previusly), unless another @IFSEC= construct is
encountered.
* These constructs are NOT activated in Menus for technical reasons.
* ALL CONSTRUCTS MUST BE UPPER CASE, FLUSH LEFT AND ON A SEPARATE LINE,
AND CANNOT HAVE ANY OTHER @ CODES OR TEXT ON THE SAME LINE!
For example the following is a valid HELLOx.BBS file:
--[SAMPLE DISPLAY FILE]------------------------------------------------
@IFSEC=NEWUSER@
Hello @FIRST@, your security level is NEWUSER and allows you to
... Bunch of text, seen only by users at NEWUSER level
...
@ENDIF@
@IFSEC=FULLUSER@
Hello @FIRST@, your security level is FULLUSER and allows you to
... Bunch of text, seen only by users at FULLUSER level
...
@ENDIF@
@IFSEC=PEON@
Hello @FIRST@, your security level is PEON and you can't do squat..
... Bunch of text
...
@ENDIF@
This text is sent to ALL levels
...
--[END OF SAMPLE DISPLAY FILE]------------------------------------------
The following is also a valid HELLOx.BBS file:
--[SAMPLE DISPLAY FILE]------------------------------------------------
@IFSEC=NEWUSER@
Hello @FIRST@, your security level is NEWUSER and allows you to
... Bunch of text, seen only by users at NEWUSER level
@ELSE@
This text is seen by all levels EXCEPT NEWUSER
...
@ENDIF@
@IFSEC=PEON@
This text is seen only by PEON level users
...
@ELSE@
This text is seen by all levels EXCEPT PEON
@ENDIF@
This text is sent to ALL levels
--[END OF SAMPLE DISPLAY FILE]---------------------------------------------
* You cannot nest levels of IFSEC= constructs.
* THE FOLLOWING IS NOT VALID:
--[INCORRECT SAMPLE DISPLAY FILE]------------------------------------------
@IFSEC=NEWUSER@
... Bunch of text
@ELSE@
... Bunch of text
@IFSEC=FULLUSER@
... Bunch of text
@ELSE@
@IFSEC=PEON@
... Bunch of text
@ENDIF@
@ENDIF@
@ENDIF@
--[END OF INCORRECT SAMPLE DISPLAY FILE]--------------------------------
- Added activity logging for listing file areas, listing new files,
search files, read messages, scan messages, and reading and listing
of new personal mail at login, local uploads and downloads.
- Free space on upload drive is now displayed before the upload begins.
- Changed 'Your Settings' so that it won't wrap if someone has a huge
number of upload/downloads and a huge number of upload/download K.
If the upload/download K is greater then 9,999,999K then it displays
'>9,999,999K'. (Note my example has commas while the actual display
doesn't to conserve space)
- Sysop name is now displayed in Fido Netmail sysop search.
- [N]ode edit during entry of Fido based message will now also accept
points.
- Sysop search in Fido address mail entry now supports partial matches.
- Points are displayed while reading messages. NOTE: There are only 13
spaces for the address to be displayed. If it comes out more than 13
spaces it is truncated.
- Reworked the interface for entering netmail addresses:
1) If you enter a fido address (ex 210/12) at the prompt it will
automatically accept the address.
2) If you do a sysop search and select YES for a sysop name the the
system automatically accepts the address.
3) If the Zone, Net, and Node fields contain a valid address then either
pressing A for accept or pressing return will cause the address to
automatically be accepted.
NOTE THAT A NEW RELEASE OF THE FIDONET TOSSER PROGRAM WILDMAIL IS
AVAILABLE THAT OPERATES CORRECTLY WITH v3.5. THIS NEW UPDATE MAY BE
OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE AUTHOR, OR FROM ANY BBS THAT DISTRIBUTES
THE WILDMAIL PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE MSI HQ BBS.
- Comment now has date/time stored in subject. If the date mode is
configured to YYYY it will be truncated to YY for so that the date will
fit correctly.
- Changed the prompt for asking the name of a file to be uploaded
to help users that don't want to enter descriptions before the
upload. It now indicates that names are not required, but optional.
- WILDCAT! now checks to make sure the user enteres a valid file name
when the system asks them to RENAME an upload that was unacceptible
under the original name.
- The 'Enter xxx many files' prompt now generates xxx based on a users
security profile.
- Wildcat! now indicates that the node is in an event (via the nodeinfo
file) for both terminate and shelled events (previously, terminate
events were not indicated).
- Removed the 'ignore time' setting from the user setting. The current
time keeping system can't handle such an option. This has also been
removed from wcPRO! as well.
- The Conference status line during the Message Reading and Message
Scan function now automatically erases, similar to the file areas in
the file section.
- Wildcat! wasn't flushing the user record to disk before Zip Viewer or
Virus Checker and as a result, any changes made by the Viewer or
Checker during the shell were overwritten upon return and lost.
- Added an extra field to the USERINFO.DAT file. This field contains
the date/time of the last 'New Files' the user did. This was added so
people that use TERMINATE for doors/events won't lose this information
when someone goes to a door. NOTE: Although the added field was
placed at the end of the data file, this change may cause problems
when running some utilities written for the previous version of
USERINFO.DAT. Contact the authors if you have any utilities that
have problems using this file.
- In the message section, when P is pressed at the local console to
print a message, the path must now contain either a valid device
name or path, or the print function is cancelled.
- The display file PRETEXT.BBS is now sent before Text File Search in
file section per the manual.
- When a user is marking files and goes over a limit, they are now
told which file took them over the limit. Also, a continue prompt is
now displayed after ALL warnings instead after each one.
- The summary of marked files has been enhanced and now display bytes,
time, total bytes, and total time, on a file by file basis. This
change makes it easier for a user to decide what to remove if they
are running out of time.
- Added new prompting routines for [D]ownload from the file menu.
These keep tabular totals as you enter files.
- Added a new display file READFILE.BBS which is displayed when the
[R]ead a text file is chosen. Its contents may be:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
@FIRST@, you may use this menu choice to view any file of interest,
as long as it is a @0F@text @0E@file. To view @0F@compressed
@0E@files use the [@0F@V@0E@]@0F@iew a compressed file@0E@ command.
To view a file, enter the filename desired.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
- The ALT-# sysop logoff keys now wait until the user has seen the display
screen before dropping dtr.
- For the MAIN, MSG, FILE, and SYSOP help screens, WILDCAT! now first
tries to display the file with the menu character defined in the
users security profile added to the filename. (ex. MAIN1.HLP for a
user with 1 in their menu set in the security profile) NOTE: This
makes Wildcat! match the manual.
- The DOOR.SYS file is now created properly according to the latest
specs. WILDCAT! now places daily download K in field 30 rather than
total download K.
- New users now have their INITIAL time limit set by their security
profile setting. With the advent of being able to change security
profiles and time limits in the questionnaire, the 'first call'
time limit in MAKEWILD makes no sense and was removed.
- When messages are entered into a conference that has been flagged as
Fido Netmail, callers are now asked if they want the mail to go out
as crash mail. The mail is then flagged as CRASH, and WildMail will
disable this attribute if it has been told that crash is not
available.
- Altered the message name routines to handle messages addressed to
individuals with more than one space between words. (SCOTT HUNTER)
The excessive space is now removed and the message is sent.
- The prompt for the TO field of a message now changes dynamically
depending whether the conference is flagged PRIVATE ONLY. This
allows for ENTER = ALL in public conferences and ENTER = Abort in
private only conferences.
- USERINFO.DAT is created and read back upon completion for all hooks
such as VIEWCOMP.BAT, etc. The only exception is POSTCALL.BAT
since a caller is not logged on the board at that time the batch is
executed.
- External protocols can now be set as a caller's default protocol.
- Rewrote the code that lets user select file areas to list or search.
The new code allows ENTER for selection of ALL areas. There is not
room on the new prompt to list the [S|D|F] option for changing to
single, double or full listing formats, but it remains an advanced
option that is only listed in the help screens.
- Added [H]elp to Sysop Node Management screen which calls a new
help file NMAINT.HLP.
- Added Ctrl-K and Ctrl-End commands to the full screen editor. Both
perform a delete to end of line.
- Free flaged files now display a 'F' instead of the '|' character in
double line mode. Files flagged as free are available regardless of
the K-byte or DL count, but respect the time limitiations.
- The ordering of hello screens has changed. The new sequence is:
HELLO1N, HELLO1, HELLO2N, HELLO2, HELLO3N, HELLO3.
- Improved the new files prompt to allow more flexibility in file
selection. The caller can now use [L]ast new (Date/Time), [O]ther
date, or [D]ays old.
- [V]iew from file listings now has some intelligence built-in and will
not shell to VIEWCOMP.BAT for files that appear to be ASCII text
based on their file extensions. The extensions '.TXT .DOC .ASC .ANS
.SCR .BAS, .PAS .C' invoke the [R]ead a text file routine rather
than the compressed file viewer.
- The user record now supports conference lockout flags.
- DTR and RTS are now raised after a DOS shell. Not doing so in prior
releases was causing the modem to not respond after a communication
package (like Qmodem) did a mail run from a event.
- Swapping routines no longer use the hidden attribute on the swap
file (WCSWAP.001). This was changed due to file access problems
when users needed to delete or overwrite a orphaned swap file.
- Multiuser chat now displays time limit warnings.
- Local downloads now ask if you wish to overwrite a file if it
already exists in the destination directory.
- Support was added for the Omen Technology DSZ.LOG. The log file
must be called DSZ.LOG and be placed in the node work directory.
This feature allows support for protocols that create the log,
including HS/Link.
- Added wildcard support to BADKEYS, BADNAMES, BADALIAS AND BADFILES.
You may now create a list with the following entries:
BADFILES.LST BADNAMES.LST BADALIAS.LST BADKEYS.LST
------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
*.ARJ MSI* MSI* 1.*
COMMAND.* SYSOP* SYSOP* 2.*
EASY??.* WILDCAT* WILDCAT* 3.*
NOTE: Do not place a single * on a line since it will prevent
all entries. The following should NOT be used:
*EASY.* *SYSOP *MSI *
- Marked files are now indicated on file list displays by an asterisk
and the removal of the selection brackets.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 1 BLUEH2O2.GIF 225,274 04/03/92 | BBS , in Texas 1.2 Gigs online!!!
Dwnlds: 35 DL Time 00:00:00 | Great GIF picture
[ 2] BLUTHUN.ANS 2,474 04/27/92 | AD FOR BLUE THUNDER BBS SWEETWATER
Dwnlds: 22 DL Time 00:00:00 | TEXAS
* 3 BOOST020.GIF 180,760 04/03/92 | BBS in Denmark, racy ad.
Dwnlds: 153 DL Time 00:00:00 |
* 4 COIN2.ZIP 1,807 03/25/92 | ANSI ad for only BBS in world
Dwnlds: 33 DL Time 00:00:00 | devoted SOLELY to numismatics
[ 5] COLNET.ZIP 1,582 03/20/92 | Info on a new FREE net
Dwnlds: 61 DL Time 00:00:00 | focusing on COLLECTABLES!
*Info*
[ 6] CRISPY.MES 1,067 03/09/92 | BBS in London UK
Dwnlds: 35 DL Time 00:00:00 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The option to 'Edit Marked List', used to edit files marked for
download now only displays 'Remove item' and 'Clear list' if there
are marked files in the list.
- Ctrl-V now will toggle insert mode on/off in all system prompts
including the the full-screen and line editor.
- Added the ability to EDIT events. There is no longer a need to
delete and re-create events that need to be changed.
- Events are now sorted cronologically when they are added. Flex
events, which have no exact time, follow all soft/hard events. This
solves the problem of events with earlier times sometimes being
executed after events with later times.
- All delay routines are now based entirely on bios timer. This change
prevents rapid waiting for call countdown on systems that make use
of programs that speed-up the clock such as Lantastic.
- Renamed the User record field 'MhsName' to 'NovellName'. If this field
is filled out with a novell login name, that user will receive a
broadcast message when mail is sent to them, even when they are not
in WILDCAT!. In order to operate properly both WILDCAT! and NetWare
must be set properly. In WILDCAT!, the user record field
'NovellName' must contain the actual login name (RICK). In NetWare
the users 'Full Name' filed must be set to match the actual name
used to log into WILDCAT! (Rick Heming).
For example, in WILDCAT! the user record (extra screen) should have
the NetWare login name entered in field 12 (designated by the arrow)
like this:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
RICK HEMING from Mustang Software, Inc.
[ 1] Computer type : [8] - 21 [15] Lines/page : 23
[ 2] Alias : SLEUTH [16] Msgs written : 7028
[ 3] Title : V.P. Oper. [17] Uploads : 30
[ 4] Sex : Male [18] Dnloads : 132
[ 5] Help level : Novice [19] Time left : 998
[ 6] New files : 05/01/92 12:00a [20] Daily DL : 0
[ 7] Total upld Kb : 2123 [21] Daily DK : 0
[ 8] Total dnld Kb : 18105 [22] Last conference: 55
[ 9] Minutes logged : 28247 [23] Locked out : NO
[10] Hide deleted : YES [24] Never delete : YES
[11] Quote reply : YES [25] Clear msg : YES
[12] Novell name : RICK <------------ [26] Login siren on : NO
[13] File overrides : 0 [27] Hide private : NO
[14] Conf overrides : 0
Edit Command [1..27], [F]ind Alias, [S]earch Alias, [H]elp? [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
In NetWare, the user screen should have the full WILDCAT! login name
entered in the 'Full Name' field and should look like this:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ SYSCON ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╔═══════════════════════════════╗░░
░╔═════════════════════════════╗════════║ User Information ║░░
░║ User Names ║lable To╠═══════════════════════════════╣░░
░╠═════════════════════════════╣════════║ │Account Restrictions ║░░
░║ │ALAN │ ║ting ║ │Change Password ║░░
░║ │GARA │ ║ Current║ │Full Name <------- ║░░
░║ │GWEN │ ║erver In║ │Groups Belonged To ║░░
░║ │HERB │ ║Informat║ │Intruder Lockout Status ║░░
░║ │JAMES │ ║isor Opt║ │Login Script ║░░
░║ │JEAN │ ║nformati║ │Managed Users And Groups ║░░
░║ │JENNIFER │ ║════════║ │Managers ║░░
░║ │JIM │ ║░░░░░░░░║ │Other Information ║░░
░║ │LYNN │ ║░░░░░░░░║ │Security Equivalences ║░░
░║ │MHS │ ║░░░░░░░░║ │Station Restrictions ║░░
░║ │OC │ ║░░░░░░░░║ │Time Restrictions ║░░
░║ │QMODEM │ ║░░░░░░░░║ │Trustee Directory Assignments║░░
░║│RICK <------- │ ║░╔════════════════════════════════════════╗
░╚═════════════════════════════╝░║Full Name: Rick Heming <------- ║
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╚════════════════════════════════════════╝
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- NetWare users at local workstations can also take advantage of
automatic login based on the NetWare login name used at the
workstation. By using the new command line switch
WILDCAT /B NOVELL
a user name is looked up based on the person logged into the
workstation. The password prompt is skipped since we are relying on
the network for security, in keeping with NetWare convention and
other mail packages.
- Menus no longer force color of '?' at the end of the menus to allow
for better customization. The color at the end of the menu file
is the color used for the ? prompt. In addition, the menu prompts
are no longer surrounded with the brackets.
- Inactivity is no longer monitored during local logins. Time limits are
still in effect however since there isn't a consistent way to turn
off time limits completely.
- Added a new command '/PAGE' to multiuser chat. This can be used to
page users into a private chat or group chat once the chat has
already begun. Its use in private chats is limited to the person
that initiated the private chat. Only they can page other users
into chat.
- When a private chat is exited by the person that initiated the
private chat, the chat system now automatically removes the other
users from chat as well. This is necessary in case the user who
initiated the chat wants to start another private chat with
different people.
- Changed the method used to link threaded messages. Message threading
again makes use of the message subject instead of WILDCAT!'s internal
thread reference numbers. This allows mail imported via TomCat or
WildMail to be threaded on subject.
* NOTE: ALL UTILITIES THAT READ OR WRITE (ESPECIALLY WRITE) THE
MESSAGE SYSTEM MUST MAKE USE OF THE NEW THREAD INDEX KEYS. ALL MSI
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED, AS HAVE THE MAJOR THIRD PARTY
UTILITIES. THE FOLLOWING UTILITIES HAVE RELEASED UPDATED VERSIONS AT
THIS TIME:
WILDMAIL - POSTMASTER - UTI DRIVERS - wcPRO - wcMHS
IF YOU ENCOUNTER MESSAGE BASE PROBLEMS AFTER INSTALLING
v3.5 FIRST CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE A UTILITY THAT HAS NOT BEEN
UPDATED BY THE AUTHOR.
- Time is checked before allowing a user to download a file attached
to a message, and the estimated download time is displayed.
- Added the ability to upload messages using any desired protocol. The
new [U]pload command appears in the message disposition prompt.
This feature not only works in the message editor, but also in the
editor for entering extended file descriptions. Wildcat! performs NO
reformating of the text that comes in; lines beyond the allowed
message limit are lost and lines longer than 72 characters are
truncated. Characters are checked after being received and
non-acceptible characters are stripped.
- The 'sysop' command available to sysops after reading each message
now checks to make sure the sysop also has access to execute the
'File database' and 'User database' commands on the real Sysop Menu
before it allows them to access the File and User databases. This
change allows co-sysops to be restricted to just the message system
by not extending access to the file and user database commands on
the Sysop Menu.
- A sysop who is extended access to the File database in the Sysop
Menu may not go to the User database using the 'User Edit' command
unless he also has been given access to the User database command in
the Sysop Menu.
- A sysop who is extended access to the Node Access command of the
Sysop Menu may not change a caller's security profile unless he also
has been given access to the Sysop Menu User database command.
- Added a new login meta command similar to the '*' used for fast
login. The new '!' fast login command takes user direct to Tomcat,
and can only be used by those assigned to a security profile that
allows Fast Login. The proper systax for use is:
!Rick Heming Password
Like the '*' login command, this bypasses all login display files
and executes the TOMCAT! program. It operates correctly regardless
of the key used to activate the TOMCAT! mail door, and will execute
whatever program is called by you MAIL.BAT file.
- Online chat can now only page users that have access to the online
chat feature.
The MSI Development team.