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v 4.0 07/10/92
+ Verifix uses the @ color codes just like Wildcat. There is only one
display screen for both mono and color with a .BBS extension.
+ All screens have been redrawn.
+ Verifix has @variables@ of its own. This makes displaying certain
information to the user much easier.
+ Verifix now creates a bulletin or hello screen to show log of activity.
+ You can now have your allfiles file listing downloaded by verified
users.
+ Vconfig has been completely rewritten to reflect all the new features.
Pressing the F1 key at each field throughout the forms will pop up
context-sensitive help for that field.
+ Long distance calling is much more efficient. You can specify what
numbers to call, either long distance area codes, or prefixes, and
the times they are to be called.
+ You can now selectively call long distance. In the xxx.nbs file place
a ! in front of the areacode. Example: !717-749 means that verifix
will call long distance ONLY into areacode 717 and prefix 749. If
you wish to call EVERY prefix in the 717 areacode, then say:
!717-ALL. Notice the ALL key word. This means every prefix.
To use this feature, go into vconfig and tell it Long Distance "Y",
but long distance area codes AND long distance prefixes a "N".
+ Now has up to 10 upgrade levels. You can even have a level re-verified.
+ VERIFIX now plays ansi music!!! When in vconfig go to the misc2 form,
type in a few codes then press F2 to hear the music! If you leave
this field blank no music SHOULD be played in verifix.
+ You can now tell verifix to write a message to the user AND/OR to the
sysop. This is accomplished by the program POSTMASTER.
+ If you want to send the user a custom message, then create the text in a
file called MESS.USR. When the user is verified, postmstr will insert
your mess.usr file into the wildcat database. If you don't feel like
screwing with making a custom message, then don't create one, verifix
will make a default message and stuff it into the wc message database.
+ Verifix now takes the phone off the hook right before callback, while the
user is waiting to be called back. After the 7 seconds expires, verifix
puts the phone back on hook, then dials out the user. This is a MUCH
better way, because you can't detect an incomming carrier collision
within 7 seconds especially with a V.32bis modem...
+ Created a program called MK-CODES.EXE which reads a text file
called ACODES.NBS and converts the areacodes-prefix ranges to expanded
numbers in your 215.nbs file. Instead of writing this code into
verifix, and having verifix become more slow or more huge, I created
this external stand alone program you run once. You specify the
ranges by adding the ~ symbol, like this: 215-960~980 this means
call all the prefixes in the 215 area code and all the prefixes in that
areacode from 960 up to 980.
+ All known bugs in previous versions have been squashed. The beta testing
for version 4.0 has been both long and intense! Verifix has shown to be
very stable on all the systems it has been tested on.
v 3.1 01/19/92 + Finished the documentation to reflect the new features
+ Included a new file called BLDNBS.EXE. This file will
search your ALLUSERS.DAT file and create a VERIFIED.NBS
for all security levels except the one you specify.
Refer to docs or type BLDNBS from command line for
help. Must be run from VERIFIX subdirectory and
VERIFIX.CFG must exist and be correct.
v 3.1 BETA 1/11/92
+ Ability to read the environment variable SET WCMDM and
read your specific .mdm file that controls the modem.
+ Now supports NON standard com ports. VERIFIX reads
the wildcat environment variables SET WCBASEID= and
SET WCIRQID=.
+ Verifix can run at baud rate speeds of up to 115200
! Reports that verifix was locking up some computers.
Hopefully fixed that bug.
! Was not detecting DESQview properly. Thought DESQview
was running and it wasn't. Fixed.
! Re-coded idle timeslices to DESQview routines.
+ There is now incoming call collision protection.
Verifix will send out a friendly message to the
incoming user to tell him that someone else is
currently being verified.
+ You can create an ansi & mono file called USER#.BBS
and USER#.SCR. This is a nice message displayed only
once welcoming the new user to your system. Verifix
copyies these files to the respective user number
into your display directory.
+ You can now log into your bbs locally and test
verifix. It will do everything as online except
dial the phone to call out. Very handy for testing
screens and to see the operation.
+ A printed bound user manual is now available! Refer
to order.frm for more information.
v 3.0 12/15/91 Added many new features!
+ Documentation has been completely rewritten using
Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0.
+ If you live in an area where you have more than one
local areacode, verifix can handle that. Up to 3
local areacodes.
+ Added a time range when verifix will NOT call back
users. New display screen is also added.
+ Supports up to 3 access levels to upgrade from/to
+ Changed the editor VCONFIG to create the new config
file.
+ TRUE multinode. Verifix will read environment
variables to override the default configuration.
+ You can now specify how long you want verifix to
timeout when calling back a user.
+ You can now specify how many minutes you want to give
the "upgraded" user for that session.
+ You can now specify which drive and directory the log
files are written to.
+ Added a "local" mode so registered users can see their
custom screens. Just type VERIFIX LOCAL
Verifix now writes to a file called VERIFIED.NBS instead of
PHONE.NBS.
LOCAL.NBS file has now been changed to YOUR AREACODE#.NBS.
See docs for explaination.
VALIDUSR.NO has been changed to VALIDNO.xxx where xxx is the
node number.
VALIDUSR.YES has been changed to VALIDYES.xxx where xxx is
the node number.
Using a newer version of the comm i/o library. This should
fix the problem with HST dual standards not picking up
the phone to dial out properly.
VERIFIX wasn't writing to the activity.xxx log correctly,
fixed.
v 2.0 08/29/91 Verifix is now Wildcat 3.0 compatible.
Changed the "demo key" concept a bit. Now verifix is
distributed with a demo key good for 90 days, depending
when you downloaded it from a bbs.
Has a choice on whether or not you want to hang up on a
user after he/she has been verified.
Verifix now internally upgrades the user automatically.
No need for external upgrade programs.
New registration address. Sophisticated Software BBS in
Pennsylvania (215) 968-4998 is the direct support bbs.
v 1.6 06/12/91 If a user changed his phone number from the callinfo.bbs
number, VERIFIX would write garbage in the activity.log and
validusr.yes file - FIXED
If you added a pre-dial prefix longer than 9,, VERIFIX would
not call out properly - FIXED
If the sysop happend to use his calling card code in the
pre-dial prefix, that code would be displayed to the caller,
dumb mistake! :-) - FIXED
Added the ability for the SysOp to abort callback by hitting
the ESCape key.
The local keyboard is now "live" while VERIFIX is active.
The UPGRADE.EXE program that is packaged with VERIFIX has
been fixed (Thanks Dave Cody!). You can now upgrade people
with 3 names, i.e. David Lee Roth. Also, there is more
error checking.
**************** N O T E ******************
This is the LAST version of VERIFIX until Wildcat 3.0 is
released. We are currently re-writing VERIFIX to run under
Wildcat 3.0
v 1.5 05/10/91 Added Support for COM3 and COM4 (ANSI standard ONLY)
Further Code Optimization for SPEED of execution, and
less program memory SIZE.
Additional information written to the ACTIVITY.LOG file.
LOCAL.NBS file (created by sysop) added so SysOps can
enter only the local exchanges so long distance
exchanges in the same area code will NOT be called.
Caller must strike a key to continue after EVERY screen.
This way the screens won't 'fly by'.
Timeout functions added to ensure user doesn't hold your BBS
on-line too long during the call back sequence.
Phone number entry screen changed. Asks the user if
he wishes to be called back with the phone number residing
in the callinfo.bbs file first.
Added VCONFIG editor for creating the VERIFIX.CFG file.
Senses DESQview or Windows 3.0, VERIFIX will give up
timeslices to the multitasker while waiting for a remote
keypress.
You can append up to 25 numbers to the phone number being
dialed. This is useful in a office environment, add
9, to get an outside line.
Graphical upgrades and changes, minor spelling errors and
corrections.
v 1.4 xx/xx/xx Alpha test. Version not released to public.
v 1.3 02/25/91 Minor upgrade. Added support for backspace in the phone
number entry and in the password entry.
More optimizations of code.
Added an option to have a message written to every newuser.
A sample file is included in this .zip file. USER#.SCR and
USER#.BBS. This file will write to its corresponding user.
Refer to README.NOW for examples.
When Verifix hangs up on the user, it will take the phone
off the hook instantly. This leaves no time for the phone
to be onhook, to confuse incoming callers.
Verifix now has FILE AUTHENTICITY VERIFICATION! If you don't
see UBU867 when you unzip this file you have a HACKED copy!
v 1.2 01/22/91 Corrected some typo's in the program and in the
documentation.
Added a feature regarding logoff. Verifix now writes
Signed Off Normally to the activity.log if the user
gets validated, or writes Dropped Carrier if the user
is not validated.
Optimized code a bit.
Added an external program to be run called UPGRADE.EXE
Special thanks to Dave Cody of The Boardwalk! BBS.
v 1.1 01/06/90 Verifix now writes a file called PHONE.NBS. This is a file
with all the phone numbers verifix has called. Users won't
be able to use verifix twice.
Writes to the activity.log, VALIDUSR.NO and VALIDUSR.YES
files.
Fixed the null pointer error message when program exits.
Verifix does not hang up on a caller if their security
level is too high.
Sysop can create a new display file called BENCALED.SCR or
BENCALED.BBS. This file is displayed to a user that has
been verified, BUT not been upgraded yet.
v 1.0 12/21/90 Initial release of verifix call back verifier for WILDCAT!