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JAMES REVISION HISTORY SINCE RELEASE VERSION 2.15
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This version of James is a major update to version 2.15. A lot of
bugs have been dealt with and nummerous features (including unique
ones) have been added.
In the list below, you will find several changes that have been
made to the 2.15 release version:
■ James now supports two types of message bases:
- Hudson (RemoteAccess, QuickBBS, SuperBBS)
- EzyCom
■ Changed tagging of all tagging lists
■ Improved codesize of JAMESCFG.
■ Added selected import of FILES.RA in local file areas.
■ James can now optionally create .ZIC files.
(Network -> Nodes -> Create ZIC files).
■ Several functions are located under different submenu's in
JAMESCFG now, making the configuration a bit more logic.
■ We have included six new metastrings in total: %MBDrivesize,
%MBFree, %ShowConnectedFiles, %ShowAvailableFiles,
%ShowConnectedAreas and %ShowAvailableAreas (refer to the
documentation for closer information).
■ Included -FN= command-line option to overrule the default
%FromName.
■ When notifying nodes of active areas, a flow indicator will be
shown after the areaname indicating the flow since the time it
is connected.
■ James can now optionally update the file base in a different
location than the directory the inbound file is received into.
■ Added a repack option for incoming files, without disturbing
the distribution files. Downlinks will always receive the
original file.
■ Added command-line parameter -DEF= to execute predefined com-
mand-lines from the database. It allows you to easily execute
multiple functions in one James run.
Example: to execute internal command-line #7 execute James
with parameter -DEF=7. In order to execute internal command-
line 3 until 11 execute James with parameter -DEF=3-11.
■ Free definition of layout of logfiles. Layout defaults to RA
compact FrontDoor logging style.
■ James now creates messages with a maximum size of 32K.
Whenever a message is larger than 32K, it will be continued in
a 2nd message.
■ You can define a node as an AreaMgr uplink, and specify an
uplink Area Manager name for automated file area maintenance.
■ Added Automated File Area Maintenance. This feature is unique
to file managers. Passtrough TICK areas containing only one
uplink (node with the Receive bit set) is disconnected at the
uplink's address by writing a message to that systems' file
manager. Additionally, when a node connects to a passtrough
area not yet connected, it will be automatically connected at
the uplinks address.
■ You can now define your own notification message text by
entering JAMES -List -M=Message
■ In drivesizes the number of positions 0 will be translated
into 10: %DriveSizeC0 will show size of drive C in 10
positions.
■ Long descriptions (separated over more than one line, con-
nected with a + on first position of next lines will be read
and processed as if it was a normal long description.
■ %Newticks are now sorted by groupletter/areaname/filename.
■ AddAreaname has now also effect on %newticks (Groupdescription
will be added as name).
■ InsertBlankLine has now also effect on %newticks.
■ InsertBlankLine has NO effect when AddAreaname has been
disabled.
Below is a list of all fixed since release version 2.15:
■ -LIST could cause James to exit with a memory error.
■ Fixed the exporting of netmail to points
■ Fixed the %NewFiles bug which would often give invalid
filesizes or totals.
■ Fixed the bug with -TIC parameter causing the FILES.BBS to be
incorrectly modified, leaving the description with an old file
in the file base when "REPLACES" was included in the *.TIC
file.
■ Fixed bug causing James not to send %NewFiles and %NewTicks
when a new year starts (beats us why DOS returns 429872162
clock seconds on 12-31-92 10:30 and 438391885 clock seconds on
01-01-93 10:30, 98*86400, thus 98 days passed by in just one
day).
Rob Meulendijks,
James Help