BBS Toolkit/BBS Toolkit.iso/programs/ubbs208b.zip/FEATURES.NEW

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UltraBBS Version History File
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Upgrade instructions follow each new version's entry; if you are upgrading
past one or more versions, be sure to follow all upgrade steps in order.
If you wish to keep your current configuration, etc when upgrading versions,
be sure not to overwrite files such as UBBS.DAT, UBBS.REG, .BAT files,
the entire FILES directory, etc when unZIPping the new version.  Remember to
copy the UTI*.EXE, etc files to all directories where they are used/needed!

v2.08 (08/08/91)

 Disappearing cursor problem that occurred with some graphics cards should
  be fixed
 Private message problem with Session Manager fixed
 Searching for only the characters '&', '|', '(', or ')' (or any combo
  of solely those characters) previously caused a fatal error; fixed
 (R A) auto joining now allows (Ctrl-X) to abort
 Problem with blinking text on local screen fixed
 Previously, if SHARE was not loaded, the system would lockup instead of
  displaying the proper error msg; fixed
 (F)ile directory listing command is now much faster
 (C)ontinuous option at End of Message prompt has been made less confusing
  in prompt and in help files
 (11)Drop Other Nodes to DOS command previously set current node to
  'Waiting for Calls' temporarily; fixed
 UTIIMPRT should no longer set any messages to perm/return receipt/file
  attached
 Entries with no phone number no longer can be added to the (BB)S listing
 Sometimes after returning from a door, the (N)o option of more prompts
  would disappear; fixed
 Sometimes during a transfer with a protocol that does not support batch,
  UltraBBS would incorrectly log that the user had downloaded an extra
  file (usually the first file in the FileBase); fixed
 The DOOR.ID file is now created by the QWK system (look for many great
  improvements to the QWK/mail system in the upcoming v2.10!)
 Some annoying problems with the (M)ove Message command are fixed
 Auto logoff after file transfer is now immediate
 DSZLOG-related sharing violation/network lockup problem is fixed
 Problem fixed that occurred when editing last download date in (6)
 When $username$, $x$, or $x-y$ is used, it no longer causes alignment
  problems in the message header display; they are also now translated
  to the name of the user when exporting to .QWK packets
 First couple lines of message no longer become corrupted when sysop
  enters chat while user is entering message
 (O)ffline reading will now always keep you in the conference that you
  were in when you executed the command
 MANAGER's message pack now displays the current conference #, even if
  only packing a single conference
 Added support for some more key sequences in the full screen editor;
  see the help file for list of them
 Minor bug with $ANYKEY$ fixed
 Minor bug in (E)dit te(X)t (of a message) fixed
 Upload limit now enforced (99 files per upload); previously, uploading
  more than 99 files caused problems, but the limit was not enforced
 Doors may now be opened by simply typing the name of the door (or part
  of the door's name) at the main command prompt
 When user selects to be automatically logged off after a transfer, the
  BBS now displays the goodbye screen in nonstop mode during logoff
 The questionnaire SECURITY command and the (Alt-U) keyboard function
  now re-read the limits data file to get new ratio and time limit
  information for the user's new security level
 (TI)me Bank interface has been further simplified
 Number of current conference is now displayed in the main prompt
 Bug in sysop chat time compensation fixed
 MANAGER's 'Import Text Directory' function now supports DOS 5.00 style
  DIR listings
 User can no longer auto-join with (R A) when he does not have enough
  security to (J)oin

 If you have an entry "stuck" in your (BB)S listing with no phone number,
  run the FIXBB.EXE program to fix this problem.  No other upgrade steps
  required.

v2.07 (07/05/91)

 Problem with keyboard "locking" in sysop chat fixed

 No upgrade steps required.

v2.06 (07/03/91)

 A message packing problem that popped up in v2.05 is fixed

 No upgrade steps required.

v2.05 (07/02/91)

 Problem with packing an empty conference fixed
 Other very minor fixes/cosmetic changes

 No upgrade necessary.

v2.04 (07/01/91)

 Backwards searching problem should be fixed
 Extracting files from compressed file previously distorted the users'
  kbyte ratio - this is now fixed
 Minor cosmetic changes
 ANSI driver bug fixed that occurred when an Esc occurred without an
  escape code following it
 Modem initialization procedure improved
 Problem with AND/OR searching fixed

 No upgrade necessary.

v2.03 (06/25/91)

 Minor (but important!) bug fixes

 No upgrade steps required.

v2.02 (05/29/91)

 Problem with quoting that causes memory allocation errors is fixed
 The 1.1x to 2.0x LCONV utility was mistakenly included as a renamed
  UCONV utility - the correct LCONV is now included
 Latest version of the Wildcat! CALLINFO.BBS file is now written by
  CONVERT

 No upgrade steps required.

v2.01 (05/28/91)

 Offline Reading asked user to select scan conferences after a QWK packet
  download - this is fixed

 No special upgrade steps required to go from 2.00 to 2.01.

v2.00 (05/27/91)

 (ED)it File Description no longer displays message about only being able
  to edit files that you have uploaded, if you have enough access to edit
  ANY file
 When entering birthdate, the "MM/DD/YY" format is indicated to the user
 New users can no longer enter blank city/states, phone numbers, etc
 Text Directory Import from a DOS directory now sets all imported files to
  current date and time, not date and time in directory file
 (Alt-+)/(Alt--) commands go in 5 minute increments now when user has more
  than 15 minutes of total time
 (M)odify Scan Conferences command implemented for easier editing of scan
  conferences
 An overlaid version is now available which requires MUCH less memory, see
  the documentation for exact memory requirements for both versions
 Overall major code optimization/compaction - MUCH smaller and faster in
  many places throughout the BBS
 New call waiting screen, which includes a display of the modem session for
  easier debugging of init string problems
 UltraBBS uses complete direct screen writing and an internal ANSI driver,
  a BIOS output option is available from SETUP
 Shelling to DOS is much faster
 (6)Leave Urgent Messages command removed, (6)Quick FileBase Editor added
  in its place
 There are now several different status lines, and they can be toggled
  between using the function keys
 'Extended Text' On/Off has been removed as an option from SETUP
 Before the (R)/(S) submenu, the read 'modes' that are currently activated
  are displayed to the user
 The Yes/No conference scan string update method now displays the conference
  number in addition to the name
 The (L)ocate Wildcard, (D)ownload, and (BI)directional Transfer commands
  formerly would not find a file called "TEST" if you entered the name
  "TEST."
 Text file display, questionnaires, offline packet creation, alias file
  scanning, and the importing of a text file into a message are all much
  faster
 Support for 'terse' call logging, where only the user's login and logout
  line are displayed, instead of the normal detailed information
 (O)ffline Reading previously did not properly set the 'Echo' flag on
  imported messages
 Amount of Upload Disk Space Free was reported wrong at some times previously
 Entering Chat mode no longer causes keyboard timeout while in FS editor
 (O)ffline Reading is now supported in local mode
 (BB)S Listing command implemented
 (A)bandon Conference now uses the same security level as (J)oin Conferences
 Message Capture facility implemented, by means of the (C) and (D) commands
  from the (R)ead submenu
 Page Bell/Beeps/etc are now correctly restored after returning from door
 (F) submenu offers (D)ownload, (VI)ew Compressed, and (F)lag Files commands
 FIDOCVT import sped up
 Global File Existence checking can now be aborted
 Addition of user/file record can now be aborted
 ZIP files can now be viewed from all 'More?' prompts
 UBBSWHO now tells whether or not each user is paging the sysop
 The (R)ead submenu now offers a Read (O)nly mode (no updating of last read
  pointers), a (J)oin Conf command, a (RE)set last read pointer command, and
  a (YA)Read Messages to You & All command
 Expert mode prompts are more terse now
 At end of message, (RR)Read Refer-To Number command is now available
 User can now download a non-requested file, as long as it is in the FileBase
  (for use with BiModem, etc)
 Video mode and cursor characteristics are now handled better by UltraBBS
 FS Editor supports more key sequences now - see help screen for info
 Minor bug with (RE)set Message Pointers has been fixed
 Minor bug with (VI)ew Compressed File has been fixed
 Minor bugs with (Alt-U) have been fixed
 Disconnect is handled better & faster, and goodbye screen is not truncated
 "Snoop" mode implemented where sysop can logon, and phone is left on the
  hook; when phone rings, sysop is notified and can logoff to have the BBS
  answer the call; activated via (S) from call waiting screen, or
  "UBBS S" from command line or batch file
 Minor bug with removing time from time bank fixed
 (R)ead and (S)can submenus offer a sw(I)tch command which toggles between
  the two modes
 (E)dit of batch queue allowed just before starting transfer
 SysOp can now define a security level at which users can edit the text of
  messages that they have entered
 Free files formerly counted against your DL KB limit; this has been fixed
 Daily Download KB limit implemented
 Better space and semicolon stacking allowed on file commands
 3 way graphics operation: (N)one, (B)&W ANSI, (C)olor ANSI
 Files in FileBase w/ size of 0 are now "variable" - actual size of file
  is checked instead of size in filebase
 (D), (BI), and (VI) no longer require you to enter the extension of a file
  if the extension is one of the supported compression types on the BBS
 "Has Replies" implemented - messages that have had replies to them show a
  "(Has Replies)" next to their refer-to #
 Much improved AND/OR searching support
 Conferences are stored as bits in user file, not bytes, saving much disk
  space - see UBBSFMTS.TXT for description of new user file format
 Minor problem with batch downloads fixed
 (Z N), (L N) commands implemented - they search for text/wildcards through
  all new files
 Upload guard time implemented
 SysOp-defined maximum number of messages for (O) and (D C) implemented
 Extracting files from a compressed file is now supported
 MarkMail's "NE:" subject prefix is now supported, to force a message to be
  non-echo, even in an echo conference
 Transfers have shorter log entries to make room for full protocol name in
  log
 Foreground and background colors are now reset after displaying text file
 A blank directory ID can no longer be entered in text directory import
 Shelling to DOS now uses the COMSPEC environment variable
 UltraBBS now handles blank lines in messages correctly
 PgDn/PgUp keys are allowed from Conference Parameters screen to toggle
  between conferences
 All Packs (Messages, Users, FileBase) are much faster
 FileBase Global Change of File Paths command is implemented
 FIDOCVT displays the current conference file that it is processing
 The duplicate variable $mins/day$ has been removed ($minsperday$ performs
  the same function)
 Minor bugs in full screen editor fixed
 Non-DSZLOG protocols sometimes went into a continuous loop after the
  transfer - this has been fixed
 Uploading a .REP file previously did not work when a default transfer
  protocol was not defined
 Minor problem with editing security level values in SETUP fixed
 Information for other programming languages, and the format of UBBS.SYS,
  are now included in UBBSFMTS.TXT
 New command 'ADDMINUTES' added to questionnaires
 When aborting (O), you are now returned to your original conference
 "Cannot Hang Up Modem" error is now checked for AFTER initializing the
  modem, to eliminate problems with some modems
 (E)dit Message at End of Message prompt now allows removing password from
  password protected messages
 When fatal error occurs, a quick message is now displayed to the user &
  he is properly hung up
 Press (Any Key) prompt now displayed at end of message scan
 Time bank prompts clarified (due to many users' confusion)
 Minor problems with (M)ove and (F)orward message commands fixed
 The $dlsperul$ macro was previously defined two times accidentally -
  as both the required ratio, and the users' ratio; the required ratio
  macro has been changed to $dlfsperulf$
 Events now work properly on local-only nodes
 Viewing compressed files is no longer possible from the 'more' prompt
  when already viewing a compressed file
 Users no longer get locked out after time expires during a password
  failure message
 Global user conference adding/removing previously did not work when
  (Enter) was used for the high security range parameter - this is fixed
 In the message scan display, conference names are no longer truncated -
  40 spaces are available, enough to fit any full conference name
 Date of upload is now updated when a file is overwritten
 When a passworded message is encountered during the preparation of a .QWK
  packet, it is automatically skipped now instead of prompting for a
  password
 Activating UltraBBS after a front-end at a bps rate of 38400 (ie: running
  "UBBS 38400") previously did not work - this has been fixed
 In MANAGER, '0' is now a valid value for a user's page length
 Passwords are no longer echoed to the local screen to provide more
  consistency and security
 Problem with conference global changes fixed that caused parameters to
  disappear from SETUP, and conference information to be erased

 To upgrade from v1.1x to v2.00, you should update your MMENU* files (or
  use the new ones that come with the package) and replace your help files
  with the new ones.  You also must delete your current NODEINFO.DAT file.
  Then run LCONV.EXE on your Limits Data File, UCONV.EXE on your Users
  File, and DATCONV.EXE on your UBBS.DAT File.  Running these programs
  with no parameters will generate instructions on their proper use.
  Also, any batch file which uses the program PCBVUPDT.EXE will have to
  be updated according to the program's new command-line syntax--see the
  documentation for details.

v1.11 (12/15/90)

 Problem with reading '+' or '-' fixed
 Message reading routines further optimized
 (G X) log offs are now logged in caller log as "Logged Off & Exited"
 Limits Data File is no longer searched for security level 0 info
 Prompt is completely erased now when viewing non-ANSI extended dir listings
 Goodbye screen now goes nonstop after time up/keyboard timeout log off
 Previously, beginning a search (in MANAGER) past the last user or file
  record caused unpredictable results--now it simply aborts the search
 The '*' character after the file date, when a file is new to the user,
  is now in a different color than the date
 Problem that occurred when user aborted the (O) command is fixed
 Problem with editing conference strings fixed (cause infinite printing
  of spaces under certain conditions)
 FIDOCVT now properly includes tear lines before the origin line

 No special upgrade steps required to upgrade from v1.10.

v1.10 (12/09/90)

 Heavy documentation improvements
 New file scans go by the "last file check date" that was set at the
  beginning of the current call
 Processing of downloads is not interrupted by carrier loss
 (Esc) on local keyboard aborts a ring timeout
 Users are not penalized time for downloading free files
 (L)ocate now changes "FILE" to "FILE*.*" and "FILE*" to "FILE*.*"
 Support to answer on 2nd, 3rd, etc ring instead of only the first
 Caller number implemented
 (T)hread (+/-) at end of message aborts an (R A) read
 (10) (Caller Log Search) command is MUCH faster
 Improvements in event support and event timing
 When entering a "password failure" message to sysop, it does not
  count your earlier time used against the time you have to enter
  the message
 Offline Reading & Downloading Attached File correctly detects an
  aborted transfer when using a DSZ.LOG-supporting protocol

 To upgrade to v1.10 from v1.00, you must add two lines to the
  BEGINNING of your UBBS.DAT file.  This can be done with any
  standard text editor (EDLIN works).  The two lines you should add are:
  D:\UBBS\FILES\CALLNUM.DAT
  0
  The first line is the filename of the caller number data file, the
  second line is the number of rings to skip before answering.  Once
  you add these two lines, you can modify those two parameters as
  normal in SETUP if you wish.

v1.00 CONVERT fix (11/23/90)

 Fixed problem with the door conversion utility (CONVERT.EXE)

 No special upgrade steps required.

v1.00 (11/22/90)

 Initial Release