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What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 1.00 -- release
- RATS is finally Multi-Node aware! This is the major feature of
this upgrade. You MUST create new configuration files.
- Still only $10.00 to register!
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.11e -- release
- Minor cosmetic changes in RATS.EXE
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.11c -- release
- Made a change in the configuration file/utility. YOU WILL NEED TO
RUN RATSCFG.EXE BEFORE EXECUTING THIS VERSION FOR THE FIRST TIME.
- Modified the ANSI interface. If a user has ANSI graphics turned on,
RATS will now handle transactions on the bottom portion of the screen.
This eliminates the need to redraw the transaction screen repeatedly.
- RATS no longer looks for the FOSSIL driver if being run in local mode.
- BUFFERS have been removed from the configuration utility RATSCFG.EXE.
The BUFFERS setting is now automatically done within the RATS program.
- Added a field to the configuration utility RATSCFG.EXE. The Minimum
Security field tells RATS the minimum security level allowed to access
RATS. If a user has a security level less than this value, the text
file RATSMIN.TXT is displayed, if it exists and the program returns to
the BBS.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.10c -- release
- Fixed a bug in RMU that was causing runtime errors 158 and 162. Thanks
to Al Chapman for providing enough information for me to find and fix
this one.
- Fixed a bug in the Sysop Admin function. In 0.09c, if the Sysop changed
both the time and kilobyte balance for a given user, the user record was
written over the last user record in the RATS.DAT file. This overwrote
the last user and created a duplicate entry of the user being edited.
Thanks to Jim Biggs for helping me find this one.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.09c -- release
- DATA FILE STRUCTURE CHANGE! Read the RATS.DOC file (Upgrading from
previous releases section) on how to upgrade your RATS.DAT data file to
current format.
- Effective with this release, all who register will receive a key file.
Those who do not register will notice a pause at program startup with
the flashing words; UNREGISTERED EVALUATION. This is a 2 second delay.
- All registrations are now $8.00 US. This is up from $5.00 US. I think
it is well worth it and I hope that you do too.
- RATS now has a configuration utility called RATSCFG.EXE. The only problem
that I've found with this program is that if you wish to clear a single
character field, backspace does not do the trick; you need to press
DELETE to clear the field. RATSCFG.EXE will create a structured
configuration file (RATS.CFG) which RATS will read upon startup to obtain
its configuration. The old RATS.CFG text configuration file is no
longer used. Pressing F1 in RATSCFG will give help/explainations for the
field that you're on.
- Fixed a lockup bug. This bug caused the host computer to lock up tight
intermittently when hot-keys were pressed during display. This problem
was in JPDoor and has been fixed.
- Changed the list accounts format by adding the K-Bytes field.
- RATS now supports the withdrawal, deposit, and purchase of download
kilobytes.
IMPORTANT: When specifying the maximum amount of kilobytes for deposit
or withdrawal, I would highly recommend keeping the value at or below what
a normal user's kilobyte limit might be set at in LIMITS.CTL. For example,
if a normal user may normally download 500K I would recommend setting the
max value for deposit or withdrawal to 500K or less (less is likely to be
better). RATS will subtract from the value you specify, the number of
kilobytes that the user has already downloaded that day.
Scenario:
- User logs on and has a 500K download limit
- Sysop defined max K-byte deposit is set to 500
- User downloads 400K of files this call (daily downloads=400)
- User can now deposit 100K - using formula:
Max_K_Deposit - Today's_Download_K = K_Avail_For_Deposit
- The user's download K for that day is then set to 500K using the
formula:
Today's_Download_K + Amount_Of_Deposit = New_Today's_Download_K
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.08b-10
- RATS now allows the local console to increase and decrease an online
users' time by pressing the up or down arrow keys. This will increase or
decrease the users' time by 5 minutes. This function works while the
user is sitting at a command prompt.
- RATS now supports time-for-download-K exchange. Details on setting the
parameters are contained within RATSCFG.EXE and RATS.DOC. RATS allows the
Sysop to turn on or off the exchange function, to define the cost (in
minutes) of each download K, and to define the maximum number of K that can
be purchased daily.
- RATS no longer echos the configuration file settings to the screen before
startup. This is to speed up the loading process.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.08b-6
- RATS now uses JPDoor 2.6 for all I/O.
- A status bar has been added.
- RATS now works with QuickBBS 2.64 systems. If you're running QuickBBS 2.64
you still call RATS.EXE (no separate .EXE file) and RATS will convert
EXITINFO.BBS as needed, automatically.
- Changed the environment variable RATBUFF to OUTBUFF. This is due to some
changes in the JPDoor routines used to create RATS. All door programs
written with JPDoor will be able to use this environment variable to enable
the use of the output buffer. If you're currently setting the environment
variable RATBUFF, change it to OUTBUFF and it will operate as before.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.07c
- Fixed a nasty bug which allowed users to withdraw more time than that
defined by the Sysop. I don't know how this one got past me but I thank
Tom Krueger for pointing it out.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.06c
- Added a new parameter to the RATS.CFG file. Line twelve now tells RATS
the minimum number of minutes a user is required to use the BBS before
being able to make a deposit within RATS. This can be a value from 0 to
60. If a user logs on and tries to deposit before using the system for the
number of minutes specified here, a short message will be displayed if RATS
cannot find a text file called RATSUSE.TXT. If this text file is found, it
will be displayed rather than the built-in short message.
- RATS now reads the environment variable RATBUFF. See the documenation
for more information.
- RMU now sorts accounts in last name order. All other functions regarding
user names are the same. The sort is the only difference.
- RATS now allows users to bank up to 2 billion+ minutes! That should hold
everyone over for a while!
- RATS 0.06c contains a structure change which requires you to run the
conversion program RATSUPD.EXE. See UPGRADE.DOC for instructions on how
to upgrade to the current structure.
- RATS no longer supports QuickBBS structures. QuickBBS is going through
some major changes (again) and future versions promise to contain a
built-in time bank system. So, if you're running QuickBBS and wish to use
RATS, you may use any version prior to 0.06c. Or, you may run 0.06c+ as
long as you use a conversion program on EXITINFO.BBS. RACVT01.ZIP is
file requestable from 1:282/12 and will do this conversion quite nicely.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.05c
- Added a new parameter to the RATS.CFG file. Line eleven now tells RATS
the minimum number of minutes a user must have remaining in order to
access RATS. This used to default to 5 but now you can set it to any
value between 1 and 60.
- Added command line parameter /E. If received, RATS will ignore the events
list. RATS used to require that at least one system event be defined
within RA or QuickBBS. Some systems do not specify any events within the
BBS and this would cause problems when RATS checked to see when the next
event was. With this parameter, RATS will not even check to see when the
next event is. But beware! If you do have an event defined, and you use
this parameter, there is a chance that someone's time is going to get
trimmed down when they reenter the BBS. I recommend having at least one
system event defined within the BBS. It can duplicate any mailer event
as far as a starting time goes.
- Using newer version of JPDoor routines so the hotkeys have sped up a bit.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.04c
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- When a user had less than 5 minutes remaining and tried to access RATS,
a message would be displayed informing the user he or she did not have
enough time to run the program. A 3 second pause has been added after
that message.
- Added two lines to the RATS.CFG file for paths to EXITINFO.BBS/DORINFO1.DEF
and the BBS system directory where THEBANK.EXT would be if it existed.
See RATS.CFG for more information.
What's new in RemoteAccess TimeBank System 0.03c
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- The maintenance routines are no longer run from within RATS using
command line parameters. The maintenance program is now separate from
RATS to free up stack/heap space for systems using multitaskers such
as DesqView. If you're running a RemoteAccess system, calling RMU_RA.EXE
will run the appropriate maintenance routines. If using a QuickBBS
system, run RMU_Q.EXE.
- More cosmetic changes. We'll he ever stop?
- RATS.CFG configuration file now lets you set the bank name you want to
use. You can set it to anything you like. See RATS.CFG for more
information on this item.
- RATS.CFG configuration file now lets you define the inactivity timer
value. See RATS.CFG for more information on this item.
- Fixed a bug in Sysop Administration. Prior to this release, the Sysop
could change his/her own balance (sort of).
What's new in Remote Access TimeBank System 0.02c
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- Minor cosmetic changes. Probably not much anyone would notice.
- Added HOT-KEYS! No need to wait for the transaction screen to redisplay
if you know what command you want next. That should speed things along
and encourage folks to try the different functions without feeling they're
wasting time.