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5.15 beta
- User MUST give his informations (QTH, Name, Zip, HomeBBS) before the BBS
goes on. (option in INIT.SRV)
- Command SR allows +filename (authorized sysops only).
Format : SR [#number] [+Filename] [Subject]
- Variables %A %G %M %n %P identical to the $A $G $M $n $P, but without
trailing spaces.
- Command DU in FBBDOS gives disk usage from a directory.
- New message format in ERROR.SYS. Should be easyer to understand.
- YAPP and XMODEM uploads are now buffered.
- length of PATH in CD command is checked (8 characters/3 extension).
=============================================================================
5.15 distributed version.
5.15 evolution
- Code more compact, 40KB less memory.
- Fixed WP updates (title and sender)
- Unproto lists to more than one path for a port
- Unproto lists now managed for each port.
- New Command X1GET for 1K-XModem & YGET for YModem YModem-batch YModem-G.
Needs FBBIOS 1.32 or more.
- Variable $e = city of the connected user.
- Fixed the privilege problem with modem.
- langname.NEW as langname.ENT, but read only once for each user at the first
connection.
- N Command did not work 100%. Fixed.
- Number of new and unread messages updated when using command E
- Old SYSOP private bulletins are tested as normal bulletins.
- More than one destination for copies of messages to SYSOP in INIT.SRV
- Time_out format changed in INIT.SRV
- Max KB for download in modem and yapp port in INIT.SRV
- Variable %d = Nb of KB downloaded to the user
- Variable %m = Maximum KB of download allowed on the port.
- Sysop commands :
/K House keeping (like F8 3)
/L Software reboot (like F8 2)
/M Immediate software reboot (like F8 1)
- only Port which are validated for gateway are allowed from the conference.
- only one simultaneous forward for a station allowed.
- Commande FG gives the partly received messages.
- The first BBS header only for ACK messages.
- Callsign and route search in WP 6 times faster.
- Import/export channel is 99.
- New encoding system. Should be faster (and safer I hope !)
- New XMS interface
- Too long callsigns in routing are rejected (asked by G1NNB)
- Variable %O = callsign of sysop.
- Text Line T_TRT+11 ("Command error") becomes :
<CR> Continue <A>bort ... >
For all paging which is not in message area.
- "(N)ext-message (C)ontinue-without-paging" now works in all cases.
- Devalidation of BPQ streams for house-keeping was not always ok. Fixed.
- BALISEx.SYS becomes BEACONx.SYS <======================================
REJET.SYS REJECT.SYS <======================================
- WP messages not in beacon list.
- Divide by 0 message in C/G menu when STATIS.DAT file is empty. Fixed
Alt F4 window garbaged when STATIS.DAT file is empty. Fixed
- Allows Next/Continue when reading during lists.
- in FORWARD file :
New line types : LC, DC, XC
They are identical to L, D and X but are executed when the connection
is done. This allows to change parameters or program a function when
the other BBS is connected. When the connection is made from another
BBS, the LC, DC and XC are executed if the BBS exists in forward file.
- Extension to the version 1 of FBB protocole : "FS +R++" means that the
second message is rejected. Only works with new version of the protocole.
The information is also written in the LOG like :
MJ B:Message_Bid V:Callsign_Rejecting
- Warning message to the sending sysop when his message is rejected.
- The message is not marked as 'F', and still can be forwarded to another BBS
- Mask for warning messages in INIT.SRV
Warning DISK 1 Less than 1MB in disk
Warning FILE 2 Error in system file (FORWARD, BBS, REJECT...)
Warning SERVER 4 Server error/warning
Warning PINGPONG 8 Ping-Pong warning
Warning NO_ROUTE 16 No-route warning
Warning NO_NTS 32 No NTS warning
Warning MESSAGE 64 Message file not found
Warning ERROR 128 Error in proposal
Warning REJECT 256 Message rejected in remote BBS
Warning HOLD 512 Message held in remote BBS
- Fix in monitoring headers when using TFPCX in DRSI emulation mode. TFPCX 2.00
does not have a space between "0:" and "fm" in monitoring headers.
- Extension to the version 1 of FBB protocole : "FS +H++" means that the
second message is held. Only works with new version of the protocole.
The information is also written in the LOG like :
MH B:Message_Bid V:Callsign_Rejecting
- Warning message to the sending sysop when his message is held.
- Extension to the version 1 of FBB protocole : "FS +E++" means that the
second message has a format error. Only works with new version of the
protocole.
- Warning message to the sending sysop when his message proposal is wrong.
- C_FILTER has one more parameter before the optional text. It indicates the
port where was connected the user.
- UNPROTO Line in INIT.SRV like :
#
# Back number, delay and selection of unproto lists
#
# Messages displayed in unproto lists :
# A = ACK messages
# V = transit private messages
# P = end-user private mail
# M = subject is replaced by stars in private mail
# Bulletins are always displayed
#
500 5 VPA
#
Any unauthorized message will be unproto like
12345 #
Bulletins are always sent
====================== Now version is 5.15a =================================
- EPURMESS and SERV.EXE check the version number in INIT.SRV
- New EPURMESS version compatible with both 5.15 and 5.15a
- Variable %N gives the message number limited to the right 5 digits and
modulo 65536. To be changed in the header definition of INIT.SRV.
- BID generation using the message number modulo 65536
- Message and BID #0 is not used
- No more than 1 message from one callsign in each proposal block. If more,
the other messages are delayed to the next proposal blocks. This avoid long
lists of message from the same sender. May be disabled with the letter D in
the T line of FORWARD.SYS
- K #msg allowed on an unread message (KM still not allowed)
- Messages were sent to BBS when using Yapp in console mode. Fixed.
- Oldmail may be re-imported. Format is now compatible with import.
- Time-out problems in gateway mode. Fixed.
- New EPURWP.COM program. Checks dupes and deletes old records.
- WP.SYS format had some changes. UPDWP.COM program must be ran before next
EPURWP.COM.
- Information about the number of free buffers in the TNC in the status line.
Maximum buffers per channel is divided by two if the number of free buffers
is going too low.
- Variable %r = D if the message holds data (7+) else is space.
- new line J in FORWARD.SYS : (data means 7+)
J 0 : no data sent
J 1 : data is sent (default)
J 2 : personnal data is sent
J 3 : only data is sent (exclusive)
- Forced disconnection of all links at housekeeping time+15 min.
- Variable %R = Callsign with full path (e.g. F6FBB.FMLR.FRA.EU)
- Binary transfer protocole Autobin (used in GP, SP TurboPacket, etc...)
Commands are BGET and BPUT.
- AltF1 and command FT give the real time size of the forwarding queue.
- DU command (and other Dx commands) and NEW command now shares the memory and
do not allocate all needed memory.
- H line in forward.sys does not route bulletins.
- ZModem download interface implementation.
- S command line should be compliant with BBS Interface Specification draft of
11/17/93
- Error messages T_ERR+16 and T_ERR+17 have changed
- Full screen editor usable to send or reply messages. Validated with AltF6.
- Command EM #Msg : Edits the text of the message #Msg. During edition, the
message is not forwarded.
============================== 515c Distributed version ====================
- Added flag I in the record of the user = Give list of new messages at logon.
- Added option I to change the FLAG I in command EU.
515c1
- Channel informations can be stored in EMS/XMS = option CHN in INIT.SRV
- Empty channel not visible with left/right arrows
515c2
- Command "WHERE file" in FBBDOS (to find one or more files in FBBDOS)
Wildcards are accepted.
- Command TH -> acces to the thematic zone. The file THEMES.SYS is configuring
this zone.
515c4
- Fixed problem with DED interface and Mux.
- Fixed crash when THEMES.SYS was changed during a session.
- New variables :
%T = name of the current thema.
%t = number of bulletins in the tcurrent thema.
%X = number of messages for the user.
%x = number of new messages for the user.
515c8
- Option OVR in EMS/XMS no longer exists. Remove it from INIT.SRV.
- Selected 1 or 2 for EMS/XMS in INIT.SRV is indifferent.
Options are still valid.
- Code has been fully rewritten/adapted for DPMI 16 bits protected mode.
- Code no longer works on XT.
==========================
- Works on AT286 and UP with at least 2MB of memory.
- Code uses up to 16MB of memory.
- Two more files must be added in the FBB\BIN directory :
> RTM.EXE
> DMPI16BI.OVL
- Servers and PG now have more than 500KB of memory to run.
515c9
- Problems with speed of communication when using DPMI fixed.
515c10
- FORWARD.SYS : test "IF N 1,3,5" has been added.
Allows to test with the number of the day in the month (1..31)
515c14
- Mini-editor was sometime crashing when loading a file. Fixed.
- "Load file" in mini-editor rewritten.
515c15
- Error when displaying "NetRom" nodes. Fixed.
- FBBIOS40 should work with 16550 FIFO chips.
- More debugging information in ERROR.SYS
515c18
- CONNECT/FAILURE/BUSY are now case independant
- First PORT of BPQ (MultCh) is 0 again to be compatible with previous version.
515c19
- Server REDIST is included. File REDIST.SYS must be in the system directory.
515c20
- Optimization of the data transfer between FBB and FBBIOS
- Commands > and = are not allowed in read-only mode
- First Windows version...
515c21-23
- Evolution of the Windows version
515C24
- Windows COM driver validated for DED protocole. Interface number is 6
- Multiplexor validated with this interface.
515C25
- FBBRUN.EXE now runs :
- START.PIF
- WFBB.EXE
- MAINT.PIF
- STOP.PIF (only at the end of the session)
- CtrlY to delete a line in the editor.
- Colors defined in INIT.SRV are used in the Windows version.
- Copy in FbbDos did not work.
- Unproto requests did not work in Windows version.
- Selection box of "Edit System File" in SYSTEM directory
- Validation and unvalidation of the SCAN menu selection.
- System files are checked after local editing.
- Forward information dialog in "Edit Message"
- GMT time in header corrected.
515c26
- Implementation of the VXD interface of the BPQ code.
- Maintenance was not ran. Corrected
515c27
- CtrlF1 to CtrlF10 available in the editor (but CtrlF1 and CtrlF10 seem to
be captured by Windows)
- Timeout on the error modal message boxes.
- Forward all BBS in Pending forward dialog.
515c28
- Application gave exception error with PG programs. Corrected.
- New COMM.DRV modified for modem support. Replace the one in WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory by the COMM.DRV for WinFBB.
- Modem in WinFBB now support ZMODEM upload and download with the DSZ
shareware. Install DSZ.COM and DSZ.PIF in FBB\BIN directory.
515c29
- XON/XOFF were not validated in modem mode (Windows)
- Message windows are no longer modal.
515c31
- Problem to open the console corrected
- Pending forward window was slow. Corrected.
- Forwarding session could hang. Corrected.
- Display all channels window is added.
515c32
- Import/Export implemented
- Week of the log was wrong. Corrected
- Positions of the windows recorded.
- Simple autowrap in editor. I'll try to add justification later.
- BAT files where not ran from CRON or FORWARD. Corrected
- DSZ did not find the right COM if not COM1 or COM2. Corrected.
515c33
- Filters and PG did not work in foreground.
- Programs in FORWARD.SYS were ran in background. Corrected.
- Heard did not work. Corrected.
- DSZ was called too late (connection was lost). Corrected.
515c34
- User pop-up menu including Disconnect and informations
- All program ran from FORWARD.SYS are now synchronous.
- some minor bug corrections.
- MultCh for BPQ in PORT.SYS was wrong in the Windows version. The first port
of BPQ corresponds to the MultCh 0 (was 1 !). Change your PORT.SYS...
- Dynamic libraries version. For beta test, only the code will be released
(400KB less...). The three DLLs must be in FBB\BIN directory.
- Filters accepted as DLL (much faster...). Example of code for M_FILTER.
515c35
- SERVER.IN was overwritten if more than one service was run. Now the name
is SERVER01.IN, and incremented up to SERVER09.IN in Windows version.
WinFBB will not delete the file. The service should do it.
- Delete command added in editor.
- AutoWrap now OK in editor. Unvalidated if the editor is called for file
editing.
- Control + Up, Down, Prior, Next, Home, End validated in console window. Other keys are
used for line editing.
- Up, Down, Prior, Next, Home, End validated in all other display windows.
- TimeOut disabled during DSZ session.
w515c36
- MESS.WP was not imported in WinFBB. Corrected.
- Ethernet/tcp-ip implementation. Needs the WINSOCK.DLL Microsoft library.
In PORT.SYS, Port address in com address, Interface is 7, TNC emulation
is T (instead of D, Q, ...).
w515c37
- The map is now in a separate zip file named w515cNNm.zip (NN is the release
number). This will allow to give me the file and line number where occurs
the exception error.
- List of the 200 last connections. I have no idea for the icon in the control
bar ... If you have some idea, or a 20x20 bitmap ...
- Information on a connected station. Double clic on the callsign line of the
connected stations give the info.
- DSZ is run minimized.
- Date and size of the message in "edit message".
- I'm now running the WinFBB version 100% of time. It runs together with WISP
for the satellite gateway.
- Insert in the editor could change the default directory. Corrected.
- Console was timed out while editing. Corrected.
- Console is disconnected when the window is closed.
- Buffers are freed when a channel window is closed.
w515c38
- Changes in the DSZ management. Should fix the GPF problem
- Uploaded file via modem is now validated and set to the user.
- F_FILTER validated.
- Changes in the Windows Interface
- Every connected channel is bufferized. The connection is visible while
double-clicking on the user in the list.
- Talk was sometime hanging. corrected
- The connection time in the list was sometime wrong. Corrected.
- Added the selection of the port in the connection list.
w515c40
- DED interface has been fully rewritten. It is now working in background.
Should be faster.
- BBS forwarding is not allowed on a GUEST port if the BBS is not declared.
- List of flags of the [FBB forwarding line] (INIT.SRV) *** may be confidential
1 : A space is mandatory before the @ in a send message command
2 : The length of the fields of a hierarchical address is not
tested to be 6 characters
4 : The header line of a message is not truncated to the space before
the 79th character
8 : Header MBL/RLI
16 : If there is no BBS field, the callsign of the BBS is sent to the PMS
32 : Deletes the DATA messages sent to SYSOP
64 : Don't use the BID recovered from headers and use a new one
128: Accepts forwarding only from pre-declared BBS
- Two DLLs have been developped to be called from FORWARD.SYS :
ICOM.DLL uses the same parameters as ICOM.COM
PROGTX.DLL sends a binary file to a tx through a serial com
format : PROGTX [options] filename
options : /C2 = COM2 (default COM1)
/A02F8 = Com address is 02F8 (excludes /C OPTION)
/B9600 = Baud rate is 9600 Bauds (default 1200)
w515c41
- Commands Kx not allowed in read-only mode
- C_FILTER accepts new return values :
* values greater or equal to 100 set the level number to the return value.
* all unknown values are identical to return value 1
- Hold management has been fully rewritten. An hold message is not recorded in
the list, only put as a file. So no unproto list or other is sent.
- Multiplexor support for new DED interface
- if C_FILTER returns 4 : messages of the channel are held.
w515c42
- Command LH added to list the held messages
- Prompt was not sent after the message was held. Corrected
w515c43
- Edit message window : list of messages starting from the last one.
- DED interface was stopping after a while. Corrected.
- Trace for WP updates :
in the \windows\winfbb.ini file, add the following line in the main section :
TraceWp=1
You can replace 1 with 2 or 3. 3 gives the maximum informations.
A file WP.DBG will be created in the WP directory.
- Justification in the editor.
- Menues are no longer hanging the software.
- Read-only toggle deleted from file selection boxes.
- Current directory added in the bottom of the main window. This is for
debugging purpose and will be deleted later. It seems that the current
directory is still changing. Information will be welcome.
w515c44
- Directory changing should be corrected. Was due to a bug in OWL250.DLL which
must be replaced by OWL250a.DLL
- Message written on the console was sometimes not recorded. Corrected.
w515c45
- From c40 DSZ.PIF must be replaced and DSZ.BAT added in FBB\BIN directory.
- Text when recording a held message. Text files must be modified.
- Version running under Windows95. OWL250a.DLL must be replaced again.
- WFBB was crashing when a system file did not exist. Corrected.
- Download KB counter was not updated. Corrected.
- List of flags of the [FBB forwarding line] (INIT.SRV)
1 : A space is mandatory before the @ in a send message command
2 : The length of the fields of a hierarchical address is not
tested to be 6 characters
4 : The header line of a message is not truncated to the space before
the 79th character
8 : Header MBL/RLI
16 : If there is no BBS field, the callsign of the BBS is sent to the PMS
32 : Deletes the DATA messages sent to SYSOP
64 : Don't use the BID recovered from headers and use a new one
128: Accepts forwarding only from pre-declared BBS
256: WP Messages are not held.
w515c46
- Bulletins from redist may be locally held
- DED interface was hanging after midnight. Corrected.
w515c47
- Windows of the connected channels in the "Windows" menu.
- Exception will be generated before the INF.SYS file is changed to 25MB. I
hope this will help to find the cause.
w515c48
- Implementation of X forwarding Protocole.
- List of flags of the [FBB forwarding line] (INIT.SRV)
1 : A space is mandatory before the @ in a send message command
2 : The length of the fields of a hierarchical address is not
tested to be 6 characters
4 : The header line of a message is not truncated to the space before
the 79th character
8 : Header MBL/RLI
16 : If there is no BBS field, the callsign of the BBS is sent to the PMS
32 : Deletes the DATA messages sent to SYSOP
64 : Don't use the BID recovered from headers and use a new one
128: Accepts forwarding only from pre-declared BBS
256: WP Messages are not held.
512: XForwarding protocole has priority on FBB protocole.
w515c49
- List of flags of the [FBB forwarding line] (INIT.SRV)
1 : A space is mandatory before the @ in a send message command
2 : The length of the fields of a hierarchical address is not
tested to be 6 characters
4 : The header line of a message is not truncated to the space before
the 79th character
8 : Header MBL/RLI
16 : If there is no BBS field, the callsign of the BBS is sent to the PMS
32 : Deletes the DATA messages sent to SYSOP
64 : Don't use the BID recovered from headers and use a new one
128: Accepts forwarding only from pre-declared BBS
256: WP Messages are not held.
512: XForwarding protocole has priority on FBB protocole.
1024: Generation of an alternate BID like F6FBB-12345 (for dual BBS site)
- XForwarding now supports re-routing and swapping.
- New program INSTWFBB to configure the software. All features are not still
incorporated. Will be updated later.
w515c50
- Edit FWD window did not update the forwarding flags in the session.
Corrected.
- The buttons of the controlbar are now managed.
- Implementation of the checksum in the X-forwarding.
w515c51
- Line N of FORWARD.SYS has changed :
Add the following options :
1 = FBB forwarding allowed
2 = FBB+BIN forwarding
4 = FBB+BIN+Resume
8 = XFWD
Ex: N 15 = Sum of all protocoles (default)
- List of flags of the [FBB forwarding line] (INIT.SRV)
1 : A space is mandatory before the @ in a send message command
2 : The length of the fields of a hierarchical address is not
tested to be 6 characters
4 : The header line of a message is not truncated to the space before
the 79th character
8 : Header MBL/RLI
16 : If there is no BBS field, the callsign of the BBS is sent to the PMS
32 : Deletes the DATA messages sent to SYSOP
64 : Don't use the BID recovered from headers and use a new one
128: Accepts forwarding only from pre-declared BBS
256: WP Messages are not held.
512: XForwarding protocole has priority on FBB protocole.
1024: Generation of an alternate BID like F6FBB-12345 (for dual BBS site)
2048: Checksum unvalidated on XFwd.
- Binary forwarding via telephone modem (FBB or XFWD)
- The configuration may be called from the Config menu. Updates are made
without rebooting the software (after saving the config).
w515c53
- Number of lines in the console was sometimes wrong. Corrected.
- Escape in gateway did not work in console. Corrected.
- "Add user" button added in "Edit User" winow.
w515c54
- WP messages were truncated to 5000 bytes. Corrected.
w515c55
- Windows were blanked if the instwfbb was used. Corrected.
- Instafbb sometime were corrupting the PORT.SYS. Corrected.
w515c56
- Correction of multiple BUGS !
- /R did not work. Corrected.
- Fonts of the text windows may be defined in the config menu.
Only Fixed fonts are selectable.
w515c57
- Console print first implementation.
w515c58
- Implementation of ANSI fonts.
- Validation of the DRSI interface
w515c59
- List of connections was not always refreshed. Corrected.
- Channel in gateway was not always freed. corrected.
- Due to limitations of the actual system, I have rewritten all the DOS
and DLL interfaces and filters. There are some changes in Filters
written as DLL : One more integer parameter is the size of the buffer.
You must change your C_FILTER.DLL and M_FILTER.DLL if they exist. Standard
.EXE or .COM filters or PG do not need any change.
- The F_FILTER interface has been rewritten. If the F_FILTER exists, the
temporary file is no longer deleted by WinFBB (unless return value from
F_FILTER is 0), the filter must decide what to do. F_FILTER receives as
parameter a file in which are given informations such as asked filename and
label. If F_FILTER returns 0, then the file is normally recorded (and the
temporary file is deleted), else nothing is done by FBB. The text returned
by F_FILTER will be sent to the user. So an archive may be compressed,
scanned, and a report may be sent to the user. This can be done in real time
or delayed.
- If there are more than one D or X lines in a FORWARD block, they are
executed in one DOS call (to be faster).
- proportional fonts are supported (but the alignment will not be ok in lists)
add the line : "FixedFont = 0" in the section main of WINFBB.INI.
- User home BBS was not updated if WP was edited with IE command. Corrected.
- No hierarchy in the USER homeBBS. Info is asked to WP when needed.
- Blocking DOS commandes (EDIT, ...) killed after 60 seconds.
- TFPCR/TFPCX interface validated (Interrupt MUST be 0xFD).
- AEA/PK Hostmode is abandoned and will not be included (I don't have any AEA
TNC !!).
w515c60
- Debugging version
w515c61
- ACK message was not always generated. Corrected.
w515c62
- Messages or files are not accepted is disk free is less than 100K.
- Minor changes in the main window interface
- PMS switch in user edition : allows forward but texts are like normal user.
w515c63
- WP updates did not process the whole message. Corrected.
- Default font set to fixedsys
- Directories were not changed in instwfbb. Corrected.
- F5 toggles the monitoring window.
- Main window closed by Alt+F4, other windows closed with Ctrl+F4.
- Most of Alt+Function (other than reserved by Windows) now validated.
- BYE and HELP are allowed commands.
- F9 and new pushbutton to access to the gateway
w515c64
- A connected channel in the gateway was not freed with the mouse. Corrected.
- A text could be appent to a reveiwed message. Corrected.
- INSTWFBB and WINFBB did not work without CTL3DV2. Corrected.
- HOLD and REJECT did not work ok in import of mail (and xfwd). Corrected.
FBB BBS SOFTWARE IS TEN YEARS OLD !!
THE VERSION C64 SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED AS AN "EVALUATION VERSION 7.00"
=====================================================================
Unfortunately, the doc is not ready for this version but I think that it is
not a too big problem for an evaluation version. I prepare the distribution
diskette and will give a copy first to the beta test sites to be sure that the
automatic installation works ok, and that the code inside is the right one.
w700a
- Problems with CR orCR/LF in export and log. Corrected.
- TimeOut did not work 100%. Corrected.
- GPF in review if list was empty. Corrected.
- Disks like D:\ were not accepted in FbbDOS. Corrected.
- Command NEW in FbbDOS did not give the prompt if no file. Corrected.
- F8 was programmed as F9. Should give the focus to the main window. Corrected.
- Any command beginning by T was accepted. Corrected.
- Send message in console could destoy the contents of the editor. If the
editor is busy, normal line editing is used.
- Read was always verbose when reviewing messages. Corrected.
- Command W in FORWARD.SYS allows to skip one or more prompts (default one)
before starting a forward session (mainly used when "Linked to ..." gives
more than one prompt)
- EPURMESS.COM did not limit the number of lines returned to sender in any
cases. Corrected.
- The generation of WP messages has been rewritten to correct the problem
found on many BBS (but unfortunately not on mine !!).