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- From: alsaggaf@athena.mit.edu (M. Saggaf)
- Subject: ANNOUNCE: Seyon 0.8 is out (X11 communication package)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.035855.17713@athena.mit.edu>
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- Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 03:58:55 GMT
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- Version 0.8 is out. You can get it from Seyon's new home, sipb.mit.edu
- at the directory pub/seyon. This site will always have the latest
- release of Seyon, although I may also upload it elsewhere. Notable in
- this release is a brand new dialer and interactive setting for most
- parameters. Also a new backspace/delet translation feature is added.
- The following is the introduction followed by the change log:
-
- Introduction:
- =============
-
- This is Seyon, an X-based communication package that has its roots
- in xcomm 2.2. Seyon is still in alpha, but is quite usable. It has
- a descent dialing directory where hosts can be chosen by clicking
- at them. Seyon has the same script language as xcomm 2.2, which is
- quite good. Seyon avoids the problematic terminal emulation of
- minicom and other communication programs by using xterm as its
- terminal emulator. Hence, Seyon can emulate vt100 and color ANSI
- (the latter only if color xterm is used). Some non-essential
- features are still not implemented but will be in the near future.
- If you use Seyon and like it, please let me know by email. This
- will give me the incentive to continue maintaining it.
-
- Changes:
- ========
-
- Version 0.8:
- * Most the functions under the 'Set' button are now
- implemented. The ones that are not are the cts/rts and
- setting the baud rate.
- * Seyon now has a brand new dialer. It dials the number upto a
- specified number of retries with a specified interval between
- each try (both can be set via the resources). After a
- connection the script will be executed (if one is given).
- Dialing and script execution can be interrupted anytime by
- clicking a botton.
- * Fixed a minor bug in hangup confirmation. The hangup
- confirmation window now disappears after choosing an action.
- * Added a new parameter. Those that want to send delete
- instead of backspace (some BBS systems choke on it) can now
- do that either form the 'Set' button, or through the startup
- file or any script. See the FAQ.
-
- Version 0.5:
- * Added a new transfer console that invokes a pre-defined
- protocols ala minicom and all DOS comm programs.
- Intelligent enough to prompt for a file name if needed.
- * Added support for specifying the modem port in the
- resources.
- * Added a new shell button to pass commands to the shell.
- * Moved the status button to be a part of tge set 'Set'
- console and added initial implementation to the set
- console (not functioning yet).
- * The hangup button now asks for cofirmation.
- * The exit button now asks if you want to hangup before
- exiting.
- * Corrected the '-g' switch problem (now '-script') and
- enabled the execution of a script specified at the
- command line.
- * Added a FAQ and a CHANGELOG files.
- * Updated the help file
- * Fixed various minor problems.
-
- Version 0.0:
- Initial release
-
-
-
- --
- /M. Saggaf
- alsaggaf@athena.mit.edu
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