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- WHATSNEW.DOC August 1997
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- This lists the user visible changes to JAR
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- JAR 1.02 release
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- Added FAQ section to JAR.DOC.
- Added error message #211.
- Clarified error messages when working with volumes.
- Corrected output in JAR "black and white" mode.
- Fixed memory allocation problem.
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- JAR 1.01 BETA_3 TEST release
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- Allow archive sharing during non-update operations.
- Clarified the error message sometimes encountered when accessing
- a locked archive.
- Added a few paragraphs to JAR.DOC with more details about chapter
- archives.
- Added "ErrorsToStdout" setting.
- Changed "-js" option default from "-js0" to "-js1"
- Modified the access/creation time handling by JAR32.EXE when the file
- system does not support them. The unsupported date/time is replaced
- with the modification date/time.
- Improved "rh" command and "-jr" option work with truncated archive.
- Fixed rare incorrect Ctrl+C handling.
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- JAR 1.01 BETA_2 TEST release
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- Renamed DOS JAR executable to JAR16.EXE. User can rename either JAR
- executable to JAR.EXE according to preference.
- Modified JAR password authentication method. Please read note (*)
- below.
- Changed testjar.bat to exclude system and hidden files such as
- "sage.dat" in Windows 95.
- Clarified the error messages encountered when using the "-v" option
- with unsupported commands such as "e","x","l".
- Added more detailed JAR archive signature identification information
- to TECHNOTE.DOC.
- Fixed compatibility problem with QEMM. (Sometimes JAR refused to use
- XMS memory under QEMM).
- Fixed page fault when executing "test" command with archive argument
- missing.
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- (*) NOTE: New "Authenticate" method details
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- JAR contains an exportable (from USA) archive protection method.
- This method only checks for a valid archive password without using
- actual data encryption.
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- In BETA_2, this method has been changed to permit ARJ Software to
- distribute JAR decompressor sources without allowing access to
- protected archive file data. A modified algorithm independent of
- the password is used to access protected data. The decompressor
- source will not contain this modified algorithm code.
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- This new method is called "Authenticate". The old "Authentication"
- method is supported during updates and extraction but NOT for
- the creation of new archives.
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- The "-hg0" option is the shortcut for "-hgAuthenticate".
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- We strongly encourage you to convert archives protected using the
- obsolete "Authentication" method to the new method. The file
- "convprot.bat" is an example batch file which may be used for
- conversion. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this
- change.
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- end of WHATSNEW.DOC
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