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Bugfixes and changes in iNSTiNCT throughout the versions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! = Bug fix * = Changes + = Added - = Removed iTC110ß ─────── * Some minor cosmetical changes... * New upload skip routines (user skipped files will be deleted!) * New upload faile routines (failed files will be moved to the RESUME SUB DIR) * New upload resume routines (any user can resume files stored in the RESUME DIR:) iTC will check to see if someone already uploaded the file (not using the resume option), the part uploaded file will then be deleted from the RESUME DIR. This might minimize the amount of part uploaded files on the system :) * New download routines (files on CD-ROM will be copied to local drive before DL) The files are copied to the NODE# SUB DIR and are then deleted after DL... I can't check this routines out, by myself because I lack a CD-ROM :( So drop a bug report at SADiSTiC if it woun't work so I can fix it... ! New faster ANSI routines (I think there was a small bug in the old ones :( * Changed name of all *.ITC files to *.CTL (something I wanted for a long time) + Added drain out buffer routines before DOS jumps... + Added /! command line parameter to skip the init error check (use with care!) iNSTiNCT will check all system directorys and files at startup to make sure noting is missing. You may overide this init check with the /! command line parameter if you know that everyting is in place... + Added /* command line parameter to skip the CTS signal check iNSTiNCT will check that there are a CTS signal at startup. Some brain damaged MODEMS doesn't report this in a proper way so you may overide this check with the /* command line parameter... + Added /& command line parameter to turn extended logging on... PARTUP.LOG & PARTDOWN.LOG will NOT be written by default. Use parameter /& if you want iNSTiNCT to write those files... + The Scroll Lock LCD at the keyb. will now be turned on if the chat is closed... * Changed the BBSRec (added the FirstUpdated variable)... * Changed the ConferRec (replaced FileArea with AllowUL and AllowDL)... + Added new file modes in the file list... Current file modes and corresponding characters in file list: A = FAKE E = CONTAiN ERRORS F = FREE FiLE L = NUKED - TOO LAME N = NUKED - TOO OLD O = OFF LiNE P = FiLE POiNTS S = PURE SHiT T = TROJAN V = CONTAiN ViRUS W = NUKED - NOT WANTED * Replaced the FAKE and NUKE commands with the MARK command (in file list) - Removed the FAKE and NUKE command (in file list) ! Corrected some bugs in the door drop routines... * Changed drop file from DORINFO1.DEF to DOOR.SYS (standard GAP/PCB 52 lines) Check DOORSYS.NFO for a description of DOOR.SYS ! New read/write echomail adress string routines... ! iTC will NOT show echomail control lines (starting with ^A) anymore... * Adopted the standard Fidonet origin line and quote style... ! Mail scan will NOT update lastread pointers anymore... * You may now view more than 99 files inside ZIP's (I hope that 9999 is enough ;) + Added date to UPLOAD.LOG & DOWNLOAD.LOG (now stop nag about weektop records ;) - Removed the CPU type and speed information (was not accurate enough) I will add it again when I got the right routines... + Sysop and Cosysops may now type "* R" to read the SYSTEM messages base... ! Corrected a bug in thr "free disk space" routine... * Removed the 10 line limit on FILE_ID.DIZ + Added a hard coded WFC screen... - WFC.* ANSI files are not supported any more... iTC111ß ─────── ! Corrected a bug that some times accidentaly deleted uploaded files :( + Added the Lame Point System (truough the enviroment variable FILEPOINTS) SET FILEPOINTS=LAME will make iTC emulate a standard credit system... iTC120ß ─────── * Changed the NETINFO record (see STRUCT.120) HardWare reported a FidoNet adressing bug (hope that this will fix it) Just delete your old NETINFO.DAT file and run ITCSETUP.EXE to configure a new one (sorry can't translate the old one, thats part of the bug ;) + Added offline upload testing... (HARAKiRi wanted to run ANTIADD ;) (uploaded files will be tested AFTER the user has logged off) - Removed support for the files: FILETEST.BAT & FILEVIEW.BAT (see below) + Added support for the files: GETDIZ.BAT, ULTEST.BAT & ARCVIEW.BAT GETDIZ.BAT must extract a standard FILE_ID.DIZ to the node work dir, just like the old FILETEST.BAT. ULTEST.BAT will be executed AFTER the user has logged off (run ULFAIL.EXE from the bat file to fail upload like in the old file FILETEST.BAT. ARCVIEW.BAT does the same job as FILEVIEW.BAT (just change name, if FILEVIEW.BAT is in use) + Added new file mode flaggs: "*" and "!" (only used if ULTEST.BAT is in use) Files flagged with "*" is newly uploaded, NOT tested yet files Files flagged with "!" is files that didn't pass the upload test (users CAN'T download files that are marked with "*" or "!") + Added the enviroment variable "NODECHAT" (same as command line parameter /P) SET NODECHAT=D: will put NODECHAT.DAT on D: + Added command line parameter /% (same as enviroment variable "FILEPOINTS") Will beam up the node in LAME file point mode... + Added LOGOFF.LST & GOODBYE.* support in matrix logoff + Added system color 2 & 3 to line 41 in DOOR.SYS * Changed the hangup procedure ! Disabled users with negative filepoints may now download... ! Corrected a bug in extended logging (PARTUP wrote in PARTDOWN :( ! Corrected a small bug in DOOR.SYS writing procedure * Some cosmetical changes NOTE: ULTEST.BAT, GETDIZ.BAT & ARCVIEW.BAT are all optional files... iTC will work fine without them. You may add files (like a BBS ADD) trough GETDIZ.BAT if you want to skipp the ULTEST.BAT stuff iTC121ß ─────── + Added the sysop-key Alt-E (Edit user :) * Made small changes to the Alt-C, Alt-D and Alt-Z sysop-keys... + Added some extended file support in *.LST files Lines that start with "*" will pick and type a random ansi E.g. *FIRST will try to type FIRST.* from the ANSI subdir. Lines that start with "?" will type a full path ansi E.g. ?C:\SOMEDIR\FULLPATH.ANS will try to type that ansi Lines that start with "!" will be treated like door files E.g. !SOMEDOOR will try to run SOMEDOOR from the DOOR subdir. Lines that start with ";" are treated as comment lines. - Removed the LOGON.BAT file support (use "!" in LOGON.LST instead) * Totaly rewritten the upload file testing routines. * New hangup routines. * iTC will now check for node-messages during file list and mail read. ! The "?" command will now show main ANS to X-Pert users. iTC130ß ─────── Never officially released version by WiPER iTC200 ─────── ! Messages to EALL will now be active until deleted ! some bugs in the local ANSi interpretation fixed ! iNSTiNCT now supports 33k6 connections * Users are no longer allowed to change handle * Users will no longer receive OLD nodemessages intended for other users + Local download added. ! iTC now treats root directories as normal directories ! Built in zipviewer shouldn't show zipcomments anymore ! Improved FILE_ID.DIZ import, shouldn't mess up filelist ! Itc didn't always save credits when running ULTEST.BAT, now fixed + Added user information info during filetransfer * At local logon, iTC won't care about user inactivty anymore * Changed place on colors at filelisting ! MsgMailed is now updated correctly + Doors may now receive optional parameters from LOGON/LOGOFF.LST and the commandline see INSTINCT.NFO for further information + Filespec may be specified at download "D ITC*.*" or "D TEST1.ZIP TEST2.ZIP" or the files can be specified at the prompt coming after until empty. * When replying on private mail, private reply is now default * Minor cosmetical changes * Small changes in command interpreation ! alt-c and alt-e can now only be invoked once at a time ! Small bug in quoting procedures fixed ! Newfilescan and search can now be quitted in end of conf with 'Q' + Added [C]lear command when editing tags, clears all tags * Onlinelist is now updated everytime looked at ! Fixed bug that moreprompted user if file_id was more than a page long + Internal usereditor can now set profiles, P command. + Added sysop yell "* Y" command. Plays SYSOP.SNG and overrides CHATOFF + Added T option at logoff. "G T" deposits remaining time-5 minutes in timebank * Changed records in CONFER.DAT, USER.DAT, BBSINFO.DAT, NODEINFO.DAT, CALLER.DAT, PROFILE.DAT. Make sure to run instinct-utils COMPATIBLE with version 2.0 or later! ie: OLD utils wont work! BUT: the changes are mostly added reserved space, so that even if i add some variables, the utils can still read the files in the future. ! Instinct won't display SAUCE in ansis anymore. ! Bug in USERPACK that deleted USER.DAT keeping USER.BAK fixed iTC210 ─────── + Added command "FR"/"F R", filelist reverse ! Overflow bug in timebank fixed ! TimeLeft is now upadated in alt-e usereditor and set after ! Fixed bug in dirchecking of rootdirectories ! Fixed small bug in dizimport, onelinedizes without LF wasn't imported + Added security levels in *.LST to display ansis + Changed struct CallRec: Added ULkb and DLkb for call. ! When tagging files locally, iTC will report correct transfertime, ie 0 min ! Fucked up timeleft at filetransfer fixed. ! When using "* U" command, iTC will overwrite existing files. * Download.ans is now displayed before entering filespec. ! Filepack couldn't cope with empty lines, fixed. * Users are no longer able to see anything when sysop presses alt-e * Renamed current filepointmodes an added a 3rd: EXTREME: former "ELiTE", creds when someone downloads upload. iNSTANT: former "LAME", creds when upload is tested and passed COMBiNED: new mode, a combination of the two above modes. * Left/Right arrows is now in steps of 10 to make changes faster when editing filepoints for user online. ! Total estimated time at local DL is now fixed - The original default ansi GOODBYE.1 is removed since it turned out to be a rip ! Arrow used to indicate download when using "* U" command + *.NFO is now shown in another color when viewing files ! Fixed bug in filepoints in internal usereditor when setting profiles. * Quit in mailscan now quits scanning entirely. Not only present conf. * When no NUP in use scnclr is now sent before entering handle. ! Bug that caused internal copy result in runtime error if out of space fixed + Added maximum acslevel for doors, a door now consumes 11 bytes ;) + Now pressing the 'S' key mailscan, filescan, displaying ansis, countinous filelisting, newfilescan and leeching of filelist will be aborted ! Bug that sometimes gave users full time after running doors fixed. ! Bug in sysop paging with "* Y" fixed + Fileareas added + New MCi Codes: @AREA@ (areaname), @AREANO@ (areanumber) and @SCNCLR@ (clears screen) + New Ansis: AREAHEAD.ANS AREATAIL.ANS or JOINAREA.# (X=conf number) JOINCONF.ANS now replaces JOINHEAD, conflist and JOINTAIL AREAX.Y is shown when joining area X in conf Y * TagRec changed, see STRUCT.210 * ConferRec changed, see STRUCT.210 + CHATHEAD.* and CHATTAIL.* is now displayed randomly + Added chance to withdraw time from bank if less than 5 minutes left at login * Screen now clears when finished Zend from chat * If chat is off CHATOFF.* is now displayed randomly + Line 23 in DOOR.SYS now contains current AREA * iTC does no longer check pathes on CD's + New "J" command parameters: "J X Y" or "J X A Y" will join conf X and subarea Y * If local, iTC now passes 0 as portnumber to doors * Minor cosmetical changes * Exiting with ALT-X now requires confirmation (to prevent accidental termination when pressing ALT-C (chat)) ! MAiLPACK now updates lastread information correctly + FiLEPACK now checks filelists for dupes ! MAiLPACK now process system conference correctly * *.BAK and *.OLD are no longer displayed as random ansis * APPLY.LST will now be executed after the application-procedure. * NEWUSER.ANS will now be displayed directly after entering of correct NUP * ULFAIL.EXE is now replaced with ULFAIL.COM (smaller ;) * Improved filesharing + New MCi's @!DOOR@ @WAIT@ @HANGUP@ @XY x y@ + Added [H]elp command in main, displays HELP.ANS ! Bugs in crediter / pointsystem fixed * ULTEST.CTL is now called ULSCAN.# (#=Node that is testing) + [A]lways option added to initiate automatic dizextraction at UL iTC220ß ─────── Never offically released version iTC300ß Hangin' Gardens ─────────────────────── + Fast Login option available in LOGIN.LST + [B]ackward in filelist added * non-cosysops can no longer mark a nuked file as something else (and leech) ! Files listing does no longer continue scrolling when marking/taging/viewing + Support for 10 different external protocols added. + Added file flag for deletion (Deleted files will be removed by filepack) * iTC can now remove read-only files (this caused problems with read only .DIZ) * When running doors with Ctrl-Fx port is now 0 if local + New MCiCodes: @BELL@, @VERSION@, @CR@, @C1@, @C1@, @C1@, @*<ansifilename>@ @/<ansifilename>@, @SUBDATE@, @PROT@, @NI=<text>@, @DELAY<time>@, @OPSYS@, @PMODE@, @MEM@, @SYSDATE@, @SYSTIME@, @RIGHT x@, @LEFT x@, @UP x@, @DOWN x@. * New slowbauds, baudrate is no longer considered to slow when equal to set value. ! Fixed bug in line editor that could cause a fatal error * Improved filesharing * Now a user can only delete a message if its written to or by the user. Sysops and Cosysops can delete/read any message. + Nodenumber and Comport are now provided as parameters to GETDIZ.BAT and ULTEST.BAT ! Bug that could cause files not to be marked/unmarked fixed + Option Copy/Move added to local upload feature * Subscription is now set to false when subscription expires * JOIN.# is now displayed at logon too (#=current conference) * BBSRec changed, iNSTiNCT version is now stored as word instead of string + Now sysop can see secret user input in real time (passwords) + iNSTiNCT now interprets PCB colorcodes, @X00@ - @XFF@ + All strings (250) are now editable in a stringeditor in iTCSETUP + Menus can now be configured with the menueditor in iTCSETUP + Themes (ansis+menus+strings+colors) can now be configured in iTCSETUP + A bunch of new configurable stuff added under MiSC in iTCSETUP such as: Maximum amount allowed to leech from CD Wheather matrix should be used or not Area select mode (A=RA style, F=PCB style) Echo charachter when secret input (passwords) Minimum space left on upload drive to allow upload Maximum Enters at prompt accepted before hanging up Allow/Disallow multiple logins + External sysopchat can now be invoked through ALT-C and chat-answer * Minor cosmetical changes * ConfigRec changed and MainCfgRec (MAINCFG.DAT) added holding general information + When reading mail, you can write X to jump no msg no X (without "J") + Added mailheaders READMAIL.ANS POSTMAIL.ANS, with special mcicodes. + Added lightbar support (not yet complete) - DOOR.CTL removed, replaced by menueditor * Changed initchecking procedures affected by /! switch * Arrowkeys does no longer control user's Time and Points because of the added lightbarsupport. Ctrl-Left/Right/PgUp/PgDn used instead. * MCicodes are now valid in filelist comments. (Lines with ";" in lists) * Spelling mistake corrected, "ToSlow" -> "TooSlow" in struct and TOOSLOW.ANS ! Scroll Lock state is now restored after program termination + SETHEAD.ANS is displayed when entering user settings menu + Ansis with extension ".PRA" will be displayed as animated prompts * Cursor is now turned off after CtrlDoor in matrix + Switch /T added to set speed when running TelNet + Baudrate added on status bar 1. + Parameters to door execution: {NO_SWAP} - disables swaping - faster {NO_READ} - disables drop file read - faster {NO_DROP} - disables drop files - faster {NI=text} - node info as "IN WALL" etc. + Password possiblity for any command with parameter {PWD=<password>} * Problems with detecting reading error of drop file fixed * INSTINCT.NFO larger than ever - more documented ! Bug when changing handle in internal user editor fixed * When downloading locally, filename is now showed in the "Copying" string ! Bug that could be used for free leech in some cases fixed! ! Error in users time left when running apply.lst fixed * New error handling routines ! iTCSETUP failed to create directories in areas - fixed * New log format, all logs in \LOGS\ directory - MATRIX.* and MAINMENU.* are no longer displayed automatically * PROMPT.ANS is now called <menuname>.PRM/PRA ex MAIN.PRM. iTC300 Hangin' Gardens *FINAL* ─────────────────────────────── ! Environment NODECHAT= didn't work - fixed + MCi @TYPE <file> x@ now documented. ! Com port 5 to 8 can now be used with fossils ! Error in sample .BAT files for SMODEM in instinct.nfo corrected.