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╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ FaxDoor Change Log - Latest Changes at Top │ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ 2.0 - Released Sunday March 7, 1993 * No more bug reports for a month so this sucker should be solid. 2.0ß - More coding Feb 10/93 * Corrected use of display variables, which would cause a blank filename field to be entered in the ToDo.Fax list. If a user uploaded a file, then selected (S)tatus, then (D)ial, the filename variable was being cleared. Fixed! Thanks Chuck! * The above reminded me to check one more thing for the delayed process. After the user provides the door with the filename they are going to upload, I check to see if a file already exists in the directory with that name and if so, inform the user and get them to use a different name. This should prevent mixed up delayed faxes. 2.0ß - More coding Feb 5/93 * Added option /L on the command line to allow you to select a name for the bitfax log. Some versions of Bitfax use BITFAX.LOG and others use BITFAXTX.LOG. The DelayFax program will default to the "TX" log, but if you need to change it, just add /L=BITFAX.LOG to your command line that CALLS the DELAY.BAT file. * Added the Maintenance routine to DelayFax.Exe. Run this whenever you like. Once you notice your TODO.FAX file lists alot of "Faxed!" entries, run DELAYFAX /M to remove the completed entries. Don't you have a batch file that runs once a week? (I do!) This would be a good place for this command: DOFAX /M * Made sure the Delayfax won't delete the FAXME.??? files. * Changed the opening screen in Faxdoor to reflect the modem changes on my system and indicate the upcoming area code change in October. * Ready for testing on other systems now. Please report back with bugs or suggestions. 2.0ß - More coding Feb 4/93 * I raised the price of FaxDoor to $20.00 from $10.00 * Finally nipped the error of occassionally giving all users the same user account (treating everyone as a new user)! If one of the previous Sysops who received the FAXDEBUG package had of uploaded the FAXDEBUG.OUT file to me I would have found and fixed this one long ago. Oh well, better late than never. * If you used the FaxBack option of the previous release, I think it was possible that the door may delete the file after a successful fax. Ensured this won't happen in this release! * Back to the Delayed Fax option. More coding to the Door to provide this option, and the creation of DELAYFAX.EXE which will actually handle the delayed faxing. New Batch file called DELAY.BAT added. * YOU MUST READ OVER THE COMPLETE DOCS TO FIND OUT HOW TO USE THE DELAYED FAX OPTION (no sense typing it twice). * To upgrade to this release, replace your faxdoor.exe, add delayfax.exe, todo(g).txt and delay.bat. Edit FAXDOOR.CFG's and add one line that reads IMMEDIATE or DELAYED. 2.0ß - Initial coding Feb 1/93 * Added DELAYED faxing option. This allows a user to access the door on any node, upload a file for faxing. You decide when you want to send the fax; in an event or after logging off. * DELAYFAX.EXE added to handle the delayed faxing while maintaining the door's integrity. Also added TODO.FAX which is the list of pending faxes and their status. 1.07 - October 16, 1992 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ * Fixed error when FaxDoor.Pge file didn't exist. The program was supposed to let this be an optional file but I used the wrong variable when checking for its existence. * Added LOCAL faxing! You can now enter the door while in Local Mode on the BBS, or enter the door from the DOS Prompt, and fax a text file on the spot! Just enter the Drive, Path and Filename and off you go! * Padded out the cover page so Bitfax sends one full page, and then whatever the user sends after that. * Added FaxBack! You can now create a "menu" of files that the user can select to have faxed to him/her. You provide as many files as you want (up to 999). * Added a (H)elp file on the menu. 1.06 - November 14, 1991 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════ * I seemed to have broken the Auto Register code. If you had registered your copy of FaxDoor and had a FAXDOOR.REG file in the directory, version 1.05 would not automatically recognize it was registered. Fixed it in this version. Sorry 'bout that. * I also forgot to add the SYSOP.DOC file to the ZIP package. It's here now! * I now display the name of the "Donor" on the closing screen. If you leave the donor line blank in the CFG file then nothing will show up - but if you put a Donor name in the CFG file then the closing screen will display "Donated by: First Last". * To upgrade from 1.05 to 1.06 just replace your FAXDOOR.EXE file. If you are upgrading to 1.06 from a version earlier than 1.05 then follow the directions below! This version can be downloaded as FAXDOR16.ZIP 1.05 - November 10, 1991 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════ * Recompiled using DoorPatch 3.8 which now allows the following: Multiple BBS support: DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS/PCBOARD.DAT/USERS, SFDOORS.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS, DORINFO1.DEF, DORINFO2.DEF and CHAIN.TXT Directly supports PCBoard 14.x, GAP v4.x, RBBS-PC v17.x, WILDCAT! v2.x and Spitfire v3.x Supports up to 115,200 BPS modems including Hayes V Series. Also supports CTS checking (MNP flow control). This does mean you must make a few changes if you are upgrading from a previous version. - Unzip the DoorPatch 3.8 files into a subdirectory. This will probably be where your previous version of DoorPatch was. - You have to Edit your current FAXDOOR.CFG file(s) and insert one blank line at the end. DoorPatch 3.8 uses this line to hold the name of a Donor. You don't have to put a name in here but you at least need a blank line. If you don't put this blank line in, you'll get an Input Past End error! - Create DOORPCH.CFG in the same directory where you placed the DoorPatch 3.8 files. The data in this file lets you setup DoorPch for your BBS. This is not the same as FAXDOOR.CFG - this is a separate configuration file used to configure DoorPatch 3.8. Line #1 => PCBoard (The type of BBS software used) Line #2 => The Phantom BBS (The BBS's name) Line #3 => Gerry (Sysop first name) Line #4 => Freymann (Sysop last name) Line #5 => Y (Do you have DOS's Share.exe loaded?) Line #6 => Y (Y or N - Want PCBoard's "@" macros?) Line #7 => N (Y or N - Want to hear music?) Line #8 => 18:00-23:00 (Hours available for chat) - If you want your callers to know about the new (G)oodby option copy over the MENU.TXT file from FaxDor15.Zip into your \BITFAX directory. * Removed comments to PCBoard Caller Log. All comments were being placed here and in the FAXDOR#.LOG so I dropped the PCBoard Caller Log but left in the logging to FAXDOR#.LOG. This will aid in supporting the multiple BBS types now allowed. * Added a (G)oodbye option in the Menu. It's not fancy, it just drops carrier. If you don't want your users to do this simply edit the MENU.TXT file so they don't know it's available. * I have received complaints that the door treats everybody as a new user and assigns each user the same dialing directory. In each case, I provided a FAXDEBUG.EXE for these Sysops to use which would create a FAXDEBUG.OUT file to help me figure out why this was happening. Out of 4 Sysops who got this file - not ONE bothered to get back to me!! The last one even said "don't worry I'm persistant!"? I can only assume for some reason the DEBUG code started to work. Please - let me know if this happens to you and I'll make arrangements for you to get this debug version. 1.04 - April 28, 1991 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════ * Added support for FAXDOOR.PGE. If this file exists, it will be combined with the Covering Letter. You have up to 51 lines to customize the appearance of your Fax Service. 1.03 - April 12, 1991 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════ * Added the User Editor to the package as FAXEDIT.EXE. This program will not work until you register your door. 1.03 - April 10, 1991 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════ * Did some tinkering with allowable length of phone numbers: -11 or 8 digit numbers will be treated as Long Distance calls -Any phone number 4 digits or less are rejected -Any phone numbers 6, 9 or 10 digits will be rejected -A 5 digit number will be allowed and assumed local. The worst that will happen is they'll be told the fax was unsuccessful. This was added to accomodate those places where a local call can be entered as 2-5544 (are they any places like this left?) -12 digits or more will be rejected * Changed the cover letter border to ╒═══════╕ instead of ========== * Removed extra %4 %5 in batch file created to call up BitFax. Getting reports of BitFax staying resident if the %4 %5 are left in. Thanks Bev! (I though I already did this earlier). * Jon Anderson informed me of very interesting method he was using to really take advantage of the Fax card's receive option. I've included, with Jon's permission, a message discussing how to set up a receive "window" in Desqview. Please read FAXDV.DOC. 1.02 - April 09, 1991 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════ * I'm getting complaints of every user being sent the NEWUSER.TXT file and all getting assigned the same number. I've been unable to duplicate this error (with version 1.01 and higher) so I assume this was limited to the initial release of the door. * Changed the code a bit so more than 999 users can access the door. Users 1000 and above simply will not have a personal dialing directory or access to the long distance option. They can fax to manually entered local phone numbers. Thanks Jon! * Discovered when you (C)ancelled a fax the name of the uploaded file was not being cleared. Fixed. * The (V)iew stats option was not showing users with Long Distance credits. Fixed. * Reports that Fax-Door will work with BitFax v 3.0 1.01 - April 04, 1991 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════ * Complaints of No Comment Logging at all mean the door is unable to read your PCBoard.Dat file and therefore sets NO LOGGING On as it is unable to determine the full path and name of your Caller Log. I moved the Faxdor##.Log logging up to the top of the routine so at least the Door's log file will be written to. Thanks Bev! * A short Covering letter was added that simply states who the fax is for, who the fax is from, and has today's date. If a fax number was picked out of the Dialing Directory, the FAX TO: name will be automatically pulled out of the Directory. In the case of a manual fax, the door will ask the user who the fax should be directed to. Thanks Bev! * There was no chance to abort a manually entered number so code was added to give the user a chance to ensure they entered the correct number. * Changed the error checking when reading the bitfax transmit log. If the bitfaxtx.log reports OK under the Status Field, the user will be told his fax was sent successfully and his record will be updated. If anything else BUT "OK" is returned in the Status Field, the user will be told the fax was Unsuccessful, try again. 1.00 - March 1991 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ * Initial release (and here I thought it was in pretty good shape!) -30-